HP Up

The HP Up (Japanese: マックスアップ Max Up) is a type of vitamin introduced in Generation I. It increases the HP of a Pokémon.

HP Up マックスアップ Max Up

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Introduced in Generation I Pocket Generation I Items Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Medicine Generation V Medicine Generation VI Medicine Generation VII Medicine Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RGBY/RBY GSC RSEFRLG ColoXD DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP $9,800 $4,900 SMUSUM SwSh $10,000 $5,000 SV $10,000 $2,500

In Hoenn, HP Up costs $4900 during the Energy Guru sale.

At Join Avenue's Market, HP Up can be bought in dozens at $99960 each, which equates to $8330 per bottle.

Effect

Generation I to II

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, adds 2560 HP Stat Experience to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 25600 HP Stat Experience. In Generation II, it also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

The HP Up is consumed upon use and cannot be used in battle.

Generation III to VII

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, adds 10 HP EVs to the target Pokémon per use, until it has 100 HP EVs. It also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

The HP Up is consumed upon use and cannot be used in battle.

Generation VIII onward

HP Up can now be used even on a Pokémon that has 100 HP EVs or more, allowing the HP EVs to be raised to the single-stat cap of 252 or the total cap of 510 this way.

Description

Games Description Stad Increases the maximum HP of the selected Pokémon. GSC RSColo Raises the HP of one Pokémon. FRLG A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base HP of one Pokémon. EXD Raises the base HP of one Pokémon. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base HP of a single Pokémon. XYORAS SMUSUMPE A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base HP of a single Pokémon. SwShBDSPLA A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the HP base points of a single Pokémon. SV A nutritious drink for Pokémon. This drink increases base points for a Pokémon's HP stat.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RBY RGBY Route 2, Mt. Moon, Power Plant, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co., Pokémon Tower Celadon Department Store (except Japanese Pokémon Red and Green) GSC Routes 4 and 35, Bell TowerC, Burned Tower, Victory RoadC, Vermilion City Route 30 (after defeating Youngster Joey in a fourth rematch)C Celadon Department Store, Goldenrod Department Store Battle Tower (×5; win 7 battles in a row)C, Goldenrod Radio Tower (5 Blue Card points)C Mystery Gift RSE Routes 111, 116, 121, and 127, Artisan CaveE Favor LadyE Battle Frontier Poké MartE, Lilycove Department Store, Slateport City (Energy Guru) Slateport City (1000 Berry Powder)E, Battle Tower (7-35 win streak)RS, Battle Frontier (1 BP)E Pickup (Lv. 51-100E) FRLG Silph Co., Pokémon Mansion, Ruin Valley Celadon Department Store Cerulean City (1000 Berry Powder) Colo Shadow PKMN Lab Agate Poké Mart XD ONBS, Cipher Key Lair Phenac Poké Mart Pickup (Lv. 51-100) DPPt Routes 204, 213Pt, 215Pt, 216, 225, and 230DP, Mt. CoronetDP, Lake Valor, Iron Island, Victory RoadPt Veilstone Department Store Battle ParkDP/Battle FrontierPt (1 BP) HGSS Routes 4, 35, and 38, Bell Tower, Burned Tower, Mt. Mortar, Victory Road, Rock Tunnel Celadon Department Store, Goldenrod Department Store, Safari Zone Gate shop Route 30 (after defeating Youngster Joey in a rematch) Goldenrod Radio Tower (30 Blue Card points), Battle Frontier (1 BP) BW Routes 3 and 9, Chargestone Cave, Village Bridge Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "About TV and movies" survey) Shopping Mall Nine Battle Subway (1 BP) Anville Town (lost-and-found) B2W2 Routes 9, 11, 15, and 23, Dreamyard, Pinwheel Forest, Castelia SewersSpringSummer, Mistralton City, Clay Tunnel Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "About TV and movies" survey) Shopping Mall Nine, Join Avenue (Market) Battle Subway/PWT (1 BP), Black Tower/White Treehollow (Area 1-5 reward) Anville Town (lost-and-found) DW* Spooky Manor XY Routes 8, 15, and 19 Laverre City Poké Mart Battle Maison (2 BP) Lost Hotel (shaking trash cans) ORAS Routes 111, 116, 121, and 127, Battle Resort Lilycove Department Store, Slateport City (Energy Guru) Battle Maison (2 BP) PMC* Graffiti Eraser (Lv. 3) SMUSUM Royal Avenue, Resolution Cave, Team Rocket's CastleUSUM Mount Hokulani Poké Mart Big Wave BeachUSUM, Battle Royal Dome (2 BP) Festival Plaza (Haunted houses, PharmacySUS) Battle Buffet (35-49 points) SwSh Wyndon Poké Mart (south) Hammerlocke (2 BP) SwShIA Fields of Honor Master Dojo vending machine (after donating 400,000 W) SwShCT Max Lair (Dynite Ore trader) Hidden recurring item (Giant's Bed) BDSP Routes 204, 216, 225, and 230, Mt. Coronet, Lake Valor, Iron Island Veilstone Department Store Battle Park (1 BP) SV Asado Desert, Dalizapa Passage, North Paldean Sea, Socarrat Trail, West Paldean Sea, East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Three), North Province (Area One), North Province (Area Two), North Province (Area Three), South Province (Area One), South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Six), West Province (Area One), West Province (Area Three) Chansey Supply (after earning 3 Gym Badges), Porto Marinada auction Academy Ace Tournament SVTM Fellhorn Gorge, Mossfell Confluence SVID Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Polar Biome, Savanna Biome Blueberry Academy Store (50 BP) Item Printer League Club Room (×2; possible reward after defeating a special coach in a rematch)

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SV Summer training support sets Japan July 22 to September 30, 2023

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In animation

Vitamins in Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In 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 wings was the prize for the Club Battle. They were eventually won by Stephan.

In the manga

Vitamins in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

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

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

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

Trivia

• HP Up appears to be consumable by humans, as indicated by a Hiker on Johto Route 45 saying that he drinks it.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese ＨＰ增強劑 HP Jāngkèuhngjaih * HP提升劑 HP Tàihsīngjāi * HP增加劑 HP Jānggājaih * 全力出擊 Chyùhnlihk Chēutgīk * Mandarin ＨＰ增強劑 / ＨＰ增强剂 HP Zēngqiángjì * HP提升劑 / HP提升剂 HP Tíshēngjì * HP增加劑 / HP增加剂 HP Zēngjiājì * Danish HP-øgning* HP op* Finnish Palautus French PV Plus German KP-Plus Italian PS-Su Korean 맥스업 Max Up Brazilian Portuguese Elevador de HP Spanish Más PS Swedish Öka HP* Vietnamese Tăng Tối Đa

Vitamins

HP Up

Protein

Iron

Calcium

Zinc

Carbos

PP Up

PP Max

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