Tamato Berry

Tamato Berry
Current
Information
Type	Berry
Firmness	Soft
Size	7.9"
Fling power	10
In other languages
Japanese	Name マトマのみ (Matoma Fruit)
Japanese	Name マトマのみ (Matoma Fruit)
English	Name Tamato Berry
English	Name Tamato Berry

The Tamato 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 Speed EV by 10.

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

Berry Information

Generation III
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
24 Hours	6		Minimum: 2 Maximum: 4
Image	Tag Description
	This BERRY is lip-bendingly spicy. It takes time to grow.
Berry Blending		Berry Crushing
Verdanturf: Purple Fallarbor: Purple Slateport: Purple Lilycove: Purple		≤300 Units
Generation IV
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
24 Hours	6		Minimum: 2 Maximum: 10
Image	Tag Description
	This Berry is large and spicy. When eaten during the cold season, it warms the body from inside.
Poffin Level and Flavor (When Cooked Alone)
Level ≤14; Spicy-Dry Flavor
Generation VI (XY)
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
24 Hours	4		Minimum: 3 Maximum: 15
Color: Red	Berry Fields Pest
	Ledyba
	Juice Shoppe Group
	3
Generation VI (ORAS)
Growth Time	Hours per Stage		Yield
16 Hours	4		Minimum: 1 Maximum: 7
Color		Pokéblock+ Rate
Red		Low
Generation VII
Growth Time			Yield
24 Hours (6 + 6 + 8 + 4)			Minimum: 5 Maximum: 14
Associated Festival Plaza Dye		Pastel Red
Generation VIII (SwSh)
Artwork	Curry Description
	A Berry that's so spicy that your mouth turns red. You could enjoy a scorchingly hot meal by combining this Berry with spices.
	Berry Flavor Values		Curry Flavor (When Cooked Alone)
	Spicy 3, Dry 1		Spicy
Generation VIII (BDSP)
The Tamato Berry has no data in BDSP.

Description

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

Locations

Games	Location
RSE	Route 123 (from the Berry Master) Sootopolis City (can be given by Kiri)
DPPt	Route 212, Route 225, Route 228 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	Battle Frontier Pokémon Scratch-Off Corner
B2W2	Join Avenue Flower Shop Black Tower/White Treehollow (Area 10 reward)
XY	Mutation of Lum Berry and Sitrus 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)
SMUSUM	Route 10 (Berry pile) Royal Avenue Thrfity Megamart
SwSh	Motostoke Riverbank, Bridge Field, Giant's Cap, Giant's Seat, Route 7 (shaking Berry Trees) Max Raid Battles: Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Dusty Bowl, Giant's Mirror, Lake of Outrage, Stony Wilderness, West Lake Axewell
SwShTIoA	Workout Sea (shaking Berry Trees) Max Raid Battles: Challenge Beach, Challenge Road, Fields of Honor, Honeycalm Sea, Insular Sea, Loop Lagoon, Potbottom Desert, Soothing Wetlands, Training Lowlands, Workout Sea
SwShTCT	Ballimere Lake (shaking Berry Trees) Dyna Tree Hill (special Max Raid Battle with Greedent) Max Raid Battles: Ballimere Lake, Crown Shrine, Frigid Sea, Frostpoint Field, Giant's Bed, Giant's Foot, Slippery Slope, Snowslide Slope

Origin

The Tamato Berry is based on the tomato fruit, which it also gets its name from. Its spiny appearance may also be based on a durian or a horned melon, the latter of which shares a similar red color to the Berry.