Rare Candy

Medicine pocket · sells for $2,400

Effect

A candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a single Pokémon by one.

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

• Silph Co. 2F–3F (staff cafeteria and warehouse) (9 steps south and 14 steps east of the door to Silph Co. elevator)
• Route 27
• Lighthouse outside (10 steps north and 6 steps west of the door to Lighthouse 3F)
• Whirl Islands B3F (2 steps north and 2 steps west of the door to Whirl Islands B2F)

Hidden items

• Route 21
• Cinnabar Island (1 step north and 3 steps east of the door to Cinnabar Island, central building)
• Indigo Plateau (3 steps south and 8 steps east of the door to Pokémon League Entrance)
• Indigo Plateau (Indigo Conference stage two) (10 steps south and 8 steps east of the door to Pokémon League Entrance)
• Indigo Plateau (Indigo Conference stage one)
• Route 28 (4 steps north and 13 steps west of the door to Route 26 gatehouse)
• Mt. Silver, hot-spring mountainside (2 steps north and 11 steps west of the door to Mt. Silver Cave 2F)
• Mt. Silver Cave Upper Mountainside (2 steps north and 11 steps west of the door to Mt. Silver Cave 2F)
• Cerulean Cave (2 steps south and 11 steps east of the door to Cerulean City)
• Ruins of Alph (2 steps south and 8 steps west of the door to Route 36, Violet City gatehouse)
• Route 34
• Ecruteak City (2 steps north of the door to Route 38 gatehouse)
• Olivine City (7 steps north and 8 steps east of the door to Lighthouse)
• Frontier Access (7 steps south and 5 steps east of the door to Frontier Access Poké Mart)
• Whirl Islands (5 steps north and 5 steps west of the door to Whirl Islands B1F)
• Mt. Mortar 1F, back cave (7 steps north and 1 step west of the door to Mt. Mortar)
• Lake of Rage

Prizes and menu choices (you get one of several)

• Radio Tower (one of several; chosen in a menu or by a draw) · see Radio Tower 2F: Buena's Password (daily; Blue Card points → prizes and her phone number), Goldenrod City: small extras
• Radio Tower 2F (one of several; chosen in a menu or by a draw) · see Radio Tower 2F: Buena's Password (daily; Blue Card points → prizes and her phone number)
• Battle Frontier (one of several; paid with BP)
• Goldenrod Department Store 6F (one of several; paid with ₽300) · see Goldenrod City: small extras

Bought or exchanged

• Goldenrod Tunnel B1F (costs ₽5000) · see Goldenrod Underground: small extras
• Route 38 ×2 (costs Amulet Coin ×1)

Gifts from people

• Pokéathlon Dome · see Route 35 / Route 36 / National Park: small extras
• Pokéathlon Dome 1F
• Route 14 ×2
• Route 25 ×4 · see Route 25: the Cerulean Cape Battle Festival (quiz and placing)
• Route 25 ×2 · see Route 25: the Cerulean Cape Battle Festival (quiz and placing)
• Route 25 · see Route 25: the Cerulean Cape Battle Festival (quiz and placing)
• Vermilion Pokémon Fan Club · see Vermilion City: the Pokémon Fan Club (three members → Bike Voucher)
• Celadon Condominiums 1F ×2
• Silph Co. president's office ×3
• Silph Co. president's office ×10
• New Bark Elm's Lab 1F ×5 · see New Bark Town: show Prof. Elm all eight Johto Badges (→ Rare Candy, PP Max)
• Seven Island
• Cianwood City ×3
• Cerulean Cave, inner room

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
21–30	3%	≈0.3%
31–40	5%	≈0.5%
41–100	10%	≈1%

Full Pickup chart and how the rates work

Used or asked for in

Someone in these places asks for this item or takes it: Cianwood City, Five Island, Ice Path B2F, One Island, Island Restaurant and houses.

Changes and uses in Origin HeartGold

to learn GrassWhistle on One Island; to wake the Snorlax on Five Island

Other uses

Move tutor payments

• Close Combat · Rare Candy ×3 · Cianwood City
• Grass Whistle · Rare Candy ×1 · One Island, Island Restaurant and houses

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