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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.
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The '''Secret Medicine''' (Japanese: '''ひでんのくすり''' ''Secret Medicine''), called '''Secret Potion''' until {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} and formatted as '''SecretPotion''' prior to [[Generation VI]], is a [[Key Item]] introduced in [[Generation II]].


==In the games==
==Terminology==
===Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===English===
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.
In [[Generation II]], the name of this item was rendered in all-caps like other item names: "'''SECRETPOTION'''". This fits the 12-character limit for item names in early games. The appearance of this item was unknown at the time due to the lack of item sprites.


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.  
In [[Generation IV]], this item name was written as "'''SecretPotion'''" due to all-caps being no longer used. The item name still included the word "Potion" even though this generation introduced the sprite for this item, revealing it to be a pouch of pills instead of a liquid substance like the [[Potion]], [[Super Potion]], [[Hyper Potion]], or [[Max Potion]].


===Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum===
From [[Generation VI]] until [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], this item was named "'''Secret Potion'''" (with a space). However, this is only found in the game data and not seen in normal gameplay, since this item is not obtainable in those games.
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}} blocking {{rt|210|Sinnoh}} of their headaches. To allow access to [[Celestic Town]], [[Cynthia]], the Champion of Sinnoh's Pokémon League, will give the SecretPotion to the player. How she came about the SecretPotion is unknown, but Jasmine (who kept the SecretPotion in the contemporaneous Johto games) appears in both [[Sunyshore City]] and [[Hearthome City]]. It is implied through dialog that the events in Johto occur prior to those in Sinnoh.


Unlike in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the SecretPotion is kept after use in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. However, it cannot be used again. Interestingly, the in-bag description of the item mentions Cianwood City, despite the area being unvisitable in the games.
In [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]], this item was renamed to "'''Secret Medicine'''".


===HeartGold and SoulSilver===
===Japanese===
{{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.
In Japanese, this item has been consistently named 「'''ひでんのくすり'''」 (''Secret Medicine''), despite the name changes in English over the generations.


==In the anime==
This item name includes the Japanese word 「くすり」 (''Medicine''), which does not indicate exactly what kind of medicine is it. For comparison, this word is also used in the Japanese names of the [[Potion]], [[Super Potion]], [[Hyper Potion]], [[Max Potion]], and [[Full Restore]], which are usually depicted as substances stored in spray bottles, as opposed to the Secret Medicine which is depicted as a pouch of pills.
{{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}}.
 
==In the core series games==
===Price===
{{ItemPrice/head|Key items}}
{{ItemPrice|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}<br>{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}|N/A|N/A}}
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===Effect===
===={{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}====
The Secret Potion is given to [[Jasmine]] in the [[Olivine Lighthouse]] to cure a sick {{p|Ampharos}} named [[Amphy]]. Afterwards, she returns to the [[Olivine Gym]], allowing the player to challenge her.
 
===={{game|Diamond and Pearl|s|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl}}, {{game|Platinum||Platinum}}, {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl}}====
The Secret Potion{{sup/4|DPPt}}/Secret Medicine{{sup/8|BDSP}} heals a flock of {{p|Psyduck}} who are blocking the way on {{rt|210|Sinnoh}} of their headaches, allowing the player to continue through the route.
 
===={{g|Legends: Arceus}}====
The Secret Medicine is an item that plays a role in [[Task#Requests|Request]] 32: "The Headache-Stricken Psyduck". Martia of the [[Diamond Clan]] asks the player to return with a cure for the headaches ailing a group of {{p|Psyduck}} blocking a house in the [[Diamond Settlement]]. Tomma of the Medical Corps gives the player the medicine to complete the request.
 
