Hondew Berry

A Hondew Berry (Japanese: ロメのみ Rome Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.

Hondew Berry ロメのみ Rome Fruit

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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 Generation IX Berries Flavor Generation III SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 10 10 0 10 0 20 Generation IV/VIII SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 10 10 0 10 0 20 Natural Gift Type Ground 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 SMUSUM BDSP N/A 10 SwSh N/A 40 SV N/A 20

In the Generation V games, the Hondew Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for 20.

Effect

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Hondew Berry cannot be used directly and only has a use as an ingredient for Pokéblocks.

From Pokémon Emerald, the Hondew Berry can be used from the Bag on a Pokémon to increase the Pokémon's friendship (+10 at friendship 0-99, +5 at friendship 100-199, +1^SwSh-/+2^E-USUM at friendship 200-255) and lowers its Sp. Atk EVs by ten points (but not below 0). In Generation IV only, this Berry reduces the EV to 100 if it was above 110 when used.

Ingredient

Berry Blending RSE When blending with NPCs, Hondew Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks: NPC NPCs' Berries Flavors (100 RPM) Feel 1 NPC Bitterness 23, Dryness 10 20 2 NPCs Bitterness 23, Dryness 10, Spiciness 10 20 3 NPCs Bitterness 23, Dryness 23 19 Blend Master Bitterness 51, Dryness 12 43 ORAS Hondew Berries are green Berries that have a low chance of producing a Pokéblock+.

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

Poffin Cooking DPPt BDSP When used alone, Hondew Berries will produce Poffins with Dryness 8, Bitterness 8 and smoothness 19 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 Hondew Berries are green Berries in Group 3.

Composting XY Hondew Berries are green Berries.

Dye Houses SMUSUM 15 Hondew Berries, Rawst Berries, and Lum Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into pastel green.

Curry SwSh Hondew Berries have a rarity of 3.

Cram-o-matic SwSh Hondew Berries are Ground-type items and give 6 points towards the output value.

Exchange

Pokémon Dream World

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

Catalogue	Décor	Price
Plain Catalogue	DJ Booth	10 Hondew Berries 40 Aguav Berries 10 Tamato Berries

Description

Games Description RS POKéblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow Hondew. FRLG Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine. E Makes a Pokémon friendly but lowers base Sp.Atk. Colo.XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Sp. Atk stat. HGSS Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Sp. Atk stat. BWB2W2 Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Special Attack stat. XYORAS SMUSUMPE A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Sp. Atk. SwShBDSP A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Sp. Atk base points. SV If a Pokémon is fed this Berry, it will grow more friendly, but it will lose base points for its Sp. Atk stat.

Tag information

• No. 24
• Size: 6.4" (16.2 cm)
• Firmness: Hard

Games Description RSE A Berry that is very valuable and rarely seen. It is very delicious. DPPt BDSP This somewhat-rare Berry projects an image of luxury, so it is favored as a gift item.

Curry information

Games Description SwSh A Berry with an unusual taste, but many people like it. When its yellow parts are bulging, the Berry is ripe.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RSE Route 119 Route 123 (Berry Master), Sootopolis City Mossdeep Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking Mini-Game)E FRLG Joyful Game Corner (Dodrio Berry Picking Mini-Game) Colo. Trade XD Trade DPPt Routes 221, 228, Fight Area Route 208 (Berry Master's house), Pal Park Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Card) HGSS Fuchsia City Battle Frontier (Scratch-Off Card) PW Big Forest, Amity Meadow BW Spin Trade (5 players) B2W2 Route 5, Black Tower/White Treehollow Join Avenue (Flower Shop) Spin Trade (5 players) DW Windswept Sky XY Mutation of Aspear and Leppa Berries ORAS Route 119, Route 123 Route 123 (Berry Master), Sootopolis City Hyper Rank Pokémon Contest Spectacular (given by fan) PMC Lv. 1 Balloon Popping attraction SM Route 10 USUM Route 10 SwSh Route 7, Bridge Field, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Stepping-Stone Sea, Ballimere Lake, Dyna Tree Hill BDSP Routes 221, 228, Fight Area Route 208 (Berry Master's house) Battle Park Exchange Service Corner Picked up by walking Pokémon (Lonely, Docile, Timid, Quiet, Bashful, Calm, Gentle, Careful Natures) SV Alfornada (ESP Training reward), Porto Marinada auction, Tera Raid Battles (4★, 5★) East Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Four) (sparkling overworld items)

Growth

Generation III

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
3 hours

Taller
6 hours

Flowering
9 hours

Berries
12 hours

A Hondew plant will yield 2-6 Berries.

Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
8 hours

Taller
16 hours

Flowering
24 hours

Berries
32 hours

A Hondew plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Hondew plant's soil dries by 8% every hour, fully drying out in 13 hours.

Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
12 hours

Taller
24 hours

Flowering
36 hours

Berries
48 hours

A Hondew plant will yield ? Berries.

Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
8 hours

Growing
16 hours

Bigger
24 hours

Budding
32 hours

Bloom
40 hours

Berries
48 hours

A Hondew plant will yield 1-20 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 0.5 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 1.5, and removing a pest adds 3. Hondew plants attract Burmy as pests. If grown next to each other, a Hondew Berry and a Yache Berry may mutate into a Liechi Berry.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
8 hours

Taller
16 hours

Flowering
24 hours

Berries
32 hours

A Hondew plant will yield 2-26 Berries.

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

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
30 hours

Taller
36 hours

Flowering
44 hours

Berries
48 hours

A Hondew plant will yield 5 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 9 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 14 Berries if it is at Phase 3.

Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
8 hours

Taller
16 hours

Flowering
24 hours

Berries
32 hours

A Hondew plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield	Artwork from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

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

In the manga

A Hondew Berry in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald chapter

In Sneaky Like Shedinja II, Emerald's Sceptile sliced some Hondew Berries with Leaf Blade so its Trainer could eat them.

Platinum chapter

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

Trivia

Origin

The Hondew Berry's design and name may be based on Honeydew. It may also resemble a ripe opium pod.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ロメのみ Rome no Mi	From メロン melon
English	Hondew Berry	From honeydew
French	Baie Lonme	From melon
German	Honmelbeere	From Melone, melon
Italian	Baccamelon	From melone, melon
Spanish	Baya Meluce	From melón, melon
Korean	로매열매 Lome Yeolmae	From 매론 melon
Chinese (Mandarin)	哈密果 Hāmì Guǒ*	From 哈密瓜 hāmìguā, Hami melon
	黃斑蜜瓜 Huángbān Mìguā*	From 黃斑 huángbān (yellow spots) and 蜜瓜 mìguā (muskmelon)
Chinese (Cantonese)	哈密果 Hāmaht Gwó	From 哈密瓜 hāmahtgwā, Hami melon
Brazilian Portuguese	Fruta Melo	From melão, melon
Vietnamese	Quả Hondew	From its English name

External links

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

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