Kelpsy Berry

Kelpsy Berry ネコブのみ Nekobu 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 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 Natural Gift Type Fighting Power Gen. IV-V 70 Gen. VI+ 90 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

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

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, +1^SwSh-/+2^E-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 RSE 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 ORAS Kelpsy Berries are blue Berries that have a low chance of producing a Pokéblock+.

Berry Crush FRLGE 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 DPPt BDSP 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.

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

Juice Shoppe XY Kelpsy Berries are blue Berries in Group 3.

Composting XY Kelpsy Berries are blue Berries.

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

Curry SwSh Kelpsy Berries have a rarity of 3.

Cram-o-matic SwSh Kelpsy Berries are Fighting-type items and give 6 points towards the output value.

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.

Catalogue	Décor	Price
Plain Catalogue	Speaker 2	10 Kelpsy Berries 15 Iapapa Berries

Description

Games Description RS POKéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Kelpsy. FRLG Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine. E Makes a Pokémon friendly but lowers base Attack. ColoXD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Attack stat. HGSS BWB2W2 Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Attack stat. XYORAS SMUSUMPE A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Attack. SwShBDSPLA A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Attack base points. SV 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 RSE A rare variety shaped like a root. Grows a very large flower. DPPt BDSP 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 SwSh 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 RSE Route 115 Route 123 (Berry Master), Sootopolis City Mossdeep Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking with 4 players)E FRLG Joyful Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking with 4 players) ColoXD Trade DPPt Routes 225 and 230, Fuego Ironworks Route 208 (Berry Master's house) Pal Park (score of 3500-4150) Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Card) HGSS 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 BW Spin Trade (5 players) B2W2 Route 5, Black Tower/White Treehollow Join Avenue (Flower Shop) Spin Trade (5 players) DW* Windswept Sky XY Mutation of Chesto and Persim Berries ORAS 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) SMUSUM Berry piles (Route 10) SwSh Berry trees (Route 7, Rolling Fields, Bridge Field, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank) Max Raid Battles (Rolling Fields, Dappled GroveSw, Watchtower Ruins, East Lake Axewell, South Lake Miloch, North Lake MilochSw, Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Stony Wilderness, Dusty BowlSw, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Giant's Cap, Lake of Outrage) SwShIA 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) SwShCT 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) BDSP 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) SV Alfornada (Emotional Spectrum Practice), Porto Marinada auction Tera Raid Battles (4★, 5★) Sparkling overworld item (East Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Four)) SVTM Ogre Oustin' SVID 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 VI
Pokémon 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 VII
Pokémon 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 VIII
Pokémon 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

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

Sprites

Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)	Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)

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

Diamond & Pearl arc

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

External links

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

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