Generation 7 Berry Guide

By Max. Optimizer.

Introduction

In this article, I will discuss Berries, a feature that was introduced in the Pokémon Gold and Silver games around 20 years ago. However, much like the number of virtual monsters that consume said Berries, the number of available Berries, as well as their respective uses, has grown over the course of time. By the end of this article, you should be able to make use of the full potential of Berries during your journey across the Alola region.

1. Locations

You will find a manifold variety of Berries throughout the Alola region. The vast majority of them can be found under specific palm trees, are occasionally guarded by feasting Crabrawler, or can be stolen from wild Pokémon via the move Thief, whereas others can only be obtained from NPCs or even from certain events. Down below you can find a complete list in alphabetical order of all of the Berries that are currently available in the Generation 7 games, as well as the locations you can obtain them in:

Berry: Sun and Moon Locations: Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Locations: Wild Pokémon in Sun and Moon: Wild Pokémon in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon:
Aguav Berry Route 4, dropped by Scyther at Poni Plains Route 4, dropped by Scyther at Poni Plains
Apicot Berry Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach) Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach)
Aspear Berry Route 16, Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach) Route 16, Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach) Crabrawler (5%) Crabrawler (5%)
Babiri Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Bluk Berry Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart) Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart)
Charti Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds, dropped by Swellow in Ultra Space Wilds
Cheri Berry Route 3, Route 5, Route 8, Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach) Route 3, Route 5, Route 8, Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach) Crabominable (5%) Crabominable (5%)
Chesto Berry Route 2, Route 3, Route 8, Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach) Route 3, Route 8, Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach), dropped by Drowzee on Route 2, dropped by Lombre at the Ultra Space Wilds, dropped by Pineco on Route 10 Mimikyu (5%) Mimikyu (5%)
Chilan Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Chople Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds Totem Gumshoos (US) Totem Raticate-A (UM) (During rematch)
Coba Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds, dropped by Medicham in Ultra Space Wilds
Colbur Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Custap Berry Get Rare Berries event Get Rare Berries event
Enigma Berry Get Rare Berries event Get Rare Berries event
Figy Berry Route 4, dropped by Trapinch at the Haina Desert Route 4, dropped by Trapinch at the Haina Desert
Ganlon Berry Route 17 Route 17
Grepa Berry Route 10 Route 10
Haban Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Hondew Berry Route 10 Route 10
Iapapa Berry Route 4 Route 4, dropped by Pyroar at the Poni Plains
Jaboca Berry Get Rare Berries event Get Rare Berries event
Kasib Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Kebia Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Kee Berry Route 10 Route 10
Kelpsy Berry Route 10 Route 10
Lansat Berry Battle Tree (100 consecutive wins) Battle Tree (100 consecutive wins)
Leppa Berry Route 2, Route 3, Route 17, Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach) Route 2, Route 3, Route 17, Secluded Shore (Ula'ula Beach)
Liechi Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Lum Berry Route 4, Route 5, Route 8, Route 16, Route 17 Route 4, Route 5, Route 8, Route 16, Route 17
Mago Berry Lush Jungle, Route 4, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart) Route 4, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart)
Maranga Berry Poni Plains Poni Plains
Micle Berry Get Rare Berries event Get Rare Berries event
Occa Berry Poni Plains, Poni Wilds Poni Plains, Poni Wilds, dropped by Abomasnow at the Ultra Space Wilds Totem Vikavolt
Oran Berry Berry Fields, Route 2, Route 8, Route 16, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart), Rustling Grass Berry Fields, Route 2, Route 8, Route 16, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart), Rustling Grass, dropped by Audino at the Ultra Space Wilds Pikipek (5%) Pikipek (5%)
Passho Berry Poni Plains, Poni Wilds Poni Plains, Poni Wilds, dropped by Magcargo at the Ultra Space Wilds
Payapa Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Pecha Berry Route 3, Route 4, Route 5, Route 8, Route 16, Route 17 Route 3, Route 4, Route 5, Route 8, Route 16, Route 17 A-Raticate (5%) A-Rattata (5%) Gumshoos (5%) Yungoos (5%) A-Raticate (5%) A-Rattata (5%) Gumshoos (5%) Yungoos (5%)
Persim Berry Berry Fields, Route 2, Route 5, Route 8, Route 16 Berry Fields, Route 2, Route 5, Route 8, Route 16, dropped by Kecleon at the Dividing Peak Tunnel, dropped by Grumpig / Nuzleaf at the Ultra Space Wilds Drampa (5%) Drampa (5%)
Petaya Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Pinap Berry Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart) Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart)
Pomeg Berry Route 10 Route 10
Qualot Berry Route 10 Route 10
Rawst Berry Route 5, Route 17, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart) Route 5, Route 17, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart) Toucannon (5%) Toucannon (5%)
Rindo Berry Poni Plains, Poni Wilds Poni Plains, Poni Wilds, dropped by Quagsire at the Ultra Space Wilds
Roseli Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds Totem Kommo-o Totem Kommo-o
Rowap Berry Get Rare Berries event Get Rare Berries event
Salac Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Shuca Berry Poni Plains, Poni Wilds Poni Plains, Poni Wilds, dropped by Heliolisk at the Ultra Space Wilds
Sitrus Berry Berry Fields, Route 2, Route 3, Route 8, Route 16, Route 17, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart) Berry Fields, Route 2, Route 3, Route 8, Route 16, Route 17, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart), dropped by Kecleon at the Dividing Peak Tunnel, dropped by Audino / Lombre / Magcargo / Nuzleaf at the Ultra Space Wilds Trumbeak (5%) Trumbeak (5%)
Starf Berry Battle Tree (200 consecutive wins) Battle Tree (200 consecutive wins)
Tamato Berry Route 10, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart) Route 10, Royal Avenue (Thrifty Megamart)
Tanga Berry Poni Wilds Poni Wilds
Wacan Berry Poni Plains, Poni Wilds Poni Plains, Poni Wilds, dropped by Floatzel at the Ultra Space Wilds Totem Araquanid Totem Araquanid
Wiki Berry Route 4, dropped by Primeape at the Poni Plains Route 4, dropped by Primeape at the Poni Plains
Yache Berry Poni Plains, Poni Wilds Poni Plains, Poni Wilds

