Potion

Potions (or Medicines, as they are called in A Link to the Past) are special drinks with magical properties that can heal Link, refill his Magic Meter, or do both, although there are also potions with unique effects. Several types of potions have been featured throughout the Legend of Zelda series. They first appeared in The Legend of Zelda and continued to appear in The Adventure of Link, A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Link's Awakening DX, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, The Wind Waker, The Minish Cap, Twilight Princess, and Phantom Hourglass. In games with bottles, potions are usually kept in them, and Link can't buy or obtain a potion unless he has an empty bottle. In games without bottles (as separate items), like the The Legend of Zelda and some of the handheld games, potions are stand-alone items that don't have prerequisites that must be met for Link to purchase or obtain them.

The Legend of Zelda
The potion found in The Legend of Zelda is the Water of Life (命の水), which is available in Blue & Red varieties.

The Adventure of Link
The potion found in The Adventure of Link is the Water of Life. Only the Red Water of Life is present in this game & the only time it's used is when Link gives it to an Old Woman whose daughter is sick. In exchange, he learns the Fairy Spell from an Old Man in her house.

A Link to the Past
The potion found in A Link to the Past is Medicine. There are 3 types of Medicine in this game, The Medicine of Life (Red), the Medicine of Magic (Green), and the Medicine of Life and Magic (Blue). This was the first game to feature a potion that fully restores Link's magic meter and also the first game to feature a potion that has more than 1 function.

The Ancient Stone Tablets
A potion found in the A Link to the Past Satellaview "expansion", The Ancient Stone Tablets that is not found in any other game is Gold Potion. In addition to completely restoring Link's Life Meter & Magic Meter, it also temporarily allows the hero (not Link in this game) to charge Spin Attacks twice as quickly and makes him twice as strong with sword attacks until taking the first hit. The Gold Potion is apparently the precursor to the Elixir Soup found in The Wind Waker and the Great Fairy's Tears found in Twilight Princess, which both have a similar function.

Link's Awakening & Link's Awakening DX
The potion found in Link's Awakening & Link's Awakening DX is the Secret Medicine. It fully restores Link's life meter as the Medicine of Life in A Link to the Past does, but unlike the Medicine of Life, it automatically takes effect when Link's life meter is completely depleted. This automatic feature is somewhat similar to the effect of bottled fairies in A Link to the Past when Link's life meter is completely depleted.

Ocarina of Time
The potions found in Ocarina of Time are the Red, Green, and Blue Potions. Just like in A Link to the Past, the Red Potion fully restores Link's life meter, the Green Potion fully restores Link's Magic Meter, and the Blue Potion fully restores Link's Life & Magic Meters. The Green Potion could be purchased as an adult in Kakariko Village's Potion Shop. Link needs an Empty Bottle to store any of these potions.

Majora's Mask
The potions found in Majora's Mask are the Red, Green, and Blue Potions. Just like in A Link to the Past & Ocarina of Time, the Red Potion fully restores Link's life meter, the Green Potion fully restores Link's Magic Meter, and the Blue Potion fully restores Link's Life & Magic Meters. The Green Potion can be purchased from Koume in the Southern Swamp Potion Shop for 10 Rupees. The Curiosity Shop will buy it for 20 Rupees. The Blue Potion can either be obtained from the Ikana Canyon Business Scrub for 100 rupees or Link can give a Magic Mushroom to Kotake at the Magic Hags' Potion Shop who will then use it to create Blue Potions and sell them for 60 rupees each. They cure the Curse status Blue Bubbles inflict. Link needs an Empty Bottle to store any of these potions.

Oracle of Seasons
The potion found in Oracle of Seasons is the Magic Potion. Just like the Secret Medicine in Link's Awakening & Link's Awakening DX, it fully restores Link's life meter by automatically taking effect when it is completely depleted. It can be purchased from Syrup's shop, by taking it if Maple drops one, or through the contents of a Gasha Nut. Syrup uses mushrooms to make the Magic Potion. Like the Secret Medicine, only Magic Potion can be held at a given time.

Oracle of Ages
The potion found in Oracle of Ages is the Magic Potion. Just like the Secret Medicine in Link's Awakening & Link's Awakening DX and the Magic Potion in Oracle of Seasons, it fully restores Link's life meter by automatically taking effect when it is completely depleted. It can be purchased from Syrup's shop, by taking it if Maple drops one, or through the contents of a Gasha Nut. Syrup uses mushrooms to make the Magic Potion. Like the Secret Medicine, only Magic Potion can be held at a given time.

