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Potions have all sorts of various effects on Link, usually restorative.
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| caption = A Red Potion from ''Twilight Princess''
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{{quote|Medicine<br/>Throughout Hyrule, there are merchants who sell Life Potion, or Medicine. There are three types of Medicine. The Red Medicine will boost Link's Life Meter. The Green Medicine will boost Link's Magic Meter. Finally, the Blue Medicine will boost both the Life and Magic Meters.|''Nintendo Power Player's Guide''}}


=Potions=
'''Potions''' are recurring items in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. There are many different kinds and have all sorts effects on [[Link]], usually restorative. Typically, they are consumed by drinking. In most games, these Potions must be held in a [[Bottle]].
Regular potions. Potions can be bought from stores, and can be very expensive. Sometimes a skilled brewer will 'craft' them out of materials you find. Potions are very useful and can save Link from some pretty nasty situations. Very rarely you will find a way to have free potions, usually after completing some sort of side quest.
 
 
==Lon Lon Milk==
This stuff restores 3 hearts per drink, but there are two helpings inside for a total of 6 hearts, very useful near the beginning of the game when its just not worth it to get a red potion. Can be bought in shops, and in Ocarina, from Lon Lon Ranch.
 
 
==Red Potion==
Restores up to 8 of Links hearts, however the amounts can vary from game to game, being all of Links hearts, or six hearts.
 


==Green Potion==
==Recurring Potions==
Fully restores Links magic meter.
The Potions appear in multiple ''The Legend of Zelda'' games. They can be bought from stores for [[Rupee]]s. Sometimes a skilled brewer will 'craft' them out of materials Link finds. Potions are very useful and can save Link from some pretty nasty situations. Very rarely, there will be a way to obtain free Potions, usually after completing some sort of side quest.


===Red Potion===
{{Main|Red Potion}}
The Red Potion is a very common Potion in the ''Zelda'' games and can restore Link's [[Recovery Heart|hearts]]. However, the amount varies between six hearts to all of Link's hearts depending in the game.


==Blue Potion==
===Green Potion===
This amazing stuff fully restores both Links magic and his hearts.
{{Main|Green Potion}}
The Green Potion appears in games with the [[Magic Meter]]. It can restore Link's [[Magic Power]].


===Blue Potion===
{{Main|Blue Potion}}
Blue Potions most commonly replenish both health and magic, but restores only health in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds|A Link Between Worlds]]''.


=Super Potions=
===Milk===
That's right, these things are that awesome. These potions do other neat things, besides just healing.
{{Main|Milk}}
While not a Potion by definition, it is extremely similar and its effect is comparable to one. There are many different forms of Milk, such as [[Lon Lon Milk]]. It is normally found on ranches or bought in shops. Most types restore three hearts and contain two servings. [[Chateau Romani]], however, instead prevents Link's Magic Meter from depleting.


==Unique Potions==
These are Potions that are unique to two or fewer games in the series.


==Grandma's Soup==
===''The Legend of Zelda''===
In Wind Waker, after you return to Outset Island, you'll find that [[Grandma]] has fallen ill with worry. Releasing a fairy while standing next to her will revive her. Upon seeing you she'll be so happy that she'll cook up your favorite soup for you. This awesome stuff fully heals Link's hearts AND doubles his attack power for a short time! Although if hit, the doubled attack instantly goes away. On top of all that, she stuffed your bottle so full of the stuff, that there's two helpings of it in one bottle!
Potions in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' do not require an empty bottle to hold. Link needs to deliver the [[Letter]] to the [[Old Woman]] in the [[Potion Shop (The Legend of Zelda)|Potion Shop]] in order to purchase Potions.
====Life Potion====
{{Main|Life Potion}}
Also known as the Water of Life, this can be purchased for 40 Rupees. It restores all of Link's hearts.


You can obtain Grandma's soup anytime after you heal her and talk to her with an empty bottle if you don't already have a bottle with some of her soup in it, wouldn't want to get greedy now would we?
====2nd Potion====
{{Main|2nd Potion}}
Also known as the Red Medicine, the 2nd Potion is bought for 68 Rupees. Its effect is identical to the Water of Life, but it has two servings. After the first serving is used, it turns into the blue Water of Life.


