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{{Move|Nutritious drinks}}
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[[File:Vitamin anime.png|thumb|250px|Vitamins in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
A '''vitamin''' is a type of [[item]] from the [[Pokémon games]]. They are used to boost the [[stats]], [[PP]], or [[level]] of a {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Pokémon. Most vitamins are named after real minerals and organic compounds important to bodily health.

From [[Generation III]] onward, they are known as '''nutritious drinks''' (Japanese: '''{{j|{{tt|栄養|えいよう}}ドリンク}}''' ''nutritious drinks''), also being referred to as '''Pokémon drinks''' in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. They are described as '''ability enhancers''' (Japanese: '''{{j|のうりょくをあげるアイテム}}''' ''attribute-raising items'') in [[Generation I]] and as '''stat enhancers''' (Japanese: '''{{j|のうりょくをあげるどうぐ}}''' ''attribute-raising tools'') in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. In the anime, they are referred to as '''Pokémon vitamin drinks'''.

==Effect==
In all [[core series]] games since [[Generation III]], vitamins that affect [[Statistic|stats]] increase a Pokémon's {{EV}}s for a given stat by 10 EV points, but can't increase the total EVs beyond a maximum of 510. Between Generations III and {{gen|VII}}, vitamins will also have no effect on an individual stat that already has 100 or more EVs. 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 <sup>8</sup>/<sub>5</sub> 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.

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

[[PP Up]]s are sold in [[Cerulean City]] and at the [[Pokéathlon Dome]]. PP Ups are commonly given as prizes in the [[Pokémon Lottery Corner]]. [[PP Max]]es are not sold anywhere.

All other vitamins are available to buy for {{pdollar}}9800 ({{pdollar}}4900 at a sale) at [[Celadon Department Store]] and the [[Safari Zone Gate]] in Kanto, [[Goldenrod Department Store]] in Johto, [[Lilycove Department Store]] and {{ci|Slateport}} market in Hoenn, [[Veilstone Department Store]] in Sinnoh, [[Shopping Mall Nine]] in Unova, and the [[Laverre City]] Poké Mart in Kalos; they are available to buy for {{pdollar}}10,000 at the [[Mount Hokulani]] Pokémon Center. 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.

Once the [[Master Dojo]] in the [[Isle of Armor]] has been [[Master Dojo#Upgrades|upgraded]], a vending machine will be available that sells vitamins in bulk for a lower per-item cost. Vitamins can be purchased in groups of 1 for {{pdollar}}10,000 (regular price), 5 for {{pdollar}}40,000 ({{pdollar}}8000 each), 10 for {{pdollar}}70,000 ({{pdollar}}7000 each), or 25 for {{pdollar}}125,000 ({{pdollar}}5000 each).

==Types of vitamins==
{| class="roundtable sortable" style="background: #{{Medicine color light}}; border:3px solid #{{Medicine color dark}}"
! class="unsortable" | 
! Name
! Debut<br>Gen.
! class="unsortable" | Effect
|-
|{{bag3|HP Up}}
|[[HP Up]]
| style="background: #{{Gen I color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen I color dark}}; text-align: center" data-sort-value=1 | '''I'''
| Adds 10 [[HP]] {{EV}}s to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 252.
|-
|{{bag3|Protein}}
|[[Protein]]
| style="background: #{{Gen I color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen I color dark}}; text-align: center" data-sort-value=1 | '''I'''
| Adds 10 {{stat|Attack}} {{EV}}s to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 252.
|-
|{{bag3|Iron}}
|[[Iron]]
| style="background: #{{Gen I color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen I color dark}}; text-align: center" data-sort-value=1 | '''I'''
| Adds 10 {{stat|Defense}} {{EV}}s to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 252.
|-
|{{bag3|Calcium}}
|[[Calcium]]
| style="background: #{{Gen I color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen I color dark}}; text-align: center" data-sort-value=1 | '''I'''
| Adds 10 {{stat|Special Attack}} {{EV}}s to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 252.
|-
|{{bag3|Zinc}}
|[[Zinc]]
| style="background: #{{Gen III color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen III color dark}}; text-align: center" data-sort-value=3 | '''III'''
| Adds 10 {{stat|Special Defense}} {{EV}}s to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 252.
|-
|{{bag3|Carbos}}
|[[Carbos]]
| style="background: #{{Gen I color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen I color dark}}; text-align: center" data-sort-value=1 | '''I'''
| Adds 10 {{stat|Speed}} {{EV}}s to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 252.
|-
|{{bag3|PP Up}}
|[[PP Up]]
| style="background: #{{Gen I color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen I color dark}}; text-align: center" data-sort-value=1 | '''I'''
| Raises the [[PP]] of a selected [[move]] by 1/5 of the move's base PP, until 3 PP Ups or one PP Max have been used on the Pokémon's move.
|-
|{{bag3|PP Max}}
|[[PP Max]]
| style="background: #{{Gen III color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen III color dark}}; text-align: center" data-sort-value=3 | '''III'''
| Raises the [[PP]] of a selected [[move]] to 8/5 of the move's base PP, but can only be used once per move on a given Pokémon.
|- class="unsortable"
! colspan="4" style="background:#{{medicine color light}}; {{roundybottom|8px}}" | <small>All details are accurate to {{color2|000|Generation VIII}} games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual items's page.</small>
|}

