Chesto Berry

Chesto Berry カゴのみ Kago 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 (SwShBDSP) Generation VIII Items (LA) Generation IX Berries Flavor Generation III SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 0 10 0 0 0 25 Generation IV/VIII SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 0 10 0 0 0 25 Natural Gift Type Water Power Gen. IV-V 60 Gen. VI+ 80 Fling Power 10 Effect Cures sleep

A Chesto Berry (Japanese: カゴのみ Kago Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III. It is the spiritual successor of the Mint Berry from Generation II, having an identical effect when used on or by a Pokémon.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM N/A $10 SwSh $80 $40 BDSP $80 $10 LA $120 $30 SV N/A $20

In the Generation V games, the Chesto Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $20.

Effect

Held item

If the holder is asleep, it will consume its held Chesto Berry and cure it of sleep. When forcibly consumed via Fling, Pluck, Bug Bite, or Item Urge, it also cures the consumer of sleep.

Bag item

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it cures that Pokémon of sleep. This consumes the Chesto Berry.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it can be used to cure a drowsy Pokémon, or thrown near wild Pokémon to draw their attention.

Ingredient

Berry Blending RSE When blending with NPCs, Chesto Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks: NPC NPCs' Berries Flavors (100 RPM) Feel 1 NPC Dryness 12 23 2 NPCs Dryness 12 22 3 NPCs Dryness 12 21 Blend Master Dryness 51, Sweetness 12 45 ORAS Chesto Berries are blue Berries that have a very low chance of producing a Pokéblock+.

Berry Crush FRLGE Chesto Berries have a base Berry Powder of 20 and a difficulty of 50. With two players, this Berry will contribute 40 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.

Poffin Cooking DPPt BDSP When used alone, Chesto Berries will produce Poffins with Dryness 9 and smoothness 24 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 Chesto Berries are purple Berries in Group 1.

Composting XY Chesto Berries are purple Berries.

Dye Houses SMUSUM 15 Chesto Berries, Apicot Berries, and Kelpsy Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into pastel navy blue. 15 Chesto Berries, Wiki Berries, and Ganlon Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into pastel purple.

Curry SwSh Chesto Berries have a rarity of 1.

Cram-o-matic SwSh Chesto Berries are Water-type items and give 2 points towards the output value.

Exchange

Generation III

In Pokémon Emerald, the player can exchange a Chesto Berry for an Iron if the Favor Lady asks for 'something wham-ish' in the Lilycove City Pokémon Center.

Generation IV

In Pokémon Platinum, the player can exchange Chesto Berries for accessories at the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop:

• 1 Chesto Berry for a Pink Flower

Pokémon Dream World

In the Pokémon Dream World, the player could exchange Berries for Décor. The following Décor required Chesto Berries.

Catalogue	Décor	Price
Plain Catalogue	Modern House	220 Chesto Berries 220 Rawst Berries 220 Oran Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue	Magikarp Doll	50 Chesto Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue	Audino Doll	50 Chesto Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue	Tympole Doll	50 Chesto Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue	Mienfoo Doll	50 Chesto Berries

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the player can exchange Chesto Berries for Stickers at the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop:

• 3 Chesto Berries for Song Sticker D

Description

Games Description RSE A hold item that awakens Pokémon in battle. FRLG When held by a Pokémon, it will be used in battle to wake up. ColoXD A hold item that awakens Pokémon in battle. DPPt A Poffin ingredient. It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from sleep. HGSS It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from sleep. BWB2W2 If held by a Pokémon, it recovers from sleep. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, it can recover from sleep on its own in battle. LA A Berry that can be fed to a Pokémon to cure its drowsiness. You can also throw this Berry near wild Pokémon to draw their attention. SV If a Pokémon holds one of these Berries, it will be able to wake itself from sleep.

Tag information

• No. 02
• Size: 3.1" (8.0 cm)
• Firmness: Super hard

Games Description RSE The Berry's thick skin and fruit are very tough. It is dry-tasting all over. DPPt BDSP This Berry's thick skin and fruit are very tough and dry tasting. However, every bit of it can be eaten.

