Berry Farming

In: Game Mechanics

This page offers a guide on how to optimize planting and watering Berries in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. We will specifically focus on berry care with the goal of harvesting each berry’s maximum yield via berry farming.

Planting and Watering Berries

After picking up Berries from a tree, you will be able to plant them in a plot of soft soil.

Planting a Berry in the soft soil. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — Planting a Berry in the soft soil.

Once you plant a Berry you will need to water it to help it grow.

If the soil is dry, it will have a light brown color, while sprouts will look withered, and trees will have light-green leaves.

By pressing “A” on the plot you will get a message telling you that the soil is dry. You will then be able to water all Berries planted in it by using the Wailmer Pail.

A dry plot with Berry trees at different stages. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — A dry plot with Berry trees at different stages.

You will then get a message once you are done watering all Berries in a plot.

The soil will also change to a dark brown color, while sprouts and trees will have dark-green leaves.

A watered plot with Berry trees at different stages. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — A watered plot with Berry trees at different stages.

Growth Stages & Watering Cycles

Berry trees will go through four different growth stages before yielding Berries.

Once you plant a Berry, it will form a mound.

Mounds after planting Berries. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — Mounds after planting Berries.

During the second growth stage, the Berry will sprout.

Berrie trees sprouting. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — Berrie trees sprouting.

Once it enters the third stage, the Berry tree will develop a trunk.

Berry trees entering the third stage. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — Berry trees entering the third stage.

In the fourth stage, the tree will come into bloom.

Berry trees coming into bloom. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — Berry trees coming into bloom.

At the end of its growth cycle, the tree will bear Berries.

Berries ready for harvest. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — Berries ready for harvest.

Maximizing Yield

A Berry tree’s yield is determined by how many times it’s been watered. While the soil dries every four hours, you will only need to water a Berry tree once per growth stage.

Each Berry tree has its own growth cycle, with shorter or longer stages. Since certain Berries have eight or even 12-hour intervals between each stage, you won’t necessarily have to water all of them every four hours.

If you manage to water the tree at least once every growth stage, then you will be able to harvest its maximum yield. Forgetting to water a Berry tree will simply reduce its yield, but the tree will not wither.

The table below lists the interval between growth stages, as well as the minimum and maximum yield for each type of Berry.

Berry	Growth Stage Interval	Yield (Minimum-Maximum)
Aspear Bluk Cheri Chesto Nanab Oran Pecha Persim Pinap Rawst Razz Wepear	4 hours	4-20
Leppa	4 hours	3-22
Aguav Belue Cornn Durin Figy Iapapa Mago Magost Nomel Pamtre Rabuta Spelon Watmel Wiki	4 hours	3-15
Lum	8 hours	2-18
Sitrus	8 hours	3-27
Grepa Hondew Kelpsy Pomeg Qualot Tamato	8 hours	2-26
Babiri Charti Chilan Chople Coba Colbur Haban Kasib Kebia Occa Passho Payapa Rindo Roseli Shuca Tanga Wacan Yache	8 hours	2-10
Apicot Ganlon Liechi Petaya Salac	12 hours	2-13
Lansat Starf	12 hours	1-7
Custap Enigma Jaboca Micle Rowap	12 hours	1-13
Kee Maranga	12 hours	2-13

Note: Once the tree completes its growth cycle, you will have 30 days to harvest the Berries. If you do not harvest the Berries within 30 days, then the tree will replant itself and restart its growth cycle.

Keeping Track of Your Berry Trees

You can also keep track of your Berry trees by using the “Berries” tab in the AreaNav. The map will show all your Berry trees.

Dark dots will show Berry trees that are still growing, while white dots indicate that your Berries are ready for harvest.

Note: The AreaNav will only show Berry trees that have been planted by the player.

The “Berries” tab in the AreaNav. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — The “Berries” tab in the AreaNav.

By tapping on the dots, you will be able to see the Berries growing in that area. The icons on the left side indicate the tree’s current growth.

Trees that have Berries ready for harvest will be indicated by an orange fruit icon.

AreaNav showing Berries at different stages. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — AreaNav showing Berries at different stages.

On the top screen, you will be able to track the tree’s growth.

A message will indicate how long it’s been since the Berry was planted.

Tracking Berries on the top screen. / Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire — Tracking Berries on the top screen.

Tip: If you want to track down a specific berry to farm then take a look at our page with a list of all berries.

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