Secret Medicine

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The Secret Medicine (Japanese: ひでんのくすり Secret Medicine), called Secret Potion until and formatted as SecretPotion prior to Generation VI, is a Key Item introduced in Generation II.
==Terminology==
===English===
In Generation II, the name of this item was rendered in all-caps like other item names: "SECRETPOTION". This fits the 12-character limit for item names in early games. The appearance of this item was unknown at the time due to the lack of item sprites.
In Generation IV, this item name was written as "SecretPotion" due to all-caps being no longer used. The item name still included the word "Potion" even though this generation introduced the sprite for this item, revealing it to be a pouch of pills instead of a liquid substance like the Potion, Super Potion, Hyper Potion, or Max Potion.
From Generation VI until , this item was named "Secret Potion" (with a space). However, this is only found in the game data and not seen in normal gameplay, since this item is not obtainable in those games.
In , this item was renamed to "Secret Medicine".
===Japanese===
In Japanese, this item has been consistently named 「ひでんのくすり」 (Secret Medicine), despite the name changes in English over the generations.
This item name includes the Japanese word 「くすり」 (Medicine), which does not indicate exactly what kind of medicine is it. For comparison, this word is also used in the Japanese names of the Potion, Super Potion, Hyper Potion, Max Potion, and Full Restore, which are usually depicted as substances stored in spray bottles, as opposed to the Secret Medicine which is depicted as a pouch of pills.
==In the core series games==
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===Effect===
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The Secret Potion is given to Jasmine in the Olivine Lighthouse to cure a sick named Amphy. Afterwards, she returns to the Olivine Gym, allowing the to challenge her.
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The Secret Potion/Secret Medicine heals a flock of who are blocking the way on of their headaches, allowing the player to continue through the route.
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The Secret Medicine is an item that plays a role in Request 32: "The Headache-Stricken Psyduck". Martia of the Diamond Clan asks the player to return with a cure for the headaches ailing a group of blocking a house in the Diamond Settlement. Tomma of the Medical Corps gives the player the medicine to complete the request.
===Description===
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===Acquisition===
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| Cianwood City Pharmacy (from pharmacist, after speaking with Jasmine at the Olivine Lighthouse)
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| Valor Lakefront (from Cynthia, after following and defeating the from Pastoria City)
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| Cianwood City Pharmacy (from pharmacist, after speaking with Jasmine at the Olivine Lighthouse)
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| Valor Lakefront (from Cynthia, after following and defeating the from Pastoria City)
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| Galaxy Hall (from Tomma, after speaking with Martia at the Diamond Settlement)
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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, , and Janina traveled to Cianwood City in Machoke, Machoke Man!, where they intended to buy the Secret Potion so Sparkle the Ampharos could be healed. Janina took the medicine back to Olivine City on an Express Ferry, while Ash and friends explored the Whirl Islands before returning to the mainland.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The Secret Potion appeared in Suffering Psyduck, where Cynthia used it to cure the Psyduck on Route 210 from their headache.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
 received the Secret Potion from Chuck in The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon. It was then sent to Olivine City to heal Amphy. According to Chuck, the pharmacy that sold the medicine closed down ages ago, making his sample of it the only remaining one.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
 and his Pokémon went to Cianwood City in Light Up the Lighthouse!! in order to get a Secret Potion from a pharmacy. When they went in the pharmacy, the owner gave it to them after telling them a tale. While at sea, lost it, but took one of the pills prior to it getting lost. When Clefairy later ate the pill when their ship was approaching the unlighted Olivine Harbor, he started to glow, saving the ship from crashing.
==Trivia==
* This is the only item from earlier games whose sprite was introduced in .
==In other languages==
==See also==
* List of Key Items in Generation II
* List of Key Items in Generation IV
* List of Key Items in Generation VIII
Category:Key Items
de:Geheimmedizin
es:Medicina secreta
fr:Remède Secret
it:Rimedio segreto
ja:ひでんのくすり
zh:秘传之药（道具）