Pomeg Berry

Pomeg Berry
Current
Information
Type	Berry
Firmness	Very Hard
Size	5.3"
Fling power	10
In other languages
Japanese	Name ザロクのみ (Zaroku Fruit)
Japanese	Name ザロクのみ (Zaroku Fruit)
English	Name Pomeg Berry
English	Name Pomeg Berry

The Pomeg 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 HP EV by 10.

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

Berry Information

Generation III
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
12 Hours	3		Minimum: 2 Maximum: 6
Image	Tag Description
	However much it is watered, it only grows up to six BERRIES.
Berry Blending		Berry Crushing
Verdanturf: Purple Fallarbor: Purple Slateport: Gray Lilycove: Purple		≤200 Units
Generation IV
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
32 Hours	8		Minimum: 1 Maximum: 5
Image	Tag Description
	When this sweetly spicy Berry's thick skin is peeled, many pieces of the fruit spill out.
Poffin Level and Flavor (When Cooked Alone)
Level ≤12; Spicy-Bitter Flavor
Generation VI (XY)
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
48 Hours	8		Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
Color: Red	Berry Fields Pest		Mutation
	Ledyba		Petaya Berry (grow with Kasib Berry)
	Juice Shoppe Group
	3
Generation VI (ORAS)
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
32 Hours	8		Minimum: 2 Maximum: 26
Color		Pokéblock+ Rate
Red		Low
Generation VII
Growth Time			Yield
48 Hours (30 + 6 + 8 + 4)			Minimum: 5 Maximum: 14
Associated Festival Plaza Dye		Pastel Red
Generation VIII (SwSh)
Artwork	Curry Description
	A Berry with sweet and spicy flesh. If you keep chewing it, its bitterness will slowly spread in your mouth.
	Berry Flavor Values		Curry Flavor (When Cooked Alone)
	Spicy 1, Sweet 1, Bitter 1		Plain
Generation VIII (BDSP)
The Pomeg Berry has no data in BDSP.

Description

Games	Description
RS	POKéBLOCK ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow POMEG.
FRLG	Can be ground up into powder as an ingredient for medicine.
E	Makes a POKéMON friendly but lowers base HP.
DPPt	A Poffin ingredient. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base HP stat.
HGSS BWB2W2	Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly, but it also lowers its base HP stat.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE	A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its base HP.
SwSh	A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. Using it on a Pokémon makes it more friendly but lowers its HP base points.

Locations

Games	Location
RSE	Route 119, Route 123 Berry Master's garden Route 123 (from the Berry Master) Sootopolis City (can be given by Kiri)
DPPt	Route 214, 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 CornerPt
HGSS	Fuchsia City (from a Juggler by giving him a Red 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 Iapapa Berry and Mago Berry
ORAS	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) Contest Hall (from Chaz after defeating Lisia)
SMUSUM	Route 10 (Berry pile)
SwSh	Dappled Grove, Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Giant's Mirror, Hammerlocke Hills, Route 7 (shaking Berry Trees) Max Raid Battles: Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, Rolling Fields, South Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness, West Lake Axewell
SwShTIoA	Insular Sea (shaking Berry Trees) Max Raid Battles: Brawlers' Cave, Challenge Beach, Challenge Road, Courageous Cavern, Fields of Honor, Forest of Focus, Honeycalm Sea, Insular Sea, Soothing Wetlands, Stepping-Stone Sea, Training Lowlands, Workout Sea
SwShTCT	Ballimere Lake (shaking Berry Trees) Max Raid Battles: Ballimere Lake, Crown Shrine, Frigid Sea, Frostpoint Field, Giant's Bed, Giant's Foot, Path to the Peak, Slippery Slope, Snowslide Slope

Trivia

• There is a glitch in Emerald, Diamond, Pearl and Platinum involving using Pomeg Berries' effect so that a Pokémon's HP reaches below 0.
• In Pokemon Emerald, If You Use A Pomeg Berry To Make your Last Pokemon Faint , You can Essentialy Walk Around The Pokemon World While Having Only Fainted Pokemon.

Origin

The Pomeg Berry is based on a pomegranate, which it also gets its name from. Its Sweet and Spicy flavor may reference how pomegranate seeds are occasionally used in Indian spices and how the pomegranates are known for their sweet taste.