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Gem Apples will ripen and be ready to be picked again 12 hours after a harvest!
— Tip • Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

Gem Apples, also known as red fruits, are items in the Kirby series, debuting in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe.

Physical Appearance[]

Gem Apples appear to be Kirby-sized apples made of crystal. Their stems are normal, but the fruit itself is a mostly convex polyhedron consisting mostly of quadrilateral faces. They are normally red, but appear in a light green color when unripe.

Games[]

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash[]

Gem Apples were introduced in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe as the main currency. Gem Apples have a variety of purposes:

Due to their common usage, it is generally important to have some on-hand. There are various methods of obtaining them.

  • Heroic Missions: Most Heroic Missions reward the player with Gem Apples, however, some reward the player Rare Fragments instead. Heroic Missions can only be done once, so these are not renewable methods.
  • Gem Apple Tree: Gem Apples can be harvested from the Gem Apple Tree every twelve hours. It is a renewable method of obtaining Gem Apples, and the amount of Gem Apples that can be harvested at once depends on the level of the Tree (which can be increased by purchasing Gem Apples form the Shoppe).
  • The Shoppe: Magolor can sell the player Gem Apples for real-world currency. The player can only buy up to 3000 Gem Apples in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, so this method is not renewable, however, in Super Kirby Clash, Gem Apples can always be bought regardless of how many previously purchased.
  • The Shrine of Passwords: Reciting a password allows the player to obtain various rewards; these rewards usually include Gem Apples and Fragments, with the occasional password also giving support items. Passwords can only be recited once, and most have expired, making them a limited method of obtaining Gem Apples.
  • Gifts: StreetPass Adventurers have a chance of gifting the player Gem Apples, in addition to Fragments. In Super Kirby Clash, Magolor will occasionally gift the player 3 Gem Apples; this is indicated by the Shoppe having a thought bubble with a present in it.
  • Star Quests: Star Quests are Party Quest events that occur occasionally that can only be done in multiplayer; these events last for an hour at a time. Upon setting off for one of the designated Star Quests, a Star Chest will appear, acting similarly to a Rare Fragment; once destroyed, its contents will be given to each of the players once the quest is over. Its contents can include a few Gem Apples, a moderate sum of a single type of Fragment, or a Rare Fragment. The Star Quest Codex can improve the rewards from Star Chests.

Gem Apple Tree[]

The Gem Apple Tree grows based on how many Gem Apples were bought from the Shoppe.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe[]
Tree Level Apples bought in total Apples to harvest every 12 hours Phase Image
1 - 0 1 TKCD Gem Apple Tree 0
2 5 TKCD Gem Apple Tree 1
3 50 8 2 TKCD Gem Apple Tree 2
4 400 14 TKCD Gem Apple Tree 3
5 1000 20 3 TKCD Gem Apple Tree 4
6 1700 30 TKCD Gem Apple Tree 5
Max 3000 450 Max TKCD Gem Apple Tree 6
Super Kirby Clash[]
Tree Level Apples bought in total Apples to harvest every 12 hours Phase
1 - 0 1
2 10
3 50 20 2
4 300 30
5 800 40
6 1400 50 3
7 2000 60
8 3000 70
9 4000 90
Max 5000 2000 Max

Prices[]

Gem Apples can be bought in the Shoppe in various amounts. Some sets have a one-time sale, allowing them to be bought for less than full-price. Buying Gem Apples will allow the Gem Apple Tree to grow, allowing for greater harvests.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe[]

In Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, buying Gem Apples at the Shoppe on Sundays awards the player with free extra Gem Apples. This is no longer possible starting from March 2023 due to the closure of the 3DS eShop.

Amount of Apples Price (USD) Extra Apples (Sunday only) Notes
50 $0.69 ($0.49 sale) 2 N/A
100 $1.29 ($0.89 sale) 5
200 $2.39 ($1.69 sale) 10
500 $5.49 ($3.89 sale) 25
1000 $9.99 50
1500 $14.99 75
2150 $19.99 107 Can virtually be bought only once
3000 ¥3720 150 Japan-only offer; will fully upgrade the Gem Apple Tree
Super Kirby Clash[]
Amount of Apples Price (USD) New Year's Gem Apple Sale 20% off (Until 1/13/2020) Gem Apple Summer Sale 30% off (Until 8/19/2020) New Year's Gem Apple Sale 30% off (Until 1/12/2021) New Year's Gem Apple Sale 30% off (Until 1/10/2022)
50 $0.69 ($0.49 sale) $0.55 ($0.39) $0.48 ($0.34)
100 $1.29 ($0.89 sale) $1.03 ($0.71) $0.90 ($0.62)
250 $2.99 ($1.99 sale) $2.39 ($1.59) $2.09 ($1.39)
500 $5.49 ($3.89 sale) $4.39 ($3.11) $3.94 ($2.72)
800 $8.39 ($5.99 sale) $6.71 ($4.79) $5.87 ($4.19)
1000 $9.99 ($7.49 sale) $7.99 ($5.99) $6.99 ($5.24)
2000 $18.99 $15.19 $13.29
2300 $21.49 ($15.99 sale) $17.19 ($12.79) $15.04 ($11.19)
3000 $26.99 $21.59 $18.89
4000 $33.99 $27.19 $23.79
5000 $39.99 $31.99 $27.99

