Max Revive

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Max Revive
げんきのかたまり
Vitality Clump
Max Revive
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation I
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Fling
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TheMax Revive (Japanese:げんきのかたまりVitality Clump) is a type ofmedicine introduced inGeneration I. It revives afainted Pokémon and restores all of itsHP.

TheRevive is a weaker version of this item.

In the core series games

Price

GamesCostSell price
RGBY/RBY
GSC
RSEFRLG
DPPtHGSS
BW
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSP
N/A$2,000
B2W2$5000$2000
LA$3,000$750
SVN/A$1,000
ZAN/A$500

Effect

When used from the Bag on afainted Pokémon, it revives the Pokémon and restores all of the Pokémon'sHP.

Wonder Launcher

The Max Revive appears as aWonder Launcher item. It costs 14 points to use.

Description

GamesDescription
StadRevives a faintedPokémon, fully restoring its HP.
GSCFully restores a faintedPokémon.
RSEColoXDRevives a faintedPokémon with all its HP.
FRLGA medicine that revives a faintedPokémon, restoring HP fully.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
A medicine that revives a fainted Pokémon. It fully restores the Pokémon's HP.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
A medicine that can revive fainted Pokémon. It also fully restores a fainted Pokémon's maximum HP.
PE
SwShBDSPLA
A medicine that can be used to revive a single Pokémon that has fainted. It also fully restores the Pokémon's max HP.
SVZAA medicine that can be used to revive a Pokémon that has fainted. It also fully restores the Pokémon’s max HP.

