Red Potion

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Red Potion
ArtworkRenderModelSprite ALttP OoTTWWTPALBW OoTOoT3DMMMM3DTWWTWWHDTPTPHDPHSTALBW ALttPOoTOoT3DMMMM3DTWWTWWHDTMCTPTPHDPHSTALBW
Main appearance(s)	A Link to the Past Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask The Wind Waker The Minish Cap Twilight Princess Phantom Hourglass Spirit Tracks Skyward Sword A Link Between Worlds
Other appearance(s)	Hyrule Warriors
Cost(s)	Varies
Use(s)	Restores Health
Comparable item(s)	Water of Life Elixir Soup Great Fairy's Tears

Red Potions,^{(OoT | MM | TWW | TMC | TP | PH | ST)} also known as Medicines of Life,^(ALttP) Life Medecines,^(ALttP) and Bottles of Red Potion,^(MM) is a recurring Potion in the The Legend of Zelda series used to replenish Link's Life Gauge. However, the amount of Hearts the Potion recovers varies from game to game.

Location and Uses

Inception and Early Usage

Prior to the Potions, the early games had introduced Water of Life. In The Legend of Zelda, the red Water of Life could purchased by various Old Women after receiving the Letter from an Old Man in a cave in northeast Hyrule, and then showing it to them. Once the Letter is delivered, the blue and red Water of Life will become available for Link to purchase, costing 40 and 68 Rupees, respectively. The red-colored Water of Life works like a blue Life Potion, except that it holds two doses. When used the first time, it turns into a normal Life Potion, which will disappear as normal when it is consumed as well.

The red Water of Life returns in The Adventure of Link, where Link finds it in a cave in the Moruge Swamp. However, instead of restoring Link's health, it is given to an Old Woman in the Mido Town, who has a sick daughter. In exchange, she invites Linkinside her house where an Old Man teaches him the Fairy spell.

Commonality and Prevalence

The Red Potion debuted in A Link to the Past, in which it similarly replenishes all of Link's Hearts, a property which it maintains in most subsequent games, including Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, and The Minish Cap. Like the Green and Blue Potions, Link needs an Empty Bottle to carry it in. In Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and A Link Between Worlds, the Red Potion recovers eight Hearts, while in Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, it only recovers six. Also, in Skyward Sword, the Red Potion is known as the Heart Potion and can be upgraded to both the Heart Potion+ and the Heart Potion++, recovering all Hearts and, the latter, having two servings.

Dosage and Pricing

Image	Game	Recovered Amount	Doses	Price
	A Link to the Past	All Hearts	1	Varies
	Ocarina of Time	All Hearts	1	Varies
	Majora's Mask	All Hearts	1	Varies
	The Wind Waker	All Hearts	1	Varies
	The Minish Cap	All Hearts	1	150
	Twilight Princess	8 Hearts	1	Varies
	Phantom Hourglass	6 Hearts	1	Varies
	Spirit Tracks	6 Hearts	1	100
	A Link Between Worlds	8 Hearts	1	50

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language		Name	Meaning
	Japanese	あかいくすり (Akai Kusuri) (ALttP) 赤いクスリ (Akai Kusuri) (ALttP | OoT) 赤いクスリ (Akai Kusuri) (ALttP | OoT)	Red Medicine Red Medicine Red Medicine
	FrenchCA	Potion rouge (ST)	Red potion
	FrenchEU	Potion rouge (ST)	Red potion
	German	Rotes Elixier (ST)
	Italian	Pozione Vita (ST) Pozione vita (ST)
	SpanishEU	Poción roja (ST)	Red potion
	SpanishLA	Poción roja (ST)	Red potion
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Gallery

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  Cauldron of Red Potion from The Minish Cap

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  Red Potion jar from Twilight Princess

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  Red Potion from Hyrule Warriors

See Also

• Red Water of Life
• Heart Potion
• Water of Life