<div align="center"><strong>State of berries in the pokemon world</strong><br/>(unless Acid disagrees with me)</div><br/>Berries are a natural herb designed to help Pokemon recover from wounds in battles. Before the great pokemon crash, they were actually the primary ingredient in the Poke' mart's 'status cure' line of products.<br/><br/>Due to the extreme rarity of wild Pokemon, Berries, the fruit that Pokemon eat that can help them recover from harmful conditions during battle, have flourished and now can be found in extreme abundance. Back when Pokemon first started to hike in rarity, there was a gargantuan influx in demand for Berries when the Poke' corporations (Pokemon Center and Poke Mart) started to go under, so there was a time when they were poached and sold just as wildly as Pokemon, however, after about a year of Team Rocket's activity, their demand suddenly fell of a cliff as there were no longer as many trainers to buy them, so they were left alone.<br/><br/>Fortunately, fruit can be much more stubborn then Pokemon, so it was only a couple of months after that before they could be found all over the place, ignored by everybody except those interested in picking a few of them. For the few pokemon trainers that are left, this is an absolute blessing, as Berries are able to do the job of the old pokemon mart remedies of the older days. Sure, they don't act as quickly or effectively, they still take a few minutes to solve whatever problem their nature allows, but it's still better then being holed up for a night somewhere, while the trainer waits for his comrades to rest and recover. In terms of minor injuries and status effects (paralysis, burning, poison, etc), they're a godsend.<br/>