All Berries in Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald: Hoenn BerryDex
Explore the Hoenn BerryDex for Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald: all 43 Berries, locations, growth, watering, battle effects and EV reduction.
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- Games
- Original Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
- You need
- One Berry to plant and the Wailmer Pail to water it.
- Best starting stop
- The Pretty Petal Flower Shop on Route 104; later, the Berry Master on Route 123.
- Reference
- 43 Berry slots; six compact tables below cover effects, sources, growth and blending values.
This Hoenn BerryDex covers Berries that can heal your team, restore PP, prepare a Contest winner and, in Emerald, undo unwanted EV training. The useful habit is simple: keep one of each new variety for planting before you spend the rest. A rare gift can become a renewable crop, but eating or blending your last copy leaves you needing another source.
Start with the Wailmer Pail from the Wailmer Pail Girl in the Pretty Petal Flower Shop on Route 104. Pick ripe trees as you travel, check the daily gifts below, and grow the ingredients your team actually needs. For Contest preparation, use the Pokéblock recipes alongside the Contest guide; raw Berry flavors are ingredients, not the final condition gain.
How to grow Berries in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
Follow the same Cheri plant on Route 123 through its five visible states. These are real Emerald frames: the capture clock was advanced between stages, so twelve hours of growth can be compared here. The original save and tree growth data were not edited.
- Plant a spare Stand beside an empty patch, choose a Berry and plant it. The timer starts with this new crop. Plant several copies of a useful variety in one accessible area so you can maintain them on the same schedule.
- Water four different stages Use the Wailmer Pail once while planted, once as a sprout, once when taller, and once while flowering. Repeated watering within one stage adds no extra watering credit. Four stages watered improves the yield, but does not guarantee the maximum listed harvest.
- Return for the ripe crop The first harvest takes four growth stages. A Berry with a three-hour stage is ready after twelve hours; one with an eighteen-hour stage needs seventy-two. The reference tables give the full first-harvest time, so you do not need to multiply it yourself.
- Pick, reserve, replant Harvest while the tree is ripe, put aside seed stock and replant. If you miss the ripe period, the crop eventually falls and the plant grows again. Repeatedly neglected crops ultimately disappear. Picking the fruit yourself protects your supply and gives you a fresh watering cycle.
| Growth stage | Time since planting | Your action |
|---|---|---|
| Planted | 0–3 hours | Water once. |
| Sprout | 3–6 hours | Water once. |
| Taller plant | 6–9 hours | Water once. |
| Flowering | 9–12 hours | Water once. |
| Ripe | From 12 hours | Pick before the ripe period ends; reserve one and replant. |
Choose a crop that matches how often you play. Razz Berry, Bluk Berry, Nanab Berry, Wepear Berry and Pinap Berry can produce a first crop in four hours, but need frequent visits. The rare wife-gift varieties take seventy-two hours. A slower Berry is easy to overlook if you mix it among fast crops, so keep separate patches or a simple planting-time note.
Daily Berry locations in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
A daily gift is a replenishment source, not a promise of a particular random Berry. Visit the same people on later days until you have the varieties you need. The Berry Master gives two independently chosen Berries, so collecting both is worthwhile.
| Location | Person | Gift |
|---|---|---|
| Route 104, Pretty Petal Flower Shop | Random Berry Girl among the flower beds | One random Cheri–Persim Berry, numbers 01–08. |
| Route 111 | Razz Berry Girl below the Berry patch | Razz Berry, one per day. |
| Route 120 | Berry Beauty beside the Berry patch | One Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav or Iapapa; determined by your Trainer ID. |
| Route 123, Berry Master’s house | Berry Master | Two random Pomeg–Nomel Berries, numbers 21–30. |
| Route 123, Berry Master’s house | Berry Master’s wife | One ordinary Cheri–Sitrus Berry, or an unused special phrase reward. |
| Lilycove City | Berry Gentleman among the trees | One random Cheri–Sitrus Berry, numbers 01–10. |
Route 104: Flower Shop girl among the flower beds 
Route 111: girl below the Berry patch 
Route 120: woman beside the Berry patch 
Route 123: Berry Master and his wife 
Lilycove City: gentleman among the trees
The Berry from the Berry Beauty on Route 120 is fixed by the final decimal digit of your Trainer ID: 0 or 5 gives Figy Berry; 1 or 6 Wiki Berry; 2 or 7 Mago Berry; 3 or 8 Aguav Berry; 4 or 9 Iapapa Berry. Waiting another day supplies another copy of the same variety. Trading is useful when you want a different one.
