PP Max

Medicine pocket · sells for $4,900

Effect

It maximally raises the top PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.

Follow the linked quests for story requirements. A listed source does not always mean you can get the item more than once.

Item balls on the ground

• Celadon City (5 steps south and 16 steps east of the door to Celadon Prize Corner)
• Silph Co. 2F–3F (staff cafeteria and warehouse) (7 steps south and 4 steps east of the door to Silph Co. elevator)
• Lake of Rage (16 steps north and 3 steps east of the door to Lake of Rage Fishing Guru house)

Hidden items

• Route 45
• Route 46 (12 steps south and 12 steps east of the door to Dark Cave)

Gifts from people

• Forest of Time · see Ilex Forest / Forest of Time: Sammy and the injured Celebi (League HQ round 3)
• Union Cave ×2 · see Violet City: the runaway Marill (→ Heart Scale, 2 PP Max)
• Five Island · see Five Island: water for Croagunk (→ PP Max)
• Fuchsia City, Koga's forest preserve ×3 · see Fuchsia City: the lost boy Taro (Kangaskhan and the poachers)
• Ilex Forest · see Violet City: the runaway Marill (→ Heart Scale, 2 PP Max), Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest / Forest of Time: Sammy and the injured Celebi (League HQ round 3)
• Route 5 House · see Route 5: the Pokémon shelter raid (after the Cascade Badge), Route 11: the Swablu from the shelter
• Route 11 ×3 · see Route 5: the Pokémon shelter raid (after the Cascade Badge), Route 11: the Swablu from the shelter
• Route 14 · see Route 15 → Route 14: the Cape Battle Marathon (missable)
• Route 32 Pokémon Center · see Route 32 Pokémon Center: the storm patients and the injured Igglybuff (missable; before Route 33)
• New Bark Elm's Lab 1F ×5 · see New Bark Town: show Prof. Elm all eight Johto Badges (→ Rare Candy, PP Max)
• New Bark Elm's Lab 1F ×2 · see New Bark Town: show Prof. Elm all eight Johto Badges (→ Rare Candy, PP Max)
• Cianwood City ×3 · see Route 41 → Cianwood City: the Whirl Islands Challenge (quiz and battle on four islands)
• Blackthorn City · see Blackthorn City: coaching Crystal (before the Rising Badge; missable), Blackthorn City: Gold's Badge race (→ PP Max ×5 or PP Up)
• Blackthorn City ×5 · see Blackthorn City: coaching Crystal (before the Rising Badge; missable), Blackthorn City: Gold's Badge race (→ PP Max ×5 or PP Up)

Bought or exchanged

• Goldenrod Tunnel B1F (costs ₽3000) · see Goldenrod Underground: small extras

Prizes and menu choices (you get one of several)

• Goldenrod Department Store 6F (one of several; paid with ₽300) · see Goldenrod City: small extras

Found with Pickup

A Pokémon with Pickup can find this item at the levels below. Items go straight into the Bag, even if it already holds an item.

Pickup has a 10% activation chance per eligible check. The overall chance includes this check.

Pickup chance by level

Pokémon level	Chance after activation	Overall chance per eligible check
51–70	1%	≈0.1%
71–80	3%	≈0.3%
81–90	5%	≈0.5%
91–100	10%	≈1%

Full Pickup chart and how the rates work

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