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Mulch (Japanese: こやし Fertilizer) is a type of item introduced in Generation IV. A mulch is essentially a fertilizer, which may be used before planting Berries in loamy soil. They promote healthy Berry growth, and have no use in battle aside from being thrown with Fling. If more than one Mulch is spread on one patch of soil, only the effect of the most recently used one will apply. According to the lady in the Berry Master's house in Sinnoh, mulch is made "by mixing high-grade soil with Pokémon...um...you know...".
Mulch may be bought from the girl in the Berry Master's house on Route 208 or in the flower shop in Goldenrod City.
List of Mulches
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Growth Mulch
すくすくこやし Rapid Fertilizer
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| Price: $200
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| Sell for: $100
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Makes growth time of a berry plant 75% of usual, but causes soil to dry out faster.
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A plant fertilizer spread on soft soil. It speeds up the growth of Berries. However, it also dries the soil faster.
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A fertilizer to be spread on soft soil. It speeds up the growth of Berries. However, it also dries the soil faster.
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Damp Mulch
じめじめこやし Wet Fertilizer
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| Price: $200
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Makes soil dry out slower, but causes growth time of a berry plant to be 125% of usual.
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A plant fertilizer spread on soft soil. It slows the growth of Berries and causes the soil to dry slower.
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A fertilizer to be spread on soft soil. It slows the growth of Berries and causes the soil to dry slower.
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Stable Mulch
ながながこやし Drawn-Out Fertilizer
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| Price: $200
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| Sell for: $100
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Makes berries stay on plant for 125% of usual time before dropping off.
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A plant fertilizer spread on soft soil. It extends the time ripened Berries remain on their plants before falling.
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A fertilizer to be spread on soft soil. It extends the time ripened Berries remain on their plants before falling.
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Gooey Mulch
ねばねばこやし Sticky Fertilizer
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| Price: $200
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Makes berry plants regrow from dead plants 125% of usual number of times.
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A plant fertilizer spread on soft soil. It ups the number of times new plants grow where mature plants withered.
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A fertilizer to be spread on soft soil. It ups the number of times new plants grow where mature plants withered.
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Trivia
- Because some Mulch causes Berries to grow at different rates, it is possible to cause some Berries with different growth times to grow in the same amount of time. Similarly, Berries with the same base growth time can vary in actual growth time.
- Inside the Berry Master's house there is a book titled "Much Ado About Mulch: A Berry-Grower's Guide" which is named to play on William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing".