==Gallery==
===[[Pokémon Global Link]]===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{black color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{black color}}"
|-
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{HP color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream HP Up Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{attack color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Protein Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{defense color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Iron Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{speed color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Carbos Sprite.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{HP color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{HP color dark}}|HP Up}}
| style="background: #{{attack color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{attack color dark}}|Protein}}
| style="background: #{{defense color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{defense color dark}}|Iron}}
| style="background: #{{speed color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{speed color dark}}|Carbos}}
|-
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{special attack color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Calcium Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{special defense color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Zinc Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{items color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream PP Up Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{TMs and HMs color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream PP Max Sprite.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{special attack color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{special attack color dark}}|Calcium}}
| style="background: #{{special defense color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{special defense color dark}}|Zinc}}
| style="background: #{{items color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{items color dark}}|PP Up}}
| style="background: #{{TMs and HMs color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{TMs and HMs color dark}}|PP Max}}
|}{{-}}

===[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]===
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{black color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{black color}}"
|-
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{HP color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag HP Up SV Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{attack color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Protein SV Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{defense color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Iron SV Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{speed color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Carbos SV Sprite.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{HP color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{HP color dark}}|HP Up}}
| style="background: #{{attack color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{attack color dark}}|Protein}}
| style="background: #{{defense color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{defense color dark}}|Iron}}
| style="background: #{{speed color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{speed color dark}}|Carbos}}
|-
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{special attack color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Calcium SV Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{special defense color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag Zinc SV Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{items color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag PP Up SV Sprite.png]]
|  width="160px" style="background: #{{TMs and HMs color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Bag PP Max SV Sprite.png]]
|-
| style="background: #{{special attack color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{special attack color dark}}|Calcium}}
| style="background: #{{special defense color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{special defense color dark}}|Zinc}}
| style="background: #{{items color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{items color dark}}|PP Up}}
| style="background: #{{TMs and HMs color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{TMs and HMs color dark}}|PP Max}}
|}{{-}}

==In spin-off games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
{{main|Health drink}}
In the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series]], [[Protein]], [[Calcium]], [[Iron]], and [[Zinc]] appear as types of health drink. [[Carbos]] appears in [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]]. Their effects are based on those of their [[core series]] counterparts.

==In the anime==
[[File:Vitamin anime.png|thumb|250px|Vitamins in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
[[Calcium]] debuted 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 (excluding [[PP Up]] and [[PP Max]]) was announced to be the prize for winning the [[Clubsplosion]], like how the set of [[Feather|wings]] was the prize for the [[Club Battle]]. They were [[BW073|eventually]] won by [[Stephan]].

<gallery>
File:Calcium anime.png|Calcium
</gallery>

==In the manga==
[[File:Vitamin Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Vitamins in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}====
In ''[[PS015|Wartortle Wars]]'', {{adv|Red}} tried to use an "[[HP Up]]" sold to him by {{adv|Green}} on [[Pika]], but, like with all the other items she had sold him, it proved to be fake and ineffective.

===={{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}====
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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==Trivia==
* The [[PP Max]]'s English name is the same as the Japanese name of the [[Max Elixir]].
* 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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