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Iapapa Berry Effect and How to Get It

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Iapapa Berry Effect and How to Get It

Iapapa 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.

Iapapa Berry Effect

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Effect 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.

How to Get Iapapa Berry

Obtain by Shaking Berry Trees

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

Iapapa Berry Locations

Hammerlocke Hills Route 9

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
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Get as Max Raid Victory Reward

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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

Iapapa Berry Competitive Analysis

The Iapapa Berry restores the user's HP by 1/3 (33%) of its Max Health if its current HP is below 25%. Additionally, it will cause confusion if the Pokemon doesn't like the Berry's sour taste.

Iapapa Berry vs Sitrus Berry

Even though the Iapapa Berry heals more than the Sitrus Berry, the latter is still superior. This is because it triggers at 50% health compared to the Iapapa's 25%.

Iapapa Berry Uses

As a Curry Ingredient

Cooking Curry

Iapapa Berry can be used as an ingredient when cooking Curries at the Campsite! Using Iapapa Berry in your Curry will give it a Sour flavor.

List of Berry Flavors

As a Cram-O-Matic Item

Cram-o-Matic

You can also use Iapapa Berry 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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