Starf Berry

Starf Berry スターのみ Star Fruit

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Introduced in Generation III Pocket Generation III Berries (RSE) Generation III Berry Pouch (FRLG) Generation IV Berries Generation V Berries Generation VI Berries Generation VII Berries Generation VIII Berries Flavor Generation III SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 10 10 10 10 10 30 Generation IV/VIII SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 30 10 30 10 30 50 Natural Gift Type Psychic Power Gen. IV-V 80 Gen. VI+ 100 Fling Power 10 Effect Raises Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed by two stages

A Starf Berry (Japanese: スターのみ Star Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM BDSP N/A $10 SwSh N/A $40

In the Generation V games, the Starf Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $30,000.

Effect

Held item

A Starf Berry randomly raises the holder's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed by two stages when the holder's HP drop to ¼ or below. If the holder has Gluttony, then it eats its Starf Berry when its HP drops to ½ or below. If the holder has Ripen, then the chosen stat rises by four stages.

When forcibly consumed via Fling, Pluck, Bug Bite, or Item Urge, it randomly raises the Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed of the consumer by two stages.

Ingredient

Berry Blending RSE When blending with NPCs, Starf Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks: NPC NPCs' Berries Flavors (100 RPM) Feel 1 NPC Spiciness 12 25 2 NPCs Spiciness 10, Sweetness 10 23 3 NPCs Spiciness 10, Bitterness 10 22 Blend Master Spiciness 38, Dryness 12 48 ORAS Starf Berries are pink Berries that have a guaranteed chance of producing a Pokéblock+.

Berry Crush FRLGE Starf Berries have a base Berry Powder of 750 and a difficulty of 200. With two players, this Berry will contribute 1500 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.

Poffin Cooking DPPt BDSP When used alone, Starf Berries will produce Poffins with Spiciness 18, Sweetness 18 and smoothness 49 when cooked in 1 minute with no spills or burns.

Ice Cream Scoop DW Flavor 1 Flavor 2 Flavor 3 Easy to scoop Stickiness

Juice Shoppe XY Starf Berries are red Berries in Group 3. If blended with a Starf Berry, it will become a Rare Soda, increasing the drinker's level by 1-3.

Composting XY Starf Berries are red Berries.

Curry SwSh Starf Berries have a rarity of 15.

Cram-o-matic SwSh Starf Berries are Flying-type items and give 10 points towards the output value.

Description

Games Description RSE A hold item that sharply boosts a stat in a pinch. FRLG When held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one stat in a pinch. ColoXD A hold item that sharply boosts a stat in a pinch. DPPt A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one of its stats in a pinch. HGSS BWB2W2 If held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one of its stats in a pinch. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, one of its stats will sharply increase when it's in a pinch.

Tag information

• No. 42 ^RSE / No. 59 ^DPPtBDSP
• Size: 6.0" (15.3 cm)
• Firmness: Super hard

Games Description RSE So strong, it was abandoned at the world's edge. Considered a mirage. DPPt BDSP This Berry is considered a mirage. It was said to be so strong that it had to be abandoned at the world's edge.

Curry information

Games Description SwSh A Berry that's considered a myth. It's said to have extremely strong power. Its delicious flavor is otherworldly.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RSE Battle Frontier (from Scott after obtaining all all seven Gold Frontier Symbols)E FRLG Colo XD DPPt HGSS After taking 9,999,999 steps on the Pokéwalker PW PBR Shop BW Battle Subway (after 203 consecutive victories) B2W2 Battle Subway (after 203 consecutive victories) DW XY Battle Maison (after 200 consecutive victories) ORAS Battle Resort (after 200 consecutive victories) PMC SM Battle Tree (after 200 consecutive victories) USUM Battle Tree (after 200 consecutive victories) SwSh Dyna Tree Hill (defeat Dynamax Greedent) Battle Tower (every 100 victories starting from 200) BDSP Battle Tower (after 200 consecutive victories in Master Class) Picked up by walking Pokémon (Relaxed, Lax, Serious, Jolly, Naive, Modest, Mild, Rash Natures)

Distribution

Starf Berries are occasionally distributed as a held item on various Pokémon.

Version	Games	Distribution
Japanese	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold and Soul Silver	Goone's Scizor
Korean	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold and Soul Silver	Goone's Scizor
Japanese	Black, White, Black 2 and White 2	2013 Tanabata Jirachi
All	Sword and Shield	Victory Victini

Growth

Generation III

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Starf plant will yield 1-2 Berries.

Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Starf plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Starf plant's soil dries by 4% every hour, fully drying out in 25 hours.

Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
36 hours

Taller
72 hours

Flowering
108 hours

Berries
144 hours

A Starf plant will yield ? Berries.

Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
20 hours

Growing
40 hours

Bigger
60 hours

Budding
80 hours

Bloom
100 hours

Berries
120 hours

A Starf plant will yield 1-5 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 0.1 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 0.1, and removing a pest adds 0.5. Starf plants attract Ledyba as pests.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
12 hours

Taller
24 hours

Flowering
36 hours

Berries
48 hours

A Starf plant will yield 1-7 Berries.

Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
54 hours

Taller
60 hours

Flowering
68 hours

Berries
72 hours

A Starf plant will yield 2 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 3 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 4 Berries if it is at Phase 3.

Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Starf plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Appearance

Artwork

Dream World artwork	Curry Ingredient Artwork

Sprites

Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)	Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)	Bag Sprite (Generation III-VIII)	Bag Sprite (BDSP)	Bag Sprite (SV)

Trivia

• In Generation III, the colors of the Starf Berry's star match the five flavors: red for spicy, blue for dry, pink for sweet, green for bitter, and yellow for sour. For unknown reasons, the pink was changed to orange in Generation IV.

Origin

The Starf Berry's design and name may be based on a starfruit.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	スターのみ Star no Mi	From スターフルーツ starfruit
English	Starf Berry	From starfruit
French	Baie Frista	From starfruit
German	Krambobeere	From Karambole, starfruit
Italian	Baccambola	From carambola, starfruit
Spanish	Baya Arabol	From carambolo, starfruit
Korean	스타열매 Star Yeolmae	From 스타프루트 starfruit
Chinese (Mandarin)	星桃果 Xīngtáo Guǒ*	From 星 xīng (star) and 楊桃 / 杨桃 yángtáo (starfruit)
	綠星桃 Lǜxīngtáo*	From 綠 lǜ (green), 星 xīng (star), and 楊桃 yángtáo (starfruit)
Chinese (Cantonese)	星桃果 Sīngtòuh Gwó	From 星 sīng (star) and 楊桃 yèuhngtòuh (starfruit)
Brazilian Portuguese	Fruta Rambola	From carambola, starfruit
Vietnamese	Quả Khế	From its English name

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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