Max Potion

The Max Potion (Japanese: まんたんのくすり Tank-Filling Medicine) is a type of medicine introduced in Generation I. It can be used to restore a Pokémon's HP.

Max Potion
まんたんのくすり
Tank-Filling Medicine
Bag Max Potion Sprite.png
Max Potion
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation I
Pocket
Generation I Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation II Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation III Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation IV Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation V Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VI Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VII Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation VIII Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Generation IX Bag Medicine pocket icon.png Medicine
Fling
Power 30

It is an improved counterpart of the Potion, Super Potion, and Hyper Potion; it has an improved counterpart, the Full Restore.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
RGBY/RBY
GSC
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
$2,500 $1,250
LA $2,000 $500
SV $2,500 $625

Effect

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it heals the Pokémon to its full HP.

In Pokémon Yellow, it also increases the friendship when used on the first partner Pikachu.

Wonder Launcher

  The Max Potion appears as a Wonder Launcher item. It costs 10 points to use.

Description

Games Description
Stad Fully restores HP that have been lost in battle.
GSC Fully restores Pokémon HP.
RSEColo.XD Fully restores the HP of a Pokémon.
FRLG A spray-type wound medicine. It fully restores the HP of one Pokémon.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
A spray-type medicine for wounds. It completely restores the HP of a single Pokémon.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
A spray-type medicine for treating wounds. It will completely restore the max HP of a single Pokémon.
PE
SwShBDSP
A spray-type medicine for treating wounds. It can be used to completely restore the max HP of a single Pokémon.
LA A topical medicine meant to be applied to Pokémon. It can be used to completely restore the max HP of a single Pokémon.
SV A spray-type medicine for treating wounds. It can be used to fully restore the max HP of a Pokémon.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
RBY
RGBY
S.S. Anne, Silph Co., Safari Zone Indigo Plateau Poké Mart
GSC Routes 2, 42, and 45, Goldenrod Underground, Tin Tower, Mt. Mortar, Lake of Rage, Ice Path, Dragon's Den, Victory Road, Rock Tunnel, Mt. Silver Cave Blackthorn, Indigo Plateau, and Saffron Poké Marts; Celadon Department Store
RSE Mt. Pyre Sootopolis, Ever Grande, and Battle FrontierE Poké Marts, Lilycove Department Store
Trainer Hill (defeat any mode in between 13 and 14 minutes)E
FRLG Power Plant, Silph Co., Safari Zone, Five Isle Meadow Indigo Plateau, Four Island, Six Island, Seven Island, and Trainer Tower Poké Marts
Colo. Pyrite Cave, The Under Subway, Snagem Hideout The Under Poké Mart
XD Citadark Isle Gateon Poké Mart (after clearing Cipher Key Lair)
DPPt Routes 214DP, 216Pt, and 217, Floaroma MeadowDP, Mt. Coronet, Fuego IronworksDP, Team Galactic HQPt, Iron Island All Poké Marts (after obtaining 7 Badges), Veilstone Department Store
HGSS Routes 9, 38, 42, and 45, Goldenrod Tunnel, Bell Tower, Mt. Mortar, Lake of Rage, Ice Path, Dragon's Den, Victory Road, Rock Tunnel, Mt. Silver Cave All Poké Marts (after obtaining 7 Badges), Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store
PW Dim Cave, Treehouse, Sinnoh Field
BW Route 10, Dreamyard, Wellspring Cave, Relic Castle, Chargestone Cave, Twist Mountain, Icirrus City, Moor of Icirrus, Victory Road, N's Castle, Giant Chasm All Poké Marts (after obtaining 7 Badges), Shopping Mall Nine
B2W2 Routes 11, 12, 14, 15, 22, and 23, Reversal Mountain, Giant Chasm, Nature Preserve All Poké Marts (after obtaining 7 Badges), Shopping Mall Nine
Join Avenue (souvenir)
Big Stadium and Small Court (defeat Pokéfan Darcy or Pokéfan Colin)
XY Route 16, Couriway Town, Terminus Cave All Poké Marts (after obtaining 4 Badges)
Lumiose City South Boulevard Pokémon Center (125 PM)
ORAS Mt. Pyre All Poké Marts (after obtaining 4 Badges), Lilycove Department Store
Mauville City PokéMileage Center (125 PM)
PMC* PokéMileage Shop (62 PM - fewer than 20 Medals; 49 PM - 20 Medals or more)
SMUSUM Routes 13 and 14, Hau'oli City, Konikoni City, Haina DesertUSUM, Poni Wilds, Ancient Poni PathUSUM, Vast Poni Canyon, Poni Grove, Poni MeadowUSUM, Team Rocket's CastleUSUM All Poké Marts (after completing 6 trials)
Big Wave Beach, Ula'ula Beach, Heahea Beach (2 BP)USUM
PE Power Plant, Seafoam Islands, Pokémon Mansion, Victory Road All Poké Marts (after obtaining 6 Badges)
SwSh All Poké Marts (after obtaining 7 Badges)
Pickup (Lv. 21-100)
SwShIA Armor Station Poké Mart (after obtaining 7 Badges)
Hidden recurring item (Brawlers' Cave)
SwShCT Giant's Bed Crown Tundra Station Poké Mart (after obtaining 7 Badges)
Hidden recurring item (Giant's Foot)
BDSP Routes 214 and 217, Floaroma Meadow, Mount Coronet, Fuego Ironworks, Iron Island All Poké Marts (after obtaining 7 Badges), Celestic Town shop (after obtaining 7 Badges), Veilstone Department Store, Ramanas Park shop
Pickup (Lv. 21-100)
LA Crafting: 1 Sitrus Berry and 1 King's Leaf
General store, base camp stores (after completing Request 61: "Even More New Wares")
Temple of Sinnoh (sold by Volo, during Mission 17: "Atop Mount Coronet" only)
Stone Portal (sold by Volo, during Mission 18: "The Counterpart" only)
SV Cascarrafa, Alfornada Cavern, Area Zero, Casseroya Lake, Dalizapa Passage, Glaseado Mountain, Tagtree Thicket, East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Four), West Province (Area One) All Poké Marts (after earning 7 Gym Badges)
Pickup (Lv. 11-100)
SVTM Fellhorn Gorge, Kitakami Wilds Peachy's (after earning 7 Gym Badges)
SVID Area Zero Underdepths, Canyon Biome, Chargestone Cavern, Coastal Biome, Polar Biome, Savanna Biome Vending machines (Terarium)
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Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
SV Summer training support sets Japan July 22 to September 30, 2023
As a held item
Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
BW Pokémon Smash! Cubchoo Japanese October 22 to November 29, 2010

