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'''Apricorns''' (Japanese: '''ぼんぐりのみ''' ''Bonguri Fruit'') are fruits that can be used to construct [[Poké Ball]]s. They grow in the [[Johto]] [[region]], [[Kanto]] region,{{sup/4|HGSS}} [[Hisui]] region, and [[Galar]]'s [[Isle of Armor]].

Apricorns can be hollowed out and fitted with special devices to function as Poké Balls. This process was developed sometime between 400 and 700 years before the present day (between the burning of Brass Tower and the first Orange League competitions). Before [[History of Poké Balls|Poké Balls became standardized]], everyone used Poké Balls made this way. In the [[Hisui]] region (the [[Sinnoh]] region of the past), people [[crafting|craft]] Poké Balls using [[Apricorn (item)|Brown Apricorns]] and [[Tumblestone]]s. In the modern day, only specialists (such as [[Kurt]]) can make Poké Balls from Apricorns.

Apricorns can be turned into Apricorn Poké Balls. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, the player can give Apricorns to [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]], who will have turned them into Poké Balls by the next [[Time|day]]. In Pokémon Gold and Silver he can only craft one Poké Ball at a time, whereas in subsequent games he can craft any number of the same Poké Ball at once.

Additionally, in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, they can be blended using an [[Apriblender]] to make drinks which improve a Pokémon's [[performance]] for [[Pokéathlon]] competitions. The color of the Apricorns corresponds to their [[flavor]] and associated performance stat, with the White and Black Apricorns affecting all stats.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver only, Apricorns cannot be held, in order to prevent them being traded to {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} (where they do not exist). In these games, Apricorns are placed in the [[Apricorn Box]] (a [[Key Item]] that functions like a pocket) instead of the [[Bag]]'s Items pocket. However, a Pokémon caught in an Apricorn Poké Ball can be traded to Pokémon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum, although the Pokémon's Poké Ball will appear as a standard {{i|Poké Ball}} in those games.

In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], using the Expansion Pass the player can go to the [[Isle of Armor]]. Inside the dojo on the Isle of Armor, in [[Mustard]]'s room, the player can find the [[Cram-o-matic]], a robot resembling a {{P|Cramorant}}, made by Mustard's son [[Hyde]]. It can be fed four Apricorns to create a random Poké Ball, which is determined by the combination of Apricorns put in.

In [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], with the game taking place in the past, all Poké Balls are crafted from [[Apricorn (item)|Brown Apricorns]] (simply referred to as Apricorns in the game). Variant Poké Balls can be constructed by using additional or alternative materials, but all Poké Balls use a Brown Apricorn.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Apricorns are much more widely available. Locations that contained [[Berry]] trees in Generation II now contain Apricorn trees instead, sometimes with the number of trees also being increased. [[Green Apricorn]]s are by far the most common, appearing in eight places; while [[White Apricorn|White]] and [[Red Apricorn]]s are the least common, each only appearing in three places.

In [[The Isle of Armor]], Apricorns are obtained by shaking Berry Trees across the island or by exchanging [[Watt]]s.

In [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], Brown Apricorns can be found growing on trees throughout the Hisui region. These Apricorns can be retrieved by having a Pokémon bump the tree they grow in. The Apricorns regrow quickly, once the player has left the vicinity.