Pokemon Sword and Shield

Shuca Berry Effect and How to Get It

Shuca Berry Effect and How to Get It

Shuca 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.

Shuca Berry Effect

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Effect If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Ground-type attack.

How to Get Shuca Berry

Obtain by Shaking Berry Trees

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

Shuca Berry Locations

Lake of Outrage

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.

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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

Shuca Berry Competitive Analysis

Shuca Berry will halve any damage taken by the holder by super-effective Ground-type attacks.

Fire-type Pokemon, especially those with meager Defense stats, will see much use for this Berry to soften up an incoming Ground-type attack, usually from Earthquake.

Shuca Berry Holders

Entei in Action

Incineroar and Entei will almost always have a Ground-type attack coming for them thanks to their Fire-typing. Letting them hold Shuca Berry will guarantee survivability for one turn.

Defensive Rock-type Pokemon like Stakataka can also benefit from getting Ground-type damage halved.

Shuca Berry Uses

As a Curry Ingredient

Cooking Curry

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

List of Berry Flavors

As a Cram-O-Matic Item

Cram-o-Matic

You can also use Shuca 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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