Ether

If you were looking for the character in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, see Ether (M19).

Ether and its upgrade, Elixir (misspelled as Elixer in Generations I and II), are a type of item from the Pokémon games. They can be used during or outside of a battle to restore a move's PP. Unlike most items, a player can't buy them in any shop; instead, they can often be found on the ground, whether readily visible or hidden from sight and requiring an Itemfinder or the Dowsing Machine Pokétch app to locate. Max Ethers may also be found by using Rock Smash in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Additional way to find them is by fighting with a Pokémon with Pickup in the player's party, although the chances to get one are low and only available in Pokémon Emerald and onwards.

Types of Ether

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Ether ピーピーエイド PP Aid   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Cannot be bought Sell for: $600
Effect: Restores 10 PP of one move.					Locations RBY Mt. Moon, S.S. Anne, Route 9 GSC Glitter Lighthouse, Goldenrod Department Store, Ilex Forest, Lake of Rage, Mt. Mortar, Burned TowerGS, Route 9, 37 RSE Petalburg City, Petalburg Woods, Sootopolis City, Route 109, 113, 116, PickupE FRLG Mt. Moon, S.S. Anne, Route 9 Colo Pyrite Cave XD Agate Village, ONBS, Cipher Lab DPPt Eterna Forest, Mt. Coronet, Stark Mountain, Route 206Pt, 208Pt, 209Pt, 210DP, 212, 215DP, 220DP, Pickup HGSS Glitter Lighthouse, Goldenrod Department Store, Ilex Forest, Lake of Rage, Mt. Mortar, Burned Tower, Ecruteak City, Route 9, Pickup, Noisy Forest, Dim Cave, Treehouse BW Challenger's Cave, Cold Storage, Desert Resort, Twist Mountain, Big Stadium and Small Court, Route 4, Pleasant Forest B2W2 Pickup, Pokémon World Tournament, Virbank Complex, Big Stadium and Small Court, Pleasant Forest, Join Avenue XY Pickup, Couriway Town, Frost Cavern, Laverre City, Cyllage City, Camphrier Town, Route 4, Route 18, Ambrette Town (via Rock Smash), Route 8 (via Rock Smash), Parfum Palace ORAS Pickup
Description Stad Restores the PP of the selected move by 10. GSC Restores some PP of one move. RSE Restores 10 PP of one move. FRLG Restores a selected move's PP by 10 points for one Pokémon. Colo XD Restores the PP of a selected move by 10. DPPt HGSS It restores the PP of a Pokémon’s selected move by a maximum of 10 points. BWB2W2 It restores the PP of a Pokémon's selected move by a maximum of 10 points. XYORAS This medicine can restore 10 PP to a single selected move that has been learned by a Pokémon.

Max Ether ピーピーリカバー PP Recover   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Cannot be bought Sell for: $1000
Effect: Fully restores the PP of one move.					Locations RBY Vermilion City, S.S. Anne, Route 10, 23 GSC Goldenrod Tunnel, Cianwood City, Lake of Rage, Route 2, 17, 43 RSE Rusturf Tunnel, Mt. Pyre, Sootopolis City, Route 113, 119 FRLG Vermilion City, Rock Tunnel, Rocket Hideout, Berry Forest, Route 10, 23 XD Citadark Isle, S.S. Libra DPPt Valor Lakefront, Wayward Cave, Mt. CoronetDP, Iron IslandDP, Victory RoadDP, Route 212Pt, 215Pt HGSS Goldenrod Tunnel, Mt. Mortar, Dark Cave, Viridian Forest, Route 17, 41, 43, Rock Smash, Dim Cave, Treehouse, Rally BW Challenger's Cave, Mistralton City, Moor of Icirrus, Route 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, Spooky Manor B2W2 Desert Resort, Village Bridge, Route 13, Join Avenue (Raffle Shop) XY Victory Road, Pokémon Village, Poké Ball Factory, Shalour City, Route 18, Cyllage City (via Rock Smash), Ambrette Town (via Rock Smash), Route 8 (via Rock Smash)
Description Stad Fully restores the PP of the selected move. GSC Fully restores PP of one move. RSE Fully restores the PP of a selected move. FRLG Fully restores a selected move's PP for one Pokémon. Colo XD Fully restores the PP of a selected move. DPPt HGSS It fully restores the PP of a single selected move that has been learned by the target Pokémon. BWB2W2 It fully restores the PP of a single selected move that has been learned by the target Pokémon. XYORAS This medicine can fully restore the PP of a single selected move that has been learned by a Pokémon.

