Potion (Final Fantasy IX)

The Potion is the basic healing item in Final Fantasy IX. It heals 150 HP to one target in battle and 100 HP on the field when used from the menu. It is compatible with Auto-Potion and Chemist.
==Obtain==
Potions are sold in all shops that sell items for 50 gil apiece. They sell for 25 gil.
A Potion is found in M.S. Prima Vista cargo room at the beginning of the game, and in the meeting room after the ship crashes in Evil Forest. Numerous Potions can be found in Alexandria town at the beginning of the game, and one can be picked up from the Melda Arch of North Gate when the party can access the world map. There are two Potions in the Ice Cavern uncovered with using Vivi's fire magic. There are four Potions to be found in Dali: a well hidden chest in the bottom-left behind a plant in the inn , inside the hut in the Dali Underground entrance , by the north exit of the underground storage area there is a wheel pulley-system and inspecting it drops a chest previously suspended above that contains a Potion, and finally, there is a Potion by the Mist machine .
The player can find a Potion in Bohden Gate when visiting there during Adelbert Steiner and Princess Garnet's exploits. There is a Potion inside a Burmecia Residence, and in Cleyra's Trunk (upper path: ).
Potions can be stolen from Axolotl, Bandersnatch, Flan, Gigan Toad (B), Goblin Mage, Hornet, Mu, Plant Spider, Python, Soldier (A), Soldier (B), Type C, Vice, Wyerd, Zuu, and Masked Man.
Potions can drop from Adamantoise, Axe Beak, Axolotl, Basilisk, Bomb, Carrion Worm, Carve Spider, Cave Imp, Dendrobium, Fang, Flan, Ghost, Gigan Toad (A), Gigan Toad (B), Goblin, Hornet, Jabberwock, Ladybug, Lamia, Mandragora, Mu, Nymph, Plant Spider, Sand Golem, Sand Scorpion, Skeleton, Soldier (A), Soldier (B), Type A, Type B, Vice, Wyerd, Yeti, Zuu, Plant Brain, and Mu (Friendly).
==Mechanics==
Potions can be used to restore 150HP, in battle, or 100HP outside of it, to a target. If the target is undead or Zombiefied, it will cause the opposite effect, damaging it instead. In combat only, if the potion is consumed with Chemist active, it will heal twice as much, i.e. 300HP.
Heal is calculated as it follows:
: On the field:
:Heal = ( Item's Power ) * 10
:
:In battle:
:Heal = [ ( Item's Power * 10 ) * Modifier ] * 1.5
Potion's healing power is 10. The "Modifier" variable is applied to the item's power and not to the final result. It is used for those factors that affect the healing of the item, for example the support ability Chemist.
==Use ==
Potions are useful as a healing item, and for synthesizing Opals late into the game. However, they quickly fall off in usefulness though they remain plentiful as spoils from enemies. Equipping Chemist makes them slightly more worthwhile. Auto-Potion can be good especially if the party has no healers, though it can deplete the player's Potion stock quickly. In some versions of Final Fantasy IX Remastered, equipping both Chemist and Auto-Potion at the same time can be glitchy.
When the player has a healer, White Magic is generally better than using Potions.
Category:Items in Final Fantasy IX