Potion
A Potion (Japanese: キズぐすり Wound Medicine) is a type of item from the Pokémon games. They can be used during or outside of a battle to restore a Pokémon's HP. They can often be found on the ground, whether readily visible or hidden from sight and requiring an Itemfinder to locate, and can be bought at most Poké Marts. They are also available in Wonder Launcher battles. Although the traditional RPG depiction of Potion is as a drink, in Pokémon, Potions appear to be topical, stored in spray bottles and applied to the skin.
List of Potions
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In the spin-off games
Pokémon Conquest
Potions are available for purchase in the Shops of Ransei, healing the same amount of HP they do in the core series. Normal Potions and Super Potions can be found in any shop, but Hyper Potions can only be found in Level 2 or 3 shops, while Max Potions can only be found at fully leveled shops.
Pokémon GO
Potions can be used to heal damage the player's Pokémon receive during Gym battles, healing the same amount of HP they do in the core series. Like in the core series, they can be used during or outside of battle. Potions are unlocked when the player reaches level 5, the same level they gain access to Gyms. The Super, Hyper, and Max Potions are unlocked at levels 10, 15, and 25, respectively.
Artwork
Pokémon Dream World
These are artwork of the items as seen in the Pokémon Dream World.
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| Potion | Super Potion | Hyper Potion | Max Potion | Full Restore |
Pokémon GO
These are artwork of the items as seen in Pokémon GO.
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In the anime
Potions have been used on occasion in the anime. Usually, Brock, Cilan, and Clemont carry them in their respective backpacks, and they use them to heal injured Pokémon. Potions seem to sting slightly whenever used, suggesting that they not only heal but sterilize the wound. Tracey has also been seen with some Potions that need to be taken orally. The most commonly used Potion in the anime is Super Potion.
In Here Comes the Squirtle Squad!, Pikachu obtained a serious injury from a Goldeen while being chased by the Squirtle Squad. He was captured, but suffering, so the Squirtle Squad allowed Ash to go free and get a Super Potion from the local town to heal Pikachu. This was the first episode of the anime wherein a Potion was mentioned.
In The Kangaskhan Kid, Brock used a Super Potion to treat the wounds on an injured baby Kangaskhan.
Brock used a Super Potion to heal a minor injury inflicted on Ash's Pikachu in You Never Can Taillow, which he had received while battling a wild Taillow.
May used a Super Potion to treat the wound on a wild Swablu that she befriended in True Blue Swablu.
Brock used a Super Potion to heal a minor injury on a wild Nuzleaf in Leave It To Brocko!.
Brock used a Super Potion to treat a minor injury on a wild Bidoof in Faced with Steelix Determination!.
Cilan used a Super Potion to cure his Pansage in A Home for Dwebble! after it had been hit by a rock on the head. The fever resulting from the hit was later cured by an herbal medicine made by Iris.
Iris used a Super Potion to treat a wound on a wild Venipede in A Venipede Stampede!.
Alder used a Super Potion to treat a wild Gigalith's wounds in Ash Versus the Champion!.
Professor Oak used a Super Potion on a Rotom in To Catch a Rotom!. This made Rotom so thankful, that it voluntarily allowed itself to be caught by him.
Clemont used a regular Potion on Meowth in A Conspiracy to Conquer!, although this happened off-screen, and the Potion bottle was only briefly seen when Clemont put it back into his backpack.
Brock used a Super Potion to heal a wound on a wild Gyarados in SS027, after it had been put asleep by Cilan's Pansage's Grass Whistle.
Nurse Joy used a Super Potion to treat a wound on a wild Lapras in Bonnie for the Defense!.
Dr. White used a Super Potion to treat Beatrice's Bidoof's gums in A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!.
Clemont was seen using a Super Potion to treat a wound on a wild Bunnelby in a flashback in A Trip Down Memory Train!, which it had received while fighting a wild Diggersby.
