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[[File:Rare Candy RG.png|thumb|right|200px|Rare Candy artwork from [[Generation I]]]]

A '''vitamin''' (Japanese: '''えいようドリンク''' ''nutritious drink'') is a type of [[item]] from the [[Pokémon games]]. They are used to boost the [[stats]], [[Power points|Power Points]], or [[level]] of a {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Pokémon. Most vitamins are named after real minerals and organic compounds important to bodily health.

In all [[core series]] games since [[Generation III]], vitamins that affect [[stats]] increase a Pokémon's [[effort values]] (EVs) for a given stat by 10 EV points, only raising a stat's EVs to a maximum of 100 or the total EVs to a maximum of 510. Prior to Generation III, effort values were based on a system of {{DL|effort values|stat experience}} and vitamins increased a stat by 2560 EV points, but could only be used until the stat had 25600 EVs.

The two {{PP}}-raising vitamins raise the maximum PP of one of the Pokémon's [[move]]s in increments of fifths of its base PP, up to ⁸/₅ of its base PP.

From [[Generation II]] onward, all vitamins also increase the [[friendship]] of Pokémon they are used on.

In the {{pkmn|Mystery Dungeon}} series, vitamins permanently increase one of the Stats of a Pokémon and are not subject to any limits due to the absence of the EV system in those games.

All vitamins can be found on the ground at various locations.

All other vitamins are available to buy for {{pdollar}}9800 ({{pdollar}}4900 at a sale) at [[Celadon Department Store]], [[Goldenrod Department Store]], [[Lilycove Department Store]], [[Veilstone Department Store]], {{ci|Slateport}} market, the [[Safari Zone Gate]], [[Shopping Mall Nine]], and the [[Laverre City]] Poké Mart. They may also be purchased at [[Cerulean City]] in exchange for [[Berry Powder]]. Vitamins can also be purchased at both the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III|third}} and fourth generation Battle Frontiers, the Battle Subway, and the PWT for 1 BP each and from the Battle Maison for 2 BP each.

==Types of vitamins==

==In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon==

In the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]] series, Protein, Calcium, Iron and Zinc appear as types of health drink. Their effects are based on their effects in the main series.

[[File:Vitamin anime.png|thumb|200px|Vitamins in the anime]]

Calcium made its anime debut in ''[[EP092|The Joy of Pokémon]]''. Nurse Joy gave a whole bottle of these tablets to a {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Magikarp}}. Some other unidentified vitamins also appeared in the episode.

In ''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]'', a full set of vitamins (PP Up, PP Max, and Rare Candy are excluded) were announced to be the prize for the [[Clubsplosion]] tournament, like how the set of [[wing]]s was the prize for the [[Club Battle]] tournament. They were eventually won by [[Stephan]].

In ''[[PS446|Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down]]'', several kinds of Vitamins were seen being sold at the [[Safari Zone Gate]].

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* The Japanese names of the vitamins reveal them to be other compounds, specifically {{wp|taurine}}, {{wp|bromhexine}}, {{wp|lysozyme}}, {{wp|chitosan}}, and {{wp|indometacin}}, used for treatment of the body.

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