Herbal medicine

Herbal 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, remove status conditions, or revive a Pokémon, all with a side effect of lowering a Pokémon's happiness due to their bitter taste. They can be found on the ground, whether readily visible or hidden from sight and requiring an Itemfinder to locate; however, herbal medicine is usually bought from special herb shops. It should be noted that other than the Revival Herb, the items are cheaper than their more-common counterparts (such as Super Potion). Even the Revival Herb has a benefit, as Max Revives cannot be bought in Poké Marts.

Types of herbal medicine

Heal Powder ばんのうごな Kilesa Powder   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $450 Sell for: $225
Effect: Heals all status problems on a Pokémon.					Locations GSC Herb Shop RSE Herb Shop FRLG Cerulean City DPPt Herb Shop HGSS Herb Shop
Secondary effect: Lowers happiness.
Description GSC ??? RSE A bitter powder that heals all status problems. FRLG ??? DPPt A very bitter medicine powder. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokémon.

EnergyPowder ちからのこな Energy Powder   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $500 Sell for: $250
Effect: Restores a Pokémon by 50 HP.					Locations GSC Herb Shop RSE Herb Shop FRLG Cerulean City DPPt Herb Shop HGSS Herb Shop
Secondary effect: Lowers happiness.
Description GSC ??? RSE A bitter powder that restores HP by 50 points. FRLG ??? DPPt A very bitter medicine powder. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 50 points.

Energy Root ちからのねっこ Energy Root   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $800 Sell for: $400
Effect: Restores a Pokémon by 200 HP.					Locations GSC Herb Shop RSE Herb Shop FRLG Cerulean City DPPt Herb Shop HGSS Herb Shop
Secondary effect: Lowers happiness.
Description GSC ??? RSE A bitter root that restores HP by 200 points. FRLG ??? DPPt A very bitter root. It restores the HP of one Pokémon by 200 points.

Revival Herb ふっかつそう Revival Herb   MEDICINE pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN II		Price: $2800 Sell for: $1400
Effect: Revives a fainted Pokémon and restores it to full HP.					Locations GSC Herb Shop RSE Herb Shop FRLG Cerulean City DPPt Herb Shop HGSS Herb Shop
Secondary effect: Lowers happiness.
Description GSC ??? RSE A very bitter herb that revives a fainted Pokémon. FRLG ??? DPPt A very bitter medicinal herb. It revives a fainted Pokémon, fully restoring its HP.

Trivia

• The effect of lowering a Pokémon's happiness due to its bitter taste applies even to those with a Calm, Gentle, Sassy, or Careful nature, which are supposed to prefer bitter taste. This may suggest that taste preferences have relation only to Contests.
• A man in Lavaridge Town states that Charcoal is used for making herbal medicine. In game, however, it serves no medicinal purposes.

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