Kirby Star Allies and Kirby Fighters 2[]

Gem Apples appear as part of Magolor’s moveset as a Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies. Magolor can throw three at a time, and after landing on the ground, they will detonate after the player presses ↓ + B. They will grow over time if the player doesn't immediately make them explode resulting in a bigger explosion and dealing more damage. In Kirby Fighters 2, Magolor can only throw one Gem Apple at a time.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[]

The Gem Apple Seed appears as a mystical artifact originating from Another Dimension in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler. After Magolor collects the five Fruit Fragments to restore his powers, the crystalline shards combine at the Ethereal Altar to form a mysterious seed with a large Gem Apple at its core. However, the remnants of the Master Crown's power possesses the seed, transforming into the Crowned Doomer. Magolor defeats it, but the crown shards corrupt the seed, causing it to take the form as the Tree Crown without a Ruler. After Magolor strikes down the Master Crown with his own Ultra Sword, the seed becomes a small Gem Apple seedling.

KRtDLD Gem Apple

During the credits, it is revealed that after escaping Another Dimension, the Gem Apple seedling was transported with Magolor when he was sent to Dream Kingdom. Magolor planted the seedling to grow it into the Gem Apple Tree and established the Shoppe in the Dream Kingdom's Castle Village to barter with Gem Apples. Even from the stage of a sapling, a golden intertwinement is present, which may be a remnant of the Crown's influence.

In his moveset, Gem Apple Bombs from previous installments have been replaced with Magic Bombs. They function about the same as regular bombs during Bomb Set from the Bomb Copy Ability, however, Magolor can throw Magic Bombs in a similar manner as he did with Gem Apple Bombs. The Master Crown in its Tree Crown form can also drop its own Gem Apple Bombs that cause a large explosion if they are not destroyed in time. The Gem Apple Bombs interestingly also count towards the combo counter.

Related Quotes[]

If you purchase Gem Apples, the tree in the village will grow! You'll get more apples with each harvest.
— Tip • Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
If you buy Gem Apples on Sunday, you'll get bonus Gem Apples!
— Tip • Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

Trivia[]

  • The purchase of Gem Apples marks the first instance of an in-game purchase in the Kirby series.
  • In Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, one free Gem Apple is given for every 20 Gem Apples purchased on Sundays.
  • The concept of Gem Apples may be a reference to the idiom "Money doesn't grow on trees," in which Gem Apples contradict this, being the main currency in the game.
  • The amount of Gem Apples obtained from all of the Heroic Missions in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is 2,824 Gem Apples.
  • The amount of Gem Apples required to unlock every Quest in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is 1,445 Gem Apples.
  • The amount of Gem Apples required to purchase every Weapon or Armor of a single role in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is 429 Gem Apples each (448 for Sword Hero due to the Susian Bolt Blade and Haltonium Helm). This means spending 1,735 Gem Apples to obtain all of the Weapons or Armor types for every role, or 3,470 to buy all Weapons and Armor.
    • The amount required to upgrade every Weapon or Armor of a single role in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is 881 Gem Apples each (975 for Sword Hero). This means spending 3,618 Gem Apples to upgrade all Weapons or Armors for every role, or 7,236 to upgrade all of both.
  • The amount of Gem Apples required to purchase all of the Champion's Codexes for a single Fragment in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is 280 Gem Apples. This means spending 840 Gem Apples to buy all of the Fragment Codexes.
    • The amount required to buy all of the Codex of Vigors in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is 450 Gem Apples.
  • The amount of Gem Apples required to buy out the Shoppe in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe (excluding Potions and EXP Orbs, which aren't permanent, and the Gem Apples themselves, which are bought through real-world currency) amounts to 11,996 Gem Apples.
  • The amount of Gem Apples required to 100% Team Kirby Clash Deluxe is 13,441. As only 2,824 can be obtained from Heroic Missions, 10,617 Gem Apples have to be harvested from the Gem Apple Tree. This does not take into account Gem Apples obtained from the Shrine of Passwords, StreetPass Adventurers, and from the Shoppe, or Gem Apples spent to restore Vigor, extend time in a Quest, revive everyone in a Quest, superfluous Gem Apples, etc.
    • Without buying any Gem Apples from the Shoppe, this process would take approximately 3 years, assuming the player is diligent enough to harvest almost every 12 hours.
    • Purchasing all 3,000 Gem Apples from the Shoppe on a Sunday will lower the amount needed to be harvested to 7,467; this will take 17 harvests to achieve, which can be done in nine days.
SKC Gem Apples Tetris 99

An email containing a download code for 99 Gem Apples

  • Tetris 99, another Nintendo Switch game, collaborated with Super Kirby Clash. Between September 20 and September 23, 2019, the seventh MAXIMUS CUP was held for Nintendo Switch Online members. Those who collected at least 100 points in the event received a Tetris 99 theme based on the Kirby game, as well as a code for 99 Gem Apples in Super Kirby Clash.[1]

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