Flora of the Pokémon world

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Much like the real world, various flora and fungi, as well as their byproducts, exist within the Pokémon world, most notably in the form of Grass-type Pokémon, but also in the form of items, including but not limited to: Berries and Apricorns, various held items, consumables, and ingredients, as well as some decorations, accessories, and crafting materials. Flora play a vital role in the various ecosystems of the Pokémon world, serving as sources of food, shelter, and medicine for both people and Pokémon.

Plant-related Pokémon

Besides Grass-type Pokémon, there are a few other species that are also plant-related.

• Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd hold a leek that they use to fight with.
• Gigantamax Snorlax's mountain-like belly is covered with vegetation, including a whole tree that grew from seeds tangled in its belly fur.
• Shuckle ferments Berries into Berry Juice.
• Plant Cloak Burmy wears a cloak of leaves which fuse with its body upon evolving into Wormadam.
• Timburr always carry a log of wood.
• Wild Throh use vines to weave their own belts.
• Flabébé and Floette hold a flower which they fuse with when evolving into Florges.
• Braixen and Delphox hold a branch that they use like a magic wand.
• Comfey holds a flower ring resembling a lei.
• Xerneas transforms into a tree when it is dormant.
• Pancham and Pangoro hold a leaf and a twig in their mouths, respectively.
• Oranguru holds a fan created from green leaves woven together with its purple fur.
• Passimian stick leaves to themselves to distinguish which troop they belong to, and use large coconut-like berries as American footballs.
• Komala carries a log that was given to it at birth.
• Mimikyu uses a branch to mimic Pikachu's tail.
• Celesteela appears to be based on a plant, specifically bamboo, although it is an extraterrestrial Pokémon.
• Magearna can display a bouquet of flowers from its arms.
• Greedent holds berries inside its tail, which often fall out when it gets hit.
• Grafaiai eat Berries, which affect the color of their saliva, used for marking their territory.

Some Pokémon are related to or interact with plant-based materials or products.

• Some forms of Alcremie wear strawberry, blueberry, flower, or clover-shaped sweets.
• Sinistea Polteageist possess leftover tea.
• Fidough's breath contains yeast and is used to ferment things.
• Dachsbun emanates a pleasant, appetizing aroma, which helps wheat to grow.
• Tatsugiri's throat sac, when inflated, imitates rice that is served with raw fish as sushi.

Some Pokémon have plant-related symbols on their body or use mimicry to blend themselves with plants in their environment.

• Pineco imitates a pinecone to lure in flying insects as prey.
• Bonsly and Sudowoodo imitate trees, with Bonsly specifically resembling bonsai.
• Bronzor and Bronzong have grain symbols on their back which allude to Bronzong's ability to summon rain believed to bring good crops.
• Munna has flower patterns on its body
• Skrelp and Dragalge blend in with aquatic vegetation.
• Some Vivillon forms have flower patterns on their wings.
• Glimmet and Glimmora are flower-shaped crystals.

In the core series games

Notable trees and forests

Many notable trees and forests can be found throughout the Pokémon world. Certain trees are known for their distinct shapes and colors or massive size. There are also forests that have unique trees, plants, and mushrooms that aren't found anywhere else in the Pokémon world.

Unova

White Forest	White Treehollow

Kalos

Coumarine Gym Tree

Alola

Battle Tree

Galar

Glimwood Tangle	Honeycalm Island Tree	Dyna Tree	Crown Shrine Tree

Hisui

Grandtree Arena Tree	Moonview Arena Tree

Flowers and petals

Flowers can be found decorating landscapes across the Pokémon world. Some flowers are used as crafting materials or as decorations and accessories, such as the Rainbow Flower, which is an assortment of flower petals. Rarer varieties have special uses, such as changing the forms of certain Pokémon.

Gracidea	Bugwort	Small Bouquet	Rainbow Flower	Radiant Petal

Fruits and vegetables

A wide variety of fruits and vegetables serve as a food source for people and Pokémon. Certain fruits have notably been used by Pokémon Trainers to craft Poké Balls throughout the history of the Pokémon world.

Berry	Apricorn	Apple	Avocado	Banana	Green Bell Pepper
Red Bell Pepper	Yellow Bell Pepper	Iceroot Carrot	Shaderoot Carrot	Cucumber	Hearty Grains
Jalapeño	Kiwi	Leek	Large Leek	Medicinal Leek	Lettuce
Onion	Red Onion	Pineapple	Poké Bean	Plump Beans	Pungent Root
Sand Radish	Strawberry	Tomato	Cherry Tomatoes	Vivichoke	Watercress

Herbs and spices

Herbs have been used in various regions of the Pokémon world as medicine. Some herbs also have unique effects in Pokémon battles. In Paldea, there exists rare spices that have incredible healing properties as well as being excellent sandwich ingredients.

