Pomeg Berry
A Pomeg Berry (Japanese: ザロクのみ Zaroku Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III.
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In the core series games
Price
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In the Generation V games, the Pomeg Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for 
20.
Effect
In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Pomeg Berry cannot be used directly and only has a use as an ingredient for Pokéblocks.
From Pokémon Emerald, the Pomeg 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, +1SwSh-/+2E-USUM at friendship 200-255) and lowers its HP 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
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Exchange
Pokémon Dream World
In the Pokémon Dream World, the player could exchange Berries for Décor. The following Décor required Pomeg Berries.
| Catalogue | Décor | Price |
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| Plain Catalogue | Speaker 1 |  10 Pomeg Berries 15 Iapapa Berries
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Description
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Tag information
- No. 21
- Size: 5.3" (13.5 cm)
- Firmness: Very hard
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Curry information
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Acquisition
Growth
Generation III
Planted
0 hours
Sprouted
3 hours
Taller
6 hours
Flowering
9 hours
Berries
12 hours
A Pomeg plant will yield 2-6 Berries.
Generation IV
Planted
0 hours
Sprouted
8 hours
Taller
16 hours
Flowering
24 hours
Berries
32 hours
A Pomeg plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Pomeg 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 Pomeg plant will yield ? Berries.
Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y
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 Pomeg 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. Pomeg plants attract Ledyba as pests. If grown next to each other, a Pomeg Berry and a Kasib Berry may mutate into a Petaya Berry.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Planted
0 hours
Sprouted
8 hours
Taller
16 hours
Flowering
24 hours
Berries
32 hours
A Pomeg plant will yield 2-26 Berries.
Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Planted
0 hours
Sprouted
30 hours
Taller
36 hours
Flowering
44 hours
Berries
48 hours
A Pomeg 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
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Planted
0 hours
Sprouted
8 hours
Taller
16 hours
Flowering
24 hours
Berries
32 hours
A Pomeg plant will yield 2-5 Berries.
Gallery
Artwork
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| Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield | Artwork from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet |
Sprites
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| Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III) | Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV) |
In the anime
While the Pomeg Berry itself has never been featured in the anime, its flowers appeared in The Grass-Type is Always Greener!. Ash, his friends, and Cheryl found a Combee residing near them, thus giving them their first lead to the Amber Castle.
In the manga
A Pomeg Berry in Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Adventures
Diamond & Pearl chapter
In A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium, a Pomeg Berry was a part of Diamond and Pearl's manzai routine. In the Chuang Yi translation, it was referred to as a Rowap Berry instead.
In Problematic Probopass and Mad Magnezone II, a Pomeg Berry was seen among the many Berries that Cyrus's Probopass's Mini-Noses dug out of Lax's fur while trying to retrieve Cyrus's camera.
Trivia
- Due to its ability to lower a Pokémon's HP EVs, it is famous for the Pomeg glitch, which can lower the HP of a Pokémon which has low HP so that it underflows.
Origin
The Pomeg Berry's design and name may be based on a pomegranate.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ザロクのみ Zaroku no Mi | From 石榴 zakuro, pomegranate |
| English | Pomeg Berry | From pomegranate |
| French | Baie Grena | From grenade, pomegranate |
| German | Granabeere | From Granatapfel, pomegranate |
| Italian | Baccagrana | From melagrana, pomegranate |
| Spanish | Baya Grana | From granada, pomegranate |
| Korean | 유석열매 Yuseok Yeolmae | From 석류 (石榴) seokryu, pomegranate |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 榴石果 Liúshí Guǒ* | From 石榴 shíliú, pomegranate |
| 紅榴 Hóngliú* | From 紅 hóng (red) and 石榴 shíliú (pomegranate) | |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 榴石果 Làuhsehk Gwó | From 石榴 sehklàuh, pomegranate |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fruta Marô | From romã, pomegranate |
| Vietnamese | Quả Pomeg* | From its English name |
| Quả Lựu | From lựu, pomegranate |
External links
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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. |