Do potions in Pokémon Legends: Arceus restore more HP?

Since the beginning of the Pokémon RPG 25 years ago, Potions have always restored 20 HP. Super Potions restored 50 HP until Pokémon X and Y, after which point, they’ve restored 60 HP. But no longer. As with so many other factors in the series, Pokémon Legends: Arceus is shaking up the basic tenets of playing a Pokémon game in major ways.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a Potion restores significantly more health than its “modern-day” counterparts in the series. In fact, a Potion is as potent as a Super Potion in the previous three generations, as well as the remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. In other words, a Potion in Arceus restores 60 HP to a single Pokémon.

Old favorites like the Super Potion and Hyper Potion, which become available later in the game, also restore more HP in Arceus than their most recent RPG counterparts: 100 HP and 150 HP, respectively. This is particularly interesting in the case of the Hyper Potion, which actually got a significant downgrade from 200 HP to 120 HP starting in Generation VII and continuing into Generation VIII and Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl.

Of course, Max Potions still heal your Pokémon’s max HP. Making them one of the key items in a trainer’s arsenal.