Bitter Berry

The Bitter Berry (Japanese: にがいきのみ Bitter Fruit) is a type of Berry exclusive to the Generation II games. It cures a Pokémon of confusion.

Bitter Berry にがいきのみ Bitter Fruit

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items

From Generation III onward, the Bitter Berry is succeeded by the Persim Berry.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC N/A $5

Effect

Held item

If the holder is confused, it will consume its held Bitter Berry and be cured of confusion.

Bag item

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it cures that Pokémon of confusion. This consumes the Bitter Berry.

Description

Games Description GSC A self-cure for confusion. (HOLD)

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Violet City (held by in-game trade Onix), Blackthorn City (held by in-game trade Rhydon)GS Event Berry trees (Routes 1, 31, and 43) Route 31 (possible gift from Bug Catcher Wade)C Mystery Gift Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS (200 W) Held by wild Bulbasaur, wild Charmander, wild Squirtle, wild Machamp, wild Golem, wild Farfetch'd, wild Dodrio, wild Gengar, wild Onix, wild Hitmonlee, wild Hitmonchan, wild Tangela, wild Kangaskhan, wild Scyther, wild Jynx, wild Electabuzz, wild Magmar, wild Pinsir, wild Tauros, wild Gyarados, wild Lapras, wild Eevee, wild Porygon, wild Omanyte, wild Kabuto, wild Aerodactyl, wild Dratini, wild Dragonair (except from Pokémon Yellow), wild Mew from Generation I

Distribution

As a held item

For Pokémon distributed in Generation I games, the Pokémon must be traded to a Generation II game for the item to appear.

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period RG Legendary Pokémon Offer Mew Japan April 15 to May 14, 1996 Pokémon 2 Production Start announcement Mew Japan July 15 to August 9, 1996 4th Next Generation World Hobby Fair Mew Japan August 23 to 24, 1996 RGB CoroCoro 20th Anniversary Mew Japan June 12, 1997 Nintendo Space World '97 Mew Japan November 22 to 24, 1997 Next Generation World Hobby Fair Dome Cup Mew Japan December 7, 1997 to February 15, 1998 RGBY Nintendo Space World '99 Mew Japan August 27 to 29, 1999 RB Pokémon Power Mew North America December 1998 to February 1, 1999 Nintendo Official Magazine Tour Mew United Kingdom, Ireland April 1 to 28, 2000 Mews Flash Mew England May 27, 2000 RBY Poké Tour Mew Australia September 18 to October 9, 1999 Pokémon League Nintendo Training Tour '99 Mew United States October 9 to November 7, 1999 Nintendo Power Mew North America November 1999 to January 2, 2000 U.S. Toys "R" Us Mew United States December 8 to 12, 1999 Canada Toys "R" Us Mew Canada January 15 to 21, 2000 Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour Mew United States February 5 to April 9, 2000 Canadian Pokémon Stadium Tour 2000 Mew Canada March 2000 Pokémon Patrol Mew Canada May 20 to September 4, 2000 UK and Ireland Pokémon Championship 2000 Mew United Kingdom, Ireland July 15 to August 14, 2000 Austria Mew Austria Summer 2000 Millennium Dome Mew England September 1 to 3, 2000 Pokémon 2000 World Championship Mew Australia September 20 to 22, 2000 Club Nintendo Mew Denmark, Norway, Sweden 2000 and 2001 Norway Pokémon Tour Mew Norway November 2, 2000 to May 21, 2001 Tennispalatsi Mew Finland November 25, 2000 Sweden Mew on Tour Mew Sweden November 30, 2000 to February 25, 2001 Christmas Present Mew Germany December 5 to 20, 2000 Far, Mor & Børn Mew Denmark March 16 to 18, 2001 Club Nintendo Mexico Giveaways Mexico August 1 to October 31 December 2 to 31, 2002 GSC Club Nintendo Mexico Giveaways Mexico August 1 to October 31, 2002 December 2 to 31, 2002

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		苦澀的果實 Kǔsè de Guǒshí
French		Baie Amere
German		Bitterbeere
Italian		Bacca Amara
Korean		쓴맛 나무열매 Sseunmat Namu Yeolmae
Spanish		Bayamarga

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation II

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