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Hondew Berry ロメのみ Rome Fruit
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III
Berries (R S E )
Generation III
Berry Pouch (FR LG )
Generation IV
Berries
Generation V
Berries
Generation VI
Berries
Generation VII
Berries
Generation VIII
Berries
Generation IX
Berries
Flavor
Generation III
SPICY
DRY
SWEET
BITTER
SOUR
SMOOTH
10
10
0
10
0
20
Generation IV/VIII
SPICY
DRY
SWEET
BITTER
SOUR
SMOOTH
10
10
0
10
0
20
Fling
Power
10
Effect
None
A Hondew Berry (Japanese: ロメのみ Rome Fruit ) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III .
In the core series games
Price
In the Generation V games, the Hondew Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $ 20.
Effect
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire , the Hondew Berry cannot be used directly and only has a use as an ingredient for Pokéblocks .
From Pokémon Emerald , the Hondew Berry can be used from the Bag on a Pokémon to increase the Pokémon's friendship (+10 at friendship 0-99, +5 at friendship 100-199, +1SwSh- /+2E-USUM at friendship 200-254) and lowers its Sp. Atk EVs by ten points (but not below 0). In Generation IV only, this Berry reduces the EV to 100 if it was above 110 when used.
Ingredient
Berry Blending
R S E
When blending with NPCs, Hondew Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks :
NPC
NPCs' Berries
Flavors (100 RPM )
Feel
1 NPC
Bitterness 23, Dryness 10
20
2 NPCs
Bitterness 23, Dryness 10, Spiciness 10
20
3 NPCs
Bitterness 23, Dryness 23
19
Blend Master
Bitterness 51, Dryness 12
43
OR AS
Hondew Berries are green Berries that have a low chance of producing a Pokéblock +.
Berry Crush
FR LG E
Hondew Berries have a base Berry Powder of 100 and a difficulty of 100. With two players, this Berry will contribute 200 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.
Poffin Cooking
D P Pt BD SP
When used alone, Hondew Berries will produce Poffins with Dryness 8, Bitterness 8 and smoothness 19 when cooked in 1 minute with no spills or burns.
Curry
Sw Sh
Hondew Berries have a rarity of 3.
Exchange
Pokémon Dream World
In the Pokémon Dream World , the player could exchange Berries for Décor . The following Décor required Hondew Berries.
Description
Games
Description
R S
P O K é block ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Hondew .
FR LG
Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.
E
Makes a Pok émon friendly but lowers base Sp.Atk .
Colo XD
An item brought over from a faraway place.
D P Pt
A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Sp. Atk stat.
HG SS
Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Sp. Atk stat.
B W B2 W2
Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Special Attack stat.
X Y OR AS S M US UM P E
A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Sp. Atk.
Sw Sh BD SP LA
A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Sp. Atk base points.
S V
If a Pokémon is fed this Berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its Sp. Atk stat.
Tag information
No. 24
Size: 6.4" (16.2 cm)
Firmness: Hard
Games
Description
R S E
A Berry that is very valuable and rarely seen. It is very delicious.
D P Pt BD SP
This somewhat-rare Berry projects an image of luxury, so it is favored as a gift item.
Curry information
Games
Description
Sw Sh
A Berry with an unusual taste, but many people like it. When its yellow parts are bulging, the Berry is ripe.