===Description===
{{movedesc|key items}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Fully heals any <sc>Pokémon</sc>.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}<br/>{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br/>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br/>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUM}}<br/>{{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}|A fantastic medicine dispensed by the pharmacy in Cianwood City. It fully heals a Pokémon of any ailment.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev8|LA}}|An astonishing medicine that can instantly restore health to any Pokémon. It is produced by an apothecary in Cianwood City.}}
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''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]'' is set in the same location that the {{p|Psyduck}} block passage in the games. However, Cynthia does not make an appearance and the SecretPotion is not featured.
===Acquisition===
{{ItemAvailability/keyhead|Key items}}
|-
| {{gameabbrev2|GSC}}
| [[Cianwood City]] Pharmacy (from pharmacist, after speaking with [[Jasmine]] at the [[Olivine Lighthouse]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev4|DPPt}}
| [[Valor Lakefront]] (from [[Cynthia]], after following and defeating the {{tc|Team Galactic Grunt|Galactic Grunt}} from [[Pastoria City]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev4|HGSS}}
| [[Cianwood City]] Pharmacy (from pharmacist, after speaking with [[Jasmine]] at the [[Olivine Lighthouse]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|BDSP}}
| [[Valor Lakefront]] (from [[Cynthia]], after following and defeating the {{tc|Team Galactic Grunt}} from [[Pastoria City]])
|-
| {{gameabbrev8|LA}}
| [[Galaxy Hall]] (from Tomma, after speaking with Martia at the [[Diamond Settlement]])
|}
|}


==In the anime==
[[File:SecretPotion anime.png|thumb|250px|The Secret Potion in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
{{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, and [[Janina]] traveled to [[Cianwood City]] in ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'', where they intended to buy the Secret Potion so [[Amphy|Sparkle]] the Ampharos could be healed. Janina took the medicine back to [[Olivine City]] on an Express Ferry, while Ash and friends explored the [[Whirl Islands]] before returning to the mainland.
{{-}}
==In the manga==
==In the manga==
The SecretPotion was mentioned in two {{pkmn|manga}} series based on the plot of {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]]'' both have chapters in which the main characters heal the Olivine City Ampharos.  
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:SecretPotion Adventures.png|thumb|150px|The Secret Potion in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===={{MangaArc|Diamond & Pearl}}====
The Secret Potion appeared in ''[[PS367|Suffering Psyduck]]'', where Cynthia used it to cure the Psyduck on Route 210 from their headache.
{{-}}


Later in Pokémon Adventures, SecretPotion appears in ''[[PS367|Suffering Psyduck]]'' where Cynthia uses it to cure the Psyduck from their headache on Route 210.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
[[File:SecretPotion Golden Boys.png|thumb|150px|The Secret Potion in [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]]]]
{{GnB|Gold}} received the Secret Potion 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.
{{-}}
 
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
[[File:SecretPotion PM.png|thumb|150px|The Secret Potion in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]]]
{{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} and his Pokémon went to [[Cianwood City]] in ''[[PM091|Light Up the Lighthouse!!]]'' in order to get a Secret Potion 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.
{{-}}


==Trivia==
==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.  
* This is the only item from earlier games whose sprite was introduced in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.


==In other languages==
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|zh_yue=秘傳之藥 ''{{tt|Beichyùhn-jī Yeuhk|Secret Medicine}}''
|zh_cmn=秘傳之藥 / 秘传之药 ''{{tt|Mìchuán-zhī Yào|Secret Medicine}}''
|fr=Remède Secret ({{gen|VIII}}+)<br>Potion Secrète ({{gen|VI}}-{{gen|VII}})<br>Potionsecret ({{gen|II}}-{{gen|V}})
|de=Geheimmedizin ({{gen|VIII}}+)<br />Geheimtrank ({{gen|II}}-{{gen|VII}})
|it=Rimedio segreto ({{gen|VIII}}+)<br>Pozione Segreta ({{gen|VI}}-{{gen|VII}})<br>{{tt|Poz.|Pozione}} Segreta ({{gen|IV}}-{{gen|V}})<br>{{tt|Poz.|Pozione}}Segreta ({{gen|II}})
|ko=비전신약 ''Bijeon Sin-yak''
|es=Medicina Secreta ({{gen|VIII}}+)<br>Poción Secreta ({{gen|VI}}-{{gen|VII}})<br>{{tt|Poc.|Poción}} Secreta ({{gen|II}}-{{gen|V}})
|vi=Thuốc bí truyền
}}


==See also==
* [[List of Key Items (Generation II)]]
* [[List of Key Items (Generation IV)]]
* [[List of Key Items (Generation VIII)]]
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 11 March 2024

Secret Medicine
ひでんのくすり
Secret Medicine
Bag Secret Potion Sprite.pngBag Secret Medicine Sprite.png
Secret Medicine
Pokémon Legends: Arceus artwork
Introduced in Generation II
Pocket
Generation II Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation IV Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation V Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VI Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VII Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items
Generation VIII Bag Key items pocket icon.png Key items (BDSPLA)

The Secret Medicine (Japanese: ひでんのくすり Secret Medicine), called Secret Potion until Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and formatted as SecretPotion prior to Generation VI, is a Key Item introduced in Generation II.