===''Link's Awakening''===
====Secret Medicine====
{{Main|Secret Medicine}}
Normal Potions do not appear in ''Link's Awakening''. However, Link can purchase the Secret Medicine from [[Crazy Tracy]]. It will automatically restore Link's hearts if he dies.


==Great Fairy's Tears==
===''Ocarina of Time'' & ''Majora's Mask''===
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' you obtain [[Great Fairy's Tears]] as a reward for various side quests, but there isnt much of this stuff around. It has the same effect as the [[Grandma's Soup]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', fully healing you and doubling attack power for a short while, or until damaged. But it only has one serving in it, not two.
====Poes====
{{Main|Poe}}
After being defeated, the souls of Poes can be caught in a bottle in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. Its effect is random and can either harm Link or heal him.


This stuff is pretty rare, but if you manage to beat the entire [[Cave of Ordeals]] out in the [[Gerudo Desert]], you'll be able to go to any [[Light Spirit]] spring and talk to a cloud there to refill your store of the stuff. Since you can obtain other drinks of this from side quests, its actually possible to have several of these in your inventory all at once, up to four or five potions of this effect, including the rare [[Chu Jelly|Chu Jellies]].
===''The Wind Waker''===
====Elixir Soup====
{{Main|Elixir Soup}}
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]]'', after Link returns to [[Outset Island]], he will find that [[Grandma]] has fallen ill with worry. Releasing a [[Fairy]] while standing next to her will revive her. Upon seeing Link, she'll be so happy that she'll cook up his favorite soup; the [[Elixir Soup]], which fully heals Link's hearts, as well as doubles his attack power until he is hit. On top of all that, she stuffed the bottle so full that there is two servings of it in one bottle. Link can then obtain Elixir Soup anytime after he heals her just by talking to her with an empty bottle, as long as he doesn't already have a bottle with some of her soup in it.


==Rare Chu Jelly==
===''Twilight Princess''===
You can only find this in Twilight Princess. This stuff does the same exact thing as Great Fairy's Tears. When you kill these Chus and scoop their goo into a bottle that Chu will never appear again in that place. There are two, maybe three to be found in the whole game. Rare Chu's are a pale color and sparkle a bit.
====Great Fairy's Tears====
{{Main|Great Fairy's Tears}}
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', Link can obtain [[Great Fairy's Tears]] as a reward for various side quests. It has similar effects to the Elixir Soup in ''The Wind Waker'': fully healing Link and doubling attack power for a short while. However, there is only one serving available in each bottle, rather than two.


Great Fairy's Tears are rather rare. One way to obtain it is by collecting twenty [[Poe Soul]]s for [[Jovani]]. However, if Link manages to beat the entire [[Cave of Ordeals]] in the [[Gerudo Desert]], he will be able to go to any of the [[Spirit's Spring]]s and talk to the [[Great Fairy]] there to refill a bottle with it. She will only give it to Link if he has an empty bottle and no other bottles full of the tears.


=Odd Stuff=
====Chu Jelly====
This is the stuff that you should NOT put in Links bottle, I mean, this stuff is pretty nasty. Plus it might not heal, these things do random things at set rates, they range from heal one heart, 3 hearts, full heal, hurt one heart, hurt 3 hearts, or bring your health all the way down yo a quarter heart! These things tend to do more harm than good at said set rate, so you gotta be desperate to drink this stuff.
{{Main|Chu Jelly}}
Chu Jelly is found by defeating [[Chu]]s of a certain color. Red Chu Jelly has an effect identical to the Red Potion, and [[Chu Jelly|Rare Chu Jelly]] has an effect like that of the Great Fairy's Tears. [[Chu Jelly|Purple Chu Jelly]] has a random effect like Poes.


[[Chu Jelly|Yellow Chu Jelly]] also exists, but it does not function as a Potion; instead, it works as [[Lantern Oil]].


