Apricorn
Apricorn (Japanese: ぼんぐりのみ Bonguri Fruit) are fruit that grow on trees in groves around Johto. Its English name sems to be derived from the combination of the words apricot and acorn, since it has characteristics of both.
Each apricorn is valuable because apricorn trees are very sensitive; picking an apricorn before it is ripe, or picking too many at once could damage the entire tree.
Kurt, a Poké Ball smith, can make different Poké Balls out of each color apricorn. Each of the apricorn Poké Balls has its own name, its own special colors, and its own specific uses. Apricorn Poké Balls are much rarer than the usual kinds, but in older times almost all Poké Balls were made out of apricorn.
Varieties
Apricorn come in seven colors:
Found in Azalea Town
- WHT APRICORN (Japanese: しろぼんぐり White Bonguri)
- A white apricorn can be crafted into a Fast Ball.
Following found on Route 37
- RED APRICORN (Japanese: あかぼんぐり Red Bonguri)
- A red apricorn can be crafted into a Level Ball.
- BLU APRICORN (Japanese: あおぼんぐり Blue Bonguri)
- A blue apricorn can be crafted into a Lure Ball.
- BLK APRICORN (Japanese: くろぼんぐり Black Bonguri)
- A black apricorn can be crafted into a Heavy Ball.
Following found on Route 42
- PNK APRICORN (Japanese: ももぼんぐり Peach Bonguri)
- A pink apricorn can be crafted into a Love Ball.
- GRN APRICORN (Japanese: みどぼんぐり Green Bonguri)
- A green apricorn can be crafted into a Friend Ball.
- YLW APRICORN (Japanese: きぼんぐり Yellow Bonguri)
- A yellow apricorn can be crafted into a Moon Ball.
Trivia
- A woman in the Azalea Pokémon Center says that before Poké Balls were around, people hollowed out Apricorns and put a device in them to capture Pokémon. This is most likely how Kurt mastered the trade.
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