Acquisition

GamesFinite methodsRepeatable methods
RBY
RGBY
Route 17,Silph Co.,Safari Zone,Pokémon Mansion,Victory Road,Cerulean Cave
GSCRoute 44,Tin Tower,Whirl Islands,Mt. Mortar,Victory Road,Diglett's Cave,Mt. Silver CaveMystery Gift
RSERoutes121E and133E,Abandoned Ship,Safari Zone,Magma HideoutEPokémon Lottery Corner inside theLilycove Department Store (matching 4 digits)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100E)
FRLGRoute 17,Silph Co.,Fuchsia City,Safari Zone,Victory Road,Lost Cave,Cerulean Cave
ColoSnagem Hideout
XDCipher Key Lair,Citadark Isle
Realgam Tower (SpecialBattle Bingo andBattle CD47 and48 completion prizes)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100)
DPPtRoutes217 and221,Floaroma MeadowPt,Mt. Coronet,Hotel Grand Lake,Team Galactic HQ,Victory Road,Survival AreaDP,Stark MountainJubilife TVPokémon Lottery Corner (4 digits)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100)
Underground
HGSSRoute 44,Dark Cave,Bell Tower,Whirl Islands,Mt. Mortar,Lake of Rage,Victory Road,Pewter City,Mt. Moon Square,Diglett's Cave,Seafoam Islands,Cerulean Cave,Mt. Silver CaveGoldenrod Radio TowerPokémon Lottery Corner (4 digits)
Rock Smash (Ruins of Alph)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100)
PWRally
BWRoutes10,11, and15,Relic Castle,Icirrus City,Moor of IcirrusSpringSummerAutumn,Victory Road,N's Castle,Giant ChasmBig Stadium and Small Court (defeatDoctor Jules)
Anville Town (lost-and-found)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100)
B2W2Routes2,7,13, and20Autumn,Aspertia City,Abundant Shrine,Plasma Frigate,Giant Chasm,Victory Road,Wellspring Cave,Pinwheel Forest,Clay Tunnel,Dragonspiral TowerJoin Avenue (Raffle Shop,Market)
Big Stadium and Small Court (defeatDoctor Jules),Anville Town (lost-and-found),Pokéstar Studios (possible gift after completing a movie)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100)
Transfer fromDream Radar
PDRDream Clouds (after catchingTornadus, Simulator α)
XYRoutes16 and19,Poké Ball Factory,Victory Road,Kiloude CityLumiose CitySouth Boulevard Pokémon Center (400PM)
Rock Smash (exceptGlittering Cave)
Pokémon Village (shaking trash cans)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100)
ORASRoutes121 and133,Petalburg City,Sea Mauville,Safari Zone,Team Magma HideoutOR,Team Aqua HideoutAS,Cave of Origin,Mirage Forest (north ofRoute 124),Mirage Mountain (south ofRoute 131)Mauville CityPokéMileage Center (400PM)
Rock Smash (exceptMirage spots)
Held bywildLinoone (5% chance)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100)
Secret Base ("Pick something up" withSecret Pal)
PMC*PokéMileage Shop (200PM - 20Medals or more)
SMUSUMRoutes10USUM and14USUM,Seaward Cave,Lush Jungle,Diglett's Tunnel,Konikoni CityUSUM,Aether Paradise,Shady House,Vast Poni Canyon (×1SM/×2USUM),Mount Lanakila (×4),Poni Coast,Poni MeadowUSUM,Team Rocket's CastleUSUMBig Wave Beach,Ula'ula Beach,Heahea Beach,Poni Beach (24BP)USUM
Festival Plaza (Lottery shop: fifth prize,Haunted houses,PharmacySUS)
Battle Buffet (50 points or more)
Pickup (Lv. 71-100)
PESilph Co.,Power Plant,Pokémon Mansion,Victory Road,Cerulean CaveHiddenrecurring item (Team Rocket Hideout,Seafoam Islands,Cerulean Cave)
SwShRoutes8,9, and10,Postwick,Turffield,Stow-on-Side,Spikemuth,WyndonHiddenrecurring item (Motostoke Riverbank,Bridge Field,Stony Wilderness,Dusty Bowl,Lake of Outrage)
Pickup (Lv. 31-100)
Poké Job reward (Tier IX)
SwShIAFields of HonorHiddenrecurring item (Fields of Honor,Soothing Wetlands,Brawlers' Cave,Challenge Road,Courageous Cavern,Loop Lagoon,Warm-Up Tunnel)
SwShCTFrostpoint Field,Crown ShrineHiddenrecurring item (Tunnel to the Top,Roaring-Sea Caves)
BDSPRoutes217 and221,Mt. Coronet,Hotel Grand Lake,Team Galactic HQ,Victory Road,Survival Area,Stark MountainJubilife TVPokémon Lottery Corner
Pickup (Lv. 31-100)
LAJubilife Village (from a child duringMission 17: "Atop Mount Coronet")
Diamond Settlement (reward for completingRequest 32: "The Headache-Stricken Psyduck")
Bonechill Wastes (×2; reward for completingRequest 74: "A Bit of Help from Blissey")
Crafting: 1Revive and 2King's Leaves
General store,base camp stores (after completingRequest 71: "New Wares Yet Again")
Ginkgo Guild cart (×3; randomly sold byGinter)
Temple of Sinnoh (sold byVolo, duringMission 17: "Atop Mount Coronet" only)
Stone Portal (sold byVolo, duringMission 18: "The Counterpart" only)
SVMesagoza,Area Zero,Asado Desert,Casseroya Lake,North Paldean Sea,West Paldean Sea,East Province (Area One),East Province (Area Three),North Province (Area One),North Province (Area Two),South Province (Area Three),South Province (Area Four),West Province (Area One)
NaranjaS/Uva AcademyV (fromMiriam after completing her storyline)
Sparkling overworld item (Glaseado Mountain)
Pickup (Lv. 21-100)
SVTMInfernal Pass,Paradise Barrens,Reveler's Road,Timeless Woods
SVIDArea Zero Underdepths,Canyon Biome,Coastal Biome,Polar Biome,Savanna BiomeBlueberry Academy Store (60BP)
Item Printer
ZASaison Canal (reward for completingSide Mission 072: "Find My Galarian Stunfisk!")
Jaune Sector 6 (reward for completingSide Mission 087: "Becoming a Peerless Furfrou Trimmer")
VertPokemon Center (×2; reward for completingSide Mission 109: "Wondrous Self-Healing Pokémon")

Distribution

GamesEventLanguage/RegionDistribution period
XYDragon King Cup PrizesJapaneseJanuary 19 to March 9, 2014
XYORASPokémon Scrap 2016 itemsJapaneseApril 28 to August 31, 2016
SMSeoul Times Square Max ReviveSouth KoreaMarch 17 to March 19, 2017
USUMPokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon pre-order Max RevivesJapanese, PAL, TaiwaneseNovember 17, 2017 to November 30, 2018
SVIn the Land of Myths item setKoreaJanuary 28 to February 28, 2023
Miscellaneous items: Rare Candies, Max Revives and variety ball setJapaneseApril 13 to October 2, 2023
Pokémon Get Challenge 2024 itemsAllNovember 22, 2024 to May 31, 2025
The Great Pokémon Get Operation 2024 itemsAllNovember 22, 2024 to May 31, 2025

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from
Global Link
Artwork from
Legends: Z-A

Sprites

Underground sprite fromDiamond, Pearl, andPlatinumGrand Underground sprite fromBrilliant Diamond and Shining PearlBag sprite from
Legends: Arceus

In the spin-off games

Max Revive in Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO

A Max Revive can be used outside of battle to revive a Pokémon fromfainting, restoring all of the Pokémon'sHP. They cannot be used during a battle.