Acquisition
Games
Finite methods
Repeatable methods
R S E
Route 119
Route 123 (Berry Master ), Sootopolis City Mossdeep Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking with 4 players)E
FR LG
Joyful Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking with 4 players)
Colo XD
Trade
D P Pt
Routes 221 and 228 , Fight Area
Route 208 (Berry Master 's house)Pal Park (score of 3500-4150)Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Card)
HG SS
Fuchsia City Pal Park (score of 3500-4150)Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Card)
PW
Big Forest , Amity Meadow
B W
Spin Trade (5 players)
B2 W2
Route 5 , Black Tower /White Treehollow Join Avenue (Flower Shop )Spin Trade (5 players)
DW *
Windswept Sky
X Y
Mutation of Aspear and Leppa Berries
OR AS
Routes 119 and 123
Route 123 (Berry Master ), Sootopolis City Hyper Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular (given by fan)
PMC *
Balloon Popping (Lv. 1)
S M US UM
Berry piles (Route 10 )
Sw Sh
Berry trees (Route 7 , Bridge Field , Giant's Mirror , Hammerlocke Hills , Motostoke Riverbank , North Lake Miloch )Max Raid Battles (Rolling Fields , Watchtower Ruins Sh , East Lake Axewell Sw , Axew's Eye Sw , Giant's Seat Sh , Motostoke Riverbank , Bridge Field , Stony Wilderness , Dusty Bowl , Hammerlocke Hills , Giant's Cap , Lake of Outrage )
Sw Sh IA
Berry trees (Stepping-Stone Sea )Max Raid Battles (Fields of Honor , Soothing Wetlands , Challenge Beach , Courageous Cavern , Loop Lagoon , Training Lowlands , Potbottom Desert , Workout Sea , Stepping-Stone Sea , Honeycalm Sea )
Sw Sh CT
Berry trees (Ballimere Lake , Dyna Tree Hill )Max Raid Battles (Slippery Slope , Giant's Bed , Snowslide Slope , Path to the Peak , Giant's Foot , Frigid Sea , Three-Point Pass , Ballimere Lake )
BD SP
Routes 221 and 228 , Fight Area
Route 208 (Berry Master 's house)Battle Park Exchange Service Corner Picked up by walking Pokémon (Lonely, Docile, Timid, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, Careful Natures )
S V
Alfornada (Emotional Spectrum Practice ), Porto Marinada auction Tera Raid Battles (4★, 5★) Sparkling overworld item (East Province (Area Two) , South Province (Area Four) )
S V TM
Ogre Oustin'
S V ID
Sparkling overworld item (Canyon Biome )
Growth
Generation III
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 3 hours
Taller 6 hours
Flowering 9 hours
Berries 12 hours
A Hondew plant will yield 2-6 Berries.
Generation IV
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 8 hours
Taller 16 hours
Flowering 24 hours
Berries 32 hours
A Hondew plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Hondew plant's soil dries by 8% every hour, fully drying out in 13 hours.
Generation V
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 12 hours
Taller 24 hours
Flowering 36 hours
Berries 48 hours
A Hondew plant will yield ? Berries.
Generation VIPokémon X and Y
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 8 hours
Growing 16 hours
Bigger 24 hours
Budding 32 hours
Bloom 40 hours
Berries 48 hours
A Hondew plant will yield 1-20 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 0.5 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 1.5, and removing a pest adds 3. Hondew plants attract Burmy as pests. If grown next to each other, a Hondew Berry and a
Yache Berry may
mutate into a
Liechi Berry .
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 8 hours
Taller 16 hours
Flowering 24 hours
Berries 32 hours
A Hondew plant will yield 2-26 Berries.
Generation VIIPokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 30 hours
Taller 36 hours
Flowering 44 hours
Berries 48 hours
A Hondew plant will yield 5 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 9 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 14 Berries if it is at Phase 3.
Generation VIIIPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 8 hours
Taller 16 hours
Flowering 24 hours
Berries 32 hours
A Hondew plant will yield 2-5 Berries.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)
Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)
In the manga
A Hondew Berry in Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Adventures
In Sneaky Like Shedinja II , Emerald 's Sceptile sliced some Hondew Berries with Leaf Blade so its Trainer could eat them.
In The Final Dimensional Duel VII , Jupiter used a Hondew Berry to turn her Tangrowth 's Natural Gift into a Ground-type move while battling against Marley 's Arcanine .
Trivia
Origin
The Hondew Berry's design and name may be based on Honeydew . It may also resemble a ripe opium pod .
Names
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
ロメのみ Rome no Mi
From メロン melon
English
Hondew Berry
From honeydew
French
Baie Lonme
From melon
German
Honmelbeere
From Melone , melon
Italian
Baccamelon
From melone , melon
Spanish
Baya Meluce
From melón , melon
Korean
로매열매 Lome Yeolmae
From 매론 melon
Chinese (Mandarin )
哈密果 Hāmì Guǒ *
From 哈密瓜 hāmìguā , Hami melon
黃斑蜜瓜 Huángbān Mìguā *
From 黃斑 huángbān (yellow spots) and 蜜瓜 mìguā (muskmelon )
Chinese (Cantonese )
哈密果 Hāmaht Gwó
From 哈密瓜 hāmahtgwā , Hami melon
Brazilian Portuguese
Fruta Melo
From melão , melon
Vietnamese
Quả Hondew
From its English name
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