Apicot Berry Effect and How to Get It

Apicot 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.

Apicot Berry Effect

Apicot Berry
Effect	A Berry to be consumed by Pokemon. If a Pokemon holds one. its Sp.Def stat will increase when it's in a pinch.

How to Get Apicot Berry

Obtain by Shaking Berry Trees

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

Apicot 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

Apicot Berry Competitive Analysis

Apicot Berry increases the user's Sp. Def by one stage once its health is reduced to 25% or below.

Apicot Berry Competitive Users

Apicot Berry is a good option for tanky Pokemon. These Pokemon work well with the Berry because their natural bulk allows them to take hits until Apicot's effect triggers. Additionally, Apicot gives them even more bulk.

Toxapex is a good example of a tanky Pokemon that appreciates the Sp. Def boost from the Apicot Berry. Due to its typing, Toxapex is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic, two of those types have notorious Special Attackers.
Toxapex - Best Build for Ranked Battle

Alternative Items to Apicot Berry

There are better items to use compared to the Apicot Berry. For example, Eviolite is a solid choice for those that can use it like Clefairy and Dusclops. And in general, an item like Leftovers is better.

Apicot Berry Uses

As a Curry Ingredient

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

List of Berry Flavors

As a Cram-O-Matic Item

You can also use Apicot 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

Pokemon Sword and Shield Related Guides

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