Terminology

English

In Generation II, the name of this item was rendered in all-caps like other item names: "SECRETPOTION". This fits the 12-character limit for item names in early games. The appearance of this item was unknown at the time due to the lack of item sprites.

In Generation IV, this item name was written as "SecretPotion" due to all-caps being no longer used. The item name still included the word "Potion" even though this generation introduced the sprite for this item, revealing it to be a pouch of pills instead of a liquid substance like the Potion, Super Potion, Hyper Potion, or Max Potion.

From Generation VI until Pokémon Sword and Shield, this item was named "Secret Potion" (with a space). However, this is only found in the game data and not seen in normal gameplay, since this item is not obtainable in those games.

In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, this item was renamed to "Secret Medicine".

Japanese

In Japanese, this item has been consistently named 「ひでんのくすり」 (Secret Medicine), despite the name changes in English over the generations.

This item name includes the Japanese word 「くすり」 (Medicine), which does not indicate exactly what kind of medicine is it. For comparison, this word is also used in the Japanese names of the Potion, Super Potion, Hyper Potion, Max Potion, and Full Restore, which are usually depicted as substances stored in spray bottles, as opposed to the Secret Medicine which is depicted as a pouch of pills.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
GSC
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
BDSP		 N/A N/A

Effect

Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

The Secret Potion is given to Jasmine in the Olivine Lighthouse to cure a sick Ampharos named Amphy. Afterwards, she returns to the Olivine Gym, allowing the player to challenge her.

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

The Secret PotionDPPt/Secret MedicineBDSP heals a flock of Psyduck who are blocking the way on Route 210 of their headaches, allowing the player to continue through the route.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

The Secret Medicine is an item that plays a role in Request 32: "The Headache-Stricken Psyduck". Martia of the Diamond Clan asks the player to return with a cure for the headaches ailing a group of Psyduck blocking a house in the Diamond Settlement. Tomma of the Medical Corps gives the player the medicine to complete the request.

Description

Games Description
GSC Fully heals any Pokémon.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
BDSP 		A fantastic medicine dispensed by the pharmacy in Cianwood City. It fully heals a Pokémon of any ailment.
LA An astonishing medicine that can instantly restore health to any Pokémon. It is produced by an apothecary in Cianwood City.

Acquisition

Games Method
GSC Cianwood City Pharmacy (from pharmacist, after speaking with Jasmine at the Olivine Lighthouse)
DPPt Valor Lakefront (from Cynthia, after following and defeating the Galactic Grunt from Pastoria City)
HGSS Cianwood City Pharmacy (from pharmacist, after speaking with Jasmine at the Olivine Lighthouse)
BDSP Valor Lakefront (from Cynthia, after following and defeating the Team Galactic Grunt from Pastoria City)
LA Galaxy Hall (from Tomma, after speaking with Martia at the Diamond Settlement)

In the anime

The Secret Potion in the anime

Ash, Brock, Misty, and Janina traveled to Cianwood City in Machoke, Machoke Man!, where they intended to buy the Secret Potion so Sparkle the Ampharos could be healed. Janina took the medicine back to Olivine City on an Express Ferry, while Ash and friends explored the Whirl Islands before returning to the mainland.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The Secret Potion in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

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

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

The Secret Potion in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Gold received the Secret Potion 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.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Secret Potion in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Red and his Pokémon went to Cianwood City in Light Up the Lighthouse!! in order to get a Secret Potion 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

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 秘傳之藥 Beichyùhn-jī Yeuhk
Mandarin 秘傳之藥 / 秘传之药 Mìchuán-zhī Yào
France Flag.png French Remède Secret (VIII+)
Potion Secrète (VI-VII)
Potionsecret (II-V)
Germany Flag.png German Geheimmedizin (VIII+)
Geheimtrank (II-VII)
Italy Flag.png Italian Rimedio segreto (VIII+)
Pozione Segreta (VI-VII)
Poz. Segreta (IV-V)
Poz.Segreta (II)
South Korea Flag.png Korean 비전신약 Bijeon Sin-yak
Spain Flag.png Spanish Medicina Secreta (VIII+)
Poción Secreta (VI-VII)
Poc. Secreta (II-V)
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Thuốc bí truyền

See also


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