Herbal medicine: Difference between revisions

'''Herbal medicine''' is a type of [[item]] in the [[Pokémon games]]. They can be used during or outside of a {{pkmn|battle}} to restore a Pokémon's {{stat|HP}}, remove [[status condition]]s, or revive a Pokémon, all with a side effect of lowering a Pokémon's [[friendship]] due to their bitter taste. They can be found on the ground, whether readily visible or hidden from sight and requiring an [[Dowsing Machine|Itemfinder]] to locate; however, herbal medicine is usually bought from special [[Herb Shop]]s. It should be noted that other than the Revival Herb, the items are cheaper than their more-common counterparts (such as {{DL|Potion|Super Potion}}). Even the Revival Herb has a benefit, as {{DL|Revive|Max Revive}}s cannot be bought in Poké Marts.

|name=Heal Powder

|tcg=Heal Powder (Neo Destiny 104)

|descbwb2w2=A very bitter medicine powder. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokémon.

|name=Energy Powder

|jp=ちからのこな

|jpt=Energy Powder

|gen=II

|bag=Medicine

|effect=Restores a Pokémon by 50 {{stat|HP}}.

|effect2=Lowers [[friendship]].

|descfrlg=A very bitter medicine powder. It restores the HP of one <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> by 50 points.

|descdppthgss=A very bitter medicine powder. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 50 points.

|descbwb2w2=A very bitter medicine powder. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 50 points.

|descxy=A bitter medicine powder. When consumed, it restores 50 HP to an injured Pokémon.

|locgsc=[[Goldenrod Tunnel]] [[Herb Shop]]

|locrse=[[Lavaridge Town]] [[Herb Shop]]

|lochgss=[[Goldenrod Tunnel]][[Herb Shop]], [[Ruins of Alph]], {{pw|Noisy Forest}}

|effect2=Lowers [[friendship]].

|descfrlg=A very bitter root. It restores the HP of one <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> by 200 points.

|descdppthgss=A very bitter root. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 200 points.

|descxy=An extremely bitter medicinal root. When consumed, it restores 200 HP to an injured Pokémon.

|locgsc=[[Goldenrod Tunnel]] [[Herb Shop]]

{{Item

|name=Revival Herb

|jp=ふっかつそう

|jpt=Revival Herb

|gen=II

|bag=Medicine

|buyable=yes

|sell=1400

|effect=Revives a fainted Pokémon and restores it to full {{stat|HP}}.

|effect2=Lowers [[friendship]].

|descgsc=Revives fainted <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>. Bitter.

|descrse=A very bitter herb that revives a fainted <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>.

|descfrlg=A very bitter medicinal herb. It revives a fainted <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>, restoring HP fully.

|desccolo=A very bitter herb that revives a fainted <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>.

|descxd=A very bitter herb that revives a fainted <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>.

|descdppthgss=A very bitter medicinal herb. It revives a fainted Pokémon, fully restoring its HP.

|descbwb2w2=A very bitter medicinal herb. It revives a fainted Pokémon, fully restoring its HP.

|descxy=A terribly bitter medicinal herb. It revives a fainted Pokémon and fully restores its maximum HP.

|locgsc=[[Goldenrod Tunnel]] [[Herb Shop]]

|locrse=[[Lavaridge Town]] [[Herb Shop]]

|locfrlg=[[Cerulean City]]

|loccolo=[[The Under]] [[Herb Shop]]

|locxd=[[Gateon Port]] [[Herb Shop]]

|locdppt=[[Eterna City]] [[Herb Shop]]

|lochgss=[[Goldenrod Tunnel]] [[Herb Shop]], [[Ruins of Alph]]

|locbw=[[Driftveil City]] [[Herb Shop]]

|locb2w2=[[Driftveil City]] [[Herb Shop]]

|locxy=[[Lumiose City]] Herb Store

|tcg=Life Herb (EX Hidden Legends 90)

