Potion

A Potion (Japanese: キズぐすり Wound Medicine) is a type of item from the Pokémon games. They can be used during or out of battle to restore a Pokémon's HP. They can often be found on the ground, whether readily visible or hidden from sight and requiring an Itemfinder to locate, and can be bought at most Poké Marts. Although the traditional RPG depiction of Potion is as a drink, Pokémon Potions appear to be topical, stored in spray bottles and applied to the skin.

Types of potion

Potion キズぐすり Wound Medicine   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $300 Sell for: $150
Effect: Heals a Pokémon by 20 HP.					Locations RBY Most Poké Marts GSC Most Poké Marts RSE Most Poké Marts FRLG Most Poké Marts Colo Outskirt Stand XD Outskirt Stand DPPt Most Poké Marts HGSS Most Poké Marts
Description GSC Restores Pokémon HP by 20. RSE Restores the HP of a Pokémon by 20 points. FRLG A spray-type wound medicine. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 20 points. DPPt HGSS A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by just 20 points.
					This item was featured in the TCG.

Super Potion いいキズぐすり Good Wound Medicine   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $700 Sell for: $350
Effect: Heals a Pokémon by 50 HP.					Locations RBY Many Poké Marts GSC Many Poké Marts RSE Many Poké Marts FRLG Many Poké Marts Colo Outskirt Stand XD Outskirt Stand DPPt Many Poké Marts HGSS Many Poké Marts
Description GSC Restores Pokémon HP by 50. RSE Restores the HP of a Pokémon by 50 points. FRLG A spray-type wound medicine. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 50 points. DPPt HGSS A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 50 points.
					This item was featured in the TCG.

Hyper Potion すごいキズぐすり Amazing Wound Medicine   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $1200 Sell for: $600
Effect: Heals a Pokémon by 200 HP.					Locations RBY Some Poké Marts GSC Some Poké Marts RSE Some Poké Marts FRLG Some Poké Marts Colo Outskirt Stand XD Outskirt Stand DPPt Some Poké Marts HGSS Some Poké Marts
Description GSC Restores Pokémon HP by 200. RSE Restores the HP of a Pokémon by 200 points. FRLG A spray-type wound medicine. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 200 points. DPPt HGSS A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 200 points.
					This item was featured in the TCG.

Max Potion まんたんのくすり Tank-Filling Medicine   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $2500 Sell for: $1250
Effect: Heals a Pokémon to its full HP.					Locations RBY Few Poké Marts GSC Few Poké Marts RSE Few Poké Marts FRLG Few Poké Marts Colo Outskirt Stand XD Outskirt Stand DPPt Few Poké Marts HGSS Few Poké Marts
Description GSC Fully restores Pokémon HP. RSE Fully restores the HP of a Pokémon. FRLG A spray-type wound medicine. It fully restores the HP of one Pokémon. DPPt HGSS A spray-type medicine for wounds. It completely restores the HP of a single Pokémon.

Full Restore かいふくのくすり Recovery Medicine   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $3000 Sell for: $1500
Effect: Heals a Pokémon to its full HP and restores all status ailments.					Locations RBY Very few Poké Marts GSC Very few Poké Marts RSE Very few Poké Marts FRLG Very few Poké Marts Colo Outskirt Stand XD Outskirt Stand DPPt Very few Poké Marts HGSS Very few Poké Marts
Description GSC Fully restores HP & status. RSE Fully restores the HP and status of a Pokémon. FRLG A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of one Pokémon. DPPt HGSS A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of a single Pokémon.

SecretPotion   SecretPotion ひでんのくすり Secret Medicine   KEY ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold
Effect: Heals an ailing Pokémon on the field as part of the storyline of the game.					Locations GSC Cianwood City DPPt Valor Lakefront HGSS Cianwood City
Description GSC ??? DPPt A fantastic medicine dispensed by the pharmacy in Cianwood City. It fully heals a Pokémon of any ailment.

In the anime

Potions have been used on occasion in the anime. Usually, Brock carries them in his backpack and uses them to heal injured Pokémon. They seem to sting slightly whenever used, suggesting that they not only heal but sterilize the wound. Tracey has also been seen with some potions that need to be taken orally.

Trivia

• The only Potion that is not depicted as being stored in a spray-type bottle is the SecretPotion, which appears to be stored in some sort of pouch, in orb-like capsules.
• In early releases of Platinum, the Max Potion was mistakenly programmed to only heal 1000 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 first and second generations, Max Potion and Full Restore would only heal 999 HP.
• In some cases (specifically in gym battles), potions are known to temporarily lower stats of a Pokémon as, from one attack it is left with little HP. After taking a potion that fully heals it the same attack will knock it out with 1 hit. The reverse effect has been observed with CPU trainers.

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.