Berry Master wife phrases
Use the Berry Master and wife guide for the house map, daily gift pools, word-menu screenshots and cartridge-language recipes. The English phrases below remain a quick reference.
Speak to the Berry Master’s wife on Route 123 and select the two words below. These are the English-game phrases; another language uses its own Easy Chat words. Each special reward is available once per save and uses that day’s gift. Plant the reward before blending it.
| English phrase | Reward | Strong flavor |
|---|---|---|
| GREAT BATTLE | Spelon Berry | Spicy → Cool |
| CHALLENGE CONTEST | Pamtre Berry | Dry → Beauty |
| OVERWHELMING LATIAS | Watmel Berry | Sweet → Cute |
| COOL LATIOS | Durin Berry | Bitter → Smart |
| SUPER HUSTLE | Belue Berry | Sour → Tough |
The word list must contain both words. In Emerald, CONTEST becomes available after entering the Hall of Fame. The Pokémon-name words require the corresponding seen Pokédex entry: seeing Latias does not also unlock Latios. If a phrase is unavailable, work on that prerequisite instead of trying a similar-looking word.
All Berries in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald
The tables distinguish original planted trees, gifts and external sources. A route lists a starting-tree location; after planting your own crop, any suitable empty patch can become a source. Grow times are for a newly planted Berry. Yield is the possible number harvested from one crop.
Flavor values are the raw blending ingredients. Smoothness contributes to the finished Pokéblock’s Feel; the blender’s other ingredients and participant count also matter. See Pokéblock recipes and Feel before deciding which Berry to feed to a Contest specialist.
| Berry | Battle or Bag use | First sources | Growth and blending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01. Cheri Berry | Bag: cures paralysis. Held: cures paralysis. | Trees: Route 103, Route 104; Daily random gift from the flower shop girl on Route 104 | 12 h; 2–3 berries. spicy 10; smoothness 25. |
| 02. Chesto Berry | Bag: wakes a sleeping Pokémon. Held: cures sleep. | Trees: Route 116, Route 121; Daily random gift from the flower shop girl on Route 104 | 12 h; 2–3 berries. dry 10; smoothness 25. |
| 03. Pecha Berry | Bag: cures poison. Held: cures poison. | Trees: Route 102, Route 104, Route 112, Route 120, Route 123; Daily random gift from the flower shop girl on Route 104 | 12 h; 2–3 berries. sweet 10; smoothness 25. |
| 04. Rawst Berry | Bag: cures a burn. Held: cures a burn. | Trees: Route 112, Route 121, Route 123; Daily random gift from the flower shop girl on Route 104 | 12 h; 2–3 berries. bitter 10; smoothness 25. |
| 05. Aspear Berry | Bag: cures freezing. Held: cures freezing. | Trees: Route 120, Route 121; Daily random gift from the flower shop girl on Route 104 | 12 h; 2–3 berries. sour 10; smoothness 25. |
| 06. Leppa Berry | Bag: restores 10 PP to one move. Held: restores 10 PP when a move runs out. | Trees: Route 103, Route 104, Route 119, Route 123; Daily random gift from the flower shop girl on Route 104 | 16 h; 2–3 berries. spicy 10, sweet 10, bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| 07. Oran Berry | Bag: restores 10 HP. Held: restores 10 HP at half HP or less. | Trees: Route 102, Route 104, Route 111; Daily random gift from the flower shop girl on Route 104 | 12 h; 2–3 berries. spicy 10, dry 10, sweet 10, bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| 08. Persim Berry | Held: cures confusion. Cannot be used from the Bag outside battle. | Trees: Route 114, Route 121; Daily random gift from the flower shop girl on Route 104 | 12 h; 2–3 berries. spicy 10, dry 10, sweet 10, bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| 09. Lum Berry | Bag: cures major status. Held: cures major status or confusion. | Daily random gift from the Berry Gentleman in Lilycove City | 48 h; 1–2 berries. spicy 10, dry 