==[[Poe]]==
===''Phantom Hourglass'' & ''Spirit Tracks''===
While poes are normally sold or released, you can choose to bottle a poe and consume it in Ocarina of Time to bestow one of the above mentioned effects. This can also be done in Majora's Mask.
In the two [[Nintendo DS]] titles, ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'', Potions function differently than usual. They do not need to be kept in an empty bottle. Red Potions are present and restore six hearts, but there are also two new types.
====Purple Potion====
{{Main|Purple Potion}}
The Purple Potion will automatically kick in to save Link from death when all of his hearts are depleted, similar to [[Fairy|Fairies]]. It will restore eight hearts. It can also be consumed anywhere within battle to immediately restore hearts.


====Yellow Potion====
{{Main|Yellow Potion}}
Yellow Potions restore all of Link's hearts. However, they are very rare and difficult to find in shops. It is also possible to find them in [[Treasure Chest]]s.


==Purple Chu Jelly==
===''Skyward Sword''===
In Twilight Princess, chus come in several shades. There are red chus, yellow, blue and rare chus. Each chu does the same thing as the corresponding potion color. (With blue chus healing more than red, since there is no magic in Twilight Princess) Purple chu jelly, when scooped into a bottle and drunk, has one of the above effects on you.
The Potions in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' are entirely new to the series. They can be purchased in the [[Bazaar]] from [[Luv]] and then upgraded by [[Bertie]].
====Heart Potion====
{{Main|Heart Potion}}
The effect of the Heart Potion is similar to the Red Potion. It restores eight of Link's hearts.
====Stamina Potion====
{{Main|Stamina Potion}}
The Stamina Potion temporarily slows the depletion of Link's Stamina Gauge.
====Air Potion====
{{Main|Air Potion}}
The Air Potion temporarily slows the depletion of Link's Oxygen Gauge underwater.
====Guardian Potion====
{{Main|Guardian Potion}}
This will temporarily reduce the amount of damage Link takes.
====Revitalizing Potion====
{{Main|Revitalizing Potion}}
This restores four hearts and repairs Link's shield.


===''Breath of the Wild''===
In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild]]'', potions are largely replaced by [[Elixir]]s.


=Useful Non-Restorative Potions=
{{cat|Items}}
In twilight princess you can store lantern oil inside a bottle to refill your lantern when it runs out of oil.

Revision as of 11:19, October 7, 2023

Potion

"Medicine
Throughout Hyrule, there are merchants who sell Life Potion, or Medicine. There are three types of Medicine. The Red Medicine will boost Link's Life Meter. The Green Medicine will boost Link's Magic Meter. Finally, the Blue Medicine will boost both the Life and Magic Meters."

— Nintendo Power Player's Guide

Potions are recurring items in The Legend of Zelda series. There are many different kinds and have all sorts effects on Link, usually restorative. Typically, they are consumed by drinking. In most games, these Potions must be held in a Bottle.

Recurring Potions

The Potions appear in multiple The Legend of Zelda games. They can be bought from stores for Rupees. Sometimes a skilled brewer will 'craft' them out of materials Link finds. Potions are very useful and can save Link from some pretty nasty situations. Very rarely, there will be a way to obtain free Potions, usually after completing some sort of side quest.

Red Potion

Main article: Red Potion

The Red Potion is a very common Potion in the Zelda games and can restore Link's hearts. However, the amount varies between six hearts to all of Link's hearts depending in the game.

Green Potion

Main article: Green Potion

The Green Potion appears in games with the Magic Meter. It can restore Link's Magic Power.

Blue Potion

Main article: Blue Potion

Blue Potions most commonly replenish both health and magic, but restores only health in The Minish Cap, Twilight Princess and A Link Between Worlds.

Milk

Main article: Milk

While not a Potion by definition, it is extremely similar and its effect is comparable to one. There are many different forms of Milk, such as Lon Lon Milk. It is normally found on ranches or bought in shops. Most types restore three hearts and contain two servings. Chateau Romani, however, instead prevents Link's Magic Meter from depleting.

Unique Potions

These are Potions that are unique to two or fewer games in the series.

