The Pokéblock Case, in which Pokéblocks are stored
Pokéblocks (ポロック, Porokku?) are a type of item introduced in Generation III.
Description[]
Pokéblocks raise one or more certain conditions of a Pokémon, depending on which type they are fed; as such, Pokéblocks can affect a Pokémon's appeal at Pokémon Contests. Pokéblocks are created from one of the thirty types of Berries. The player needs a Pokéblock Case to store Pokéblocks, which they are carried inside of.
Their equivalent in the Sinnoh region is titled Poffins.
Types[]
Generation III[]
Pokéblocks can have five flavors, and they also come in several colors, depending on the mix of flavors. Since there are thirty berries, the player generally has to know the details of a berry to have an idea of the type of Pokéblock to produce.
| Color | Conditions improved | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Black | - | Blend two or more of the same type of berry in the Berry Blender. |
| Blue | Beauty | They generally have a dry flavor. |
| Brown | Smart and Cute | They generally have a sweet flavor. |
| Gold | - | Increases either one or two conditions |
| Gray | - | Made up of three tastes and increases said number of conditions |
| Green | Smart | They generally have a bitter flavor. |
| Indigo | Beauty and either Smart or Tough | They generally have a dry flavor. |
| LiteBlue | - | Mostly bitter and increases Smart and another condition |
| Olive | Tough and another condition | They generally have a sour flavor. |
| Pink | Cute | They generally have a sweet flavor. |
| Purple | Cool and either Smart or Cute | They generally have a spicy flavor. |
| Red | Cool | They generally have a spicy flavor. |
| White | Four conditions | They are made up of four tastes. |
| Yellow | Tough | They generally have a sour flavor. |
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire[]
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokéblocks were simplified into having just six, with each color improving only one condition, excluding the rainbow type. This does not count the Plus variants that increase the affected condition even further.
| Color | Types of berries | Condition improved |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | Blue berries | Beauty |
| Green | Green berries | Clever |
| Pink | Pink berries | Cute |
| Red | Red berries | Cool |
| Rainbow | Berries in rainbow order | Increases all stats |
| Yellow | Yellow berries | Tough |
Appearances[]
Core series[]
Generation III[]
Mightyena eats a Green Pokéblock in Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version
In Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version, Pokéblocks can be created using a Berry Blender at the Contest Halls in Verdanturf Town, Fallarbor Town, Slateport City, and Lilycove City. In Pokémon Emerald Version, Pokéblocks can be produced only at the Contest Hall in Lilycove City. With a Game Link Cable, it is possible to mix berries with other friends. The type of Pokéblocks that a Pokémon prefers to eat depends on their nature.
At the Safari Zone, Pokéblocks have a certain role, and having a Pokéblock Case is even required for the player to enter in Pokémon Emerald Version. Here, Pokéblocks can be placed in bowls to attract over a wild Pokémon of a certain nature that likes whichever type had been put in, although this effect wears off after 100 steps. The player can also decrease the likelihood of a wild Pokémon escaping by throwing a Pokéblock of a type it likes to it.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire[]
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokéblocks have a lot of differences compared to the original Generation III games. The Berry Blender from which they are produced has been integrated into a key item, Pokéblock Kit, and there is no longer a minigame corresponding to the production of Pokéblocks. Pokéblocks no longer have a role at the Safari Zone either.
Pokéblocks are only available in certain colors: red, blue, pink, green, yellow and multicolored. Each berry has a characteristic color that will determine the type of Pokéblock obtained at the end. A rainbow Pokéblock is produced by mixing differently colored berries together.
As part of their simplification, Pokéblocks no longer have a level or flavor, and a Pokémon's nature does not affect the flavor either. Pokémon can eat as many Pokéblocks as desired until all of their statistics reach a maximum of 255.
Each of the Pokéblocks have a plus variant, and the probability of obtaining depends on which berries are used to produce the Pokéblock, with rarer berries having a higher probability of producing the plus variant than a regular Pokéblock.
Anime[]
Purple Pokéblocks in the anime
Pokéblocks appear in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, where they have a similar role as in the core series. There is a holder for the individual Pokéblocks, which are mixed together from a variety of berries depending on the Pokémon's taste preferences or their effect.
Pokéblocks first appear in "All Things Bright and Beautifly!", where Ash and his friends are taught by the Coordinators Janet and Chaz about Pokéblocks and their functions. Chaz shows to Brock the Pokéblocks that he gives to his Venomoth and Janet to her Beautifly. Pokéblocks are also shown to be edible by humans, as Brock tries to eat them.
In "Win, Lose or Drew!", after receiving a Pokéblock Case from Mr. Big, May is told about how different Pokéblocks are produced from different berries.
There are occasions where the Team Rocket trio has tried to sell fake Pokéblocks to Pokémon Coordinators, such as in "Win, Lose or Drew!". However, the Team Rocket trio is always caught and chased off by angry Pokémon Coordinators.
In "Pokéblock, Stock, and Berry", at Lilycove City, there is a young woman named Kelly, whose mother, Mrs. Otter, owns a Pokéblock shop, which Kelly hopes to take over some day. Kelly introduces May to creating Pokéblocks and a Berry Blender. May is not very successful at first, as only her Beautifly likes the taste of the Pokéblocks.
In the following episode, "Lessons in Lilycove", Kelly's Grumpig does a successful performance of juggling Pokéblocks during the Appeals Round of the Lilycove Contest.
May created a Pokeblock for her Munchlax with Professor Oak's recipes that can fill up Ash's Snorlax.
Manga[]
Pokéblocks have made appearances in the Ruby & Sapphire Chapter of Pokémon Adventures. Ruby is one of the Pokémon Trainers who can prepare Pokéblocks for Pokémon, due to his skill in determing a Pokémon's nature and therefore the necessary Pokéblock to give them. Ruby also has his own Pokéblock Case.
In "Tripped Up by Torkoal", Ruby wants to make Pokéblocks with the Pokémon fan club chairman.
In "What Would You Do for a Whismur?", Ruby gives some Pokéblocks to his Marshtomp to thank him for saving Riley.
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