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The '''SecretPotion''' (Japanese: '''ひでんのくすり''' ''Secret Medicine'') is a [[Key Item]] in the [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]] Pokémon games. It is a special kind of medicine, however, its use is restricted, and cannot be used on the player's Pokémon.


The '''SecretPotion''' (Japanese: '''ひでんのくすり''' ''Secret Medicine'') is a medicine in {{g|Gold}}, {{v2|Silver}}, {{v2|Crystal}}, {{v2|Diamond}}, {{v2|Pearl}} and {{v2|Platinum}}. In [[Generation II]], the person in charge of [[Cianwood City]]'s pharmacy gives it to the player to take back to [[Olivine City]] in order to cure [[Jasmine]]'s {{p|Ampharos}}, [[Amphy]]. In [[Generation IV]], [[Cynthia]], who was somehow able to obtain it (according to its in-game description, it is indeed the same medicine from Cianwood), gives it to the player to cure the group of {{p|Psyduck}} blocking [[Route 210]] in [[Sinnoh]].
==In the games==
===Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
The SecretPotion first appeared in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. It is only obtainable once, from the pharmacy in [[Cianwood City]]. Obtaining the SecretPotion is a compulsory part of the games; it is needed to fight the Olivine Gym Leader, [[Jasmine]]. The first time she is encountered she will be with a [[Amphy|sick Ampharos]] in the [[Glitter Lighthouse]], and will not return to the Gym until her Pokémon is healed. The SecretPotion is the only cure for Amphy's illness.


The English name of this item is a mistranslation. In the original Japanese versions, it is known as '''ひでんのくすり''' ''Secret Medicine''. The flaw was finally noticeable in Generation IV due to its in-bag sprite being that of a small bag of pill-like objects, rather than a potion. The name, however, was kept, perhaps as a reference to the original Gold and Silver storyline, or as some would hope, in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|anticipation]] of a [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|remake of Gold and Silver]] much like [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|what happened to the original Red and Green]].
The SecretPotion is given to Jasmine, who will heal Amphy on her own. It will not be returned to the player, and cannot be used to heal his or her own Pokémon. 


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===Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum===
The SecretPotion made a second appearance in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. Like in Generation II, it is an important part of the games' plot, and will heal a flock of {{p|Psyduck}} who are blocking {{rt|210|Sinnoh}} of their headaches. The SecretPotion is received from [[Cynthia]], [[Sinnoh]]'s [[Sinnoh League|League]] {{pkmn|Champion}}, near the blocked entrance to [[Lake Valor]] after the player has earned both the {{badge|Cobble}} and the {{badge|Fen}}, defeated the {{tc|Galactic Grunt}}s outside the Galactic Warehouse in [[Veilstone City]], and chased another Grunt from [[Pastoria City]] all the way to Valor Lakefront and defeated him.


Unlike in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the player retains the SecretPotion after its use in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. However, there is no use for it and no way to use it after healing the Psyduck.
===HeartGold and SoulSilver===
{{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are the fourth generation remakes of Generation II, and as such the SecretPotion serves the same purpose as in those games. It is obtained in Cianwood City and heals Amphy. Jasmine will take the medicine from the player to do so, and will not return it. Something odd about the picture next to the description is that after use, there will only be two SecretPotions left.
===Flavor text===
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{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Fully heals any  <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>.}}
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==In the anime==
[[File:SecretPotion anime.png|thumb|200px|SecretPotion in the anime]]
{{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, and [[Janina]] traveled to [[Cianwood City]] in ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'' to buy the SecretPotion so [[Amphy|Sparkle]] the Ampharos could be healed. Janina took the medicine back on an Express Ferry, while Ash and friends explored the [[Whirl Islands]] before returning to the mainland to challenge Jasmine for the {{badge|Mineral}}.
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==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
The SecretPotion appeared in ''[[PS367|Suffering Psyduck]]'', where Cynthia used it to cure the Psyduck from their headache on Route 210.
===In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga===
{{GnB|Gold}} received the SecretPotion from [[Chuck]] in ''[[GB21|The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon]]''. It was [[GB22|then]] sent to Olivine City to heal Amphy. According to Chuck, the pharmacy that sold the medicine closed down ages ago, making his sample of it the only remaining one.
===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
{{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} and his Pokémon went to [[Cianwood City]] in ''[[PM091|Light Up the Lighthouse!!]]'' in order to get a SecretPotion from a pharmacy. When they went in the pharmacy, the owner gave it to them after telling them a tale. While at sea, {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} lost it, but took one of the pills prior to it getting lost. When Clefairy later ate the pill when their ship was approaching the unlighted Olivine Harbor, he started to glow, saving the ship from crashing.
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File:SecretPotion Adventures.png|The SecretPotion in Pokémon Adventures
File:SecretPotion Golden Boys.png|The SecretPotion in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
File:SecretPotion PM.png|The SecretPotion in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
</gallery>
==Trivia==
* Other [[Potion]] items have a spray bottle as their in-game Bag sprite, but the SecretPotion features a pouch of pills. This is due to the Japanese name, ''Secret Medicine'', not specifying the design of the medicine and not referencing the standard healing item. 
==In other languages==
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Revision as of 00:52, 3 December 2016