The Wind Waker
The potions found in The Wind Waker are the Red, Green, and Blue Potions. Their functions are the same as they are in Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask. The Red Potion fully restores Link's life meter, the Green Potion fully restores Link's Magic Meter, and the Blue Potion fully restores Link's Life & Magic Meters. The Green Potion can be obtained once 15 drops of Green Chu Jelly were given to Doc Bandam and can be bought for 10 Rupees after that. The Blue Potion can be obtained in 2 ways, the first being Link collecting 4 Boko Baba Seeds by killing Boko Babas and then giving them to Hollo who will mix a blue potion for Link. The second way is having Link collect 15 Blue Chu Jellys from Blue ChuChus and trading them to Doc Bandam on Windfall Island. He will use them to make a Blue Potion and give Link the first sample for free and from then on will have Blue Potions for sale at 60 rupees a bottle. Doc Bandam also uses Chu Jelly of other ChuChus to create various other potions. Link needs an Empty Bottle to store any of these potions. Also, 3 types of potions called Tings can be purchased from Tingle by using the Tingle Tuner. The Tings' effects correspond to the corresponding effects of the Red, Green, and Blue Potions and cost 20, 30, and 60 Rupees respectively. Once purchased, Tingle will deliver the Ting to Link by balloon, as seen on the Game Boy Advance screen, which will instantly restore his entire Life Meter if the Red Ting is purchased, his entire Magic Meter if the Green Ting is purchased, or both if the Blue Ting is purchased. Furthering Tingle's sidequests will cause Tingle to slash his prices.

The Minish Cap
The potions found in The Minish Cap are the Potion & Red Potion. The Potion, which costs 60 Rupees, is light blue in color & restores a maximum of 10 hearts in Link's Life Meter. The Red Potion, which costs 150 Rupees, is just like it was in Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and The Wind Waker where it fully restores Link's life meter. Link needs an Empty Bottle to store any of these potions. There is no potion that restores the Magic Meter since there is no Magic Meter in this game. Another potion in this game is the Picolyte, which temporarily increases the find rates for various items when cutting grass or smashing blocks.

Twlight Princess
The potions found in Twilight Princess are the Red & Blue Potions. The Red Potion restores 8 hearts in Link's life meter. The Blue Potion, however, takes the traditional role of the Red Potion in previous games, and fully restores Link's Life Meter. The Blue Potion can be obtained in 2 ways. The first way is to slay a rare Blue ChuChu, found throughout Hyrule and several dungeons, especially the Lakebed Temple, and scoop up its remains into an empty bottle. The remains of a Blue ChuChu act like a blue potion, restoring all hearts. The second way is to simply buy the potion itself from the Goron's son in Kakariko Village, the shop in the City in the Sky, or from Malo Mart in Hyrule Castle at a reduced price. Link needs an Empty Bottle to store any of these potions. Besides these potions, Twilight Princess also features a potion-like substance called Chu Jelly. The Purple Chu Jelly has random effects & will either restore or decrease Link's Life Meter once ingested. It can be obtained by collecting the remains of a Purple ChuChu. Nasty Soup works in a similar manner. There is no Green Potion in Twilight Princess since there is no Magic Meter, but the game's memory retains data for a magic potion. This is because this game was originally meant to have a Magic Meter, as seen in some screenshots on the back of the Wii version box. It is possible to create Green ChuChu Jelly by allowing a Blue and a Yellow ChuChu to merge, creating a Green ChuChu, but the jelly Link gets from killing it does nothing.

Phantom Hourglass
The potions found in Phantom Hourglass are the Red, Purple, and Yellow Potions. The Red Potion restores 6 hearts in Link's life meter. The Purple Potion restores 8 hearts in Link's life meter and is similar to the bottled fairies in A Link to the Past since it can either be used manually anytime or automatically when Link's Life Meter is completely depleted. It can be purchased for 180 Rupees. The Yellow Potion is the most powerful in Phantom Hourglass & fully restores Link's Life Meter. Link needs an Empty Bottle to store any of these potions. There is no Green Potion in Phantom Hourglass since there is no Magic Meter.

Soups in Twilight Princess Milk Picolyte