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Lum Berry ラムのみ Lum Fruit

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation III Flavor Generation III SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 10 10 10 10 10 20 Generation IV/VIII SPICY DRY SWEET BITTER SOUR SMOOTH 10 10 10 10 0 20 Fling Power 10 Effect Heals all status conditions and confusion

A Lum Berry (Japanese: ラムのみ Lum Fruit) is a type of Berry introduced in Generation III. It is the spiritual successor of the MiracleBerry from Generation II, having an identical effect when used on or by a Pokémon.

In the core series games

Price

In the Generation V games, the Lum Berry can be sold to the gourmet maniac on Route 5 for $20.

Effect

Held Item

If the holder is affected by any non-volatile status condition or confusion, it will consume its Lum Berry and cure its status condition. When forcibly consumed via Fling, Pluck, or Bug Bite, it also cures the consumer of its non-volatile status condition or confusion.

Bag item

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it cures that Pokémon of its non-volatile status condition. This consumes the Lum Berry.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it can be used to cure any status condition on a Pokémon, or thrown near wild Pokémon to draw their attention.

Ingredient

Exchange

Pokémon Dream World

In the Pokémon Dream World, the player could exchange Berries for Décor. The following Décor required Lum Berries.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the player can exchange Lum Berries for Stickers at the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop:

• 3 Lum Berries for Star Sticker E

Description

Tag information

• No. 09
• Size: 1.3" (3.4 cm)
• Firmness: Super hard

Curry information

Acquisition

Distribution

As a held item

Growth

Generation III

A Lum plant will yield 1-2 Berries.

Generation IV

A Lum plant will yield 2-5 Berries. A growing Lum plant's soil dries by 8% every hour, fully drying out in 13 hours.

Generation V

A Lum plant will yield ? Berries.

Generation VI
Pokémon X and Y

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

A Lum plant will yield 2-18 Berries.

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

A Lum plant will yield 4 Berries if Isle Aplenny is at Phase 1, 7 Berries if it is at Phase 2, and 10 Berries if it is at Phase 3.

Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

A Lum plant will yield 2-5 Berries.

Gallery

Artwork

Sprites

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

In Pokémon Masters EX, Lum Berries can only be used by certain sync pairs who have them as an item move.

Pokémon Sleep

The Lum Berry is available in Pokémon Sleep as one of the Berries that can be gathered by helper Pokémon and fed to Snorlax.

Effect

Lum Berries raise Snorlax's Strength, doubling the effect if the Berry is Snorlax's favorite. The base amount of Strength raised by the Berry is determined by the level of the helper Pokémon that gathered it.

Note

Acquisition

Lum Berries can be gathered by Bug-type helper Pokémon in the player's team. Like all Berries in the game, gathered Lum Berries do not go into the player's inventory and instead are immediately eaten by Snorlax.

In the anime

Main series

In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, James mentioned that there was Old Gateau and Lum Berries on the menu in the Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle Refreshment Room.

Lum Berries physically debuted in Three Sides to Every Story!, where Team Rocket stole some from Lulu. Jessie was planning to use them in battle, but she did not know that Jessie's Yanmega should be the one eating them. Because of this, she ate the Berry herself.

In An Egg Scramble!, Khoury was selling Lum Berries at his stall in the Johto Festival.

In Crisis at Ferroseed Research!, Professor Malveaux ordered Case to prepare a treatment for Pikachu, which included Lum Berry extract.

In Grooming Furfrou!, Jessica presented a couple of Lum Berries.

In To Find a Fairy Flower!, a Lum Berry was pictured in a newspaper that Jessie was using to hide from Ash and his friends.

In Under the Pledging Tree!, Ash gave Lum Berries to his Pokémon as a gift.

In A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!, Lum Berries were growing in Dr. White's garden.

In Adventures in Running Errands!, Lum Berries were at a Pokémon Center.

In A Performance Pop Quiz!, Lum Berries were used as a part of the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase.

In Battling With a Clean Slate!, Ash and his friends used Lum Berries while making a feast at Professor Sycamore's laboratory.

In Alola to New Adventure!, Lum Berries were at a Berry market.

Lum Berries appeared in First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!.

A Lum Berry appeared in A Seasoned Search!.

Lum Berries appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!.

Lum Berries appeared in Lulled to La-La Land!.

In The Ol' Raise and Switch!, Lum Berries were part of a meal Lillie gave to Pikachu.

In SM064, a Lum Berry was at the nest of a group of wild Passimian.

In The Power of Us, Team Rocket was selling Lum Berries in Fula City. They played a key role in stopping the spread of Effect Spore gas that was causing trouble in the city, after Toren used them to create an improvisational cure.

In A Plethora of Pikachu!, Lum Berries were at the Pikachu Valley.

In Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!, Pikachu plucked a Lum Berry from a Lum tree, but it was snatched away by a Spearow. Although Mimey was able to retrieve it with Psychic, it remained uneaten as Pikachu had to defend Mimey from a Spearow flock.

In The Treasure After the Storm!, Friede used Lum Berries to calm down a group of angry Pokémon.

Multiple Lum Berries appeared in The Future I Choose.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

In Take a Breath, Eri used a Lum Berry to cure the Revavroom attached to the Caph Starmobile of its confusion after it had been enraged by a wild Squawkabilly.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Emerald arc

In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, Noland's rental Mawile and Emerald's rental Pinsir were both holding a Lum Berry, although neither was used. During Emerald and Noland's battle, Mawile's Lum Berry was swapped with Emerald's rental Linoone's Choice Band by Linoone's Trick.

In Moving Past Milotic, Emerald's Starmie was seen curing itself from sleep with its held Lum Berry during Emerald's Battle Pike challenge.

Platinum arc

In The Final Dimensional Duel VII, Platinum mentioned Lum Berries while telling Palmer about her research on Jupiter's Tangrowth's signature move, Natural Gift.

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

In Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, Moon found a Lum Berry at Lush Jungle during her search for a special Mirage Berry. More Lum Berries were also in the pile of Berries gathered by local Pokémon willing to help her with her search.

In the TCG

Lum Berry is a Pokémon Tool card that was first introduced in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Japanese ADV Era, as part of the Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip Constructed Starter Decks. If this Trainer card is attached to a Pokémon, that Pokémon recovers from all Special Conditions during Pokémon Checkup. This card has to be discarded afterwards.

Trivia

Origin

The Lum Berry's design and name may be based on plums.

Names

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:

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