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Berries is the shared common name for plants whose fruit have a strong medicinal effect on pokémon and frequently humans, despite the plants having no common origin. In addition to restorative purposes, berries are used in cooking or as rewards while training pokémon. While fresh berries are the most potent (and often tastiest), many kinds of berry can be dried and retain some of their benefit.
Types of Berry
Cherri
Cherri plants are hemiparasitic vines that favour deciduous trees as hosts. When not fruiting they are most easily identified by the thick green stem descending the trunk - or more rarely thick low curving branches - of their host. Their leaves are flat and normally tiled against branches. Cherri plants produce dense clusters of highly fragrant white flowers in early autumn and fruit from mid autumn to early spring depending on local climate.
Cherri berries are 1 to 2 cm across, bright red and contain a small pip. Since they grow high above the ground they can be difficult to harvest although this is slightly mitigated by each cluster containing a dozen or more. Cherri berries are one of the few berries not to lose potency when dried, which combined with each plant producing so many balances out their seasonal nature. Their flesh is very spicy when fresh, slightly milder once dried, and a common cooking spice in Sehtoan cuisine. Consuming a single berry cures most paralysis.
Lum
Lum plants are unassuming small trees known mostly for their isolationist nature. The usefulness of their berries have prompted many attempts to farm them, however while lum plants can be grown in a variety of climates they tend to sicken if grown in close proximity to others of their kin. Researchers have been unable to determine why; the prevailing theory is that lum plants produce chemicals that hinder growth of their rivals, potentially to prevent disease. Large, waxy pale flowers are produced intermittently throughout the year on the tips of branches. The blooms are strongly scented to lure the Bug type pokémon that pollinate the plant.
Lum berries are 3 to 4 cm across with a slightly waxy green skin. The flesh is very firm and slightly rubbery unless the berry is overripe and has a somewhat tart flavour not typically favoured by many humans or pokémon. Despite this the berry is very nutritious and the stone germinates readily after passing through a pokémon's digestive tract. Despite not being used in cooking lum berries are highly sought after for being able to cure all status aliments while fresh. Dried lum berries tend to only be effective on milder aliments such as confusion; this coupled with their relative rarity and irregular flowering makes lum berries expensive.
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- Chesto Berry: Cures Sleep
- Pecha Berry: Cures Poison
- Rawst Berry: Cures Burn
- Aspear Berry: Cures Frozen
- Persim Berry: Cures Confusion
- Leppa Berry: Restores energy
- Oran Berry: Restores a little health
- Sitrus Berry: Restores more health