Curry information

Games Description SwSh A Berry whose subtle dryness is known for going very well with greasy ingredients.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RSE Routes 104, 116, and 121 Rustboro CityE Pretty Petal flower shop, Lilycove City, Route 123 (Berry Master's house) Held by wild Whismur, wild Loudred, and wild Spinda (5% chance each) FRLG S.S. Anne, Route 9 Held by wild Snorlax (100% chance) Hidden recurring item (Berry Forest) Pickup (any level) ColoXD Agate Village DPPt Routes 205, 209, 210, and 214 Can be taken from Byron's Bastiodon using moves such as ThiefDP Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop, Route 208 (Berry Master's house) Pal Park (score of 0-3000) Held by wild Loudred and wild Spinda (5% chance each) HGSS Routes 31 and 34, Violet City, Goldenrod Department Store lottery Pal Park (score of 0-3000) Held by wild Whismur (5% chance) and wild Spinda (5% chance) PW Refreshing Field, Yellow Forest, Winner's Path BW Pinwheel Forest, Nacrene City White ForestW Held by wild Whismur (5% chance), wild Minccino, and wild Cinccino (50% chance each) Castelia City (Studio Castelia) Spin Trade (4 players) B2W2 Chargestone Cave Join Avenue (Flower Shop), Funfest Missions Held by wild Whismur (5% chance), wild Minccino, and wild Cinccino (50% chance each) Castelia City (Studio Castelia) Spin Trade (4 players) DW* Sparkling Sea XY Camphrier Town Coumarine City Purple Berry trees ORAS Routes 103, 104, and 116 Pretty Petal flower shop, Normal Rank Pokémon Contest Spectaculars (gift from fan), Lilycove City, Route 123 (Berry Master's house), Super-Secret Base (Gather Berries) SMUSUM Berry piles (Routes 2, 3, and 8, Secluded ShoreSM/Ula'ula BeachUSUM) Held by wild MimikyuSM, wild RattataUSUM, wild RaticateUSUM, wild YungoosUSUM, and wild GumshoosUSUM (5% chance each) Ambush encounters (Drowzee on Route 2; Pineco on Route 10; Lombre in Ultra Space WildsUSUM) SwSh Berry trees (Route 5, Dappled Grove) SwShIA Fields of Honor Berry shop Berry trees (Fields of Honor) SwShCT Berry trees (Giant's Foot) BDSP Routes 205, 209, 210, and 214 Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop, Route 208 (Berry Master's house) Can be taken from Byron's Bastiodon using moves such as Thief Held by wild Whismur, wild Loudred, and wild Spinda (5% chance each) LA Blue berry trees (Crimson Mirelands, Coronet Highlands, Alabaster Icelands) Dropped by wild Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Mime Jr., Mr. Mime, Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar Ginkgo Guild cart (Tuli) SV Alfornada (Emotional Spectrum Practice) Tera Raid Battles (1★, 2★) Sparkling overworld item (Pokémon League, South Province (Area One), South Province (Area Two)) Held by wild Mimikyu (5% chance) SVTM Sparkling overworld item (Kitakami Wilds, Oni Mountain, Timeless Woods) SVID Sparkling overworld item (Savanna Biome)

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SV Berry Set United Kingdom, Taiwan November 18, 2022 to March 7, 2023

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period DPPt Sleeping Pikachu Japanese February 7 to March 15, 2009 BW Powerful Tag Ninetales Japanese May 7 to 31, 2012

Growth

Generation III

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
3 hours

Taller
6 hours

Flowering
9 hours

Berries
12 hours

A Chesto plant will yield 2-3 Berries.

Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
3 hours

Taller
6 hours

Flowering
9 hours

Berries
12 hours

A Chesto plant will yield 2-5 Berries. A growing Chesto plant's soil dries by 15% every hour, fully drying out in 7 hours.

Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
4.5 hours

Taller
9 hours

Flowering
13.5 hours

Berries
18 hours

A Chesto plant will yield ? Berries.

Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
4 hours

Growing
8 hours

Bigger
12 hours

Budding
16 hours

Bloom
20 hours

Berries
24 hours

A Chesto plant will yield 4-15 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 1 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 1, and removing a pest adds 3. Chesto plants attract Illumise as pests. If grown next to each other, a Chesto Berry and a Persim Berry may mutate into a Kelpsy Berry.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
4 hours

Taller
8 hours

Flowering
12 hours

Berries
16 hours

A Chesto plant will yield 4-20 Berries.

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

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
6 hours

Taller
12 hours

Flowering
20 hours

Berries
24 hours

A Chesto plant will yield 4 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 8 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 12 Berries if it is at Phase 3.

Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
3 hours

Taller
6 hours

Flowering
9 hours

Berries
12 hours

A Chesto plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield	My Pokémon Place artwork	Artwork from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)	Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)	Bag sprite from Legends Arceus

In spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The Chesto Berry appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.

Price

Games Cost Sell price MDRB 30 15 MDTDS 30 3 MDGtI 50 5 SMD MDRTDX 12 3

Effect

It is a food item that wakes up a Pokémon and fills the Belly by 5^RBTDSGtI/2^SMDRTDX. If the Pokémon is not Sleeping, it will instead give the Sleepless status for 9-10 turns^RBTDSGtI or for the rest of the floor^SMDRTDX.

Description

Games Description MDRB A food item that causes the Pokémon to become sleepless. The Pokémon will not be able to go to sleep. It also slightly fills the Pokémon's Belly. MDTDS A food item that gives Sleepless status to the user, which prevents Sleep. It also slightly fills the Pokémon's Belly. MDGtI Eating it prevents the Sleep status. SMD Eating it prevents you from going to sleep. MDRTDX Eating it makes you Sleepless. It prevents the Sleep condition and other sleep-related conditions.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods MDRB Howling Forest, Fiery Field, Lightning Field, Northwind Field, Buried Relic, Wish Cave, Wyvern Hill, Joyous Tower, Purity Forest Kecleon Shops (Joyous Tower, Purity Forest) MDTDS Various dungeons MDGtI Post Town merchants, Paradise Facilities, Various dungeons SMD Kecleon Shops, various dungeons MDRTDX Kecleon Shop, various dungeons

Appearance

Artwork

Artwork from Rescue Team DX

Sprites

Sprite from Red and Blue Rescue Team and Explorers series	Sprite from Gates to Infinity	Sprite from Super Mystery Dungeon	Sprite from Rescue Team DX

Models

Model from Gates to Infinity and Super Mystery Dungeon

Pokémon Sleep

Chesto Berry in Pokémon Sleep

The Chesto Berry is available in Pokémon Sleep as one of the Berries that can be gathered by helper Pokémon and fed to Snorlax.