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2. Poké Pelago Harvests

Your Poké Pelago's Isle Aplenny allows you to plant and harvest more Berries. Once you have developed your Isle Aplenny to the point where it has reached Phase 3, you will be able to plant up to 18 Berries at once. During Phase 1, you can only plant up to 6 Berries, and during Phase 2, you can only plant up to 12 Berries, hence why it is well worth the time and effort to develop your Isle Alpenny fully. Berries will require either 24, 48, or, in some cases, even 72 hours. You can, however, speed up the ripening process by placing Poké Beans into the small crate. One Plain Bean adds 20 minutes to the counter, one Patterned Bean adds 1 hour, and one Rainbow Bean adds 2 hours. The crate of a Phase 3 Isle Aplenny can hold up to 50 Poké Beans! Down below you can find a complete list in alphabetical order of all of the Berries that are currently available in the Generation 7 games, as well as their respective ripening times:

Berry: Ripening Time:
Aguav Berry 24 hours
Apicot Berry 72 hours
Aspear Berry 24 hours
Babiri Berry 48 hours
Bluk Berry 24 hours
Charti Berry 48 hours
Cheri Berry 24 hours
Chesto Berry 24 hours
Chilan Berry 48 hours
Chople Berry 48 hours
Coba Berry 48 hours
Colbur Berry 48 hours
Custap Berry 72 hours
Enigma Berry 72 hours
Figy Berry 24 hours
Ganlon Berry 72 hours
Grepa Berry 48 hours
Haban Berry 48 hours
Hondew Berry 48 hours
Iapapa Berry 24 hours
Jaboca Berry 72 hours
Kasib Berry 48 hours
Kebia Berry 48 hours
Kee Berry 72 hours
Kelpsy Berry 48 hours
Lansat Berry 72 hours
Leppa Berry 24 hours
Liechi Berry 72 hours
Lum Berry 48 hours
Mago Berry 24 hours
Maranga Berry 72 hours
Micle Berry 72 hours
Occa Berry 48 hours
Oran Berry 24 hours
Passho Berry 48 hours
Payapa Berry 48 hours
Pecha Berry 24 hours
Persim Berry 24 hours
Petaya Berry 72 hours
Pinap Berry 24 hours
Pomeg Berry 48 hours
Qualot Berry 48 hours
Rawst Berry 24 hours
Rindo Berry 48 hours
Roseli Berry 48 hours
Rowap Berry 72 hours
Salac Berry 72 hours
Shuca Berry 48 hours
Sitrus Berry 48 hours
Starf Berry 72 hours
Tamato Berry 48 hours
Tanga Berry 48 hours
Wacan Berry 48 hours
Wiki Berry 24 hours
Yache Berry 48 hours

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3. Effects

Berries can fulfill an entire range of different purposes for your Pokémon: refilling its health, replenishing the PP of its moves, raising its friendship level, reducing the number of invested EVs in one of its stats, raising a stat during battles, and even reducing the damage caused by an incoming super effective move. You name it! It is also worth noting that Pokémon with the Gluttony ability will consume some Berries when their health drops to 50%, as opposed to 25%. In most cases, your Pokémon will not be able to consume their Berries when they are facing an opposing Pokémon with the Unnerve ability. Down below you can find a complete list in alphabetical order of all of the Berries that are currently available in the Generation 7 games, as well as their respective effects:

