How to get it
- Claim eligible research, Adventure Sync, Showcase, or event reward tracks. These are not standard PokéStop spin drops.
How to use it
- On the encounter screen, select the berry and feed it to the Pokémon before throwing.
- Only one berry effect can be active. A miss does not remove it, but a breakout does; feed another berry after a breakout.
Worth knowing
Choose it when both the catch and its Candy matter. Golden Razz gives a larger catch modifier, while regular Pinap is easier to replace.
Spare berries can also feed your buddy or friendly Gym defenders; their encounter bonus does not apply to these other uses.
A modifier is not a flat percentage bonus
The berry modifier combines with ball and throw modifiers inside the catch formula. “2.5×” does not mean a 40% final chance automatically becomes 100%. Better throws and stronger balls remain useful alongside berries.
Its two bonuses solve different problems
Silver Pinap improves both the chance of retaining a successful hit and the ordinary Candy awarded if the catch succeeds. Its catch factor is 1.8×, which is weaker than Golden Razz’s 2.5× but stronger than ordinary Razz’s 1.5×.
For a basic catch normally worth three Candy, the ordinary Silver Pinap result is seven. This can be a useful compromise when both the Pokémon and its Candy matter. It is not the highest catch factor available, so a very scarce encounter may justify Golden Razz instead.
As with other encounter berries, a breakout clears the applied effect. Do not assume one Silver Pinap will cover every attempt in the encounter.
Sources & further reading
- Pokémon GO: A Quantitative Approach by nick blackVersion 1.0.6 (October 4, 2026), §5.2, pp. 30–32 (catch formula and berry persistence); §5.2, pp. 30–32; Table 5.8
Event rewards, shop offers, and limits can change. Check the current in-game description for event-specific rules. Worked examples are illustrative calculations.