Cheri Berry

A Cheri Berry (Japanese: クラボのみ Kurabo Fruit) is a type of Berry. It was introduced in Generation III and is the first Berry numerically in both Hoenn and Sinnoh. It is the spiritual successor of the PRZCureBerry from Generation II, having an identical effect when used on or by a Pokémon. At a size of 0.8 inches (2 cm), it is also the smallest Berry.

Cheri Berry
クラボのみ
Kurabo Fruit
Bag Cheri Berry Sprite.png
Cheri Berry
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries (RSE)
Generation III Bag Berry Pouch pocket icon.png Berry Pouch (FRLG)
Generation IV Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation V Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VI Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VII Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VIII Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries (SwShBDSP)
Generation VIII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (LA)
Generation IX Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Flavor
Generation III
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
10 0 0 0 0 25
Generation IV/VIII
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
10 0 0 0 0 25
Natural Gift
Type Fire
Power Gen. IV-V 60
Gen. VI+ 80
Fling
Power 10
Effect Cures paralysis

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 Cheri Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $20.

Effect

Held item

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

Bag item

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

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

Ingredient

Berry Blending
RSE When blending with NPCs, Cheri Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks:
NPC NPCs' Berries Flavors (100 RPM) Feel
1 NPC   Spiciness 12 23
2 NPCs    Spiciness 12 22
3 NPCs     Spiciness 12 21
Blend Master   Spiciness 51, Dryness 12 45
ORAS Cheri Berries are red Berries that have a very low chance of producing a Pokéblock+.
Berry Crush
FRLGE Cheri 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, Cheri Berries will produce Poffins with Spiciness 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 Cheri Berries are red Berries in Group 1.
Composting
XY Cheri Berries are red Berries.
Dye Houses
SMUSUM 15 Cheri Berries, Pomeg Berries, and Tamato Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into pastel red.
Curry
SwSh Cheri Berries have a rarity of 1.
Cram-o-matic
SwSh Cheri Berries are Fire-type items and give 2 points towards the output value.
Crafting
LA A Cheri Berry, Pecha Berry, Rawst Berry, and Aspear Berry are used to craft Full Heal.

Exchange

Generation IV

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

  • 1 Cheri Berry for a Red Flower
Pokémon Dream World

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

Catalogue Décor Price
Plain Catalogue Plain Sofa   45 Cheri Berries
  45 Pecha Berries
Plain Catalogue Plain Bed   40 Cheri Berries
  40 Pecha Berries
  20 Sitrus Berries
Plain Catalogue Plain Bookshelf   15 Cheri Berries
  10 Oran Berries
Plain Catalogue Gothic Dresser   40 Cheri Berries
  40 Pecha Berries
Plain Catalogue Great Ball Rug   35 Cheri Berries
  35 Oran Berries
  35 Sitrus Berries
Plain Catalogue Gingerbread House   300 Cheri Berries
  300 Oran Berries
  300 Pecha Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue Natu Doll   50 Cheri Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue Chatot Doll   50 Cheri Berries
Generation VIII

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

  • 3 Cheri Berries for Electricity Sticker A

Description

Games Description
RSE A hold item that heals paralysis in battle.
FRLG When held by a Pokémon, it will be used in battle to heal paralysis.
Colo.XD A hold item that heals paralysis in battle.
DPPt A Poffin ingredient. It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from paralysis.
HGSS It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from paralysis.
BWB2W2 If held by a Pokémon, it recovers from paralysis.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, it can recover from paralysis on its own in battle.
LA A Berry that can be fed to a Pokémon to cure its paralysis. 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 free itself from paralysis.

Tag information

  • No. 01
  • Size: 0.8" (2.0 cm)
  • Firmness: Soft
Games Description
RSE Blooms with delicate pretty flowers. The bright red Berry is very spicy.
DPPt
BDSP
This bright red Berry is very spicy and has a provocative flavor. It blooms with delicate, pretty flowers.

