How to farm berries in Pokemon Platinum?

Question

I need a metric ton of berries in Platinum for poffins is there an insanely quick way to get any? I really don’t want to just plant a bunch as that doesn’t seem like any fun (nor does it seem fast). What’s the quickest most repeatable way to get all the flavors? This can be at any stage of the game preferably post game when you have everything though.

Comments

Is this for the elekid

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I think clock abuse works on the NPCs that give you daily berries but does not work on berries that you have planted.

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apg yeah kinda… well I switched to riolu that way it is EVERY ribbon that a Pokemon can have since he was introduced in Gen 4 also mega lucario Z :)

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I am considering doing elekid at the same time tho

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Wait I just found a random bulbapedia article and it said you can buy some in the department store guess I need a bunch of money

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Just sell all your loot

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There are easier ways to grind money quickly, like battling ladies and rich kids with the VS seeker.

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That’s what I’ve been doing sumwun the mansion area below hearthome and stealing from rich kids that don’t know better

Answer 1

The fastest way to grow berries is planting them with growth mulch and making sure the soil never completely dries out. In gen 4, the berries' growth times range from 8 to 72 hours (ignoring event exclusive berries), so growth mulch speeds it up to 6 to 54 hours. Fast growing berries, like Razz and Bluk, dry out in 3 hours (2 with growth mulch), and slow growing berries, like Occa and Passho, dry out in 17 hours (11 with growth mulch). Every type of berry plant can grow at least 5 berries when watered enough.

Another way to farm berries is taking them from NPCs that give you free berries every day. These NPCs are in Floaroma Town, Route 208, Amity Square, and Pastoria City. You can change the date on your DS if you don't want to wait for midnight. There's a few berries you can get in the Veilstone department store for P20 or the Battle Frontier for 1 BP.

If you can connect your Pt game to other games (including other copies of Pt), you can get berries from things like Pal Park, Union Room, and Pokewalker.
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