PP Up

	Pokémon Global Link artwork
	Introduced in Generation I
Pocket
Generation I	Items
Generation II	Items
Generation III	Items
Generation IV	Medicine
Generation V	Medicine
Generation VI	Medicine
Generation VII	Medicine
Generation VIII	Other Items
Generation IX	Other Items
Fling
Power	30

The PP Up (Japanese: ポイントアップ Point Up) is a type of vitamin introduced in Generation I. It raises the PP of a selected move by 1/5 of the move's base PP.

The PP Max is an improved version of this item.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
RG B Y/RB Y	N/A	$0
GS C RS E FRLG ColoXD DP Pt HGSS XY ORAS BDSP	N/A	$4,900
B2W2	$12,500	$4,900
SM USUM SwSh	N/A	$5,000
SV	$10,000	$2,500

Effect

When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, raises the PP of a selected move by 1/5 of the move's base PP, until 3 PP Ups or one PP Max have been used on the Pokémon's move. It cannot be used on Sketch or Revival Blessing. If the move is forgotten, the PP Up effects of the move are lost if the same move is relearned later.

The PP Up is consumed upon use and cannot be used in battle.

Generations I to II

If used on a move with 40 base PP, each PP Up will only add 7 PP (up to 61 PP if three PP Ups are used). This is due to limitations in the Pokémon data structure in these games, which cannot store PP values greater than 63.

Generation III onward

If used on a move with 40 base PP, it will add 8 PP (up to 64 PP if three PP Ups are used), consistent with the formula for other moves.

The PP Up also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	Increases the PP of the selected move by 20 percent.
GS C	Raises max PP of a selected move.
RS EColoXD	Raises the maximum PP of a selected move.
FRLG	Slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move for one Pokémon.
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2	It slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
XY ORAS SM USUM	A medicine that can slightly raise the maximum PP of a single move that has been learned by the target Pokémon.
PE	A medicine that slightly raises the maximum PP of a single selected move that has been learned by a Pokémon.
SwSh BDSP LA	A medicine that slightly raises the max PP of a single selected move that has been learned by a Pokémon.
SV	A medicine that can be used to slightly raise the max PP of a single move that a Pokémon knows.

