HP Up

	Pokémon Global Link artwork
	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

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.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RG B Y/RB Y GS C RS E FRLG ColoXD DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS BDSP	$9,800	$4,900
SM USUM 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.
GS C 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.
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	A nutritious drink for Pokémon. It raises the base HP of a single Pokémon.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	A nutritious drink for Pokémon. When consumed, it raises the base HP of a single Pokémon.
SwSh BDSP LA	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
RB Y RG B Y	Route 2, Mt. Moon, Power Plant, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co., Pokémon Tower	Celadon Department Store (except Japanese Pokémon Red and Green)
GS C	Routes 4 and 35, Bell Tower^C, Burned Tower, Victory Road^C, 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
RS E	Routes 111, 116, 121, and 127, Artisan Cave^E Favor Lady^E	Battle Frontier Poké Mart^E, 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. 51-100^E)
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)
DP Pt	Routes 204, 213^Pt, 215^Pt, 216, 225, and 230^DP, Mt. Coronet^DP, Lake Valor, Iron Island, Victory Road^Pt	Veilstone Department Store Battle Park^DP/Battle Frontier^Pt (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 Sewers^Spring^Summer, 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)
SM USUM	Royal Avenue, Resolution Cave, Team Rocket's Castle^USUM	Mount Hokulani Poké Mart Big Wave Beach^USUM, Battle Royal Dome (2 BP) Festival Plaza (Haunted houses, Pharmacy^SUS) 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
SV	November 2024 Nintendo newsletter items	All	November 18, 2024 to December 31, 2025

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 *
Chinese	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

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