Effect

Chesto Berries raise Snorlax's Strength, doubling the effect if the Berry is Snorlax's favorite. The base amount of Strength raised by the Berry is determined by the level of the helper Pokémon that gathered it.

Note

Games Description Sleep This Berry's thick skin and fruit are very tough and dry-tasting. However, every bit of it can be eaten.

Acquisition

Chesto Berries can be gathered by Poison-type helper Pokémon in the player's team. Like all Berries in the game, gathered Chesto Berries do not go into the player's inventory and instead are immediately eaten by Snorlax.

In the anime

A Chesto Berry in the anime

Chesto Berries debuted in An Egg Scramble!, where Brock used a mortar and pestle to grind them into a powder and sprinkle it on Khoury's Totodile's food in order to make it more appealing to the Big Jaw Pokémon.

In The Island of Illusions!, a Chesto Berry was used as part of a medicine used to cure Iris's Axew from its sleep.

In A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!, Chesto Berries were growing in Dr. White's garden.

In So You're Having a Bad Day!, while trying to escape from a drowsy Pangoro, Bonnie and Meowth fell off a small cliff and onto a group of Foongus. They used Spore in retaliation, and it subsequently put Bonnie to sleep. Because the two were bound together by a sturdy vine, Meowth had Dedenne fetch a Chesto Berry to wake her up.

In Over the Mountain of Snow!, Bunnelby found a Chesto Berry while Clemont and Bonnie were looking for Mountain Marigolds, which they needed to cure a sick Snover.

In Adventures in Running Errands!, Chesto Berries were at a Pokémon Center.

In A Diamond in the Rough!, Florges tried to use Chesto Berries to lure out a Carbink that was causing havoc in the wetlands. However, Carbink knocked Florges over from behind before she could set the Berries down. Having not noticed Carbink, Florges blamed a nearby Quagsire and angrily attacked it.

In A Gaggle of Gadget Greatness!, a basket full of Chesto Berries was at the Gadget Festival.

Chesto Berries appeared in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!.

In the manga

A Chesto Berry in Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

In Walkthrough! Battle Tower!!, Yū had his Rotom hold a Chesto Berry during his Battle Tower walkthrough, allowing it to immediately wake up when a Noctowl used Hypnosis on it.

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

In Tripped Up by Torkoal, Ruby took out multiple Berries, including a Chesto Berry, to be used for Berry Blending.

In I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder!, a Chesto Berry appeared among the Berries that Sapphire had collected during her travels.

Emerald arc

In Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie, the rental Glalie Noland used during his battle with Emerald was holding a Chesto Berry, meant to be used in combination with its Rest move. However, Noland never had a chance to use the combo before Glalie was defeated by Emerald's Sceptile.

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Lucky Lucario II, a Chesto Berry was seen among the Berries that Diamond used while making food for himself, his Pokémon, and Riley during their training session at Iron Island.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named or holding a Chesto Berry.

Chesto Berry Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Buizel		Mysterious Treasures		75/123	The Lakes' Secret

Trivia

• In the games, Chesto Berry is often combined with Rest, making the move work like a Full Restore. This combo is known as Resto Chesto.

Origin

The Chesto Berry's design and name may be based on chestnuts.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	カゴのみ Kago no Mi	From 零余子 mukago, yam bulbil
English	Chesto Berry	From chestnut
French	Baie Maron	From marron, chestnut
German	Maronbeere	From Marone, chestnut
Italian	Baccastagna	From castagna, chestnut.
Spanish	Baya Atania	From castaña, chestnut
Korean	유루열매 Yuru Yeolmae	From 율 (栗) yul, Sino-Korean word for chestnut
Chinese (Mandarin)	零餘果 / 零余果 Língyú Guǒ*	From 零餘子 / 零余子 língyúzǐ, yam bulbil
	澀栗 / 涩栗 Sèlì*	From 澀 / 涩 sè (tart flavor) and 栗 lì (chestnut)
Chinese (Cantonese)	零餘果 Lìhngyùh Gwó*	From 零餘子 lìhngyùhjǐ, yam bulbil
	澀栗 Saapleuht* / Gipleuht*	From 澀 saap / gip (tart flavor) and 栗 leuht (chestnut)
	澀栗果 Gipleuht Gwó*
Polish	Chestojagoda	From its English name.
Brazilian Portuguese	Fruta Astanha* Fruta Chesto*	From castanha, chestnut From its English name.
Vietnamese	Quả Hành Tây	From hành tây, onion

External links

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

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