10, sweet 10, bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| 10. Sitrus Berry | Bag: restores 30 HP. Held: restores 30 HP at half HP or less. | Trees: Route 118, Route 119, Route 123; Daily random gift from the Berry Gentleman in Lilycove City | 24 h; 2–3 berries. spicy 10, dry 10, sweet 10, bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| Berry | Battle or Bag use | First sources | Growth and blending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. Figy Berry | Held: restores ⅛ maximum HP at half HP or less. Spicy; can confuse a Pokémon that dislikes spicy food. | Trainer-ID-dependent daily gift from the Berry Beauty on Route 120; trade for other varieties. | 24 h; 2–3 berries. spicy 10; smoothness 25. |
| 12. Wiki Berry | Held: restores ⅛ maximum HP at half HP or less. Dry; can confuse a Pokémon that dislikes dry food. | Trainer-ID-dependent daily gift from the Berry Beauty on Route 120; trade for other varieties. | 24 h; 2–3 berries. dry 10; smoothness 25. |
| 13. Mago Berry | Held: restores ⅛ maximum HP at half HP or less. Sweet; can confuse a Pokémon that dislikes sweet food. | Trainer-ID-dependent daily gift from the Berry Beauty on Route 120; trade for other varieties. | 24 h; 2–3 berries. sweet 10; smoothness 25. |
| 14. Aguav Berry | Held: restores ⅛ maximum HP at half HP or less. Bitter; can confuse a Pokémon that dislikes bitter food. | Trainer-ID-dependent daily gift from the Berry Beauty on Route 120; trade for other varieties. | 24 h; 2–3 berries. bitter 10; smoothness 25. |
| 15. Iapapa Berry | Held: restores ⅛ maximum HP at half HP or less. Sour; can confuse a Pokémon that dislikes sour food. | Trainer-ID-dependent daily gift from the Berry Beauty on Route 120; trade for other varieties. | 24 h; 2–3 berries. sour 10; smoothness 25. |
| Berry | Battle or Bag use | First sources | Growth and blending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16. Razz Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Trees: Route 111, Route 120; Daily gift from the Razz Berry Girl on Route 111 | 4 h; 3–6 berries. spicy 10, dry 10; smoothness 20. |
| 17. Bluk Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Trees: Route 115 | 4 h; 3–6 berries. dry 10, sweet 10; smoothness 20. |
| 18. Nanab Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Trees: Route 110, Route 120, Route 121 | 4 h; 3–6 berries. sweet 10, bitter 10; smoothness 20. |
| 19. Wepear Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Trees: Route 117, Route 120 | 4 h; 3–6 berries. bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| 20. Pinap Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Trees: Route 116, Route 120 | 4 h; 3–6 berries. spicy 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| Berry | Battle or Bag use | First sources | Growth and blending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21. Pomeg Berry | Emerald: removes 10 HP EVs and raises friendship. Ruby/Sapphire: blending ingredient. | Trees: Route 119, Route 123; Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 12 h; 2–6 berries. spicy 10, sweet 10, bitter 10; smoothness 20. |
| 22. Kelpsy Berry | Emerald: removes 10 Attack EVs and raises friendship. Ruby/Sapphire: blending ingredient. | Trees: Route 115; Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 12 h; 2–6 berries. dry 10, bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| 23. Qualot Berry | Emerald: removes 10 Defense EVs and raises friendship. Ruby/Sapphire: blending ingredient. | Trees: Route 123; Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 12 h; 2–6 berries. spicy 10, sweet 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| 24. Hondew Berry | Emerald: removes 10 Sp. Atk EVs and raises friendship. Ruby/Sapphire: blending ingredient. | Trees: Route 119; Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 12 h; 2–6 berries. spicy 10, dry 10, bitter 10; smoothness 20. |