The Legend of Zelda

Potions in The Legend of Zelda do not require an empty bottle to hold. Link needs to deliver the Letter to the Old Woman in the Potion Shop in order to purchase Potions.

Life Potion

Main article: Life Potion

Also known as the Water of Life, this can be purchased for 40 Rupees. It restores all of Link's hearts.

2nd Potion

Main article: 2nd Potion

Also known as the Red Medicine, the 2nd Potion is bought for 68 Rupees. Its effect is identical to the Water of Life, but it has two servings. After the first serving is used, it turns into the blue Water of Life.

Link's Awakening

Secret Medicine

Main article: Secret Medicine

Normal Potions do not appear in Link's Awakening. However, Link can purchase the Secret Medicine from Crazy Tracy. It will automatically restore Link's hearts if he dies.

Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask

Poes

Main article: Poe

After being defeated, the souls of Poes can be caught in a bottle in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Its effect is random and can either harm Link or heal him.

The Wind Waker

Elixir Soup

Main article: Elixir Soup

In The Wind Waker, after Link returns to Outset Island, he will find that Grandma has fallen ill with worry. Releasing a Fairy while standing next to her will revive her. Upon seeing Link, she'll be so happy that she'll cook up his favorite soup; the Elixir Soup, which fully heals Link's hearts, as well as doubles his attack power until he is hit. On top of all that, she stuffed the bottle so full that there is two servings of it in one bottle. Link can then obtain Elixir Soup anytime after he heals her just by talking to her with an empty bottle, as long as he doesn't already have a bottle with some of her soup in it.

Twilight Princess

Great Fairy's Tears

Main article: Great Fairy's Tears

In Twilight Princess, Link can obtain Great Fairy's Tears as a reward for various side quests. It has similar effects to the Elixir Soup in The Wind Waker: fully healing Link and doubling attack power for a short while. However, there is only one serving available in each bottle, rather than two.

Great Fairy's Tears are rather rare. One way to obtain it is by collecting twenty Poe Souls for Jovani. However, if Link manages to beat the entire Cave of Ordeals in the Gerudo Desert, he will be able to go to any of the Spirit's Springs and talk to the Great Fairy there to refill a bottle with it. She will only give it to Link if he has an empty bottle and no other bottles full of the tears.

Chu Jelly

Main article: Chu Jelly

Chu Jelly is found by defeating Chus of a certain color. Red Chu Jelly has an effect identical to the Red Potion, and Rare Chu Jelly has an effect like that of the Great Fairy's Tears. Purple Chu Jelly has a random effect like Poes.

Yellow Chu Jelly also exists, but it does not function as a Potion; instead, it works as Lantern Oil.

Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks

In the two Nintendo DS titles, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, Potions function differently than usual. They do not need to be kept in an empty bottle. Red Potions are present and restore six hearts, but there are also two new types.

Purple Potion

Main article: Purple Potion

The Purple Potion will automatically kick in to save Link from death when all of his hearts are depleted, similar to Fairies. It will restore eight hearts. It can also be consumed anywhere within battle to immediately restore hearts.

Yellow Potion

Main article: Yellow Potion

Yellow Potions restore all of Link's hearts. However, they are very rare and difficult to find in shops. It is also possible to find them in Treasure Chests.

Skyward Sword

The Potions in Skyward Sword are entirely new to the series. They can be purchased in the Bazaar from Luv and then upgraded by Bertie.

Heart Potion

Main article: Heart Potion

The effect of the Heart Potion is similar to the Red Potion. It restores eight of Link's hearts.

Stamina Potion

Main article: Stamina Potion

The Stamina Potion temporarily slows the depletion of Link's Stamina Gauge.

Air Potion

Main article: Air Potion

The Air Potion temporarily slows the depletion of Link's Oxygen Gauge underwater.

Guardian Potion

Main article: Guardian Potion

This will temporarily reduce the amount of damage Link takes.

Revitalizing Potion

Main article: Revitalizing Potion

This restores four hearts and repairs Link's shield.

Breath of the Wild

In Breath of the Wild, potions are largely replaced by Elixirs.

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