Acquisition

Games	Finite methods	Repeatable methods
RB Y RG B Y	Routes 13 and 17, Celadon City, Power Plant, Rocket Hideout, Cerulean Cave
GS C	Routes 15 and 45, Violet City, Tin Tower^C, Mt. Mortar^C, Ice Path, Rock Tunnel, Celadon City, Mt. Silver Cave^C	Lucky Channel (2 digits) Route 45 (gift from Blackbelt Kenji)^C Mystery Gift
RS E	Routes 103^E, 104, 109, 115^E, and 123^E, Meteor Falls, Safari Zone^E, Lilycove City, Victory Road	Lilycove Department Store Pokémon Lottery Corner (2 digits) Slateport City (3000 Berry Powder)^E Pickup (Lv. 81-100^E)
FRLG	Routes 13 and 17, Celadon City, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co., Three Island, Five Isle Meadow, Outcast Island, Cerulean Cave	Cerulean City (3000 Berry Powder) Pickup (any level)
Colo	Shadow PKMN Lab, Snagem Hideout	Pickup (any level)
XD	Phenac Stadium, S.S. Libra, Snagem Hideout, Cipher Key Lair, Citadark Isle, Realgam Tower (Battle CD 36 and 37 completion prizes)	Pickup (Lv. 81-100)
DP Pt	Routes 206^Pt, 213, 216^Pt, 217^DP, 222^Pt, 226^DP, and 228^DP, Floaroma Meadow^Pt, Eterna City^DP, Solaceon Town^Pt, Mt. Coronet^DP, Veilstone City, Team Galactic HQ, Survival Area^Pt, Stark Mountain	Jubilife TV Pokémon Lottery Corner (2 digits) Pickup (Lv. 81-100)
HGSS	Routes 15, 39, and 45, Violet City, Pokéathlon Dome, Bell Tower, Moomoo Farm, Mt. Mortar, Ice Path, Victory Road, Pewter City, Rock Tunnel, Celadon City, Cerulean Cave	Goldenrod Radio Tower Pokémon Lottery Corner (2 digits) Pokéathlon Dome (1000 Pts.)^Tu ^Th Route 45 (gift from Black Belt Kenji) Pickup (Lv. 81-100)
PW		Rugged Road, Stormy Beach, Suburban Area
BW	Route 7, Wellspring Cave, Relic Castle, Cold Storage, Mistralton Cave, Twist Mountain, Shopping Mall Nine, Challenger's Cave Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Favorite music?" survey)	Big Stadium and Small Court (defeat Ace Trainer Lucille or Charlie) Anville Town (trade one Star Piece)^Sa ^Su Pickup (Lv. 81-100)
B2W2	Routes 6, 12, 21, 22, and 23, Pokémon World Tournament, Celestial Tower, Reversal Mountain, Icirrus City, Village Bridge, Giant Chasm, Victory Road, Striaton City, Dreamyard, Nacrene City Passerby Analytics HQ (complete "Favorite music?" survey)	Join Avenue (Raffle Shop, Market) Anville Town (trade one Star Piece)^Sa ^Su Battle Subway (win streak of 21) Big Stadium and Small Court (defeat Ace Trainer Lucille or Charlie) Hidden Grottoes, Pickup (Lv. 81-100) Transfer from Dream Radar
PDR		Dream Clouds (from start of game, Simulator α)
XY	Routes 7, 13, 15, 18, 19, and 21, Frost Cavern, Victory Road, Kiloude City	Sycamore Pokémon Lab (for a Poké Radar chain of 11-20) Loto-ID Center (2 digits) Lumiose City South Boulevard Pokémon Center (1,000 PM) Secret Super Training (Lv. 7 and 8) Pickup (Lv. 81-100)
ORAS	Routes 104, 109, 111, 115, and 123, Lilycove City, Victory Road, Mirage Cave (north of Route 124)	Lilycove Department Store Pokémon Lottery Corner (2 digits) Mauville City PokéMileage Center (1,000 PM) Route 108 (10% chance after a rematch with Ace Trainer Neville), Route 109 (10% chance after a rematch with Ace Trainer Portia), Route 111 (10% chance after a rematch with Ace Trainer Wilton or Brooke) Secret Super Training (Lv. 7 and 8) Pickup (Lv. 81-100) Secret Base ("Pick something up" with Secret Pal)
PMC*		PokéMileage Shop (500 PM - 20 Medals or more) Graffiti Eraser (all levels)
SM	Routes 5, 12, and 16, Ancient Poni Path	Loto-ID Center (2 digits) Battle Tree (win streak of 10) Festival Plaza (Lottery shop: fourth prize, Haunted houses, General Store) Pickup (Lv. 81-100)
USUM	Routes 1, 5, 12, and 16, Aether House, Ancient Poni Path, Exeggutor Island, Poni Gauntlet, Team Rocket's Castle	Loto-ID Center (2 digits) Battle Tree (win streak of 10) Big Wave Beach, Heahea Beach, Ula'ula Beach (48 BP) Festival Plaza (Lottery shop: fourth prize, Haunted houses, General Store) Pickup (Level 81-90 : 1%, level 91 : 4% )
PE	Routes 13, 16, and 21, Team Rocket Hideout, Silph Co., Pokémon Mansion	Hidden recurring item (Game Corner - 2% chance in all 6 spots, Route 4, Pokémon Tower)
SwSh	Routes 7 and 10, Wyndon, Motostoke Outskirts	Loto-ID (2 digits) Pickup (Lv. 21-100) Hammerlocke (10 BP) Poké Job reward (Tier IX)
SwShIA		Cram-o-matic (All types: 152-160 points) Cram-o-matic (Armorite Ore in slots #1, #3 and #4)
SwShCT	Tunnel to the Top, Ballimere Lake	Snowslide Slope Watt Trader (Highlight Item, 6,980 W) Hidden recurring item (Snowslide Slope, Tunnel to the Top, Roaring-Sea Caves) Max Raid Battles (3★, 4★, 5★ Delibird raids)
BDSP	Routes 213, 217, 226, and 228, Eterna City, Mt. Coronet, Veilstone City, Team Galactic HQ, Stark Mountain	Battle Park (10 BP) Jubilife TV Pokémon Lottery Corner (2 digits) Pickup (Lv. 21-100)
SV	Levincia, Area Zero, Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain, North 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 Five), West Province (Area One), West Province (Area Three)	Chansey Supply (after completing the main storyline), Porto Marinada auction Tera Raid Battles (5★, 6★, 7★), Academy Ace Tournament Pickup (Lv. 21-100)
SVTM	Fellhorn Gorge, Kitakami Wilds Reward for registering 90 Pokémon in the Kitakami Pokédex	Tera Raid Battles (5★, 6★)
SVID	Canyon Biome, Coastal Biome, Polar Biome	Blueberry Academy Store (50 BP) Item Printer League Club Room (×2; possible reward after defeating a special coach in a rematch) Tera Raid Battles (5★, 6★)

Distribution

Games	Event	Language/Region	Distribution period
SV	Summer training support sets	Japan	July 22 to September 30, 2023

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In the TCG

N's PP Up in the TCG

Main article: N's PP Up (Battle Partners 89)

The PP Up item was introduced in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as the Item card N's PP Up, released during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Battle Partners expansion, with artwork by Toyste Beach. It is a card that exclusively benefits the "N" Trainer's Pokémon archetype in the TCG, allowing the player to attach a Basic Energy card from their discard pile to 1 of their Benched N's Pokémon.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	ＰＰ提升劑 PP Tàihsīngjaih * 增點器 Jāngdímhei *
Chinese	Mandarin	ＰＰ提升劑 / ＰＰ提升剂 PP Tíshēngjì
French		PP Plus
German		AP-Plus
Italian		PP-Su
Korean		포인트 업 Point Up
Spanish		Más PP