Mental Herb	Power Herb	White Herb
Revival Herb	Pep-Up Plant	King's Leaf
Basil	Mirror Herb	Herba Mystica

Seeds

Seeds have a range of effects when consumed. However, not all seeds are edible or safe, with some being dangerous to the touch. Other seeds are prickly and will hitch a ride on a Pokémon, only coming off after latching onto another Pokémon.

Miracle Seed	Electric Seed	Grassy Seed	Misty Seed	Psychic Seed	Sticky Barb	Seed of Mastery

Plants and plant materials

There are many types of plants in the Pokémon world such as various kinds of trees, mints, and mosses. Many plant parts are used or valued by Trainers, such as certain kinds of roots, bulbs, and leaves. Twigs from a special kind of tree in Galar can be weaved into accessories beloved by a certain Pokémon, and even play a role in its evolution.

Mint	Luminous Moss	Energy Root	Big Root	Sootfoot Root	Gold Leaf	Silver Leaf
Shiny Leaf	Absorb Bulb	Galarica	Caster Fern	Pop Pod	Tiny Bamboo Shoot	Big Bamboo Shoot

Mushrooms

Some varieties of mushrooms are extremely popular with a certain class of collectors and can be sold at a range of prices at shops. Certain Pokémon can rarely be found holding one.

Big Mushroom	Tiny Mushroom	Balm Mushroom	Max Mushrooms	Springy Mushroom
Swordcap	Iron Barktongue	Doppel Bonnets	Direshroom	Candy Truffle

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The world of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series has a diverse assortment of plants of its own.

Notable trees and forests

Many unique and diverse forests appear as dungeons. There also exists distinct trees, with some having special properties such as allowing Pokémon to evolve.

Sea of Wonders

Tree of Life

Fruits

A selection of fruits, including Berries, can be found in dungeons as food. Some fruits can be found in a range of sizes. Others even have rare golden variants.

Apple	Berry	Banana	Chestnut

Seeds

Seeds have a wide variety of effects when eaten and come in many different shapes and colors. A certain seed is known to induce Mega Evolution.

Ban Seed	Blast Seed	Blinker Seed	Decoy Seed	Doom Seed	Empowerment Seed
Energy Seed	Eyedrop Seed	Heal Seed	Joy Seed	Life Seed	Plain Seed
Pure Seed	Quick Seed	Reviver Seed	Reviser Seed	Sleep Seed	Stun Seed
Totter Seed	Training Seed	Via Seed	Vile Seed	Violent Seed	Warp Seed

Wands

Wands are branches that can be waved to launch projectiles with varying effects. Braixen and Delphox are known to carry them.

Confuse Wand	Guiding Wand	HP-Swap Wand	Petrify Wand	Pounce Wand	Slow Wand	Slumber Wand
Stayaway Wand	Surround Wand	Switcher Wand	Tunnel Wand	Two-Edged Wand	Warp Wand	Whirlwind Wand

In other games

Hey You, Pikachu!

In Hey You, Pikachu!, acorns, mushrooms, corn (which turns into popcorn if shocked by Pikachu; replaces eggplants from the Japanese version), carrots, onions, herbs, radishes, apples, bananas, flowers, and other plants can be eaten as Pokémon food. Cattails (horsetails in the Japanese version) can also be found in Viridian Forest, and bluebells (morning glories in the Japanese version) can be found in Springleaf Field.

Pokémon Snap

In Pokémon Snap, an apple-shaped Pokémon food is used to aid in taking pictures of wild Pokémon.

Pokémon food

New Pokémon Snap

In New Pokémon Snap, the Lental region is home to several diverse ecosystems of plants across its six islands. In particular, the crystabloom is a type of flower that can be found there that is capable of glowing as a result of the Illumina phenomenon. It differs in appearance and color depending on which island it is growing on. There's also fluffruit, an apple-like Pokémon food that is sweet to the taste as well as lighter and softer than regular apples.

