Spelon Berry

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Nomel Berry Nomel Berry
Berries
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TagSpelon.png Spelon Berry
ノワキのみ Nowaki Fruit
No. 31
Effect
Pokéblock/Poffin ingredient.
Natural Gift
Type Dark
Power 90
Flavor
Generation III
  SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR  
+3 +1 0 0 -4
Generation IV
 
 
 
 
 
 
30

SPICY

 
 
 
10

DRY

 
 
 
0

SWEET

 
 
 
0

BITTER

 
 
 
0

SOUR

 
 
 
Growth
Generation III
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
18 hours
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Taller
36 hours
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Flowering
54 hours
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Berries
72 hours
Generation IV
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Planted
0 hours
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Sprouted
15 hours
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Taller
30 hours
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Flowering
45 hours
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Berries
60 hours
Size (in) Size (cm) Firmness
5.2" 13.2 cm Soft
Bag description
Generation III POKéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Spelon.RSE
Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.FRLG
An item brought over from a faraway place.ColoXD
Generation IV A Poffin ingredient. Bury it in soft soil to grow a Spelon Plant.DPPt
In the Sinnoh region, they like to make sweets known as Poffins with this Berry and feed them to their Pokémon.HGSS
Generation V A Berry which is very rare in the Unova region. A maniac will buy it for a high price.
Generation VI A Berry to be used in cooking. This Berry is very rare and hard to obtain in the Unova region.XY
Used to make Pokéblocks that will enhance your Cuteness, this berry is rare in other regions.ORAS
Generation VII Used to make Pokéblocks that will enhance your Cuteness, this Berry is rare in other regions.
Generation VIII Unknown
Tag description
Generation III The vividly red Berry is very spicy. Its warts secrete a spicy substance.
Generation IV So spicy is the Spelon Berry that, Fire type or not, Pokémon will try to breathe fire after eating a single one.
Ice Cream Scoop
Flavor 1 Flavor 2 Flavor 3
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Stickiness DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png DW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.pngDW Ice Cream Scoop Star.png
Origin
Name Spiked melon
Design Horned melon

A Spelon Berry (Japanese: ノワキのみ Nowaki Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

Locations

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
On Route 123, the Berry Master's wife will give the player this Berry if the player tells her the phrase Great Battle. This is the only rare Berry that can be obtained prior to defeating the Elite Four.
FireRed and LeafGreen
A Pokémon with the ability Pickup has a 1% chance of finding one.
Wild hold item (Generation III)
Mini Games (Generation III)
Orre
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Sometimes found in Amity Square by a partner Pokémon.
Sometimes given by a man in Amity SquarePt.
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Wild hold item (Generation IV)
Pokéwalker
Rarely found in White Lake after 3000+ steps.
Rarely found in Beyond the Sea after 1500+ steps.
Pokémon Battle Revolution
Mystery Dungeon series
Black and White
Black 2 and White 2
Wild hold item (Generation V)
Dream World
Can be found in the Dream Park.
X and Y
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Tell the Berry Master's Wife (on Route 123) the phrase Great Battle.
Can be given by a fan after competing in a Hyper Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular.
Wild hold item (Generation VI)
PokéMileage Club
Sun and Moon
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Wild hold item (Generation VII)
Sword and Shield
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Legends: Arceus

Growth and harvest

Generation III

A Spelon Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 72 hours, with 18 hours per stage. A Spelon tree will yield 1-2 Berries.

Generation IV

A Spelon Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 60 hours, with 15 hours per stage. A Spelon tree will yield 2-15 Berries.

Generation VI

A Spelon Berry will mature from a planted seed to a full-grown, fruit-bearing tree in 24 hours.

Uses

Berry Blending

Verdanturf Fallarbor Slateport Lilycove
Spelon Berry Purple Purple Purple Purple

Berry Crushing

At 100% performance, this Berry will contribute 500 units of powder.

Poffin Cooking

At 100% performance, this Berry may produce a level 31 Spicy-Dry Poffin.

Artwork

Dream Spelon Berry Sprite.png
Dream World artwork


In the anime

A Spelon Berry in the anime

In Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, Meowth ate a Spelon Berry that Alexa had intended to give to her Noivern, causing a similar mouth-burning effect as a Tamato Berry. She also fed one to Noivern, who seemed to enjoy its spicy flavor. She was also seen feeding Noivern a Spelon Berry in The Dream Continues!.

In Under the Pledging Tree!, Ash gave Spelon Berries to his Pokémon as a gift.

In Performing with Fiery Charm!, Jessie used Spelon Berries as a part of her Dendemille Town Showcase performance.

In A Performance Pop Quiz!, Spelon Berries were used as a part of the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase.

In One Journey Ends, Another Begins..., Spelon Berries were among the Berries Anela had at her market in Hau'oli City.

In The Ol' Raise and Switch!, Spelon Berries were a part of a meal Lillie gave to Pikachu.

In the manga

Spelon Berries in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Multiple Spelon Berries appeared in Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun I, being one of the many kinds of Berries growing on the Abandoned Ship. Ruby tried to send Mumu to pick up some of them, but the Mudfish Pokémon was attacked by a wild Plusle and Minun living on the ship while trying to do so.

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II, a Spelon Berry was seen among the many Berries that Cyrus's Probopass's Mini-Noses dug out of Lax's fur while trying to retrieve Cyrus's camera.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ノワキのみ Nowaki no Mi From キワノ kiwano
English Spelon Berry From spiked melon
French Baie Kiwan From kiwano
German Kiwanbeere From Kiwano
Italian Baccamelos From melone spinoso, kiwano
Spanish Baya Wikano From kiwano
Korean 메호키열매 Mehoki Yeolmae From horned melon and kiwano
Chinese (Mandarin) 刺角果 Cìjiǎo Guǒ* From 刺角瓜 cìjiǎoguā, kiwano
辣樂奇 Làlèqí* From 辣 (spicy) and corruption of its Japanese name
诺瓦基果 Nuòwǎjī Guǒ* Transliteration of its Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese) 刺角果 Chigok Gwó* From 刺角瓜 chigokgwā, kiwano
辣樂奇 Laahtlohkkèih* From 辣 laaht (spicy) and corruption of its Japanese name
Polish Spelonjagoda From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese Fruta Pimen From melão-espinhoso, kiwano
Vietnamese Quả Spelon From its English name


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