Curry information

Games Description
SwSh A simple Berry that's easy to use even for novice cooks. Its spicy hot taste is addictive.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RSE Routes 102 and 104 Pretty Petal flower shop, Lilycove City, Route 123 (Berry Master's house)
FRLG Route 10, S.S. Anne, Sevault Canyon Hidden recurring item (Berry Forest)
Pickup (any level)
Colo.XD Agate Village
DPPt Routes 205, 207 and 214, Eterna Forest Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop, Route 208 (Berry Master's house)
Pal Park (score of 0-3000)
Held by wild Glameow and wild Purugly (5% chance each)
HGSS Olivine City Route 34, Violet City, Goldenrod Department Store lottery
Pal Park (score of 0-3000)
PW Refreshing Field, Noisy Forest, Yellow Forest
BW Route 6, Nacrene City Held by wild Glameow (5% chance), wild Blitzle and wild Zebstrika (50% chance each), and wild Emolga (100% chance)
Castelia City (Studio Castelia)
Spin Trade (4 players)
B2W2 Lostlorn Forest, Route 5, Victory Road Join Avenue (Flower Shop), Funfest Missions
Held by wild Glameow (5% chance), wild Blitzle and wild Zebstrika (50% chance each), and wild Emolga (100% chance)
Castelia City (Studio Castelia)
Spin Trade (4 players)
DW* Pleasant Forest
XY Camphrier Town Coumarine City
Red Berry trees
ORAS Route 104 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 (Secluded ShoreSM/Ula'ula BeachUSUM, Routes 3, 5 and 8)
SwSh Wedgehurst Berry shop
Berry trees (Routes 3, 4 and 5, Rolling Fields, Watchtower Ruins)
SwShIA Fields of Honor Berry shop
Berry trees (Fields of Honor)
BDSP Routes 205, 207 and 214, Eterna Forest Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop, Route 208 (Berry Master's house)
Held by wild Glameow and wild Purugly (5% chance each)
LA Blue and red berry trees (Obsidian Fieldlands)
Dropped by wild Shinx, Luxio, Luxray, Elekid, Electabuzz, and Electivire
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 Crabominable (5% chance)
SVTM Sparkling overworld item (Kitakami Road, Mossfell Confluence, Reveler's Road, Wistful Fields)
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
BW Powerful Tag Whimsicott Japanese June 1 to 22, 2012

Growth

Generation III
 
Planted
0 hours
 
Sprouted
3 hours
 
Taller
6 hours
 
Flowering
9 hours
 
Berries
12 hours
A Cheri plant will yield 2-3 Berries.
Generation IV
 
Planted
0 hours
 
Sprouted
3 hours
 
Taller
6 hours
 
Flowering
9 hours
 
Berries
12 hours
A Cheri plant will yield 2-5 Berries. A growing Cheri 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 Cheri 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 Cheri 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. Cheri plants attract Ledyba as pests.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
 
Planted
0 hours
 
Sprouted
4 hours
 
Taller
8 hours
 
Flowering
12 hours
 
Berries
16 hours
A Cheri 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 Cheri 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 Cheri plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

     
Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield My Pokémon Place artwork 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 Cheri Berry appears in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series.

Price

Games Cost Sell price
MDRB 120  20 
MDTDS 80  8 
MDGtI 50  5 
SMD
MDRTDX
12  3 

Effect

It is a food item that heals paralysis and fills Belly by 5RBTDSGtI/2SMDRTDX.

