Antidote
The Antidote (Japanese: どくけし Antidote) is a type of status condition healing medicine introduced in Generation I. It cures a Pokémon of poison.
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In the core series games
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Effect
When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it cures a Pokémon from poisoning.
Wonder Launcher
The Antidote appears as a Wonder Launcher item. It costs 4 points to use.
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Artwork from Global Link |
Artwork from Legends: Z-A |
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Conquest
In Pokémon Conquest, the Antidote can be used to cure a Pokémon from poisoning.
An Antidote can be purchased from any Shop for 100-70 gold, and sold for 50-65 gold.
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In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
Antidote was first mentioned in A Venipede Stampede!, where Cilan used some to cure Ash after he had been poisoned by a wild Venipede's Poison Point.
Pokémon the Series: XY
Antidote was mentioned again in An Undersea Place to Call Home!. Lindsey used one off-screen to cure Ash's Pikachu after he had been badly poisoned by a wild Skrelp's Toxic.
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
Antidotes first appeared in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!. Professor Kukui handed one to Ash from his medical kit, for him to cure his Rowlet from the poison inflicted by James's Mareanie's Sludge Bomb.
In The One That Didn't Get Away!, Lana used some Antidote-laced food wrapped around her fishing lure to heal a Kyogre from its poisoning.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
In The Pokémon Center Lady, Mollie used Antidotes throughout the episode to cure wild Pokémon at Woody Park after they had been poisoned by a Laquium-affected Vileplume.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Red, Green & Blue arc
In The Secret of Kangaskhan, Red used an Antidote to heal a baby Kangaskhan from her poisoning.
Sword & Shield arc
In Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex, Henry used an Antidote to heal his Thwackey from the poison inflicted on it by Nessa's Toxapex's Baneful Bunker.
Scarlet & Violet arc
In PASV22, Scarlet attempted to use an Antidote to heal her poisoned Tarountula, but due to her being disoriented by Atticus's poison techniques, she ended up using a Paralyze Heal instead, thus resulting in no change on her Pokémon's condition.
Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!
In GDZ68, Shu gave his Pikachu an Antidote to cure the poisoning caused by a Trainer's Kingdra's Toxic.
Merchandise
The Antidote is featured in the artwork for the Contents of Trainer's bag merchandise line that was exclusive to the Pokémon Center.
Trivia
- In early appearances, the Antidote was depicted as a vaccine inside of a syringe-type device; this was later changed to being a "spray-type medicine" in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 解毒藥 Gáaiduhkyeuhk |
| Mandarin | 解毒藥 / 解毒药 Jiědúyào * 解毒劑 Jiědújì * | |
| Danish | Modgift | |
| Dutch | Tegengif | |
| Finnish | Vastamyrkky | |
| French | Antidote | |
| German | Gegengift | |
| Italian | Antidoto | |
| Korean | 해독제 Haedokje | |
| Norwegian | Motgift | |
| Polish | Antidotum | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Antídoto |
| Portugal | Antídoto* | |
| Russian | Противоядие Protivoyadiye | |
| Spanish | Antídoto | |
| Swedish | Motgift | |
| Vietnamese | Thuốc giải | |
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