Protein
The Protein (Japanese: タウリン Taurine) is a type of vitamin introduced in Generation I. It increases the Attack of a Pokémon.
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In the core series games
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In Pokémon Crystal, Protein costs $7800 during the Goldenrod Department Store rooftop sale. In Hoenn, Protein costs $4900 during the Energy Guru sale.
At Join Avenue's Market, Protein can be bought in dozens at $99960 each, which equates to $8330 per bottle.
Effect
Generation I to II
When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, adds 2560 Attack Stat Experience to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 25600 Attack Stat Experience. In Generation II, it also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.
The Protein is consumed upon use and cannot be used in battle.
Generation III to VII
When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, adds 10 Attack EVs to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 100 Attack EVs. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.
The Protein is consumed upon use and cannot be used in battle.
Generation VIII onward
Protein can now be used even on a Pokémon that has 100 Attack EVs or more, allowing the Attack EVs to be raised to the single-stat cap of 252 or the total cap of 510 this way.
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| Artwork from Scarlet and Violet |
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
The Protein appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.
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Effect
A consumable item that raises the Attack of Pokémon that ingests it by 3 and restores 5 Belly for it.
If thrown, it will grant the same effect as if it was consumed by the Pokémon it hits (it cannot be caught); if it is sticky, it will also deal 2 damage. Protein can be blended into a drink at Spinda's Juice Bar, although it has no special effects.
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| Artwork from Red and Blue Rescue Team |
Artwork from Rescue Team DX |
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| Sprite from Red and Blue Rescue Team |
Sprite from Explorers series |
Sprite from Gates to Infinity |
Sprite from Super Mystery Dungeon |
Sprite from Rescue Team DX |
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| Model from Gates to Infinity |
Model from Super Mystery Dungeon |
In the anime
In The Clubsplosion Begins!, a full set of vitamins (excluding PP Up and PP Max) was announced to be the prize for winning the Clubsplosion, like how the set of wings was the prize for the Club Battle. They were eventually won by Stephan.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
In Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, several kinds of vitamins were seen being sold at the Safari Zone Gate.
In other languages
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