The SecretPotion (Japanese: ひでんのくすり Secret Medicine) is a Key Item in the Generation II and Generation IV Pokémon games. It is a special kind of medicine, however, its use is restricted, and cannot be used on the player's Pokémon.

In the games

Gold, Silver, and Crystal

The SecretPotion first appeared in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. It is only obtainable once, from the pharmacy in Cianwood City. Obtaining the SecretPotion is a compulsory part of the games; it is needed to fight the Olivine Gym Leader, Jasmine. The first time she is encountered she will be with a sick Ampharos in the Glitter Lighthouse, and will not return to the Gym until her Pokémon is healed. The SecretPotion is the only cure for Amphy's illness.

The SecretPotion is given to Jasmine, who will heal Amphy on her own. It will not be returned to the player, and cannot be used to heal his or her own Pokémon. 

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

The SecretPotion made a second appearance in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. Like in Generation II, it is an important part of the games' plot, and will heal a flock of Psyduck who are blocking Route 210 of their headaches. The SecretPotion is received from Cynthia, Sinnoh's League Champion, near the blocked entrance to Lake Valor after the player has earned both the Cobble Badge and the Fen Badge, defeated the Galactic Grunts outside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City, and chased another Grunt from Pastoria City all the way to Valor Lakefront and defeated him.

Unlike in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the player retains the SecretPotion after its use in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. However, there is no use for it and no way to use it after healing the Psyduck.

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are the fourth generation remakes of Generation II, and as such the SecretPotion serves the same purpose as in those games. It is obtained in Cianwood City and heals Amphy. Jasmine will take the medicine from the player to do so, and will not return it. Something odd about the picture next to the description is that after use, there will only be two SecretPotions left.

Flavor text

Games Description
GSC Fully heals any Pokémon.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2*
XYORAS*
A fantastic medicine dispensed by the pharmacy in Cianwood City. It fully heals a Pokémon of any ailment.


In the anime

SecretPotion in the anime

Ash, Brock, Misty, and Janina traveled to Cianwood City in Machoke, Machoke Man! to buy the SecretPotion so Sparkle the Ampharos could be healed. Janina took the medicine back on an Express Ferry, while Ash and friends explored the Whirl Islands before returning to the mainland to challenge Jasmine for the Mineral Badge.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The SecretPotion appeared in Suffering Psyduck, where Cynthia used it to cure the Psyduck from their headache on Route 210.

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Gold received the SecretPotion from Chuck in The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon. It was then sent to Olivine City to heal Amphy. According to Chuck, the pharmacy that sold the medicine closed down ages ago, making his sample of it the only remaining one.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Red and his Pokémon went to Cianwood City in Light Up the Lighthouse!! in order to get a SecretPotion from a pharmacy. When they went in the pharmacy, the owner gave it to them after telling them a tale. While at sea, Clefairy lost it, but took one of the pills prior to it getting lost. When Clefairy later ate the pill when their ship was approaching the unlighted Olivine Harbor, he started to glow, saving the ship from crashing.

Trivia

  • Other Potion items have a spray bottle as their in-game Bag sprite, but the SecretPotion features a pouch of pills. This is due to the Japanese name, Secret Medicine, not specifying the design of the medicine and not referencing the standard healing item. 

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Potionsecret
Germany Flag.png German Geheimtrank
Italy Flag.png Italian Poz. Segreta
South Korea Flag.png Korean 비전신약 Bijeon Sin-yak
Spain Flag.png Spanish Poc. Secreta
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Thuốc bí truyền


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