Berry: Effect:
Aguav Berry When held as an item, this Berry will heal a Pokémon's HP by 50% when its HP drops to 25% or lower. If the Pokémon does not like the Berry's bitter flavor, it will become confused.
Apicot Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise a Pokémon's Special Defense stat by one stage when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Aspear Berry This Berry will thaw a frozen Pokémon.
Babiri Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Steel-type move by 50%.
Bluk Berry This Berry was used in former games to make Pokéblocks and Poffins that would boost a Pokémon's Beauty stat for Contests. This Berry has no actual use in the Generation 7 games and is mainly a souvenir.
Charti Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Rock-type move by 50%.
Cheri Berry This Berry will cure a Pokémon's paralysis.
Chesto Berry This Berry will wake a sleeping Pokémon.
Chilan Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Normal-type move by 50%.
Chople Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Fighting-type move by 50%.
Coba Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Flying-type move by 50%.
Colbur Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Dark-type move by 50%.
Custap Berry When held as an item, this Berry will allow a Pokémon to move first when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Enigma Berry When held as an item, this Berry heals a Pokémon's HP by 25% when hit by a super effective move.
Figy Berry When held as an item, this Berry will heal a Pokémon's HP by 50% when its HP drops to 25% or lower. If the Pokémon does not like the Berry's spicy flavor, it will become confused.
Ganlon Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise a Pokémon's Defense stat by 50% when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Grepa Berry Outside of battles, this Berry reduces a Pokémon's Special Defense EVs by 10. This Berry also increases the Pokémon's friendship level by 10 if its current friendship level is 0-99, by 5 if it is 100-199, and by 2 if it is 200-255.
Haban Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Dragon-type move by 50%.
Hondew Berry Outside of battles, this Berry reduces a Pokémon's Special Attack EVs by 10. This Berry also increases the Pokémon's friendship level by 10 if its current friendship level is 0-99, by 5 if it is 100-199, and by 2 if it is 200-255.
Iapapa Berry When held as an item, this Berry will heal a Pokémon's HP by 50% when its HP drops to 25% or lower. If the Pokémon does not like the Berry's sour flavor, it will become confused.
Jaboca Berry An opposing Pokémon loses 12.5% of its maximum HP if it hits the holder with a physical move.
Kasib Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Ghost-type move by 50%.
Kebia Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Poison-type move by 50%.
Kee Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise a Pokémon's Defense stat by 50% when hit by a physical move.
Kelpsy Berry Outside of battles, this Berry reduces a Pokémon's Attack EVs by 10. This Berry also increases the Pokémon's friendship level by 10 if its current friendship level is 0-99, by 5 if it is 100-199, and by 2 if it is 200-255.
Lansat Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise a Pokémon's critical hit ratio by two stages when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Leppa Berry This Berry will replenish the PP of one of a Pokémon's moves by 10.
Liechi Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise a Pokémon's Attack stat by one stage when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Lum Berry This Berry will cure a Pokémon of any status condition.
Mago Berry When held as an item, this Berry will heal a Pokémon's HP by 50% when its HP drops to 25% or lower. If the Pokémon does not like the Berry's sweet flavor, it will become confused.
Maranga Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise a Pokémon's Special Defense stat by one stage when hit by a special move.
