Berry names

[NovaBrunswick]

Have you ever noticed that some of the Berries in the Pokémon world are named after real-life fruits? However, to keep it a little less obvious, they often have the letters rearranged or miss some out. Here are some examples of Berries and the real-world fruit they're named for:

• Pinap Berry = pineapple
  
• Nanab Berry = banana
• Oran Berry = orange
  
• Razz Berry = raspberry
• Tamato Berry = tomato (yes, that's a fruit! )
  
• Rawst Berry = strawberry
• Cheri Berry = cherry
• Pecha Berry = peach
• Grepa Berry = grape
• Bluk Berry = blackberry

Have you found any other similarities between Pokémon Berries and their real-life counterparts?

 

[Auraninja]

The Magosteen berry is named after mangosteens.

Though not related to a Pokemon berry, there are also guavasteens IRL.

I have some guavasteens in my backyard right now.

 

[Bguy7]

Essentially every berry is named after a real world fruit or vegetable. The only one that isn't is the Enigma Berry. If you can't figure them all out, Bulbapedia has the name origin for every berry.

 

[NovaBrunswick]

The Magosteen berry is named after mangosteens.

But now that we have a mangosteen Pokémon (Bounsweet), when people eat mangosteens in the Pokémon world, are they eating Mago Berries or Bounsweet? *thinking emoji*

 

[Leonhart]

I find their English names quirky compared to their Japanese names. I will admit that with a few exceptions, I hardly ever use Berries in my games, nor do I usually grow any.

 

[Bolt the Cat]

Yes, I figured this would be common sense. The references aren't all that subtle.