Fruit (Yoshi food)

Template:Rename Template:Item-infobox Berries (also referred to as Apples, Nuts, Fruit, and Yoshi Fruit) are fruit found in Dinosaur Land, but have also made appearances elsewhere. Yoshis can eat them and, depending on the color of the berry, get some kind of item.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario World

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The three types of berries from Super Mario World

In Super Mario World, Yoshis can eat berries for a value of one coin. Yoshi eats them when he is in contact with them or grabs them with his tongue. Three kinds of berries can be found in this game. Red-colored berries give Yoshi a Super Mushroom if he eats ten in the same stage (in the Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 version, a Red Yoshi will get a Fire Flower, Blue will get a Cape Feather, and Yellow will get a Super Star). Pink berries cause a coin-throwing cloud resembling Lakitu's Cloud to appear if he eats two in the same stage. The cloud gives a 1-Up Mushroom if he collects all ten of the smiley-faced coins it drops. The rare green berries, found only in Funky (and the intro level at the start of the game), add 20 seconds to the timer. It is also possible to softlock the game by eating a berry and collecting a powerup at the exact same time.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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Red Berries also appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they serve the same role. Every five Berries Yoshi eats makes him produce an item. The item that Yoshi yields depends on the power-up that Mario is using when Yoshi eats five berries. The early elements feature a Yoshi cookie, equivalent to 5 Yoshi Berries. Pokeys also transform into a non-spiked form with every single "bah" in the music. In this form, Yoshi can eat them for coins or a power-up, much like berries.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

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A berry as seen in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Red Berries reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2, whose manual simply refers to them as Fruits and are more peach colored than red. They are grown on the ground instead of shrubs as in previous games, and can be squashed and destroyed by Mario with a Ground Pound. Yoshi can eat berries to earn Star Bits. If ten berries are eaten, the player receives one life. The game also features large golden berries that are more difficult to pull, and Yoshi has to hold on to them with his tongue for a few seconds before he can eat them. The golden berry gives a Launch Star and five Star Bits when eaten. This game also has a power-up called a Bulb Berry. When Yoshi eats a Bulb Berry, he glows bright and can illuminate otherwise invisible ground.

New Super Mario Bros. U

A berry being eaten and a new meter in New Super Mario Bros. U.

Berries colored red again reappear in New Super Mario Bros. U, where they behave like in their previous appearances. A meter appears after Yoshi has eaten a berry which shows how many berries he has eaten.

Super Mario Odyssey

Yoshi, surrounded by Berries in a sub area on the Dark Side

Mario near Berries in the Mushroom Kingdom

Berries reappear in Super Mario Odyssey, where they are found in the Mushroom Kingdom and in secret areas reached from the Dark Side. Mario can capture Yoshi, allowing him to eat Berries. Whenever a Berry is eaten, a meter appears, and a Power Moon appears when the meter fills up. More than one Berry can be collected at once if Yoshi's tongue is extended towards them. Upon returning to an area with Berries, Berries that were collected previously are replaced by translucent Berries, and give the player a coin when collected. Berries can also be found in Warp Pipes, and Yoshi must eat them so Mario can enter the Warp Pipe.

Yoshi's Safari

Berries reappear in Yoshi's Safari, referred to as Nuts in the game's manual. When used during boss battles, Yoshi flashes gray and takes half damage for a limited time. When not used at all, 2,000 bonus points are added to the player's highscore.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, berries make cameo appearances in N64 Yoshi Valley and GCN Yoshi Circuit. Along with Yoshis that make appearances, there are trees that bear berries for Yoshis to eat.

Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

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Berries appear in Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition and are referred to as "Fruit" in the American version. They are special Skill Items that raises the Skill levels of all Yoshi and Winged Yoshi colors, and all types/forms of Koopa Troopas, Koopa Paratroopas, Buzzy Beetles, and Para-Beetles. They can be earned by opening up ? Blocks; winning them from the Lucky ? Blocks game at Toad Houses, or from Para-Beetles and all Koopa Paratroopas with a 10+ Combo attack. A rare version of Fruit exist as Rare Fruit.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Berries reappear in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, where Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario must give one to a famished Wiggler in Gloomy Woods, allowing him to get enough energy to break through trash in the forest. The trio must then collect ten more berries spread around the area, along with a melon, after Wiggler becomes worn out after rampaging through the trash. A Paper Paratroopa tells Mario that Bowser loves berries. At the beginning of the mission titled "Yoshi Rush", the Yoshi eats three berries, creating Yoshi Eggs.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	木の実 Kinomi ヨッシーフルーツ Yosshī Furūtsu	Tree Fruit Yoshi Fruit
Dutch	Fruit[?]	Fruit
German	Früchte[?]	Fruit
Italian	Frutta[?]	Fruit
Portuguese	Frutas[?]	Fruits
Russian	Фрукты[?] Frukty	Fruit
Spanish	Fruta[?]	Fruit

Trivia

• The pink Berry strongly resembles the Bean Fruit from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
• On the Mario Kart DS course, Shroom Ridge, there are berry ads on the trucks.
• In the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft, Apples are replaced by Berries.