Flavor

Flavor (Japanese: flavor) is a special set of attributes that certain s in the Pokémon world have. The affected foods include , Pokéblocks, Poffins, Apricorns, Aprijuice, malasadas, and curry. There are five different flavors:
* Spicy (Japanese: い spicy)
* Dry (Japanese: い astringent)
* Sweet (Japanese: い sweet)
* Bitter (Japanese: い bitter)
* Sour (Japanese: っぱい sour)
Most of the foods can have more than one flavor attributed to them.
The primary flavor mechanic is taste preferences: different Pokémon like and dislike different flavors, depending on their Nature. This usually influences the effectiveness of the food. The flavors that a Pokémon likes and dislikes correspond to the stat that its Nature raises or lowers. For example, all Pokémon who like spicy flavors have a Nature that raises their , while those that dislike spicy flavors have a Nature that lowers it. Pokémon who have neutral Natures have no likes or dislikes.
Different flavors also represent different stats in most foods. For example, a Pokéblock that has a spicy flavor will raise a Pokémon's condition. When this is combined with the taste preference aspect, if a Pokémon dislikes spicy foods and is fed a Pokéblock that is predominantly spicy, its Cool condition will raise less than if a Pokémon that likes spicy foods was fed the same Pokéblock.
Although they use the word "bitter", herbal medicines have no connection with flavor mechanics.
==Flavor preferences==
The flavor that a Pokémon likes or dislikes depends on its Nature, as shown in the table below. The liked and disliked flavors correspond to the stats each Nature raises and lowers.
Flavor table 	Flavor table 	Flavor table 	Flavor table 	Flavor table 	Flavor table 	Flavor table
No preferences ↘	No preferences ↘	Disliked flavor	Disliked flavor	Disliked flavor	Disliked flavor	Disliked flavor
No preferences ↘	No preferences ↘	Spicy 	Dry 	Sweet 	Bitter 	Sour
Liked flavor 	Spicy 	Hardy 	Adamant 	Brave 	Naughty 	Lonely
Liked flavor 	Dry 	Modest 	Bashful 	Quiet 	Rash 	Mild
Liked flavor 	Sweet 	Timid 	Jolly 	Serious 	Naive 	Hasty
Liked flavor 	Bitter 	Calm 	Careful 	Sassy 	Quirky 	Gentle
Liked flavor 	Sour 	Bold 	Impish 	Relaxed 	Lax 	Docile
==Stats associated with flavors==
The flavor of a food usually influences its effectiveness, but different foods generally affect different mechanics.
Stat 	
Condition 	, Pokéblocks, and Poffins
Performance	Apricorns and Aprijuice
Affection 	Malasadas
With the exception of malasadas, the flavor or flavors present in a food also represent which stats will be raised.
Flavor	Associated stat	Associated stat
Flavor	 	
Spicy 	 	
Dry 	 	
Sweet 	 	
Bitter	 	
Sour 	 	
 also have a unique interaction with flavors. In-battle, these Berries restore , but if they are consumed by a Pokémon that dislikes the Berry's main flavor, the Pokémon will become . This is the only flavor-dependent mechanic that has been consistently carried forward since its introduction.
==List of Berries by flavor==
===Generation III===
When the player checks a Berry's tag, the flavors are indicated by a red circle around the name of each flavor.
No.	Spr	Name	Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
01 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
02 	 	 	0 	10 	0 	0 	0
03 	 	 	0 	0 	10 	0 	0
04 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	10 	0
05 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	0 	10
06 	 	 	10 	0 	10 	10 	10
07 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
08 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
09 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
10 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
11 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
12 	 	 	0 	10 	0 	0 	0
13 	 	 	0 	0 	10 	0 	0
14 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	10 	0
15 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	0 	10
16 	 	 	10 	10 	0 	0 	0
17 	 	 	0 	10 	10 	0 	0
18 	 	 	0 	0 	10 	10 	0
19 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	10 	10
20 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	10
21 	 	 	10 	0 	10 	10 	0
22 	 	 	0 	10 	0 	10 	10
23 	 	 	10 	0 	10 	0 	10
24 	 	 	10 	10 	0 	10 	0
25 	 	 	0 	10 	10 	0 	10
26 	 	 	20 	10 	0 	0 	0
27 	 	 	0 	20 	10 	0 	0
28 	 	 	0 	0 	20 	10 	0
29 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	20 	10
30 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	20
31 	 	 	40 	10 	0 	0 	0
32 	 	 	0 	40 	10 	0 	0
33 	 	 	0 	0 	40 	10 	0
34 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	40 	10
35 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	40
36 	 	 	40 	0 	40 	0 	10
37 	 	 	0 	40 	0 	40 	0
38 	 	 	0 	0 	40 	0 	40
39 	 	 	40 	0 	0 	40 	0
40 	 	 	0 	40 	0 	0 	40
41 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
42 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
43 	 	 	40 	40 	40 	40 	40
====e-Reader Berries====
No.	Spr	Name	Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
43 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	0 	40
43 	 	 	0 	0 	40 	0 	0
43 	 	 	0 	40 	0 	0 	0
43 	 	 	30 	0 	0 	30 	0
43 	 	 	30 	0 	30 	0 	0
43 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
43 	 	 	0 	30 	0 	0 	30
43 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	10
43 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	40 	0
43 	 	 	40 	0 	0 	0 	0
43 	 	 	0 	30 	0 	30 	0
43 	 	 	0 	0 	30 	0 	30
===Generations IV and VIII===
In , , , when the player checks a Berry's tag, the flavors are indicated by a radar chart.
