Hyper Potion

Hyper Potion すごいキズぐすり Amazing Wound Medicine

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The Hyper Potion (Japanese: すごいキズぐすり Amazing Wound Medicine) is a type of medicine introduced in Generation I. It can be used to restore a Pokémon's HP.

It is an improved counterpart of the Potion and Super Potion; it has two improved counterparts: Max Potion and Full Restore.

In the core series games

Price

In Pokémon Crystal, Hyper Potion costs $1000 during the Goldenrod Department Store rooftop sale.

At Join Avenue's Market, Hyper Potion can be bought in dozens at $10800 each, which equates to $900 per Hyper Potion.

Effect

Generation I to VI

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it heals the Pokémon by 200 HP.

In Pokémon Yellow, it also increases friendship when used on the player's Pikachu.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, once per day a lady in Shopping Mall Nine will ask the player to buy her a Hyper Potion and provides the money to do so. If the player talks to her again in the same day with a Hyper Potion in their Bag, she will reward the player with an Energy Root. If the player instead talks to her after that day, she will reward the player with an EnergyPowder.

Generation VII

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it heals the Pokémon by 120 HP.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, as well as Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it heals the Pokémon by 120 HP.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus it heals the Pokémon by 150 HP.

Wonder Launcher

The Hyper Potion appears as a Wonder Launcher item. It costs 8 points to use.

Description

Acquisition

Distribution

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

Sprites

Bag sprite from Legends: Arceus

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, the Hyper Potion can be used to heal a Pokémon by 200 HP.

A Hyper Potion can be purchased from any Level 2 or 3 Shop for 1200-840 gold, and sold for 600-780 gold.

Description

Pokémon GO

Hyper Potions can be used outside of battle to heal a Pokémon by 200 HP. They cannot be used during battle.

Description

Acquisition

Starting at level 15, Hyper Potions be obtained (repeatedly) by the following methods.

• Spinning PokéStops or Gyms
• Completing certain Field Research tasks
• Winning a level 4 or higher Raid Battle
• Opening a Gift
• Defeating a Team GO Rocket Leader
• Getting a gift from a Great Buddy

Additionally, the player is awarded Hyper Potions when they level up to any level from 15 to 24.

In animation

Pokémon Evolutions

A Hyper Potion briefly appeared in The Discovery in Green's Bag.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Double Trouble with Dialga and Palkia I, Byron used a Hyper Potion to heal Gardenia's Cherubi during the Sinnoh Gym Leaders' battle against the Team Galactic Commanders at the Spear Pillar.

Platinum arc

In The Final Dimensional Duel VI, Charon mentioned using a Hyper Potion on his Heatran after it had been injured while battling against Diamond's Regigigas.

In the TCG

Main article: Hyper Potion (Skyridge 127)

Hyper Potion was introduced as a Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English e-Card Series (the Japanese e-Card Era) in the Skyridge expansion with artwork by Katsura Tabata.

This card causes the player to discard one or two basic Energy cards attached to one of their Pokémon. If the player discarded one Energy card, they remove up to three damage counters from that Pokémon. If the player discarded two Energy cards, they remove up to five damage counters from that Pokémon.

Merchandise

A set of three travel bottles including one modelled after the Hyper Potion was released on November 28, 2024 as part of a travel goods collection of Pokémon merchandise exclusive to the Pokémon Center.

Trivia

• In Generation VII, of the Potions that heal a specific amount of HP (Potion, Super Potion, and Hyper Potion), Hyper Potion is the least cost-effective at the normal price, only giving 1 HP per $12.5, while Potion is the most cost-effective with 1 HP per $10, and Super Potion is in the middle with 1 HP per $11.67.
  • Prior to Generation VII, of the Potions that heal a specific amount of HP (Potion, Super Potion, and Hyper Potion), Hyper Potion is the most cost-effective at the normal price, as it is 1 HP per $6, while Potion is the least cost-effective with 1 HP per $15, and Super Potion is in the middle with 1 HP per $14.
• Hyper Potion is the only variation of Potion that has not been seen in the animated series.

In other languages

Related articles

Spray-type medicine

Potion

Super Potion

Max Potion

Full Restore

Antidote

Burn Heal

Ice Heal

Awakening

Paralyze Heal

Full Heal

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