Hondew Berry

The Hondew Berry is a Berry introduced in Generation III.

Details[]

Bag Effect[]

Since Emerald, when used on a Pokémon, it raises the Pokémon's friendship but lowers its Sp. Atk EV by 10.

In Generation IV, if its Sp. Atk EV is larger than 110, the EV will be lowered to 100.

Berry Information[]

Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
Generation III
12 Hours	3		Minimum: 2 Maximum: 6
Image	Tag Description
	A BERRY that is very valuable and rarely seen. It is very delicious.
Berry Blending		Berry Crushing
Verdanturf: LiteBlue Fallarbor: LiteBlue Slateport: Gray Lilycove: Indigo		≤200 Units
Generation IV
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
32 Hours	8		Minimum: 1 Maximum: 5
Image	Tag Description
	This somewhat-rare Berry projects an image of luxury, so it is favored as a gift item.
Poffin Level and Flavor (When Cooked Alone)
Level ≤11; Dry-Bitter Flavor
Generation VI (XY)
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
48 Hours	8		Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
Color: Green	Berry Fields Pest		Mutation
	Burmy (Plant Cloak)		Liechi Berry (grow with Yache Berry)
	Juice Shoppe Group
	3
Generation VI (ORAS)
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
32 Hours	8		Minimum: 2 Maximum: 26
Color		Pokéblock+ Rate
Yellow		Low
Generation VII
Growth Time			Yield
48 Hours (30 + 6 + 8 + 4)			Minimum: 5 Maximum: 14
Associated Festival Plaza Dye		Pastel Green
Generation VIII (SwSh)
Artwork	Curry Description
No Image	A Berry with an unusual taste, but many people like it. When its yellow parts are bulging, the Berry is ripe.
	Berry Flavor Values		Curry Flavor (When Cooked Alone)
	Spicy 1, Dry 1, Bitter 1		Plain
Generation VIII (BDSP)
The Hondew Berry has no data in BDSP.

Description[]

Games	Description
RS	^P_O^K_éBLOCK 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.
DP Pt	A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Sp. Atk stat.
HGSS BW B2W2	Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base Sp. Atk stat.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Sp. Atk.
SwSh	A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its Sp. Atk base points.

Locations[]

Games	Location
RS E	Route 119 Route 123 (from the Berry Master) Sootopolis City (can be given by Kiri)
DP Pt	Fight Area Route 208 (can be given by the Berry Master) Pal Park (can be given by earning 3500+ points) Battle Frontier Pokémon Scratch-Off Corner^Pt
HGSS	Fuchsia City (from a Juggler by giving him a Green Shardss) Battle Frontier Pokémon Scratch-Off Corner
B2W2	Route 5 (can be bought from a Pokémon Breeder) Join Avenue Flower Shop Black Tower/White Treehollow (Area 10 reward)
XY	Mutation of Aspear Berry and Leppa Berry
ORAS	Route 123 Route 123 (from the Berry Master) Sootopolis City (can be given by Kiri) Contest Hall (can be obtained from a fan after completing a Contest)
SM USUM	Route 10 (Berry pile)
SwSh	North Lake Miloch, Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Route 7 (shaking Berry Trees) Max Raid Battles: Axew's Eye, Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, Rolling Fields, Stony Wilderness, Watchtower Ruins
SwSh^TIoA	Stepping-Stone Sea (shaking Berry Trees) Max Raid Battles: Challenge Beach, Courageous Cavern, Fields of Honor, Honeycalm Sea, Loop Lagoon, Potbottom Desert, Soothing Wetlands, Stepping-Stone Sea, Training Lowlands, Workout Sea
SwSh^TCT	Ballimere Lake (shaking Berry Trees) Max Raid Battles: Ballimere Lake, Frigid Sea, Giant's Bed, Giant's Foot, Path to the Peak, Slippery Slope, Snowslide Slope, Three-Point Pass

Origin[]

The Hondew Berry is based on a honeydew melon, which it also gets its name from. Its green exterior may be based on the green interior of honeydew melons.