| 25. Grepa Berry | Emerald: removes 10 Sp. Def EVs and raises friendship. Ruby/Sapphire: blending ingredient. | Trees: Route 123; Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 12 h; 2–6 berries. dry 10, sweet 10, sour 10; smoothness 20. |
| 26. Tamato Berry | Emerald: removes 10 Speed EVs and raises friendship. Ruby/Sapphire: blending ingredient. | Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 24 h; 2–4 berries. spicy 20, dry 10; smoothness 30. |
| 27. Cornn Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 24 h; 2–4 berries. dry 20, sweet 10; smoothness 30. |
| 28. Magost Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 24 h; 2–4 berries. sweet 20, bitter 10; smoothness 30. |
| 29. Rabuta Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 24 h; 2–4 berries. bitter 20, sour 10; smoothness 30. |
| 30. Nomel Berry | Pokéblock ingredient; no automatic held effect. | Daily random gift from the Berry Master on Route 123 | 24 h; 2–4 berries. spicy 10, sour 20; smoothness 30. |
| Berry | Battle or Bag use | First sources | Growth and blending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31. Spelon Berry | Strong spicy Pokéblock ingredient. | Berry Master’s wife on Route 123: say “GREAT BATTLE” once per save. | 72 h; 1–2 berries. spicy 40, dry 10; smoothness 70. |
| 32. Pamtre Berry | Strong dry Pokéblock ingredient. | Berry Master’s wife on Route 123: say “CHALLENGE CONTEST” once per save. | 72 h; 1–2 berries. dry 40, sweet 10; smoothness 70. |
| 33. Watmel Berry | Strong sweet Pokéblock ingredient. | Berry Master’s wife on Route 123: say “OVERWHELMING LATIAS” once per save. | 72 h; 1–2 berries. sweet 40, bitter 10; smoothness 70. |
| 34. Durin Berry | Strong bitter Pokéblock ingredient. | Berry Master’s wife on Route 123: say “COOL LATIOS” once per save. | 72 h; 1–2 berries. bitter 40, sour 10; smoothness 70. |
| 35. Belue Berry | Strong sour Pokéblock ingredient. | Berry Master’s wife on Route 123: say “SUPER HUSTLE” once per save. | 72 h; 1–2 berries. spicy 10, sour 40; smoothness 70. |
| Berry | Battle or Bag use | First sources | Growth and blending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36. Liechi Berry | Held: raises Attack one stage at ¼ HP or less. | Trees: Route 130; Mirage Island only. | 96 h; 1–2 berries. spicy 40, sweet 40, sour 10; smoothness 80. |
| 37. Ganlon Berry | Held: raises Defense one stage at ¼ HP or less. | Colosseum or XD: repeatable Mt. Battle shop, 15,000 PokéCoupons. Transfer instructions; plant the first copy in Hoenn. | 96 h; 1–2 berries. dry 40, bitter 40; smoothness 80. |
| 38. Salac Berry | Held: raises Speed one stage at ¼ HP or less. | Colosseum or XD: repeatable Mt. Battle shop, 15,000 PokéCoupons. Transfer instructions; plant the first copy in Hoenn. | 96 h; 1–2 berries. sweet 40, sour 40; smoothness 80. |
| 39. Petaya Berry | Held: raises Sp. Atk one stage at ¼ HP or less. | Colosseum or XD: repeatable Mt. Battle shop, 15,000 PokéCoupons. Transfer instructions; plant the first copy in Hoenn. | 96 h; 1–2 berries. spicy 40, bitter 40; smoothness 80. |
| 40. Apicot Berry | Held: raises Sp. Def one stage at ¼ HP or less. | Colosseum or XD: repeatable Mt. Battle shop, 15,000 PokéCoupons. Transfer instructions; plant the first copy in Hoenn. | 96 h; 1–2 berries. dry 40, sour 40; smoothness 80. |
| 41. Lansat Berry | Held: sharply raises the critical-hit ratio at ¼ HP or less. | Emerald: a gift from Scott in his Battle Frontier house for all seven silver Symbols; otherwise trade. | 96 h; 1–2 berries. spicy 10, dry 10, sweet 10, bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 30. |
| 42. Starf Berry | Held: raises one eligible random battle stat two stages at ¼ HP or less. | Emerald: a gift from Scott in his Battle Frontier house for all seven gold Symbols; otherwise trade. | 96 h; 1–2 berries. spicy 10, dry 10, sweet 10, bitter 10, sour 10; smoothness 30. |