Nurse Joy was seen using a Super Potion to treat Froakie's wounds in a flashback in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!.
Alain was seen using a Super Potion to heal his Charizard during his challenge to defeat ten Mega Evolution Trainers in a row in Mega Evolution Special IV.
Kimia used a Super Potion on an Amaura in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel after it had been injured by a Pokémon hunter's trap.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia I, Byron used a Hyper Potion to heal Gardenia's Cherubi during the Sinnoh Gym Leaders' battle against the Team Galactic Commanders at the Spear Pillar.
In The Final Dimensional Duel VI, Charon mentioned using a Hyper Potion on his Heatran after it had been injured while battling against Reg.
In Listening to Pokémon, Black used some Potions to heal his Pokémon after having a battle with N.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
In PMDP02, Red threw a Potion at Clefairy in order to let it recover some health, but Weavile prevented him from doing so by using Embargo.
In the TCG
Potions (spelled きずぐすり salve in the Japanese TCG) were first represented in the TCG with the standard Potion and Super Potion cards in the Base Set. Like many categories of items, most of its game variants have been released in card form in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, in addition to a few variants exclusive to the TCG like Gold Potion. All of them are Trainer cards, with most being part of the Item card subclass.
| Potion cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Base Set 2 | 122/130 | ||||||
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110/110 | |||||
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156/165 | |||||
| Super Potion | T | Base Set | 
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90/102 | |||
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117/130 | |||||
| Hyper Potion | T | Skyridge |
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127/144 |
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| Max Potion | T | Emerging Powers |
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94/98 | |||
| Gold Potion | T | Boundaries Crossed | 
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140/149 | 
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Trivia
- The only Potion that is not depicted as being stored in a spray-type bottle is the SecretPotion, which appears to be in kampo teapill form.
- In the first and second generations, Max Potion and Full Restore were programmed to only heal 999 HP, rather than restoring the HP to maximum. This is because, as below, a Pokémon with more than 999 HP is not legitimately possible, and the highest HP a Pokémon can technically have is 703 with a level 100 Chansey (in Generation I), or 713 with a level 100 Blissey (in Generation II), both of which having an individual HP value of 15, and an HP effort value of 65,535 or higher. In later generations, this becomes 714 with an individual value of 31 and an effort value of 252 or higher.
- Likewise, in early releases of Platinum, the Max Potion was mistakenly programmed to only heal 1,000 HP of damage (though a Pokémon with higher than 999 HP is not legitimately possible). This was fixed in later versions, which heal HP to 100%.
- In Generation VII, of the Potions that heal a specific amount of HP (Potion, Super Potion and Hyper Potion), Potion is the most cost-effective at the normal price, as it is 1 HP per $10, while Hyper Potion is the worst with only giving 1 HP per $12.5, and Super Potion is in the middle with 1 HP per $11.67.
- Prior to Generation VII, of the Potions that heal a specific amount of HP (Potion, Super Potion and Hyper Potion), Hyper Potion is the most cost-effective at the normal price, as it is 1 HP per $6, while Potion was the worst with only giving 1 HP per $15, and Super Potion is in the middle with 1 HP per $14.
In other languages
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Potion
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Super Potion
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Hyper Potion
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Max Potion
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Full Restore
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SecretPotion
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| Types of items | |
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| General | Evolution stones • Fossils • Flutes • Shards • Held items Evolution items • Escape items • Exchangeable items • Valuable items Battle items • Scents • Nectars • Candy • Ingredients |
| Medicine | Status condition healing items • Vitamins • Feathers Mints • Mochi • Drinks • Herbal medicine |
| Berry and Apricorn | Poké Balls • Apricorns • Berries • Mulch |
| Aesthetic | Decorations • Accessories (Normal • Great • Ultra • Master) Backdrops • Props • Décor Clothing (XY • SMUSUM • LGPE • SwSh • BDSP • LA • SV) |
| Other | Mail • Key Items • Event items Wonder Launcher items • Rotom Powers |
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