Magost Berry

A Magost Berry (Japanese: ゴスのみ Gosu Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

Magost Berry
ゴスのみ
Gosu Fruit
Bag Magost Berry Sprite.png
Magost 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
Flavor
Generation III
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
0 0 20 10 0 30
Generation IV/VIII
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
0 0 20 10 0 30
Natural Gift
Type Rock
Power Gen. IV-V 70
Gen. VI+ 90
Fling
Power 10
Effect None

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
BDSP
N/A $10

In the Generation V games, the Magost Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $500.

Effect

Magost Berries cannot be used directly and only have a use as an ingredient, such as for Pokéblocks and Poffins.

Ingredient

Berry Blending
RSE When blending with NPCs, Magost Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks:
NPC NPCs' Berries Flavors (100 RPM) Feel
1 NPC   Sweetness 25, Bitterness 12 25
2 NPCs    Sweetness 25, Sourness 12 23
3 NPCs     Sweetness 25, Spiciness 12 22
Blend Master   Sweetness 51, Bitterness 25 48
ORAS Magost Berries are pink Berries that have a low chance of producing a Pokéblock+.
Berry Crush
FRLGE Magost Berries have a base Berry Powder of 150 and a difficulty of 130.
With two players, this Berry will contribute 300 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.
Poffin Cooking
DPPt
BDSP
When used alone, Magost Berries will produce Poffins with Sweetness 9, Bitterness 9 and smoothness 29 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 Magost Berries are pink Berries in Group 1.
Composting
XY Magost Berries are pink Berries.

Exchange

Generation IV

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the player can exchange Magost Berries for accessories at the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop.

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the player can exchange:

  • 15 Magost Berries for an Orange Flower
  • 50 Magost Berries for a Colored Parasol

In Pokémon Platinum, the player can exchange:

  • 50 Magost Berries for a Standing Mike
Pokémon Dream World

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

Catalogue Décor Price
Plain Catalogue Starry Mat   35 Magost Berries
  35 Pinap Berries
  35 Cornn Berries
Plain Catalogue Telescope   10 Magost Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue Gengar Doll   50 Magost Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue Cherrim Doll   50 Magost Berries
Pokémon Doll Catalogue Gothita Doll   50 Magost Berries
Generation VIII

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

  • 10 Magost Berries for Sinister Sticker A

Description

Games Description
RSE POKéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Magost.
FRLG Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.
ColoXD An item brought over from a faraway place.
DPPt A Poffin ingredient. Bury it in soft soil to grow a Magost Plant.
HGSS In the Sinnoh region, they like to make sweets known as Poffins with this Berry and feed them to their Pokémon.
BWB2W2 A Berry which is very rare in the Unova region. A maniac will buy it for a high price.
XY A Berry to be used in cooking. This Berry is very rare and hard to obtain in the Unova region.
ORAS
SMUSUMPE
Used to make Pokéblocks that will enhance your Cuteness, this Berry is rare in other regions.
BDSP A Poffin ingredient. Bury it in soft soil to grow a Magost Plant.
SV Used to make Pokéblocks that will enhance Cuteness. This Berry is rare in other regions.

Tag information

  • No. 28
  • Size: 5.5" (14.0 cm)
  • Firmness: Hard
Games Description
RSE A Berry that is widely said to have a finely balanced flavor.
DPPt
BDSP
The grown-up flavor and dreamy sweetness of this Berry make it a favorite of Pokémon everywhere.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RSE 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 Route 208 (Berry Master's house), Amity Square (found by walking Pokémon, given by a manPt)
Spin Trade (5 players)Pt
HGSS Spin Trade (5 players)
PW White Lake
BWB2W2 Transfer from Dream World
DW* Rugged Mountain
XY Trade
ORAS Fortree City (in-game trade) Route 123 (Berry Master), Sootopolis City
Hyper Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular (given by fan)
BDSP Amity Square (found by walking Pokémon)

Growth

Generation III
 
Planted
0 hours
 
Sprouted
6 hours
 
Taller
12 hours
 
Flowering
18 hours
 
Berries
24 hours
A Magost plant will yield 2-4 Berries.
Generation IV
 
Planted
0 hours
 
Sprouted
6 hours
 
Taller
12 hours
 
Flowering
18 hours
 
Berries
24 hours
A Magost plant will yield 2-10 Berries. A growing Magost plant's soil dries by 10% every hour, fully drying out in 10 hours.
Generation V
 
Planted
0 hours
 
Sprouted
9 hours
 
Taller
18 hours
 
Flowering
27 hours
 
Berries
36 hours
A Magost 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 Magost plant will yield 3-15 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 1 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 1, and removing a pest adds 3. Magost plants attract Spewpa as pests.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
 
Planted
0 hours
 
Sprouted
4 hours
 
Taller
8 hours
 
Flowering
12 hours
 
Berries
16 hours
A Magost plant will yield 3-15 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 Magost 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
6 hours
 
Taller
12 hours
 
Flowering
18 hours
 
Berries
24 hours
A Magost plant will yield 2-10 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

   
Artwork from
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Unused artwork from
Scarlet and Violet


Sprites

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

In the anime

 
Magost Berries in the anime

Multiple Magost Berries debuted in Currying Favor and Flavor!. Ash and Pikachu found them stashed inside a hollowed-out stump in Lush Jungle while looking for a Miracle Seed to be used as a dish ingredient.

In the manga

 
A Magost Berry in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald arc

In Sneaky Like Shedinja II, Emerald's Sudowoodo made some Magost Berry juice for her Trainer to drink.

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I, a Magost Berry was one of the Berries that fell out of Lax's fur when the Advanced level Grunt's Gible hit it with Dragon Rush.

Platinum arc

In The Final Dimensional Duel VII, Jupiter used a Magost Berry to turn her Tangrowth's Natural Gift into a Rock-type move while battling against Marley's Arcanine.

Black & White arc

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

Trivia

Origin

The Magost Berry's design and name may be based on mangosteen.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ゴスのみ Gosu no Mi From マンゴスチン mangosteen
English Magost Berry From mangosteen
French Baie Mangou From mangoustan, mangosteen
German Magostbeere From Mangostin, mangosteen
Italian Baccagostan From mangostan, mangosteen
Spanish Baya Aostan From mangostino, mangosteen
Korean 고스티열매 Gostee Yeolmae From 만고스틴 mangosteen
Chinese (Mandarin) 岳竹果 Yuèzhú Guǒ* From 山竹 shānzhú (mangosteen) and 山岳 shānyuè (mountain)
甜山竹 Tiánshānzhú* From 甜 tián (sweet) and 山竹 shānzhú (mangosteen)
Chinese (Cantonese) 岳竹果 Ngohkjūk Gwó From 山竹 sāanjūk (mangosteen) and 山岳 sāanngohk (mountain)
Brazilian Portuguese Fruta Magost From its English name
Vietnamese Quả Magost From its English name

External links



  This Pokémon article is part of Project BerryDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Berry in the Pokémon series.