Soft soil

Soft soil (Japanese: ふかふかの soft and fluffy soil) is very fertile soil made of found in Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Kalos where Berries are able to grow. In Generation III it is described as "soft, loamy soil", and in Generation IV as "soft, earthy soil".
After Berries are picked from a plant, the soil becomes loamy again. If Berries go unpicked, they will fall and replant themselves in the soft soil. However, they will only replant themselves a number of times before disappearing altogether, and the Berry originally planted will be completely lost. Players are unable to walk on these tiles.
==Mulch==
In Generation IV and , Mulch can be used to control the way Berry plants can grow. Depending on the type of Mulch used, it can increase the yield or growth speed, or decrease the rate at which the soil dries out.
==Locations==
There is no soft soil in the overworld in Kanto, Johto, Unova, Galar or Paldea. However, in , the Key Item Berry Pots contain soft soil, allowing the player to carry their Berry plants with them anywhere. In games set in Unova, while there is no soft soil to plant Berries in in the games themselves, it was possible to grow Berries in the Pokémon Dream World (prior to its closure).
Soil location	Plots
Berry Pots 	4
===Hoenn===
Location 	Soil location 	Plots	Plots
Location 	Soil location 	 	
 	North side of the route, midway between and 	2 	2
 	East of the river (requires ) 	3 	2
 	South side of Petalburg Woods 	3 	2
 	West of the Pretty Petal Flower Shop 	4 	3
 	Northeast of the pond 	3 	3
 	Northwesternmost point 	3 	3
 	Northernmost point 	4 	3
 	East of Fiery Path's northern exit 	4 	3
 	South of Lanette's house 	3 	3
 	South of Meteor Falls exit (requires ) 	2 	2
 	In the far north (requires ) 	3 	3
 	In the north, above the ledge (requires ) 	4 	2
 	Southwest of the Pokémon Day Care 	3 	4
 	East side of the river, above a ledge 	3 	3
 	East side of route, below southern bridge 	2 	2
 	Overlooking the Weather Institute (requires and ) 	2 	2
 	West of Fortree City 	3 	3
 	Northeast of long grass maze (requires ) 	3 	3
 	North of the pond in the southwest 	4 	3
 	South of the pond in the southwest 	3 	3
 	On the north between and the 	4 	3
 	On the south just west of Lilycove City 	4 	3
 	Outside of Berry Master's house 	12 	24
 	In the far east, just south of (requires ) 	3 	3
 	Northwest of the easternmost soft soil (requires ) 	3 	3
 	Eastern side of (requires Mirage Island to be present and )	1 	—
Grand total	Grand total 	88 	90
===Sinnoh===
Location 	Soil location 	Plots
Floaroma Town 	Outside of Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop 	2
Fuego Ironworks	South of building (requires ) 	4
 	South of the river, between Floaroma Town and Valley Windworks 	2
 	Rocky area, east of bridge 	2
 	Shortcut around Eterna Forest (requires ) 	4
 	North of pond west of Eterna City 	4
 	West side of Cycling Road (requires ) 	2
 	South of Cycling Road 	2
 	West side, south of Cycling Road 	4
 	Next to Berry Master's house 	4
 	Near Hearthome City 	2
 	South of Lost Tower 	2
Solaceon Town 	South of Pokémon Center 	4
 	Just north of Solaceon Town 	4
 	East of Celestic Town 	4
 	East of Mt. Coronet 	4
 	West of Backlot's mansion 	2
 	South of Backlot's mansion, near rainy area (requires ) 	2
 	West of Pastoria City 	4
Pastoria City 	Across from Pastoria Gym 	4
 	Outside of Pastoria City 	4
 	Outside of Veilstone City, south of pond 	4
 	Near middle of route (requires ) 	2
 	West of Veilstone City 	2
 	East of Canalave City 	4
 	Southern path, west of Pal Park 	4
 	North of pathway. 	4
 	North of beach, atop hill 	4
 	West of Survival Area (requires ) 	4
Fight Area 	West of the Pokémon Center 	4
 	On top of hill (requires ) 	4
Resort Area 	South of the Pokémon Center. East and west side of the Villa in	4
 	South of route, nearby pond 	4
 	East side, just north of Resort Area 	4
 	West of waterway, outside Fight Area 	4
Grand total 	Grand total 	118
===Pokémon Dream World===
In the Pokémon Dream World—an online service which has since closed—players could plant Berries in their . Due to the lack of soft soil in Unova, this would become the only way to grow Berries in the Generation V games.
Two rows were available from the beginning for players to plant their Berries in, with each row containing spaces for three Berries. would dig additional rows when the player obtained a certain number of Dream Points. Players could have up to a maximum of ten rows.
Rows	Dream Points	Notes
2 	Default 	
3 	900 	
4 	2,100 	
5 	3,500 	After the June 2011 update
6 	10,000 	After the October 2012 update
7 	20,000 	After the October 2012 update
8 	30,000 	After the October 2012 update
9 	50,000 	After the October 2012 update
10 	100,000 	After the October 2012 update
===Kalos===
In , there are Berry fields off , where there are six rows of six spaces of soft soil for planting Berries. Mulch is also re-introduced, and can be created in composters in the fields. This is the only soft soil in the Kalos region.
Soil location	Plots
 	36
===Alola===
In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the only place Berries can be grown is at Poké Pelago. The number of Berries that can be planted depends on 's development phase.
Soil location	Plots
 	6, 12, or 18
==Trivia==
* In Generation III, if the player stands in front of a patch of soft soil (in the Hoenn-based games), then navigates to a Berry inside their Bag and selects <sc>Use</sc>, the Berry will be planted in the patch in front, even if the Berry could be used on a Pokémon. In later generations, the same scenario has the user interface in the Bag read "Plant" instead of "Use".
* Surrounding the Abundant Shrine are mounds of soil, but Berries cannot be planted in these. Similarly to regular soft soil, the soil in the Abundant Shrine cannot be walked on. In and , similar soil exists in Mistralton City near the runway.
==In other languages==
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