Starf Berry

	Pokémon Global Link artwork
	Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III	Berries (RSE)
Generation III	Berry Pouch (FRLG)
Generation IV	Berries
Generation V	Berries
Generation VI	Berries
Generation VII	Berries
Generation VIII	Berries
	Flavor
Generation III
Generation IV/VIII
Natural Gift
Type	Psychic
Gen. VI+	100
Fling
Power	10
Effect	Raises Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed by two stages

A Starf Berry (Japanese: スターのみ Star Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RS E FRLG DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM BDSP	N/A	$10
SwSh	N/A	$40

In the Generation V games, the Starf Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $30,000.

Effect

Held item

A Starf Berry randomly raises the holder's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed by two stages when the holder's HP drop to ¼ or below. If the holder has Gluttony, then it eats its Starf Berry when its HP drops to ½ or below. If the holder has Ripen, then the chosen stat rises by four stages.

When forcibly consumed via Fling, Pluck, Bug Bite, or Item Urge, it randomly raises the Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed of the consumer by two stages.

Ingredient

Berry Blending

RS E

When blending with NPCs, Starf Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks:

NPC	Flavors (100 RPM)	Feel
1 NPC	Dryness 12	25
2 NPCs	Dryness 10, Bitterness 10	23
3 NPCs	Dryness 10, Sourness 10	22
Blend Master	Dryness 38, Sweetness 12	48

ORAS

Starf Berries are pink Berries that have a guaranteed chance of producing a Pokéblock+.

Berry Crush
FRLGE	Starf Berries have a base Berry Powder of 750 and a difficulty of 200. With two players, this Berry will contribute 1500 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.

Poffin Cooking
DP Pt BDSP	When used alone, Starf Berries will produce Poffins with Spiciness 18, Sweetness 18 and smoothness 49 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	Starf Berries are red Berries in Group 3. If blended with a Lansat Berry, it will become a Rare Soda, increasing the drinker's level by 1-3.

Composting
XY	Starf Berries are red Berries.

Curry
SwSh	Starf Berries have a rarity of 15.

Cram-o-matic
SwSh	Starf Berries are Flying-type items and give 10 points towards the output value.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	A hold item that sharply boosts a stat in a pinch.
FRLG	When held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one stat in a pinch.
ColoXD	A hold item that sharply boosts a stat in a pinch.
DP Pt	A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one of its stats in a pinch.
HGSS BW B2W2	If held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one of its stats in a pinch.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwShBDSP	A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, one of its stats will sharply increase when it's in a pinch.

Tag information

No. 42 ^RSE / No. 59 ^DPPtBDSP
Size: 6.0" (15.3 cm)
Firmness: Super hard

Games	Description
RS E	So strong, it was abandoned at the world's edge. Considered a mirage.
DP Pt BDSP	This Berry is considered a mirage. It was said to be so strong that it had to be abandoned at the world's edge.

Curry information

Games	Description
SwSh	A Berry that's considered a myth. It's said to have extremely strong power. Its delicious flavor is otherworldly.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RS E	Battle Frontier (from Scott after obtaining all all seven Gold Frontier Symbols)^E
FRLG		Trade
Colo		Trade
XD		Trade
DP Pt		Trade
HGSS
PW		After taking 9,999,999 steps on the Pokéwalker
PBR		Shop
BW		Battle Subway (after 203 consecutive victories)
B2W2		Battle Subway (after 203 consecutive victories)
XY		Battle Maison (after 200 consecutive victories)
ORAS		Battle Resort (after 200 consecutive victories)
SM		Battle Tree (after 200 consecutive victories)
USUM		Battle Tree (after 200 consecutive victories)
SwSh	Dyna Tree Hill (defeat Dynamax Greedent)	Battle Tower (every 100 victories starting from 200)
BDSP		Battle Tower (after 200 consecutive victories in Master Class) Picked up by walking Pokémon (Relaxed, Lax, Serious, Jolly, Naive, Modest, Mild, Rash Natures)

Distribution

Version	Games	Distribution
Japanese	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold and Soul Silver	Goone's Scizor
Korean	Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold and Soul Silver	Goone's Scizor
Japanese	Black, White, Black 2 and White 2	2013 Tanabata Jirachi
All	Sword and Shield	Victory Victini

Growth

Generation III

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Starf plant will yield 1-2 Berries.

Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Starf plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Starf plant's soil dries by 4% every hour, fully drying out in 25 hours.

Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
36 hours

Taller
72 hours

Flowering
108 hours

Berries
144 hours

A Starf plant will yield ? Berries.

Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
20 hours

Growing
40 hours

Bigger
60 hours

Budding
80 hours

Bloom
100 hours

Berries
120 hours

A Starf plant will yield 1-5 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 0.1 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 0.1, and removing a pest adds 0.5. Starf plants attract Ledyba as pests.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
12 hours

Taller
24 hours

Flowering
36 hours

Berries
48 hours

A Starf plant will yield 1-7 Berries.

Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
54 hours

Taller
60 hours

Flowering
68 hours

Berries
72 hours

A Starf plant will yield 2 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 3 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 4 Berries if it is at Phase 3.

Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Starf plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Appearance

Artwork


Dream World artwork	Curry Ingredient Artwork

Sprites


Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)	Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)	Bag Sprite (Generation III-VIII)	Bag Sprite (BDSP)	Bag Sprite (SV)

Trivia

In Generation III, the colors of the Starf Berry's star match the five flavors: red for spicy, blue for dry, pink for sweet, green for bitter, and yellow for sour. For unknown reasons, the pink was changed to orange in Generation IV.

Origin

The Starf Berry's design and name may be based on a starfruit.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	スターのみ Star no Mi	From スターフルーツ starfruit
English	Starf Berry	From starfruit
French	Baie Frista	From starfruit
German	Krambobeere	From Karambole, starfruit
Italian	Baccambola	From carambola, starfruit
Spanish	Baya Arabol	From carambolo, starfruit
Korean	스타열매 Star Yeolmae	From 스타프루트 starfruit
Chinese (Mandarin)	星桃果 Xīngtáo Guǒ*	From 星 xīng (star) and 楊桃 / 杨桃 yángtáo (starfruit)
Chinese (Mandarin)	綠星桃 Lǜxīngtáo*	From 綠 lǜ (green), 星 xīng (star), and 楊桃 yángtáo (starfruit)
Chinese (Cantonese)	星桃果 Sīngtòuh Gwó	From 星 sīng (star) and 楊桃 yèuhngtòuh (starfruit)
Brazilian Portuguese	Fruta Rambola	From carambola, starfruit
Vietnamese	Quả Khế	From its English name

External links

On Smogon Itemdex:
- Generation III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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