In , the flavors are indicated through description text in the Bag when selecting Berries while cooking.
No. 	Spr	Name	Spicy	Dry	Sweet	Bitter	Sour
01 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
02 	 	 	0 	10 	0 	0 	0
03 	 	 	0 	0 	10 	0 	0
04 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	10 	0
05 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	0 	10
06 	 	 	10 	0 	10 	10 	10
07 	 	 	10 	10 	0 	10 	10
08 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	0 	10
09 	 	 	10 	10 	10 	10 	0
10 	 	 	0 	10 	10 	10 	10
11 	 	 	15 	0 	0 	0 	0
12 	 	 	0 	15 	0 	0 	0
13 	 	 	0 	0 	15 	0 	0
14 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	15 	0
15 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	0 	15
16 	 	 	10 	10 	0 	0 	0
17 	 	 	0 	10 	10 	0 	0
18 	 	 	0 	0 	10 	10 	0
19 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	10 	10
20 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	10
21 	 	 	10 	0 	10 	10 	0
22 	 	 	0 	10 	0 	10 	10
23 	 	 	10 	0 	10 	0 	10
24 	 	 	10 	10 	0 	10 	0
25 	 	 	0 	10 	10 	0 	10
26 	 	 	20 	10 	0 	0 	0
27 	 	 	0 	20 	10 	0 	0
28 	 	 	0 	0 	20 	10 	0
29 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	20 	10
30 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	20
31 	 	 	30 	10 	0 	0 	0
32 	 	 	0 	30 	10 	0 	0
33 	 	 	0 	0 	30 	10 	0
34 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	30 	10
35 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	30
36 	 	 	15 	0 	10 	0 	0
37 	 	 	0 	15 	0 	10 	0
38 	 	 	0 	0 	15 	0 	10
39 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	15 	0
40 	 	 	0 	10 	0 	0 	15
41 	 	 	15 	0 	0 	10 	0
42 	 	 	0 	15 	0 	0 	10
43 	 	 	10 	0 	15 	0 	0
44 	 	 	0 	10 	0 	15 	0
45 	 	 	0 	0 	10 	0 	15
46 	 	 	20 	0 	0 	0 	10
47 	 	 	10 	20 	0 	0 	0
48 	 	 	0 	10 	20 	0 	0
49 	 	 	0 	0 	10 	20 	0
50 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	10 	20
51 	 	 	25 	10 	0 	0 	0
52 	 	 	0 	25 	10 	0 	0
53 	 	 	30 	10 	30 	0 	0
54 	 	 	0 	30 	10 	30 	0
55 	 	 	0 	0 	30 	10 	30
56 	 	 	30 	0 	0 	30 	10
57 	 	 	10 	30 	0 	0 	30
58 	 	 	30 	10 	30 	10 	30
59 	 	 	30 	10 	30 	10 	30
60 	 	 	40 	10 	0 	0 	0
61 	 	 	0 	40 	10 	0 	0
62 	 	 	0 	0 	40 	10 	0
63 	 	 	0 	0 	0 	40 	10
64 	 	 	10 	0 	0 	0 	40
65 	 	 	0 	0 	25 	10 	0
—	 	 	30 	30 	10 	10 	10
—	 	 	10 	10 	30 	30 	10
==List of Apricorns by flavor==
Apricorn	Apricorn	Spicy 	Sour 	Dry 	Bitter	Sweet
 	 	Strong	Weak 	— 	— 	—
 	 	— 	Strong	Weak 	— 	—
 	 	— 	— 	Strong	Weak 	—
 	 	— 	— 	— 	Strong	Weak
 	 	Weak 	— 	— 	— 	Strong
 	 	Weak 	Weak 	Weak 	Weak 	Weak
 	 	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong
==Similar mechanics==
In Generation V, each Berry can make three different "flavors" of ice cream for the mini-game . Each flavor has different Scoop and Stickiness attributes.
In Generation VI, Berries have color groups. These color groups are used when growing Berries or making Juice or Pokéblocks. have six color groups: red, blue, purple, green, yellow, and pink. have five color groups: red, yellow, blue, green, and pink; each of these again correspond to a Contest condition.
In , the Herba Mystica come in five flavors. These flavors mostly match the five flavors in previous games, as do the colors mostly match those associated with contest conditions; the exception is that "dry" (blue) is replaced with "salty" (white). Additionally, all sandwich ingredients have internal flavor values defined for these five flavors. When making a sandwich, the two most-prominent flavors in the ingredients used influence what type of Meal Powers are obtained from eating it.
==Trivia==
* The bag descriptions of the , , , , and Berries from to state that they are spicy, dry, sweet, bitter, and sour, respectively, referencing their flavors in the Generation III and IV games.
** The reference in the Bluk Berry's description was not noticed, and as such, い was initially translated as "sour" instead of as "dry" as in previous games. This was fixed in Sword and Shield.
==In other languages==
Spicy
Dry
Sweet
Bitter
Sour
==Related articles==
* List of Berries by growth time
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