Pokémon can faint inGym battles,Raid Battles, or by being knocked out of a Gym; Pokémon that faint inTrainer Battles do not remain fainted after the battle is complete.

Description

GamesDescription
GOA medicine that can revive fainted Pokémon. It also fully restores a fainted Pokémon's maximum HP.

Acquisition

Max Revives can be purchased at the Shop in a bundle of six for180.

Startinglevel 30, Max Revives can also be obtained via gameplay. The player obtains Max Revives when they level up to any level from 30 onward.

Additionally, the player can repeatably obtain Max Revives by

Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!

TheMax Revive card is available inPokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!.

Max Revive (GB2)

In the manga

A Max Revive inPokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Black & White arc

InUp in the Air,Skyla used a Max Revive to restore an injuredwildPidove during the gathering ofGym Leaders at theCelestial Tower.

InA Wretched Reunion,N used several Max Revives to restore his Pokémon after hisbattle againstBlack,White, andCedric Juniper whilst planning to return toTeam Plasma'sbase.

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

InFinale!! The Battle Against the Other Dimension!,Moon used a Max Revive to restoreSolgaleo, so that it,Lunala, andZygarde could all unite for a combination attack to defeatNecrozma.

Sword & Shield arc

InCrackle!! Retrieve the Sword & Shield,Henry used a Max Revive to restoreGalarianMoltres.

In the TCG

Max Revive
Main article:Max Revive (Gym Challenge 117)

Max Revive was introduced as anTrainer card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English Original Series (the Japanese Original Era) in theGym Challenge expansion with artwork byHikaru Koike. It was later included as anItem card with a completely different effect and new artwork by5ban Graphics in the EnglishXY expansion, first released in the JapaneseCollection X.

In the Gym Challenge print, thisTrainer card allows the player to discard twoEnergy cards from their hand in order to put one Basic Pokémon from their discard pile onto their Bench. In the XY print, this Trainer card allows the player to put a Pokémon from their discard pile onto their Bench.

In the TFG

Max Revive
Main article:Max Revive (Next Quest 3)

Max Revive was included as aTrainer card in the firstPokémon Trading Figure Game expansion,Next Quest. It allows the player to move one of their Pokémon from the Pokémon Center to their Bench.

It uses the same artwork as theMax ReviveTrainer card from theTCG'sGym Challenge expansion.

Merchandise

The Max Revive has been featured in several officially licensed merchandise.

Trivia

  • The Max Revive is similar in appearance tokonpeitō, a Portuguese and Japanese sugar candy.
  • Geometrically, the Max Revive closely resembles thetetrakis hexahedron, a polyhedron consisting of a cube with its square faces substituted for square-based pyramids.
    • However, the Sinnoh Underground version appears geometrically different, appearing to have square antiprismatic symmetry.
  • InPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, ifCelebi has fainted during the battle againstGiovanni,Ethan/Lyra will notice and use a Max Revive on Celebi, as they need it to get better to return back to their original time.

In other languages

LanguageTitle
ChineseCantonese活力塊Wuhtlihk Faai*
特級更生劑Dahkkāp Gāngsāngjāi*
Mandarin活力塊 / 活力块Huólì Kuài*
特級更生劑Tèjí Gēngshēngjì*
FrenchRappel Max
GermanTop-Beleber
Hindiमैक्स रिवाइवMax Revive
IndonesianBongkahan Pembangkit
ItalianRevitalizzante max*
Revitalizz. MaxVIVIII
Revital. MaxIV
Korean기력의덩어리Giryeok-ui Deong'eori
Brazilian PortugueseMáximo Reviver
RussianОживление МаксOzhivleniye Maks
Максимальное ОживлениеMaksimal'noye Ozhivleniye
SpanishLatin AmericaRevivir Máximo
SpainRevivir MáximoVI+
Máx. RevivirIV
Thaiยาคืนชีพชั้นยอดYa Khuenchip Chanyot
TurkishMaks. Canlandır
VietnameseMảnh vỡ sinh lực
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