Ganlon Berry

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Ganlon Berry
リュガのみ
Ryuga Fruit

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation III

Pocket
Generation III	Berries (RS E)
Generation III	Berry Pouch (FRLG)
Generation IV	Berries
Generation V	Berries
Generation VI	Berries
Generation VII	Berries
Generation VIII	Berries
Generation IX	Berries

Flavor

Generation III
SPICY	DRY	SWEET	BITTER	SOUR	SMOOTH
0	40	0	40	0	80

Generation IV/VIII
SPICY	DRY	SWEET	BITTER	SOUR	SMOOTH
0	30	10	30	0	40

Natural Gift
Type		Ice
Power	Gen. IV-V	80
Power	Gen. VI+	100

Fling
Power	10
Effect	Raises Defense by one stage

AGanlon Berry (Japanese:リュガのみRyuga Fruit) is a type ofBerry introduced inGeneration III.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RS E FRLG DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM BDSP	N/A	$10
SwSh	N/A	$40
SV	N/A	$20

In theGeneration V games, the Ganlon Berry can be sold to thegourmet maniac onRoute 5 for$20.

Effect

Held item

A Ganlon Berry raises the holder'sDefense by one stage when the holder's HP drop to ¼ or below. If the holder hasGluttony, then it eats its Ganlon Berry when its HP drops to ½ or below. If the holder hasRipen, then its Defense rises by two stages.

When forcibly consumed viaFling,Pluck,Bug Bite,Teatime, orItem Urge, it raises the Defense of the consumer by one stage.

Ingredient

Berry Blending

RS E

When blending with NPCs, Ganlon Berries will produce the followingPokéblocks:

NPC	Flavors (100 RPM)	Feel
1 NPC	Dryness 62, Bitterness 49	50
2 NPCs	Dryness 62, Bitterness 62	40
3 NPCs	Dryness 62, Bitterness 49, Sourness 10	34
Blend Master	Dryness 88, Bitterness 49	73

ORAS

Ganlon Berries areblue Berries that have a medium-high chance of producing aPokéblock+.

Berry Crush
FRLGE	Ganlon Berries have a baseBerry Powder of 500 and a difficulty of 180. With two players, this Berry will contribute 1000 units of Berry Powder at 100% silkiness.

Poffin Cooking
DP Pt BDSP	When used alone, Ganlon Berries will produce Poffins with Bitterness 28, Dryness 18 andsmoothness 39 when cooked in 1 minute with no spills or burns.

Ice Cream Scoop

	Flavor 1	Flavor 2	Flavor 3
Easy to scoop
Stickiness

Juice Shoppe
XY	Ganlon Berries arepurple Berries in Group 3.

Composting
XY	Ganlon Berries arepurple Berries.

Dye Houses
SM USUM	15 Ganlon Berries,Chesto Berries, andWiki Berries are used to dye any white or dyed clothing into pastel purple.

Curry
SwSh	Ganlon Berries have a rarity of 10.

Cram-o-matic
SwSh	Ganlon Berries areIce-type items and give 12 points towards the output value.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	A hold item that raisesDefense in a pinch.
FRLG	When held by aPokémon, it raises theDefense stat in a pinch.
ColoXD	A hold item that raisesDefense in a pinch.
DP Pt	A Poffin ingredient. If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Defense stat in a pinch.
HGSS BW B2W2	If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Defense stat in a pinch.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	A Berry to be consumed by Pokémon. If a Pokémon holds one, its Defense stat will increase when it's in a pinch.
SV	If a Pokémon holds one of these Berries, its Defense stat will be boosted should it find itself in a pinch.

Tag information

No. 37^RSEFRLG / No. 54^DPPt^BDSP
Size: 1.3" (3.3 cm)
Firmness: Very hard

Games	Description
RS E	A mysteriousBerry. It is rumored to contain the power of the land.
DP Pt BDSP	This Berry is surrounded by mystery. It is rumored to be imbued with the power of the land.

