Starf Berry

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

Starf Berry
スターのみ
Star Fruit
Bag Starf Berry Sprite.png
Starf Berry
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation III
Pocket
Generation III Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries (RSE)
Generation III Bag Berry Pouch pocket icon.png Berry Pouch (FRLG)
Generation IV Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation V Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VI Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VII Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation VIII Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Generation IX Bag Berries pocket icon.png Berries
Flavor
Generation III
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
10 10 10 10 10 30
Generation IV/VIII
SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH
30 10 30 10 30 50
Natural Gift
Type Psychic
Power Gen. IV-V 80
Gen. VI+ 100
Fling
Power 10
Effect Raises Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, or Speed by two stages

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 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
RSE When blending with NPCs, Starf Berries will produce the following Pokéblocks:
NPC NPCs' Berries 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
DPPt
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
RSE 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.
Colo.XD A hold item that sharply boosts a stat in a pinch.
DPPt A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one of its stats in a pinch.
HGSS
BWB2W2
If held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one of its stats in a pinch.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
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.
SV If a Pokémon holds one of these Berries, one of its stats will be sharply boosted should it find itself in a pinch.

Tag information

Games Description
RSE So strong, it was abandoned at the world's edge. Considered a mirage.
DPPt
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
RSE Battle Frontier (from Scott after obtaining all seven Gold Frontier Symbols)E
FRLG Trade
Colo.XD
DPPt Event
HGSS Event Transfer from Pokéwalker
PW After taking 9,999,999 steps on the Pokéwalker
PBR Shop (38400 Poké Coupons, after beating 100 opponents in Survival Battle)
BWB2W2 Event Battle Subway (after 203 consecutive victories)
XY Battle Maison (after 200 consecutive victories)
ORAS Battle Resort (after 200 consecutive victories)
SMUSUM Battle Tree (after 200 consecutive victories)
SwSh Event Battle Tower (every 100 victories starting from 200)
SwShCT Dyna Tree Hill (after defeating the Dynamax Greedent)
BDSP Battle Tower (after 200 consecutive victories in Master Class)
Picked up by walking Pokémon (Relaxed, Lax, Serious, Jolly, Naive, Modest, Mild, Rash Natures)
SV Alfornada (Emotional Spectrum Practice)
SVID League Club Room (From Tulip after beating her for the first time)

Distribution

As a held item
Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
DPPtHGSS Goone's Scizor Japanese June 18 to July 14, 2010
Goone's Scizor Korean January 7 to 31, 2011
BWB2W2 2013 Tanabata Jirachi Japanese August 1 to 31, 2013
SwSh Victory Victini All August 18 to 22, 2022

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.

Gallery

Artwork

   
Ingredient artwork from Sword and Shield Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet


Sprites

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

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)
綠星桃 Lǜxīngtáo* From 綠 (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



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