Item List (Red / Blue / Green / Yellow)

Recovery • Status • Battle Boosts • Evolution Stones • Misc.
Item	Effect	Notes
Potion	Restores 20 HP	Usable in and out of battle. Essential early-game healing.
Super Potion	Restores 50 HP	Great for early–mid game. Pure cost-per-heal is outclassed by vending drinks.
Hyper Potion	Restores 200 HP	End-game staple; invaluable in Gym/Elite Four battles.
Fresh Water	Restores 50 HP	Cheap and efficient, but buying multiples from vending machines is time-consuming.
Soda Pop	Restores 60 HP	Excellent value; vending machine purchase slows bulk buying.
Lemonade	Restores 80 HP	Best value of the three drinks; vending machine purchase takes time.
Max Potion	Fully restores HP	Top-tier healing for end-game boss fights.
Full Restore	Fully restores HP and cures all status	Best all-in-one recovery; expensive but unmatched.
Antidote	Cures poison	Prevents overworld poison damage; carry ~5 early on.
Parlyz Heal	Cures paralysis	Paralysis cripples Speed and can stop actions; keep ~10 on hand.
Awakening	Cures sleep	Sleep wears off naturally; lower priority—carry as insurance.
Ice Heal	Cures freeze	Freeze can lock you out of actions; essential for Seafoam/Elite Four Lorelei.
Burn Heal	Cures burn	Burn halves Attack and chips HP; 5 is usually enough.
Full Heal	Cures all status conditions	Best one-slot solution if you can afford it.
Ether	+10 PP to one move	Use on key moves during dungeons or boss runs.
Elixir	+10 PP to all moves	Situation-dependent but powerful; save for long stretches.
Max Ether	Fully restores PP of one move	Great for high-PP-cost signature moves.
Max Elixir	Fully restores PP of all moves	Ultra-rare; save for Elite Four gauntlets.
Guard Spec.	Blocks stat-lowering moves (this battle)	Niche effect; low usage.
Dire Hit	Raises critical hit ratio (this battle)	Situational; generally low priority.
X Accuracy	Raises accuracy (this battle)	Can offset inaccurate moves; limited use.
X Attack	Raises Attack (this battle)	For setup strategies; otherwise skippable.
X Defense	Raises Defense (this battle)	Niche; rarely needed with proper team planning.
X Special	Raises Special (this battle)	Useful on special attackers to secure KOs.
X Speed	Raises Speed (this battle)	Helps outspeed threats; usually low priority.
Protein	Adds 2560 Attack effort (Gen I)	Use on core team; unusable once a hidden cap is reached.
Iron	Adds 2560 Defense effort (Gen I)	Same usage/cap behavior as others.
Calcium	Adds 2560 Special effort (Gen I)	Use on special attackers; cap applies.
Carbos	Adds 2560 Speed effort (Gen I)	Use on fast sweepers; cap applies.
HP Up	Adds 2560 HP effort (Gen I)	Bulky cores benefit; cap applies.
PP Up	Raises a move’s max PP by 20% (stack up to 3×)	Very limited supply (R/B/G: 4; Yellow: 6). Use on key moves.
Rare Candy	Raises a Pokémon’s level by 1	No EVs gained; overuse yields underpowered Lv.100.
Thunder Stone	Evolution	Pikachu → Raichu Eevee → Jolteon
Fire Stone	Evolution	Vulpix → Ninetales Growlithe → Arcanine Eevee → Flareon
Moon Stone	Evolution	Nidorina → Nidoqueen Nidorino → Nidoking Clefairy → Clefable Jigglypuff → Wigglytuff
Water Stone	Evolution	Poliwhirl → Poliwrath Shellder → Cloyster Staryu → Starmie Eevee → Vaporeon
Leaf Stone	Evolution	Gloom → Vileplume Weepinbell → Victreebel Exeggcute → Exeggutor
Escape Rope	Escape from caves/dungeons	Instant exit to the entrance.
Revive	Revives a fainted Pokémon to 50% HP	Mid–late game essential despite the price.
Max Revive	Revives a fainted Pokémon to full HP	Cannot be bought; save for critical moments.
Repel	100 steps: blocks weaker wild encounters	Blocks Pokémon lower level than your lead.
Super Repel	200 steps: blocks weaker wild encounters	Great for longer caves; value pick.
Max Repel	250 steps: blocks weaker wild encounters	Best step count-to-cost balance overall.
Poké Doll	Escapes wild battles	Fails in trainer battles; emergency get-away option.
Poké Ball	Capture (basic)	Low-tier catch rate; legendary birds/Mewtwo ignore ball tier for catch checks, so spamming can work.
Great Ball	Capture (mid tier)	May feel lacking late-game.
Ultra Ball	Capture (top tier)	Standard for end-game captures.
Master Ball	Guaranteed capture	Best used on Articuno/Zapdos/Moltres/Mewtwo.
Nugget	Sells for ¥5000	Pure cash item—sell for funds.
Old Rod	Fishing (mostly Magikarp)	Use by water to fish; basic starter rod.
Good Rod	Used by water to fish for Pokémon.	Mid-tier fishing rod; does not catch strong Pokémon.
Super Rod	Used by water to fish for Pokémon.	Top-tier rod; can catch a wide variety of Pokémon.
Exp. All	Splits EXP and EVs across the party.	Half to participating Pokémon, the rest divided among all; useful for training weaker Pokémon.
Card Key	Unlocks sealed doors in Silph Co.	Required during the Silph Company event in Saffron City.
Itemfinder	Detects hidden items on the field.	Alerts when hidden items are nearby; move around to locate them.
S.S. Ticket	Ticket to board the S.S. Anne.	Required in Vermilion City to enter the ship.
Poké Flute	Wakes up sleeping Pokémon.	Used to wake Snorlax blocking the path; also cures sleep in battle for both sides.
Lift Key	Operates the Rocket Hideout elevator.	Found in the Celadon Game Corner basement.
Secret Key	Opens the Cinnabar Gym.	Required to challenge the Cinnabar Island Gym.
Bike Voucher	Exchanged for a Bicycle.	Redeem in Cerulean City Bike Shop to get the Bicycle.
Bicycle	Ride to travel faster on the field.	Required to access certain cycling-only areas.
Dome Fossil	Revives into Kabuto.	Bring to Cinnabar Island Lab late-game.
Helix Fossil	Revives into Omanyte.	Bring to Cinnabar Island Lab late-game.
Old Amber	Revives into Aerodactyl.	Bring to Cinnabar Island Lab late-game.
Gold Teeth	Quest item for the Warden in Fuchsia City.	Gives you HM04 (Strength) when returned.
Coin Case	Holds coins for the Game Corner.	Needed to play slot machines in Celadon Game Corner.
Silph Scope	Reveals the true identity of Ghosts.	Essential to complete Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town.
Oak’s Parcel	A delivery item for Professor Oak.	Obtained early-game; delivers to Oak in Pallet Town.
Town Map	Shows a map of the region.	Provides a basic overview of Kanto.

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