Curry information

Games	Description
SwSh	A slightly rare Berry with unique flavors. Its intense dry and bitter flavors are loved by some and hated by others.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RS E	Event
FRLG	Event
ColoXD		Mt. Battle (15,000Poké Coupons)
DP Pt	Event^DP	Trade
HGSS		Transfer fromPokéwalker
PW		Hoenn Field
PBR		Shop (19200Poké Coupons, after completingStargazer Colosseum)
BW		Trade
B2W2		Join Avenue (Flower Shop)
XY		Mutation ofQualot andTanga Berries
ORAS		Super-Secret Base (Gather Berries skill)
PMC*		Poké Doll Grabber (Lv. 2)
SM USUM		Berry piles (Route 17)
SwSh		Berry trees (Route 7,Bridge Field,Giant's Cap,Giant's Seat)
SwShIA		Berry trees (Soothing Wetlands)
BDSP	Ramanas Park (Tectonic Room)	Route 208 (Berry Master's house)
SV		Alfornada (Emotional Spectrum Practice) Sparkling overworld item (Area Zero)

Distribution

As aheld item

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
RS	Unknown Spring Pokémon	United States	Unknown
	Wishing Star Jirachi	Japanese	June 21 to 22, 2003 July 19 to August 24, 2003
	Pokémon Stamp Ruby and Sapphire Absol	Japanese	September 9, 2003
	Wishmaker Jirachi	North American	March 22, 2004 onwards
	Channel Jirachi	European, Australian	April 1, 2004 onwards
	Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire Promotion Absol	United States	July 10 to 16, 2004
RS E FRLG	2006 Tanabata Jirachi	Japanese	June 30 to July 10, 2006
DP	2007 Tanabata Jirachi	Japanese	July 1 to 22, 2007
DP	Nintendo of Korea Deoxys	Korean	August 30 to 31, 2008
XY	Wishing Star Jirachi	Korean	August 5 to September 14, 2014

Growth

Generation III

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Ganlon plant will yield 1-2 Berries.

Generation IV

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Ganlon plant will yield 1-5 Berries. A growing Ganlon plant's soil dries by 4% every hour, fully drying out in 25 hours.

Generation V

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
36 hours

Taller
72 hours

Flowering
108 hours

Berries
144 hours

A Ganlon plant will yield ? Berries.

Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
16 hours

Growing
32 hours

Bigger
48 hours

Budding
64 hours

Bloom
80 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Ganlon plant will yield 1-10 Berries. During its growth, watering the plant adds 0.2 Berries to the final harvest, weeding it adds 0.1, and removing a pest adds 1. Ganlon plants attract Illumise as pests. If grown next to each other, a Ganlon Berry and aLiechi Berry maymutate into aKee Berry.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
12 hours

Taller
24 hours

Flowering
36 hours

Berries
48 hours

A Ganlon plant will yield 2-13 Berries.

Generation VII
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
54 hours

Taller
60 hours

Flowering
68 hours

Berries
72 hours

A Ganlon plant will yield 2 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 5 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 8 Berries if it is at Phase 3.

Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Planted
0 hours

Sprouted
24 hours

Taller
48 hours

Flowering
72 hours

Berries
96 hours

A Ganlon plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork


Ingredient artwork fromSword and Shield	Artwork from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Sprites


Berry Tag Sprite (Generation III)	Berry Tag Sprite (Generation IV)

Trivia

Origin

The Ganlon Berry's name may be based on alongan.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	リュガのみRyuga no Mi	From 竜眼ryūgan (longan)
English	Ganlon Berry	Fromlongan
German	Linganbeere	FromLongan
European Spanish, Latin American Spanish	Baya Gonlan	Fromlongan
French	Baie Lingan	Fromlongan
Italian	Baccalongan	Fromlongan
Korean	용아열매Yong'a Yeolmae	From 용안 (龍眼)yong'an (longan)
Chinese (Traditional)	龍睛果Lóngjīng Guǒ /Lùhngjīng Gwó	From 龍眼 / 龙眼lóngyǎn / lùhngngáahn (longan; lit. "dragon eye") and 眼睛yǎnjīng / ngáahnjīng (eye)
Chinese (Simplified)	龙睛果Lóngjīng Guǒ