Micle Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise the accuracy of the Pokémon's next move by 20% when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Occa Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Fire-type move by 50%.
Oran Berry This Berry heals a Pokémon's HP by 10 when its HP drops to 50% or lower.
Passho Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Water-type move by 50%.
Payapa Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Psychic-type move by 50%.
Pecha Berry This Berry will cure a Pokémon's poisoning.
Persim Berry This Berry will snap a Pokémon out of from confusion.
Petaya Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise a Pokémon's Special Attack stat by one stage when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Pinap Berry This Berry was used in former games to make Pokéblocks and Poffins that would boost a Pokémon's Toughness stat for Contests. This Berry has no actual use in the Generation 7 games and is mainly a souvenir.
Pomeg Berry Outside of battles, this Berry reduces a Pokémon's HP EVs by 10. This Berry also increases the Pokémon's friendship level by 10 if its current friendship level is 0-99, by 5 if it is 100-199, and by 2 if it is 200-255.
Qualot Berry Outside of battles, this Berry reduces a Pokémon's Defense EVs by 10. This Berry also increases the Pokémon's friendship level by 10 if its current friendship level is 0-99, by 5 if it is 100-199, and by 2 if it is 200-255.
Rawst Berry This Berry will cure a burned Pokémon.
Rindo Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Grass-type move by 50%.
Roseli Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Fairy-type move by 50%.
Rowap Berry An opposing Pokémon loses 12.5% of its maximum HP if it hits the holder with a special move.
Salac Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise a Pokémon's Speed stat by one stage when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Shuca Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Ground-type move by 50%.
Sitrus Berry This Berry heals a Pokémon's HP by 25% when its HP drops to 50% or lower.
Starf Berry When held as an item, this Berry will raise one random stat of a Pokémon by two stages when its HP drops to 25% or lower.
Tamato Berry Outside of battles, this Berry reduces a Pokémon's Speed EVs by 10. This Berry also increases the Pokémon's friendship level by 10 if its current friendship level is 0-99, by 5 if it is 100-199, and by 2 if it is 200-255.
Tanga Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Bug-type move by 50%.
Wacan Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Electric-type move by 50%.
Wiki Berry When held as an item, this Berry will heal a Pokémon's HP by 50% when its HP drops to 25% or lower. If the Pokémon does not like the Berry's dry flavor, it will become confused.
Yache Berry When held as an item, this Berry reduces the damage dealt by a super effective Ice-type move by 50%.

For the Figy, Wiki, Mago, Aguav, and Iapapa Berries, it can be annoying to try to remember which Berry has which taste and corresponds to which natures. Down below you can find a complete list of all of the disliked tastes, the corresponding natures, and the decreased stat they share in common, as well as the Berries to avoid to keep your Pokémon from getting confused:

Decreased Stat: Natures ↔ Confusion: Berry to avoid: Disliked Taste:
Special Defense Lax, Naughty, Naive, Rash Aguav Berry Bitter
Special Attack Adamant, Careful, Impish, Jolly Wiki Berry Dry
Defense Gentle, Hasty, Lonely, Mild Iapapa Berry Sour
Attack Bold, Calm, Modest, Timid Figy Berry Spicy
Speed Brave, Quiet, Relaxed, Sassy Mago Berry Sweet

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4. Further uses for Berries

While the previous paragraphs of this article mainly described the beneficial effects that Berries can have when your Pokémon consume them, such as sponging a super effective hit and regaining health during battles, the rest of this article will place the emphasis on a number of other clever uses for Berries.

