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** Or increasing your intelligence (and thus ability to make potions) then drinking it and makeing another and so on, until your potions are {{Game Breaker}}s.
*** This is capped in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', so you can't get something completly gamebreaking... just mostly. Unfortunatly a couple effects (Vampirism, and the Conjuration school spells) are gone from the alchemy lists in Oblivion.

* Yggdrasil leaves from the ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' series. You can usually get them for free late into the game, but you can only carry one at a time unless you find one in a treasure chest.

* The ''DragonQuest'' series has plenty of these.

* ''VideoGame/Darkest Dungeon'' has Bandages, Antivenom and Laudanum to cure Bleed, Blight and Horror respectively.

* Holy water in ''VideoGame/Darkest Dungeon'' buffs resistances to bleed, blight, stuns and debuffs for three turns. The Blood serves to buff up heroes with the Crimson Curse, in different ways depending on how bad the curse is acting up.

** The Golden Mushrooms in ''MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', and the Star Candies in ''MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory''.

* Peppers in ''MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' -- the Red ones boost power, and the Green ones boost defense.
** ''MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' adds the Blue Pepper, which boosts Speed.

* X-Items from ''{{Pokemon}}''.

* The ''TalesSeries'' has fruit-flavored Gels/Gummy. Orange and Pine heals 30% and 60% TP.

* The ''TalesSeries'' has Melange Gels, which heal 30% of both HP and TP, and Miracle Gels, which heal 60% HP and TP. Also, Elixirs heal both to full.

* Life Bottles from the ''TalesSeries''

* As well as ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' and the ''TalesSeries''.

* Every object in ''PhantomBrave''. Not just weapons, but loaves of bread, vases, rocks, trees, fish, clumps of grass, crates, and more. Otherwise, the game pretty much averts this trope with no inventory items at all.

* Refreshing Herbs from ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Mario & Luigi]]'', and Tasty Tonics from ''PaperMario''.

*** HP Drains, Ice Storms, Thunder Bolts, Earth Quakes, and POW Blocks in ''PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''.

'''''Note:''' Feel free to split parts of this article once they have accumulated a sufficient amount of examples. It might be a good idea to take them to {{YKTTW}} first though.''

* The ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' series has plenty. ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'' has PSI Stones, ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' has Bottles of Water, PSI caramel, Magic Truffles, and others, and ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' has magic pastries.

*** Pebbles, Egg Missiles, and Dusty Hammers from ''PaperMario''.

* The magic stone item in ''VideoGame/{{SaGa Frontier}}''.
* In ''VideoGame/NetHack'' [[PoisonMushroom potions with negative effects]] can be thrown at monsters; if the bottle hits and spills its liquid on the monster it will get whatever negative status effect drinking it would have caused. Also, you can throw cream pies at monsters, with the PieInTheFace temporarily blinding them. TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything.
* Jeff can fire bottle rockets at enemies in ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}''.

* Most weapons/items with an [[ElementalPowers Elemental Affinity]] in ''ShiningForce'' (Also Halberds). However, using them too many times would cause the weapon to destroy itself. Fortunately, the game would warn you when the weapon was on it's last use, and you could have it repaired.

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' has many items that fit the checklist:

* The ''DragonQuest'' series has antidotal herbs, which cure poison, and moonwort bulbs, which cure paralysis. ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' and ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' added upgraded versions of these items that restore HP in addition to curing these status ailments.
* In ''SuperPaperMario'', most healing items can cure poison.

* Full Heals and Lum Berries from ''{{Pokemon}}''

* The ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' series has plenty. ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER|1}}'' has PSI Stones, ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' has Bottles of Water, PSI caramel, Magic Truffles, and others, and ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' has magic pastries.

* Limes in ''VideoGame/{{Dubloon}}''. They aren't even as neccessary since status ailments are cured instantly after a battle.
* Unlike the first game, both ''ShadowHearts Covenant'' and ''From the New World'' only has one item called Soul Benediction that cured all status ailments. We also had Phoenix Tails that cure all [[InterfaceScrew ring abnormalities]].

* Mana Leaves/Seeds/Roots/Extracts from the ''ShadowHearts'' trilogy.

* The first ''ShadowHearts'' features different and sometimes esoteric curative for each one status ailment found on the game, such as Mermaid's Tears that cured poisoning and Angel's Feathers that cured paralysis.

* ''SeikenDensetsu3'' has items for most spells to account for all the possible party setups. No group need go without healing, stat-ups or elemental weapons.

