What real-life fruit do the Berry names reference in Pokemon?
Arqade Asked on May 3, 2021
I have been making a lot of curry in Pokémon Sword/Shield, and the names of some of these berries don’t make any sense. I mean, I know Pecha Berries are meant to be peaches, and Pinap Berries are referring to pineapples, but what’s a Leppa berry supposed to be?
Here’s all the Berries – ones with question marks I’m not sure of. Can anyone help me figure out what these berries are supposed to be referencing?
- Aguav → Guava
- Apicot → Apricot
- Aspear → ?
- Babiri → ?
- Belue → Blueberry?
- Bluk → ?
- Chari → ?
- Cheri → Cherry
- Chesto → Chestnut?
- Chilan → ?
- Chople → ?
- Coba → ?
- Colbur → ?
- Cornn → Corn
- Custap → ?
- Drash → Radish? (I don’t have visuals but it looks like a radish)
- Durin → Durian
- Eggant → Eggplant
- Enigma → Enigma (Who knew?)
- Figy → Fig
- Ganlon → ?
- Ginema → ?
- Grepa → Grape
- Haban → ?
- Hondew → Honeydew
- Jacoba → ?
- Kasib → ?
- Kebia → ?
- Kee → ?
- Kelpsy → ?
- Kuo → ?
- Lansat → ?
- Lapapa → ?
- Leppa → ?
- Liechi → ?
- Lum → ?
- Mago → Mango
- Magost → ?
- Maranga → ?
- Micle → Miracle?
- Nanab → Banana
- Niniku → ?
- Nomel → Normal?
- Nutpea → Both a Nut and a Pea?
- Occa → ?
- Oran → Ordinary?
- Pamtre → Palm tree?
- Passho → Pistachio?
- Payapa → Papaya
- Pecha → Peach
- Persim → Parsnip?
- Petaya → ?
- Pinap → Pineapple
- Pomeg → ?
- Pumkin → Pumpkin
- Qualot → ?
- Rabuta → Rutabaga?
- Rawst → Roast?
- Razz → Raspberry
- Rindo → ?
- Roseli → Rose
- Rowap → ?
- Salac → ?
- Shuca → ?
- Sitrus → Citrus
- Spelon → ?
- Starf → ?
- Strib → ?
- Tamato → Tomato
- Tanga → ?
- Topo → ?
- Touga → ?
- Wacan → ?
- Watmel → Watermelon
- Wepear → Pear?
- Wiki → ?
- Yache → ?
- Yago → ?
One Answer
Yago berry is a bitter melon. Kuo berry is Okra, etc. There are some berries which have no English name, in that case they are translations. To get the full list, check Bulbapedia's page on Berries. From there, you can check the individual articles for each Berry you don't know, then check the Origin/design section.
For example:
- Aspear berries are based on pears
- Leppa berries are based on apples (hence the anagram)
The whole list:
| Berry | Based on |
|---|---|
| Cheri Berry | Cherry |
| Chesto Berry | Chestnut |
| Pecha Berry | Peach |
| Rawst Berry | Strawberry |
| Aspear Berry | Asian pear |
| Leppa Berry | Apple |
| Oran Berry | Orange |
| Persim Berry | Persimmon |
| Lum Berry | Plum |
| Sitrus Berry | Citrus |
| Figy Berry | Fig |
| Wiki Berry | Kiwi |
| Mago Berry | Mango |
| Aguav Berry | Guava |
| Iapapa Berry | Papaya |
| Razz Berry | Raspberry |
| Bluk Berry | Blackberry |
| Nanab Berry | Banana |
| Wepear Berry | Western Pear |
| Pinap Berry | Pineapple |
| Pomeg Berry | Pomegranate |
| Kelpsy Berry | Kelp |
| Qualot Berry | Loquat |
| Hondew Berry | Honeydew |
| Grepa Berry | Grape |
| Tamato Berry | Tomato |
| Cornn Berry | Corn |
| Magost Berry | Mangosteen |
| Rabuta Berry | Rambutan |
| Nomel Berry | Lemon |
| Spelon Berry | Spiked Melon |
| Pamtre Berry | Palm tree |
| Watmel Berry | Watermelon |
| Durin Berry | Durian |
| Belue Berry | Blueberry |
| Occa Berry | Cocao |
| Passho Berry | Passionfruit |
| Wacan Berry | Wax Candle |
| Rindo Berry | Tamarind |
| Yache Berry | Cherimoya |
| Chople Berry | Chipotle |
| Kebia Berry | Akebia |
| Shuca Berry | Cashew nut |
| Coba Berry | Babaco |
| Payapa Berry | Papaya |
| Tanga Berry | Pitanga |
| Charti Berry | Artichoke |
| Kasib Berry | Cassava |
| Haban Berry | Terihabanjirō. |
| Colbur Berry | Cocklebur |
| Babiri Berry | Biriba |
| Chilan Berry | Chinese lantern |
| Liechi Berry | Lychee |
| Ganlon Berry | Longan |
| Salac Berry | Salak |
| Petaya Berry | Pitaya |
| Apicot Berry | Apricot |
| Lansat Berry | Langsat |
| Starf Berry | Star fruit |
| Enigma Berry | Enigma |
| Micle Berry | Miracle fruit |
| Custap Berry | Custard Apple |
| Jaboca Berry | Jabuticaba |
| Rowap Berry | Water Apple |
Correct answer by Z9. on May 3, 2021
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