Pokemon-go – How much motivation do berries restore

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In order to maintain a defending Pokémon's motivation while they occupy a gym, players from that defending Pokémon's trainer's team can feed it berries. The new golden razz berry is special in that it can be used to fully replenish a defending Pokémon's motivation. What about the other berries? How much motivation does each berry restore? Does the amount differ between berries?

Best Answer

According to Pokemon Go Hub:

Berries restore roughly 15-18% of your Pokémon CP on first use, similar to how much 1 lost battle reduces. After the first time you fed a Berry, diminishing returns start kicking in. Each successive Berry feeds for far less than the first one, roughly 50% less at first and that drop off continues!

The first berry will yield about 15-18% of a motivation gain, and about 50% less with each berry after that - making it more difficult to keep a Pokemon motivated. It should be noted though that this is for if you are feeding them berries rapidly. Niantic George on Reddit stated:

You can give Berries to any Pokémon on Gyms controlled by your team at any time. There are some significant diminishing returns if you feed the same Pokémon multiple Berries over a short period of time.

As noted on many sites (Pokemon Go Hub for example), the Golden Razz Berry will restore 100% motivation:

Pokémon GO Golden Razz Berry is a special variant of the commonly known Razz Berry. It can be used for two purposes: fully restoring a Gym Defender’s motivation meter and drastically increasing your chance to capture a wild Pokémon.