}}

==Artwork==

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

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| style="background: #{{smart color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{smart color dark}}|Heal Powder}}

|  style="background: #{{smart color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{smart color dark}}|Energy Powder}}

|  style="background: #{{smart color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{smart color dark}}|Energy Root}}

| style="background: #{{smart color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color|{{smart color dark}}|Revival Herb}}

[[File:Revival Herb anime.png|thumb|220px|A Revival Herb in the anime]]

[[File:Heal Powder anime.png|thumb|left|220px|A bottle of Heal Powder in the anime]]

Many herbs not found in the games, such as [[Salveyo weed]] and [[Remeyo weed]], have been featured in the anime. Characters like {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Iris}} specialize in using herbs to help sick Pokémon.

A bottle of Heal Powder appeared in ''[[DP190|The Brockster Is In!]]'' as one of the items gathered from the passengers to help cure the {{status|poisoned}} Pokémon [[Normajean]] was taking care of.

Revival Herbs were first featured in [[M14|''White—Victini and Zekrom'' and ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'']]. In ''Black—Victini and Reshiram'', [[Luis]] was seen finding some with his {{p|Lillipup}}, while in ''White—Victini and Zekrom'', he was seen giving [[Damon]] a small bottle of Revival Herb potion in a flashback.

The Revival Herbs played a major role in ''[[BW059|Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1]]'' and ''[[BW060|Part 2]]''. [[Clay]] offered to accept {{Ash}}'s challenge for a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} in case he brought him some Revival Herbs. Ash and {{ashfr}} searched for them from the {{DL|Driftveil City|Market|Driftveil Market}}, but were only able to find a single, already preordered Herb, forcing them to go to [[Milos Island]] in order to get new ones. There they found out that all the Herbs on the Island had died out due to the lack of rain. They met a young man named [[Lewis]], who told them about a legend of a {{p|Tornadus}}, {{p|Thundurus}}, and {{p|Landorus}}. The first two had almost destroyed the Island with their fight once, only to be stopped by the Landorus, who had been healed from its battle injuries by a shrine maiden and her {{p|Gothorita}}, who had given him a Revival Herb. As a sign of gratitude, Landorus had turned the Island into a fertile paradise, blooming with Revival Herbs.

After Ash and his friends had saved the {{an|Forces of Nature}} from being caught by [[Team Rocket]], effectively repeating the story of the legend in the process, the three [[Legendary Pokémon]] restored the Island back to its fertile state, allowing Ash to get plenty of Revival Herbs for Clay. They were delivered to the [[Driftveil City]] [[Gym Leader]] at the beginning of ''[[BW061|Battling the King of the Mines!]]'', where Clay kept his promise and agreed to have a Gym battle with Ash in exchange for bringing him the Herbs.

In ''[[SS026|Mewtwo — Prologue to Awakening]]'', {{un|Anna}} gave {{un|Oscar}}'s {{p|Stoutland}} a small bottle of Revival Herb potion to be taken to {{OBP|Mewtwo|Best Wishes series}}. However, once Stoutland found Mewtwo, the Genetic Pokémon refused to take the medicine, saying it didn't want any help from [[human|people]].

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* The effect of lowering a Pokémon's friendship due to its bitter taste applies even to those with a Calm, Gentle, Sassy, or Careful [[nature]], which are supposed to prefer bitter taste.

* A man in [[Lavaridge Town]] states that {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Charcoal}} is used for making herbal medicine. In game, however, it serves no medicinal purposes.

* The Energy Root and {{DL|Drink|Fresh Water}} are the two most cost-effective HP recovery items, both recovering 1 HP per {{pdollar}}4 spent. However, the {{DL|Potion|Max Potion}} (as well as {{DL|Potion|Full Restore}} and [[Revive]]s in some cases) can potentially be more cost-effective if used under certain circumstances; the ideal situation for a {{DL|Potion|Max Potion}} is a {{p|Blissey}} with maximum {{EV}}s and {{IV}}s in HP with 1 HP remaining, which would recover around 1 HP per {{pdollar}}3.5 spent.

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