4.a Natural Gift

The move Natural Gift is an example of how a Pokémon can make use of Berries to dish out damage as opposed to just passively using them to sponge an incoming super effective move, regain health, or replenish the PP of a certain move. Both the type and the power of Natural Gift depend on the Berry that the user is holding. Down below you can find a complete list of all of the Berries that are currently available in the Generation 7 games, sorted by Natural Gift's resulting typing and Base Power:

Berry: Type: Base Power:
Jaboca Berry Dragon 100
Aguav Berry Dragon 80
Haban Berry Dragon 80
Apicot Berry Ground 100
Hondew Berry Ground 90
Persim Berry Ground 80
Shuca Berry Ground 80
Ganlon Berry Ice 100
Pomeg Berry Ice 90
Aspear Berry Ice 80
Yache Berry Ice 80
Babiri Berry Steel 80
Bluk Berry Fire 90
Cheri Berry Fire 80
Occa Berry Fire 80
Micle Berry Rock 100
Charti Berry Rock 80
Wiki Berry Rock 80
Chesto Berry Water 80
Passho Berry Water 80
Chilan Berry Normal 80
Salac Berry Fighting 100
Kelpsy Berry Fighting 90
Chople Berry Fighting 80
Leppa Berry Fighting 80
Lansat Berry Flying 100
Grepa Berry Flying 90
Coba Berry Flying 80
Lum Berry Flying 80
Rowap Berry Dark 100
Maranga Berry Dark 100
Colbur Berry Dark 80
Iapapa Berry Dark 80
Custap Berry Ghost 100
Kasib Berry Ghost 80
Mago Berry Ghost 80
Enigma Berry Bug 100
Figy Berry Bug 80
Tanga Berry Bug 80
Petaya Berry Poison 100
Qualot Berry Poison 90
Kebia Berry Poison 80
Oran Berry Poison 80
Kee Berry Fairy 100
Roseli Berry Fairy 80
Liechi Berry Grass 100
Pinap Berry Grass 90
Rawst Berry Grass 80
Rindo Berry Grass 80
Starf Berry Psychic 100
Tamato Berry Psychic 90
Payapa Berry Psychic 80
Sitrus Berry Psychic 80
Pecha Berry Electric 80
Wacan Berry Electric 80

4.b Dyeing Clothes

The Dye Shops that you can unlock for your Festival Plaza allow you to make use of Berries in order to dye white clothes in the pastel shade or the dark shade of the colors Red, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow, Blue, Navy Blue, and Pink.

Dye Shop Level: Action: FC Cost:
★ ★★★★★ With the help of Berries, you can dye any white or previously dyed piece of clothing in the pastel shade of any color. 10
★★★-★★★★★ With the help of Berries, you can dye any white or previously dyed piece of clothing in the dark shade of any color. 10

Dye Shops of certain colors are version-exclusive just like how certain clothes are. In addition to this, the various color shades depend on the rank of the booth. Pastel shades always require 15 of each Berry, dark shades require 30 of each Berry, and bright shades always cost 100 FC and cannot be obtained with the help of Berries.