| 43. Enigma Berry | Custom e-Reader Berry slot. Its effect depends on the card data. | Special card slot in Japanese/English Ruby and Sapphire; edition and language limits. No ordinary Hoenn tree or daily gift. | Fallback only: 96 h; 1–2 berries. spicy 40, dry 40, sweet 40, bitter 40, sour 40; smoothness 40. Custom card data can replace these values. |
Where to get Ganlon, Salac, Petaya and Apicot Berries
The repeatable original-game route is the Mt. Battle Coupon Exchange in Colosseum or XD: Gale of Darkness. Finish the GameCube story before using this route. Each of these four Berries costs 15,000 PokéCoupons, so one seed of each costs 60,000. These are Coupons earned from battle challenges, not ordinary money or Emerald Battle Points. You can buy another whenever you earn enough; no old event distribution is needed for this shop route.
On original hardware, use the GameCube disc and memory-card save, a GBA or GBA SP, a Hoenn cartridge and the Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance cable. Match the GameCube game’s language to the receiving GBA game; a Japanese or North American disc is not a universal connection for every European cartridge language. The original GBA transfer rules explain the separate cable and save requirements.
For a held-item transfer from Colosseum or XD, finish the GameCube story to unlock the Phenac City Pokémon Center’s Trade Center. Give the bought Berry to an ordinary Pokémon or a fully purified Shadow Pokémon, save the receiving GBA game in a Pokémon Center, then trade the holder. Emerald needs the Pokédex for Colosseum trading; XD additionally requires its GBA save to have entered the Hall of Fame. The National Pokédex is not a separate requirement for these Emerald connections. If you first receive a Berry in another GBA game, an ordinary held-item GBA trade can bring it into your target Hoenn save.
Tip — Buy seed stock, then grow the supply you need: Once a Berry reaches Hoenn, plant it before blending or battling with it. These four varieties take 96 hours for a new crop and yield one or two Berries. A working clock and a reserve crop save another 15,000-Coupon purchase. Switch releases need their own confirmed connection rules; the original cable procedure does not establish support on Switch.
Enigma Berry and e-Reader compatibility
No. 43 is a special slot: scanning a compatible e-Reader Berry card into Ruby or Sapphire installs that card’s Berry name, appearance, effect and growth data. It does not hand you a universal Enigma Berry with later-generation healing rules. There is room for one card variety per save, however many copies you grow.
| Receiving game | Berry cards you can use | What this means |
|---|---|---|
| English Ruby / Sapphire | English Series 1: Pumkin, Drash, Eggant, Strib, Chilan and Nutpea. | Use an English e-Reader and English cards. Japanese card data is incompatible. |
| Japanese Ruby / Sapphire | Japanese Series 1: the same six names. Series 2 adds Ginema, Kuo, Yago, Touga, Niniku and Topo. | Use the compatible Japanese reader and Japanese cards. Series 2 was not released as English Berry cards. |
| German, French, Italian or Spanish Ruby / Sapphire | No compatible retail Berry-card set. | Owning English or Japanese cards does not make them work with another cartridge language. |
| Emerald; FireRed / LeafGreen | The Ruby/Sapphire Berry-card sets are incompatible, including Japanese games. | Japanese trainer/map card support is a separate feature. It does not supply these Berry cards. |
For a compatible R/S setup, use two GBAs, the e-Reader in one, the game in the other and a GBA Game Link Cable. Unlock Mystery Event, save, scan the matching Berry card and collect it from Norman in Petalburg City’s Gym. Plant a reserve to grow more. To collect another starter copy from Norman after running out, scan again and make sure neither the Bag nor PC already contains this special Berry.
