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Kelpsy Berry ネコブのみ Nekobu 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
0
10
0
10
10
20
Generation IV/VIII
SPICY
DRY
SWEET
BITTER
SOUR
SMOOTH
0
10
0
10
10
20
Fling
Power
10
Effect
None
A Kelpsy Berry (Japanese: ネコブのみ Nekobu Fruit ) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III .
In the core series games
Price
In the Generation V games, the Kelpsy Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $ 20.
Effect
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire , the Kelpsy Berry cannot be used directly and only has a use as an ingredient for Pokéblocks .
From Pokémon Emerald , the Kelpsy 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 Attack 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, Kelpsy Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks :
NPC
NPCs' Berries
Flavors (100 RPM )
Feel
1 NPC
Dryness 23, Sourness 10
20
2 NPCs
Dryness 23, Sourness 10, Bitterness 10
20
3 NPCs
Dryness 23, Sourness 23
19
Blend Master
Dryness 51, Sourness 12
43
OR AS
Kelpsy Berries are blue Berries that have a low chance of producing a Pokéblock +.
Berry Crush
FR LG E
Kelpsy 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, Kelpsy Berries will produce Poffins with Dryness 8, Sourness 8 and smoothness 19 when cooked in 1 minute with no spills or burns.
Curry
Sw Sh
Kelpsy Berries have a rarity of 3.
Exchange
Generation III
In Pokémon Emerald , the player can exchange a Kelpsy Berry for an Iron if the Favor Lady asks for 'something whamish' in the Lilycove City Pokémon Center .
Pokémon Dream World
In the Pokémon Dream World , the player could exchange Berries for Décor . The following Décor required Kelpsy Berries.
Description
Games
Description
R S
P O K é block ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Kelpsy .
FR LG
Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.
E
Makes a Pok émon friendly but lowers base Attack.
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 Attack stat.
HG SS B W B2 W2
Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base 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 Attack.
Sw Sh BD SP LA
A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Attack base points.
S V
If a Pokémon is fed this Berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its Attack stat.
Tag information
No. 22
Size: 5.9" (15.0 cm)
Firmness: Hard
Games
Description
R S E
A rare variety shaped like a root. Grows a very large flower.
D P Pt BD SP
This Berry can be eaten as is or boiled to obtain an extract that adds a dash of flavor to food.
Curry information
Games
Description
Sw Sh
A Berry that can be eaten raw. But if you cook them down, the juices you extract will bring out the flavor of any dish.
Acquisition
Games
Finite methods
Repeatable methods
R S E
Route 115
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 225 and 230 , Fuego Ironworks
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) Held by Erika 's Victreebel during rematches
PW
Hoenn Field , Beyond the Sea , 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 Chesto and Persim Berries
OR AS
Defeat Lisia in a contest (given by Chaz )
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 , Rolling Fields , Bridge Field , Giant's Mirror , Hammerlocke Hills , Motostoke Riverbank )Max Raid Battles (Rolling Fields , Dappled Grove Sw , Watchtower Ruins , East Lake Axewell , South Lake Miloch , North Lake Miloch Sw , Motostoke Riverbank , Bridge Field , Stony Wilderness , Dusty Bowl Sw , Giant's Mirror , Hammerlocke Hills , Giant's Cap , Lake of Outrage )
Sw Sh IA
Berry trees (Workout Sea )Max Raid Battles (Fields of Honor , Soothing Wetlands , Forest of Focus , Challenge Beach , Challenge Road , Courageous Cavern , Training Lowlands , Workout Sea , Stepping-Stone Sea , Insular Sea , Honeycalm Sea )
Sw Sh CT
Max Raid Battles (Slippery Slope , Frostpoint Field , Giant's Bed , Old Cemetery , Snowslide Slope , Path to the Peak , Crown Shrine , Giant's Foot , Frigid Sea , Ballimere Lake )
BD SP
Routes 225 and 230 , Fuego Ironworks
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 Kelpsy plant will yield 2-6 Berries.
Generation IV
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 8 hours
Taller 16 hours
Flowering 24 hours
Berries 32 hours
A Kelpsy plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Kelpsy 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 Kelpsy 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 Kelpsy 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. Kelpsy plants attract Volbeat as pests. If grown next to each other, a Kelpsy Berry and a
Wacan Berry may
mutate into an
Apicot Berry .
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Planted 0 hours
Sprouted 8 hours
Taller 16 hours
Flowering 24 hours
Berries 32 hours
A Kelpsy 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 Kelpsy 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 Kelpsy plant will yield 2-5 Berries.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
In the anime
A Kelpsy Berry in the anime
A Kelpsy Berry debuted in The Brockster Is In! , where Ash found it while looking for a Pecha Berry needed to cure a group of poisoned Pokémon.
Kelpsy Berries appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle! .
Kelpsy Berries appeared in The Future I Choose .
In the manga
A Kelpsy Berry in Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Adventures
In Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II , a Kelpsy 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.
Trivia
Origin
The Kelpsy Berry's name may be based on kelp , and its design may be based on kelp or vanilla .
Names
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
ネコブのみ Nekobu no Mi
From コンブ kombu and 根 ne (root)
English
Kelpsy Berry
From kelp
German
Setangbeere
From Seetang (seaweed )
Spanish
Baya Algama
From alga
French
Baie Alga
From algue (algae)
Italian
Baccalga
From alga
Korean
시마열매 Sima Yeolmae
From 다시마 dasima (kombu)
Chinese (Mandarin )
藻根果 Zǎogēn Guǒ *
From 藻 zǎo (algae) and 根 gēn (root)
藍根藻果 Lángēnzǎo Guǒ *
From 藍 lán (blue), 根 gēn (root), and 藻 zǎo (algae)
Chinese (Cantonese )
藻根果 Jóugān Gwó *
From 藻 jóu (algae) and 根 gān (root)
Polish
Kelpsyjagoda
From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese
Fruta Alga
From alga
Vietnamese
Quả Kelpsy
From its English name
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