Description

Games Description
MDRB A food item that heals the Pokémon from paralysis. It also slightly fills the Pokémon's Belly.
MDTDS A food item that heals a Paralysis status condition. It also slightly fills the Pokémon's Belly.
MDGtI It heals the Paralysis status condition.
SMD Eating it heals your paralysis.
MDRTDX Eating it heals your Paralysis.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
MDRB Thunderwave Cave, Mt. Steel, Sinister Woods, Silent Chasm, Mt. Thunder*, Great Canyon, Lapis Cave, Rock Path, Snow Path, Frosty Forest, Mt. Freeze, Uproar Forest, Howling Forest, Stormy Sea, Silver Trench, Fiery Field, Lightning Field, Northwind Field, Mt. Faraway, Western Cave, Northern Range, Pitfall Valley, Buried Relic, Wish Cave, Southern Cavern, Wyvern Hill, Solar Cave, Grand Sea, Waterfall Pond, Unown Relic, Joyous Tower, Far-off Sea, Purity Forest, Oddity Cave, Remains Island, Marvelous Sea, Fantasy Strait, Makuhita Dojo*
Kecleon Shops (Mt. Blaze, Frosty Forest, Magma Cavern, Northern Range, Pitfall Valley, Wyvern Hill, Joyous Tower, Oddity Cave, Remains Island)
Pokémon Square shop
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 Sprite from Explorers series Sprite from Gates to Infinity Sprite from Super Mystery Dungeon Sprite from Rescue Team DX
Models
   
Model from
Gates to Infinity
Model from
Super Mystery Dungeon

Pokémon Sleep

 
Cheri Berry in Pokémon Sleep

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

Effect

Cheri 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.

Notes

Games Description
Sleep This bright red Berry is very spicy and has a provocative flavor. It blooms with delicate, pretty flowers.

Acquisition

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

In the anime

 
Cheri Berries in the anime

Cheri Berries debuted in Berry, Berry Interesting, where May picked a few from a garden to blend with other Berries in order to produce Pokéblocks for her Pokémon.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!, Cheri Berries were under the possession of Team Go-Getters. However, the Cheri Berries, along with most of their other Berries, were eaten by Ekans of Team Meanies.

Cheri Berries appeared in Like It or Lup It!.

In Cooking Up a Sweet Story!, Cheri Berries were in Abigail's Berry basket.

Cheri Berries appeared in Hungry for the Good Life!.

In Uncrushing Defeat!, a Cheri Berry was used to heal Ash's Monferno.

In A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!, Dr. White gave Jessie a Cheri Berry, which cured her after she had been hit by a wild Gloom's Stun Spore.

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

In Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!, an image of a Cheri Berry was displayed by Rotom.

In HZ027, Roy and Fuecoco picked some Cheri Berries to add spiciness to the curry they wanted to make, and were ultimately sucessful despite being the victims of theft by a group of Skwovet led by a Greedent.

In the manga

 
Cheri Berries in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

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

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

Emerald arc

In Sneaky Like Shedinja II, Cheri Berries were some of the Berries that Emerald's Sceptile sliced with Leaf Blade for its Trainer to eat.

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II, a Cheri Berry was seen amongst the many Berries that Cyrus's Probopass's Mini-Noses dug out of Lax's fur while trying to retrieve Cyrus's camera which Lax had hidden inside its fur.

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

Black & White arc

In Fussing and Fighting, a Cheri Berry was a part of Professor Juniper's dinner.

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

In Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, multiple Cheri Berries appeared in the pile of Berries gathered by a group of Pokémon at Lush Jungle while helping Moon in her search for a special Mirage Berry.

In the TCG

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

Cheri Berry
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Chimchar   Majestic Dawn   57/100 PPP Promotional cards   002/PPP
      Shaymin LV.X Collection Pack   004/012
 



Trivia

Origin

The Cheri Berry's design and name may be based on cherries.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese クラボのみ Kurabo no Mi From サクランボ sakuranbo, cherry
English Cheri Berry From cherry
French Baie Ceriz From cerise, cherry
German Amrenabeere From Amarenakirsche, Amarena cherry
Italian Baccaliegia From ciliegia, cherry
Spanish Baya Zreza From cereza, cherry
Korean 버치열매 Beochi Yeolmae From 버찌 beojji, cherry
Chinese (Mandarin) 櫻子果 / 樱子果 Yīngzi Guǒ* From 櫻 / 樱 yīng, cherry
辣櫻 Làyīng* From 辣 (spicy) and 櫻 yīng (cherry)
Chinese (Cantonese) 櫻子果 Yīngjí Gwó* From 櫻 / 樱 yīng, cherry
Polish Cherijagoda From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese Fruta Cere From cereja, cherry
Vietnamese Quả Cheri From its English name

External links



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