Warning — A new card replaces the old variety: Scanning a different Berry card changes the shared slot, including copies in your Bag, PC, held items and planted crops. You cannot keep twelve different card varieties on the same save. An ordinary GBA trade also refuses a party carrying this special Berry; remove it before entering the Trade Center or Union Room.
A documented Japanese collector setup uses Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire: deposit a Pokémon holding a scanned card Berry, then withdraw it into a compatible Japanese Hoenn save that has never installed a Berry card. The receiving save uses the blank Enigma Berry data instead of the donor’s card variety. This bypasses ordinary trading through Box storage; it does not install an e-Reader card in Emerald or establish a route for German cartridges or Western Box releases. Emerald needs its Hall of Fame completion to use Box. The fallback values in row 43 describe this blank slot, while the scanned varieties use their own data.
EV reducing Berries in Emerald
Use Pomeg Berry, Kelpsy Berry, Qualot Berry, Hondew Berry, Grepa Berry or Tamato Berry from the Bag to lower its matching EV stat by ten. Emerald reduces the existing value by ten each time, down to zero; it does not use the later-generation shortcut that first drops a high value to 100. These Berries also raise friendship. In Ruby and Sapphire they do not perform this EV reset.
If you are correcting a team, identify the stat you want to erase before spending your crop. Resetting HP with Pomeg Berry will not remove Attack EVs. Reserve another seed, finish the correction, then train only the encounters you intend to use.
Which Berries should you save?
Keep routine supplies of Leppa Berry for long outings, Lum Berry for status protection and Sitrus Berry for thirty-HP healing. For Contest projects, grow the Berry Master’s stronger ingredients and the matching wife reward. Rare held Berries are consumed when they activate, so planting before a battle protects more than your collection.
A full collection needs more than the daily circuit. Liechi Berry grows on Mirage Island. Ganlon Berry, Salac Berry, Petaya Berry and Apicot Berry need an outside Generation III source and a compatible trade into Hoenn. Emerald adds Scott’s Lansat Berry and Starf Berry rewards for complete silver and gold Symbol sets. The Enigma Berry slot depends on compatible historical card data; its presence in the reference is not an ordinary in-game pickup.
Berry growth and rare Berry questions
- Why are Berry trees not growing in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald?
- Check whether the cartridge’s real-time clock is advancing. A depleted GBA cartridge battery stops timed growth and daily gifts. Ruby and Sapphire also have a historical Berry-clock glitch; a stopped clock needs the appropriate battery or game-data fix. Repeated watering cannot repair a timer.
- Can I guarantee the largest Berry harvest?
- No. Water once in each of the four growth stages to improve your possible yield. Watering the same stage repeatedly does not add credit, and the resulting harvest still includes randomness.
- Does Sitrus Berry heal a quarter of HP in Generation III?
- No. In these games it restores a fixed 30 HP. Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav and Iapapa restore one eighth of maximum HP and can cause flavor-dependent confusion.
- Are these Berry instructions the same on Switch?
- This reference describes the original GBA games. For a Switch edition, use its confirmed clock, multiplayer and accessory support; original link or e-Reader requirements alone do not establish a Switch feature. The edition must support the relevant feature before an external-source plan will work.
- What should I do after growing Contest Berries?
- Follow the Pokéblock recipes, then the Contest guide for move choices and scoring. The Contest paintings guide covers the five portraits separately.