Game Version: Color and Rank of the Shop: Available Shades: Necessary Berries:
Sun Team Red ★ Pastel Cheri, Pomeg, Tamato
Sun Team Red ★★★ Pastel, Dark Cheri, Pomeg, Tamato, Figy, Liechi, Occa
Sun Team Red ★★★★★ Pastel, Dark, Bright Cheri, Pomeg, Tamato, Figy, Liechi, Occa
Sun Team Green ★ Pastel Hondew, Lum, Rawst
Sun Team Green ★★★ Pastel, Dark Hondew, Lum, Rawst, Aguav, Rindo, Salac
Sun Team Green ★★★★★ Pastel, Dark, Bright Hondew, Lum, Rawst, Aguav, Rindo, Salac
Sun Team Orange ★ Pastel Kee, Leppa, Sitrus
Sun Team Orange ★★★ Pastel, Dark Kee, Leppa, Sitrus, Charti, Chople, Shuca
Sun Team Orange ★★★★★ Pastel, Dark, Bright Kee, Leppa, Sitrus, Charti, Chople, Shuca
Sun Team Purple ★ Pastel Chesto, Custap, Ganlon, Wiki
Sun Team Purple ★★★ Pastel, Dark Chesto, Custap, Ganlon, Wiki, Payapa, Colbur, Kasib
Sun Team Purple ★★★★★ Pastel, Dark, Bright Chesto, Custap, Ganlon, Wiki, Payapa, Colbur, Kasib
Moon Team Yellow ★ Pastel Grepa, Qualot, Sitrus
Moon Team Yellow ★★★ Pastel, Dark Grepa, Qualot, Sitrus, Aspear, Iapapa, Wacan
Moon Team Yellow ★★★★★ Pastel, Dark, Bright Grepa, Qualot, Sitrus, Aspear, Iapapa, Wacan
Moon Team Blue ★ Pastel Maranga, Oran, Kelpsy
Moon Team Blue ★★★ Pastel, Dark Maranga, Oran, Kelpsy, Yache, Coba, Passho
Moon Team Blue ★★★★★ Pastel, Dark, Bright Maranga, Oran, Kelpsy, Yache, Coba, Passho
Moon Team Navy Blue ★ Pastel Kelpsy, Apicot, Chesto
Moon Team Navy Blue ★★★ Pastel, Dark Kelpsy, Apicot, Chesto, Coba, Passho, Payapa
Moon Team Navy Blue ★★★★★ Pastel, Dark, Bright Kelpsy, Apicot, Chesto, Coba, Passho, Payapa
Moon Team Pink ★ Pastel Pecha, Persim, Mago
Moon Team Pink ★★★ Pastel, Dark Pecha, Persim, Mago, Petaya, Roseli
Moon Team Pink ★★★★★ Pastel, Dark, Bright Pecha, Persim, Mago, Petaya, Roseli

4.c Infinite SOS Chains

As we reach the end of this article, I would like to share one more clever use for a very specific Berry: the Leppa Berry.

As you may already know, the Leppa Berry replenishes 10 PP of one of your Pokémon's 4 moves to help prevent it from having to use Struggle. However, the following trick will actually let a wild Pokémon make use of this Berry in order force it to call for help endlessly! Under normal circumstances, a wild Pokémon would only be able to consume this Berry once, granting your SOS chain up to 10 extra turns before the Pokémon is eliminated by Struggle or before you have to use another Pokémon as the caller. However, Pokémon like Phantump and Trevenant have access to the ability Harvest as well as the Egg move Bestow and the tutor moves Trick and Skill Swap that you can get in both the ORAS and USM games. First, let your Phantump or Trevenant hold the Leppa Berry and pass it to the wild Pokémon that you want to chain via either Bestow or Trick. On the next turn, pass your Pokémon's Harvest ability to the wild Pokémon, hence creating a Pokémon that continues to generate infinite Leppa Berries and thus never runs out of PP, keeping your chain going for as long as you want. This strategy can be used if you use SOS chaining for EV training, but it can also be used to hunt for Hidden Ability Pokémon efficiently, and it should also be beneficial for the Shiny hunters among our readers! Once your SOS chain has fulfilled its purpose, you can harvest the fruits of your work even further (literally) by getting your Leppa Berry back, either via Trick or by using another Pokémon from your party that knows the move Thief. So, what are you waiting for? Go out there and hunt without having to worry about the caller Pokémon being defeated by Struggle ever again!

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Conclusion

I hope that I helped you understand Berries and the manifold range of their respective uses a bit better. Who knows? Maybe you even learned something that you had been unaware of up until now!