Sitrus Berry Effect and How to Get It

Sitrus Berry is one of the Berries in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Read on to learn more about this item's effects, how to get it, and how to use it competitively.

Sitrus Berry Effect

Sitrus Berry
Effect	A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one, it can restore its own HP by a small amount during battle.

How to Get Sitrus Berry

Obtain by Shaking Berry Trees

You can get Sitrus Berry by shaking Berry trees found in Wild Areas and Routes.

Sitrus Berry Locations

Pokemon May Also Fall From Trees

You can get more Berries by shaking a tree multiple times. However, the more you shake it, the higher the possibility that Pokemon will fall from the tree and challenge you into a battle.

It would also mean that the chances of getting Berries will decrease.

Normal Shake	Possibility of Falling Pokemon

Get as Max Raid Victory Reward

You can get all kinds of Berries as a reward when winning Max Raids.

For more information on Max Raids and how to win them, see our guide!
How to Win Max Raid Battles

Sitrus Berry Competitive Analysis

Sitrus Berry will heal 25% of its holder's HP when its health falls below 50% of its max HP.

Sitrus Berry vs Leftovers

A common debate about held recovery items is whether the constant heals of Leftovers are better than Sitrus Berry's one-time HP recovery.

There is no definite answer in this question as using one or the other will depend on the situation.

For Pokemon built for stalling, Leftovers is the better option as they can regenerate some HP while using Protect. These Pokemon will also rely on Leftover's constant heals as time goes on for there will be times that you will switch them in and out of the field.

Sitrus Berry fits offensive Pokemon better due to its immediate heal. Offensive Pokemon are usually built to make an impact as quickly as possible. The same manner should also be applied on its recovery options.

Pokemon intended for supporting your team like Incineroar and Stakataka or Indeedee-F for Trick Room will also benefit from holding Sitrus Berry.

Sitrus Berry vs Pinch Berries

Pinch Berries, like Aguav and Wiki Berries, are mainly used as a recovery item that bypass item restrictions. If you need HP-recovering Berries and have already set a Sitrus Berry on another Pokemon, you can use equip pinch Berries on them.

In case if you need to choose between the two, Sitrus Berry is a safer choice as you don't need to be in near-critical health to activate your recovery item.

Sitrus Berry Uses

As a Curry Ingredient

Sitrus Berry can be used as an ingredient when cooking Curries at the Campsite! Using Sitrus Berry in your Curry will give it a Dry, Sweet, Bitter, and Sour flavor.

List of Berry Flavors

As a Cram-O-Matic Item

You can also use Sitrus Berries to produce an item at the Cram-O-Matic! The product you will get will depend on what items you combine the Berry with.

How to Use the Cram-o-Matic

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