Crystabloom	Fluffruit

In the anime

Item	Episode	Description
	Pokémon Scent-sation!	The Cerulean Gym manufactured perfumes for the perfume store owned by Erika from plants that were growing in the Celadon Gym. One of the scents that Misty tries on is called "daffodil dream".
	Dig Those Diglett!	Misty theorized that gardens and forests across the Pokémon world were cultivated by the digging of Diglett and Dugtrio.
	The Song of Jigglypuff	An unnamed fruit was used by Brock to make Jigglypuff's throat feel better so that it can sing again.
	Make Room for Gloom	When Ash and his friends went to the Xanadu Nursery greenhouse near Ash's house, they discovered many unique plants growing there. Ash's Bulbasaur became infatuated by smelling Pokénip and paralyzed by smelling Stun Stem and so was given Gloom's antidote, which it developed by tending the plants.
	In The Pink	Pinkan Berries are fruit that grow only on Pinkan Island and make the Pokémon that eat them turn pink. Due to their special properties, they are researched by scientists and strictly protected by Officer Jenny.
	Snack Attack	High quality grapefruits grow at the Seven Grapefruit Islands, where many were devoured in huge amounts by a wild Snorlax.
	Pokémon Food Fight!	Tracey found flowers that, according to his guidebook, are a Pokémon delicacy, but he didn't manage to pick them because they were part of Gulzar's headpiece. When Ash and Gulzar had a battle, Ash's Snorlax got out of control and ate the flowers. When Snorlax's Poké Ball was damaged and couldn't recall it, Tracy tried to lure Snorlax with an apple while Ash dressed as one.
	The Stun Spore Detour	Salveyo weed is a type of herbal medicine found exclusively in the anime. It only grows on clear lake bottoms and can be used to cure paralysis. Poliwag are known to eat this weed. A medicine made from Salveyo weed later appears in Whichever Way the Wind Blows.
	Pikachu's Rescue Adventure	On an unnamed island in the Orange Archipelago grows a gigantic tree flourishing with wild Pokémon that coexist in peace.
	Sick Daze	Due to Brock being sick, Ash and Misty were requested to make dinner, so they took stolen apples from Team Rocket. The same day, Misty tried to prepare a stew using variety of ingredients that were not in the recipe, including plant-based ingredients like sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, miso, curry, garlic paste, wasabi, mustard, oregano, and cinnamon.
	Right On, Rhydon!	An apple-like fruit that grows exclusively on a small island is the favorite food of a wild Rhydon that adapted to water and learned Surf in order to access it.
	As Cold as Pryce	After using Water Gun for a long time to reduce the fall for Ash, Totodile got very exhausted, so Pryce gave it herbs that restored its energy. Later, Pryce learned that his Piloswine had picked up herbs that would treat their burns, but fell into a ravine and got frozen for many years until it was discovered by Ash and Pryce.
	A Shroomish Skirmish	Team Rocket angered a group of Shroomish by stealing their apples.
	The Garden of Eatin'	When Ash and his friends visited the Banana Slakoth Garden, all the bananas were being eated by a wild Snorlax. After Snorlax was fought and defeated, the Banana Slakoth Garden opened again and served banana-based desserts.
	Where's Armaldo?	On Wales Island in the Hoenn region, Professor Proctor restored each of the members of the evolutionary lines of the prehistoric Fossil Pokémon Lileep and Anorith, along with a special ancient berry that was Armaldo's favorite food which it was wandering on an island looking for, rejecting the modern yellow apple-like fruit that grew there.
	Borrowing on Bad Faith!	The prize for winning the informal Pokémon Contest in a small village near Twinleaf Town was a big pile of banana-like fruit, won by Ash's Aipom under Jessie's orders.
	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!	A wild Tangrowth that lives in the Sinnoh region stole life energy from other Pokémon with Absorb and then gave it away to a dying tree that is over 1,000 years old with the move Growth. The fate of the entire forest relied on that tree, but it was finally restored with the help of Ash and his friends.
	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!	Remeyo weed is a type of herbal medicine that grows on lake-beds and can be used to cure poison. Some Water-type Pokémon are specifically trained just to be able to retrieve it.
	PK23	A Rinka Berry is a type of Berry with special properties: a Pokémon eating it will have its throat cleared and voice restored. They are apparently very delicious.
	Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade	A Melody Berry is a type of Berry that grows on a type of tree known as a Melody Tree. The Berries have the ability to produce music, and they glow when Meloetta sings near them.

In the manga

Item	Manga	Description
	Pokémon Adventures	A Mirage Berry is a type of Berry liked by the guardian deities of the Alola region.

Trivia

• Many human characters in the Pokémon world are named after real-world plants. However, the origin of these names in-universe is never explained, so it is unknown if these plants also exist canonically.
• Some plants are named in Pokédex entries. Notably, Bellsprout is rumored to be a type of legendary mandrake plant, Pineco is compared to a pinecone, and Natu picks food from cactus plants.
• In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Kofu gives the player $50,000 to buy him some wakame seaweed from Hoenn at the Porto Marinada Market as part of their Gym Test.

See also

• Tall grass
• Plant
• Tree
• Entree
• Secret Base
• Animals in the Pokémon world
• Pokémon world in relation to the real world

This article is part of Project Locations, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Pokémon world.