Antidote

Antidote どくけし Antidote

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The Antidote (Japanese: どくけし Antidote) is a type of status condition healing medicine introduced in Generation I. It cures a Pokémon of poison.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RGBY/RBY GSC RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS $100 $50 SMUSUMPE SwSh $200 $100 BDSP $100 $50 SV $200 $50

Effect

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it cures a Pokémon from poisoning.

Description

Games Description Stad An antidote for curing a poisoned Pokémon. GSC Cures poisoned Pokémon. RSEColoXD Heals a poisoned Pokémon. FRLG A spray-type medicine. It heals one Pokémon from a poisoning. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A spray-type medicine. It lifts the effect of poison from one Pokémon. XYORAS SMUSUM A spray-type medicine for poisoning. It can be used once to lift the effects of being poisoned from a Pokémon. PE SwShBDSP A spray-type medicine for treating poisoning. It can be used to lift the effects of being poisoned from a single Pokémon. SV A spray-type medicine for treating poisoning. It can be used to lift the effects of being poisoned from a Pokémon.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RGBY RBY Viridian Forest Viridian, Pewter, Cerulean, Lavender Poké Marts; Celadon Department Store GSC Routes 30GS and 31GS, Ilex ForestC, Goldenrod Underground Cherrygrove, Violet, Azalea, Ecruteak, Olivine, Mahogany, Viridian, Pewter, Lavender Poké Marts; Just a Souvenir Shop (after defeating Team Rocket), Celadon Department Store, Goldenrod Department Store Purchased by the player's Mom RSE Route 104 Oldale, Petalburg, Rustboro, Slateport, Mauville, Verdanturf, Fallarbor, Lavaridge, Fortree Poké Marts; Lilycove Department Store PickupE FRLG Viridian Forest, Mt. Moon Viridian, Pewter, Cerulean, Vermilion, Lavender Poké Marts; Celadon Department Store Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) (hidden recurring item, group B), Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) (hidden recurring item, group B) Colo In the player's Bag at the start of the game Phenac, Pyrite Poké Marts; Outskirt Stand XD Pokémon HQ Lab, Realgam Tower (Battle CD 04 completion prize) Phenac, Agate, Gateon Poké Marts Pickup DPPt Routes 205DP, 212DP, and 219, Ravaged PathDP, Eterna Forest, Old ChateauDP, Floaroma MeadowDP, Great MarshDP All Poké Marts, Celestic Town shop, Veilstone Department Store Pickup HGSS Route 30, Ilex Forest, Goldenrod Department Store, Burned Tower All Poké Marts, Just a Souvenir Shop (after defeating Team Rocket), Celadon Department Store, Goldenrod Department Store Pickup PW Rugged Road, Rally BW Route 3, Pinwheel Forest, Icirrus City All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge), Shopping Mall Nine Pickup B2W2 Route 20, Virbank City, Icirrus City Castelia Sewers (daily)SpringSummer All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge), Shopping Mall Nine Pickup XY Routes 4, 6, 15, 19, and 20, Santalune Forest, Santalune City, Camphrier Town, Parfum Palace All Poké Marts (after obtaining one Badge) Pickup ORAS Route 104 All Poké Marts (after obtaining the Pokédex), Lilycove Department Store Pickup SMUSUM Routes 1SM and 7, Hano Beach, Malie City, Wela Volcano ParkUSUM All Poké Marts, Thrifty Megamart Pickup PE Viridian Forest, Cinnabar Island All Poké Marts, Celadon Department Store, Route 22 (regenerates daily) SwSh All Poké Marts BDSP Routes 205, 212, and 219, Ravaged Path, Eterna Forest, Old Chateau, Floaroma Meadow, Great Marsh All Poké Marts, Celestic Town shop, Veilstone Department Store, Ramanas Park shop SV Cabo Poco, Los Platos, Area Zero, Casseroya Lake, Navi Squad's Base, Tagtree Thicket, East Province (Area One), East Province (Area Three), South Province (Area One), South Province (Area Two), South Province (Area Three), South Province (Area Four), South Province (Area Five), West Province (Area One) All Poké Marts

Wonder Launcher

The Antidote appears as a Wonder Launcher item. It costs 4 points to use.

Artwork

• 
  Antidote artwork from Generation I

In spin-off games

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, the Antidote can be used to cure a Pokémon from poisoning.

An Antidote can be purchased from any Shop for 100-70 gold, and sold for 50-65 gold.

Description

Games Description Conq. Cures poisoning.

In the anime

An Antidote in the anime

Antidote was mentioned in An Undersea Place to Call Home!. Lindsey used one off-screen to cure Ash's Pikachu after he had been badly poisoned by a wild Skrelp's Toxic.

Antidotes first appeared in The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!. Professor Kukui handed one to Ash from his medical kit, for him to cure his Rowlet from the poison inflicted by James's Mareanie's Sludge Bomb.

In The One That Didn't Get Away!, Lana used some Antidote-laced food wrapped around her fishing lure to heal a Kyogre from its poisoning.

In the manga

An Antidote in Pokémon Adventures

An Antidote in Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

In The Secret of Kangaskhan, Red used an Antidote to heal a baby Kangaskhan from her poisoning.

Sword & Shield arc

In Toasty!! Battle Against Toxapex, Henry used an Antidote to heal his Thwackey from the poison inflicted on it by Nessa's Toxapex's Baneful Bunker.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

In GDZ68, Shu gave his Pikachu an Antidote to cure the poisoning caused by a Trainer's Kingdra's Toxic.

Trivia

• In early appearances, the Antidote was depicted as a vaccine inside of a syringe-type device; this was later changed to being a "spray-type medicine" in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 解毒藥 Gáaiduhkyeuhk Mandarin 解毒藥 / 解毒药 Jiědúyào * 解毒劑 Jiědújì * Danish Modgift Dutch Tegengif Finnish Vastamyrkky French Antidote German Gegengift Italian Antidoto Korean 해독제 Haedokje Norwegian Motgift Polish Antidotum Portuguese Brazil Antídoto Portugal Antídoto* Russian Противоядие Protivoyadiye Spanish Antídoto Swedish Motgift Vietnamese Thuốc giải

Spray-type medicine

Potion

Super Potion

Hyper Potion

Max Potion

Full Restore

Antidote

Burn Heal

Ice Heal

Awakening

Paralyze Heal

Full Heal

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