Vitamin

A vitamin is a type of item from the Pokémon games. They are used to boost the stats, Power Points, or level of a '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:  nutritious drinks), also being referred to as Pokémon drinks in. They are described as ability enhancers (Japanese: ' attribute-raising items) in Generation I and as stat enhancers (Japanese: ' attribute-raising tools) in. In the anime, they are referred to as Pokémon vitamin drinks.

Effect
In all core series games since Generation III, vitamins that affect stats increase a Pokémon's s for a given stat by 10 EV points, only raising a stat's EVs to a maximum of 100 or the total EVs to a maximum of 510. Prior to Generation III, effort values were based on a system of and vitamins increased a stat by 2560 EV points, but could only be used until the stat had 25600 EVs.

The two -raising vitamins raise the maximum PP of one of the Pokémon's moves in increments of fifths of its base PP, up to 8/5 of its base PP.

Rare Candies will increase a Pokémon's level by one, using the minimum amount of experience required for the Pokémon to reach the next level.

From Generation II onward, all vitamins also increase the friendship of Pokémon they are used on.

In the, 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 Ups are sold in Cerulean City and at the Pokéathlon Dome. PP Ups are commonly given as prizes in the Pokémon Lottery Corner. PP Maxes are not sold anywhere.

Rare Candies can be purchased at the, the Battle Subway, the PWT, and the Battle Maison for 48 BP each. They can also be purchased at the Pokéathlon Dome on Mondays and Saturdays.

All other vitamins are available to buy for 9800 (4900 at a sale) at Celadon Department Store and the Safari Zone Gate in Kanto, Goldenrod Department Store in Johto, Lilycove Department Store and 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 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 and fourth generation Battle Frontiers, the Battle Subway, and the PWT for 1 BP each and from the Battle Maison for 2 BP each.

Artwork
These are artwork of the items as seen in the Pokémon Dream World.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
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
Calcium debuted in The Joy of Pokémon. Nurse Joy gave a whole bottle of these tablets to a. Some other unidentified vitamins also appeared in the episode.

The Rare Candy debuted in Caterpie's Big Dilemma. However, unlike in the, where the Rare Candy levels up a Pokémon, in the episode it actually makes the Pokémon larger (and in some cases uncontrollable) due to the fact that this was a specially modified and experimental version of it. said that the original would merely "enhance a Pokémon's abilities". Also, due to a dubbing error, the Rare Candy was referred by a direct translation of its Japanese name, Mystery Candy.

In The Clubsplosion Begins!, a full set of vitamins (PP Up, PP Max, and Rare Candy are excluded) were announced to be the prize for winning the Clubsplosion, like how the set of wings was the prize for the Club Battle. They were eventually won by Stephan.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Wartortle Wars, tried to use an "HP Up" sold to him by  on Pika, but, like with all the other items she had sold him, it proved to be fake and ineffective.

In Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, several kinds of vitamins were seen being sold at the Safari Zone Gate.

In Innocent Scientist, revealed that he had given his  a Rare Candy and Resist Wing before heading to battle, boosting his defenses just enough for him to be able to survive an.

In the TCG
The following is a list of cards named Rare Candy.

Trivia

 * The item duplication glitch is sometimes called the Rare Candy glitch due to the desirability of Rare Candies.
 * In, due to s being programmed to reset every time the player leaves and re-enters the area, the Breeders found at Big Stadium and Small Court can be used to collect unlimited amounts of Rare Candies, as they give the player one as a reward every time they are defeated.
 * 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, , , , and , used for treatment of the body.

Nährstoffe Vitamina Accélérateur Vitamine えいようドリンク 營養飲料