Elixir ピーピーエイダー PP Aider   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Cannot be bought Sell for: $1500
Effect: Restores 10 PP to all moves of one Pokémon.					Locations RBY Pokémon Tower, Silph Co., Underground Path (Routes 7-8) GSC Mt. Mortar, Dark Cave, Rock Tunnel, Union Cave, Route 2, Route 12, 44GS, 45 RSE Sootopolis City, Victory Road, Route 119, 123, PickupE FRLG Pokémon Tower, Silph Co., Pokémon Mansion, Power Plant, Water Path XD Citadark Isle, Cipher Key Lair DPPt Galactic Warehouse, Team Galactic HQ, Victory Road, Iron IslandPt, Route 206DP, 212, Pickup HGSS Mt. Mortar, Dark Cave, Rock Tunnel, Union Cave, Route 2, 12, 44, 45, Pickup, Dim Cave, Quiet Cave, Rally BW Twist Mountain, Chargestone Cave, Lacunosa Town, Mistralton Cave, Relic Castle, Wellspring Cave, Route 6, Pickup, Spooky Manor B2W2 Pickup, Dragonspiral Tower, Reversal Mountain, Route 6, Route 7, Route 9 XY Pickup, Terminus Cave, Frost Cavern, Coumarine City, Route 21, Route 22 ORAS Pickup, Secret Base ("Pick something up" with Secret Pal)
Description Stad Restores the PP of all the selected Pokémon's moves by 10. GSC Restores PP of all moves by 10. RSE Restores 10 PP to each move. FRLG Restores the PP of all moves for one Pokémon by 10 points each. Colo XD Restores the PP of all moves by 10. DPPt HGSS It restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokémon by 10 points each. BWB2W2 It restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokémon by 10 points each. XYORAS This medicine can restore 10 PP to each of the moves that have been learned by a Pokémon.
Note: Misspelled as Elixer in Generations I and II.

Max Elixir ピーピーマックス PP Max   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Cannot be bought Sell for: $2250
Effect: Restores all PP to all moves of one Pokémon.					Locations RBY Power Plant, Seafoam Islands, Route 17 (all hidden), Cerulean Cave GSC Bell Tower, Dragon's Den, Mt. Silver, Whirl Islands, Route 26 RSE Team Aqua HideoutSE, Sootopolis City, Victory Road, Team Magma HideoutRE FRLG Power Plant, Cerulean Cave, Berry Forest, Sevault Canyon, Route 17 XD Citadark Isle DPPt Victory Road, Mt. Coronet, Stark Mountain, Valley Windworks, Route 227Pt HGSS Bell Tower, Dragon's Den, Mt. Silver, Kanto Power Plant, Cerulean Cave, Whirl Islands, Route 17, 19, 26, Pickup, Treehouse, Quiet Cave BW Anville Town, Wellspring Cave, Dragonspiral Tower, Moor of Icirrus, Giant Chasm, Route 8, 14, 18, Pickup B2W2 Pickup, Anville Town, Castelia City, Pinwheel Forest, Plasma Frigate, Victory Road, Join Avenue (Raffle Shop) XY Pickup, Route 22, Victory Road, Lost Hotel (Trash Cans) ORAS Pickup
Description Stad Fully restores the PP of all the selected Pokémon's moves. GSC Fully restores the PP of one Pokémon. RSE Fully restores the PP of a Pokémon's moves. FRLG Fully restores the PP of all moves for one Pokémon. Colo XD Fully restores the PP of a Pokémon’s moves. DPPt HGSS It fully restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokémon. BWB2W2 It fully restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokémon. XYORAS This medicine can fully restore the PP of all of the moves that have been learned by a Pokémon.
Note: Misspelled as Elixer in Generations I and II.

Artwork

These are artwork of the items as seen in the Pokémon Dream World.

Ether	Max Ether	Elixir	Max Elixir

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Main article: Health drink

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, the Max Elixir appears as a type of health drink. It is much more abundant than in the core series games. It also has a Lookalike Item, the Mix Elixir.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, regular Elixirs appear as well and are more common than Max Elixirs.

In the manga

An Ether in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Crystal's Phanpy picked up an Ether for Emerald during his Battle Pyramid challenge in Chipping Away at Regirock, which he presumably used to restore the Power Points of Shedinja's Shadow Ball, which had lost all of its PP due to a wild Misdreavus having used Grudge on the Shed Pokémon.

In the TCG

Ether and Max Elixir are featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as an Item cards. Appropriately, Max Elixir is a stronger version of Ether.

Related 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.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Ether	I	Plasma Storm		121/135	Cold Flare		055/059
Max Elixir	I	BREAKpoint		102/122	Rage of the Broken Heavens		072/080

Trivia

• The Japanese name of the Max Elixir is "PP Max", which is the English name of another item (PP Max). (The PP Max's name in Japanese is "Point Max".)

In other languages

Ether Language Title Japanese ピーピーエイド PP Aid French Huile German Äther Italian Etere Korean PP에이드 PP Aid Brazilian Portuguese Éter Spanish Éter Vietnamese Thuốc bổ trợ PP

Max Ether Language Title Japanese ピーピーリカバー PP Recover French Huile Max German Top-Äther Italian Etere Max Korean PP회복 PP Hoebok Spanish Éter Máximo

Elixir Language Title Japanese ピーピーエイダー PP Aider French Élixir German Elixier Italian Elisir Korean PP에이더 PP Aider Spanish Elixir

Max Elixir Language Title Japanese ピーピーマックス PP Max French Max Élixir German Top-Elixier Italian Elisir Max Korean PP맥스 PP Max Brazilian Portuguese Elixir Máximo Spanish Elixir Máximo

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