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This guide lists all berries in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra. Read on to learn the different types of berries, their effects, and the quickest way to obtain them!
List of Contents
This is a list of Berries that lower the Pokemon's EVs. They are used as a way to optimize the Pokemon's EV spread as it is limited to a set number.
Item | Effect |
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![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. Using it on a Pokemon makes it more friendly but lower its base Sp.Def. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. Using it on a Pokemon makes it more friendly but lower its base Sp.Atk. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. Using it on a Pokemon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Attack. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. Using it on a Pokemon makes it more friendly but lowers its base HP. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. Using it on a Pokemon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Defense. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. Using it on Pokemon makes it more friendly but lowers its base Speed. |
This is a list of Berries that restore HP/PP. These Berries are often used competitively as held items. For example, Sitrus Berry has been a staple in competitive play.
Item | Effect |
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![]() | If held by a Pokemon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but it will cause confusion if the user hates the taste. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, being hit by a supereffective attack will restore its HP. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, it restores the user's HP in pinch, but it will cause confusion if the user hates the taste. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, it restore the user's HP in a pinch, but it will cause confusion if the user hates the taste. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can restore 10 PP to a depleted move during battle. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but it will cause confusion if the user hates the taste. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can restore its own HP by 10 points during battle. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can restore its own HP by a small amount during battle. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but it will cause confusion if the user hates the taste. |
This is a list of Berries that heal Status Conditions. While not as common, these Berries are also used competitively as held items.
Item | Effect |
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![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can recover from being frozen on its own in battle. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can recover from paralysis on its own in battle. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can recover from sleep on its own in battle. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can recover from any status condition during battle. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can recover from poisoning on its own in battle. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can recover from confusion on its own in battle. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can recover from a burn on its own in battle. |
This is a list of Berries that boost Stats in battle. Similar to the HP restoring ones, these Berries are often used competitively as a held item.
Item | Effect |
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![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one. its Sp.Def stat will increase when it's in a pinch. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, it will be able to move first just once when it's in a pinch. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, its Defense stat will increase when it's in a pinch. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will increase the holder's Defense if it's hit with a physical move. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, its critical-hit ratio will increase when it’s in a pinch. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, its Attack stat will increase when it's in a pinch. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will increase the holder's Sp.Def if it's hit with a special move. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, its accuracy will increase just once when it's in a pinch. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, its Sp.Atk stat will increase when it's in a pinch. |
![]() | A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, its Speed stat will increase when it’s in a pinch. |
![]() | 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. |
This is a list of Berries that help resist supereffective attacks. These Berries aren't as common competitively, but they do see play.
Item | Effect |
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![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Steel-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Rock-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one Normal-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Fighting-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Flying-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Dark-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Dragon-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, and if a foe’s physical attack lands, the foe also takes damage. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Ghost-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Poison-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Fire-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Water-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Psychic-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Grass-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Fairy-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, and if a foe’s special attack lands, the foe also takes damage. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Ground-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokemon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Bug-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Electric-type attack. |
![]() | If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Ice-type attack. |
You can often get Berries when you complete a Max Raid Battle. The berries you obtain here will be ones that are useful in battle such as Sitrus Berries, as well as ones that are useful when training your Pokemon such as Qualot Berry.
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You can also find berries by shaking trees found in the Wild Area. The more you shake it, the more berries you can obtain, but when the amount of time the tree shakes for shortens, a Pokemon is highly likely to fall down and engage you in battle. When this happens, many of the berries will be stolen, so be careful not to shake the tree too much.
Keep shaking | A Pokemon will fall soon (Stop!) |
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Berries can also be purchased from the Berry Shop in Wedgehurst. However, the only berries you can buy here are Oran Berries, Cheri Berries, and Pecha Berries, so it is not extremely useful.
The quickest way to stock up on berries is to repeatedly complete Max Raid Battles. Since Max Raid Battles are such an effective method for selectively catching Pokemon with high IVs and collecting Exp. Candy and TMs, it is one very important aspect to raising up the best Pokemon team, so earning some berries along the way is a nice side effect.
While travelling from Den to Den, shaking trees along the way will assist you in collecting berries most quickly. While it is still unconfirmed, it seems like berries return after about a day, so be sure and recheck the berry supply after a day has passed.
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As long as the berry tree is not shaking without pause, you can keep shaking it. Also, for berry farming it's better not to shake trees on the Isle of Armour because there's a high chance of dropping the colored apricorns instead of berries.