* Yggdrasil leaves from the ''DragonQuest'' series. You can usually get them for free late into the game, but you can only carry one at a time unless you find one in a treasure chest.
* Rum in ''{{Dubloon}}''.
* Talismans of Luck and Mercy from the ''ShadowHearts'' trilogy.

* Limes in ''{{Dubloon}}''. They aren't even as neccessary since status ailments are cured instantly after a battle.

* Break Free inspirations in ''CityOfHeroes''

* Catch a Breath inspirations in ''CityOfHeroes''

* Awaken inspirations in ''CityOfHeroes''

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' plays this straight for the major status effects: antidote for poison, awakening for sleep, parlyz heal for paralysis, ice heal for freeze and burn heal for... 3 guesses.

* In ''{{Nethack}}'' delayed action [[TakenForGranite petrification]] can be cured by [[spoiler:ingesting anything which is acidic]], which for some reason includes [[spoiler:lizard corpses, which conveniently never rot away like other corpses do]].

* In ''{{Nethack}}'' using a {{unicorn}} horn will cure all status effects except for [[BalefulPolymorph polymorphing]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthropy]], delayed [[TakenForGranite petrification]] and delayed turning-into-slime. However, any individual use of a horn isn't guaranteed to work, so having a unicorn horn isn't proof against status effects causing a [[NintendoHard game over]].

* Amulet of Lifesaving in {{Nethack}}. As a single character game, this is your only 'get out of stupidity free' card.

* In ''{{Nethack}}'' [[PoisonMushroom potions with negative effects]] can be thrown at monsters; if the bottle hits and spills its liquid on the monster it will get whatever negative status effect drinking it would have caused.
** Also, you can throw cream pies at monsters, with the PieInTheFace temporarily blinding them. TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything.

* Pokedolls (from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', natch) have the same effect as Teleport. The equippable item Smoke Ball guarantees an [[EscapeBattleTechnique escape from battle]] if the Pokemon holding it is battling.

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' plays this straight; generations after the first include berries which can be attached to {{Mons}}, to activate as soon as they are needed.

* An [[ManaPotion item which]] heals [[{{Mana}} Mana Points]], or the game's equivalent, and the more powerful versions.

* The ''Franchise/Lufia'' series has unusually-named variants of these, such as Shriek for awakening a sleeping teammate, or Mystery Pins for undoing petrification.

* Pokedolls (from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', natch) have the same effect as Roar or Whirlwind. The equippable item Smoke Ball guarantees an [[EscapeBattleTechnique escape from battle]] if the Pokemon holding it is battling.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' had mages drink Lyrium Potions for restoring mana, stamina draughts for warriors and rogues, and everyone could drink poultices for restoring health (... a moist cloth bandage. As some lines from characters low on health ask for bandages, perhaps either the animations or the naming of poultices were a discrepancy that never got fixed.). ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' calls the health restoring items the conventional term "health potions".

* In ShinMegamiTensei games, Muscle Drinks, Soma Drops, and Soma.
** Muscle Drink increases your max HP for that battle. Fuck Yeah.
* Pokemon has Potions (20 HP), Super Potions (50 HP), Hyper Potions (200 HP), Max Potions (Max HP) and Full Restores (Max HP + Cures all status effects), plus a variety of other healing items. As mentioned above, it also has Ethers and Elixers, which recharge the PP (mana).
* ''DragonQuest'' standards include medicinal herbs (HP) and magic water (MP). They also sometimes feature Yggdrasil dew, a rare item that fully recovers everyone's HP. Later games in the series feature more restorative items.
* ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' a large number, most of which are named after real-life foods. It also has one character take less benefit food, but has better PP recovery by drinking bottles of water.
* Thera Leaves/Seeds/Roots/Extracts are the standard HP recovering items in the ''ShadowHearts'' trilogy. The first game also feature rare, hard-to-come-by-items that restored both HP/MP such as the Witche's brooth and Priest's Wine. Sadly, they did not return in the sequels.

* The ''TalesSeries'' has fruit-flavored Gels/Gummy. Apple and Lemon heals 30% and 60% HP.

** In some games, [[ReviveKillsZombie certain monsters will take damage or suffer instant death when a certain status-curing item is used on them]]. For instance, using a Golden Needle / Soft Potion on a stony or statue-like monster in ''V'' will hurt it, as a helpful {{NPC}} will tell you.