Gallery

Artwork

 
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

 
Bag sprite from
Legends: Arceus

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, the Max Potion can be used to heal a Pokémon to its full HP.

A Max Potion can be purchased from any Level 3 Shop for 2500-1750 gold, and sold for 1250-1575 gold.

Description

Games Description
Conq. Fully restores HP.

Pokémon GO

 
A Max Potion in Pokémon GO

Max Potions can be used outside of battle to fully restore a Pokémon's HP. They cannot be used during battle.

Description

Games Description
GO A spray-type medicine that completely restores all HP of a single Pokémon.

Acquisition

Max Potions can be purchased at the Shop in a bundle of ten for  200.

Starting at level 25, Max Potions can be obtained via gameplay. The player obtains Max Potions when they level up to any level from 25 onward.

Additionally, the player can repeatably obtain Max Potions by

In the anime

 
Max Potions in the anime

Max Potions debuted in A Mission of Ultra Urgency!, where Ash and his classmates received a medical kit containing three of them, among other healing items, meant to be used during their Ultra Guardian missions.

In the TCG

 
Max Potion
Main article: Max Potion (Emerging Powers 94)

Max Potion was introduced as an Item card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era) in the Emerging Powers expansion with artwork by 5ban Graphics.

This card allows the player to heal all damage from one of their Pokémon. The player then discards all Energy attached to that Pokémon.

Trivia

  • In Generations I and II, Max Potion was programmed to only heal 999 HP, rather than restoring the HP to maximum. However, since the highest possible HP a Pokémon can legitimately have in these games is 703 with a level 100 Chansey (in Generation I) or 713 with a level 100 Blissey (in Generation II), this is not an issue.
    • Likewise, in early releases of Pokémon 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 other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 全滿藥 Chyùhn Múhnyeuhk
Mandarin 全滿藥 / 全满药 Quán Mǎnyào
  Finnish Max-suihke
  French Potion Max
  German Top-Trank
  Indonesian Obat Luka Maksimum
  Italian Pozione Max
  Korean 풀회복약 Full Hoebok Yak
  Polish Maks. Mikstura
  Portuguese Poção Máxima
  Russian Лучший Элексир Luchshiy Eleksir
  Spanish Máxima Poción
  Thai ยาฟื้นพลังกายเต็มถัง Ya Fuen Phalang Kaitem Tank



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