List of recovery items in Mother

This is a list of recovery items in Mother.

HP

Big Bag

The Big Bag (でかぶくろ Huge Bag) is received from an inhabitant of Magicant, who resides in the most southwesterly placed building of the town area. He asks Ninten if he'd like to have the item, while afterwards asking if he could borrow Ninten's Cash Card. If answering yes, he will then take the card, and must be spoken to again to have the card returned, along the Big Bag, which he gives away as a gift. The bag contains a total of 30 Magic Herbs, which roughly equals to 900 HP that can be recovered through the use of the bag. After all of the herbs have been used, the bag will vanish into thin air.

In-game description

"A bag filled with Magic Herb."

Bread

Bread (パン Bread) has two primary functions; one being that it heals around 20 HP when eaten, and one where a crumb trail out of it is made, which can be used to backtrack to an earlier visited area. Bread can be purchased for $30 in all of the towns' department stores (and the smaller stores of Snowman and Youngtown), excluding Spookane; it can also be found for free in the basement of Ninten's house, on the second floor of the Superintendent's Office, in the northern area of Duncan's Factory (next to the room containing the Franklin Badge), and in a dead end inside of the house of the Rosemarys.

In-game description

"OK to eat it, but its CRUMBS can be used to mark your trail."

French Fries

French Fries or FrenchFries (フライドポテト Fried Potato) heal around 20 HP, and can only be obtained by being purchased for $20 in the burger shop of either Podunk, Merrysville, Reindeer or Ellay. It's based off the real-life potato-based fast food of the same name.

In-game description

"EATen with or without catsup, your HP will rise."

Hamburger

Hamburgers (ハンバーガー Hamburger) restore about 50 HP each, and can be bought for $25 in the burger shops of Podunk, Merrysville, Reindeer and Ellay. They are also occasionally dropped by Bag Ladies.

In-game description

"Fast food for some fast HP."

Life Up Cream

The Life Up Cream or LifeUpCream (きずぐすり Ointment) makes one party member recover 999 HP when used. They cost $194 each, and can be purchased in the store of every town in the game, except for Spookane. Locations where they can be obtained for free through presents, include the third floor of the Superintendent's Office, a room in the southern part of Sweet's Little Factory, Duncan's Factory (where two are located), a dead end in Rosemary's house, and the maze-like cave of Mt. Itoi. A doctor inside of a house near the entrance to Mt. Itoi has an endless supply of Life Up Creams, which he gives away for free.

In-game description

"USEd to heal wounds."

Magic Herb

The Magic Herb (マジックハーブ Magic Herb) approximately restores 30 HP, and is the only recovery item which only can be purchased in Magicant, where it costs $30 per herb. It can also be obtained by putting a Red Weed in Queen Mary's Fountain, or by being dropped by a Snake; the Big Bag, which is gotten for free, does contain 30 Magic Herbs, which can be freely used. The herb can also be found in Queen Mary's Castle, in Magicant Underground (where two can be found), and in the southern area of Sweet's Little Factory.

In-game description

"When you are tired or injured, USE it."

Orange Juice

The Orange Juice or OrangeJuice (オレンジジュース Orange Juice) is one of the least restoring recovery items, healing only about 10 HP to one party member. It costs $5 when purchased, which it can be in the department stores and burger shops of Podunk, Merrysville, Reindeer and Ellay. Between the time after Ninten defeats the Doll in Minnie's room, and before he obtains the Basement Key from Mick, Mimmie and Minnie will provide Ninten with an unlimited supply of Orange Juice.

In-game description

"Vitamin C is always good for a few HP."

Sports Drink

The Sports Drink or SportsDrink (スポーツドリンク Sports Drink) restores around 100 HP, and can be purchased for $75 in the department stores of Podunk, Merrysville, Reindeer and Ellay.

In-game description

"No matter how tired you are, one bottle will strengthen you."

Strawberry Tofu

The Strawberry Tofu or berry Tofu^[sic] (いちごとうふ Strawberry Tofu) heals around 10 HP and can be bought for $975 on the third floor of the department store in Reindeer. Its secondary use is to be given to Able and Baker, who lives on an island which only can be reached via the Look-Out Tower near Ellay, as they are both interested in tasting it. If given to Able, he will thank Ninten by giving him Swear Words; and if given to Baker, he will share information about a fantastic robot that lies at the bottom of a lake near the summit of Mount Itoi. One Strawberry Tofu can be found in the room of Queen Mary's Castle where six presents are located, and where only one present can be opened, as the content of the others will disappear; the tofu is located in the most southeasterly located present.

In-game description

"If you really want to eat it OK, but..."

PP

PSI Stone

The PSI Stone or PSI-Power Stone (サイパワーストーン PSI Power Stone) is the only PP-healing item in the game. It restores about 20 PP by being squeezed, and can be reused multiple times before becoming an ordinary stone, and thus disappears from one's inventory. The PSI Stone can't be purchased anywhere in the game, but can be obtained through several different ways. The stone can be found in the upper centralized present in the room of Queen Mary's Castle which contains six presents, in the final room of the Magicant Underground, in the western section of Duncan's Factory, in the southwestern corner of the lower floor of the Ruins of Desert, and in the maze-like cave of Mt. Itoi. PSI Stones can also be dropped by Starmen, Juanas and LastStarmen.

In-game description

"PSI Power in solid form."

Status recovery

Antidote

The Antidote (どくけし Poison Antidote) makes a party member recover from poisoning, and can be bought for $20 from the department stores of Podunk, Merrysville, Reindeer and Ellay. One Antidote can also be found on the first floor of the Superintendent's Office and in Queen Mary's Castle; in Sweet's Little Factory and Rosemary's house, two can be found in differently located rooms. Healing α has the same function as an Antidote.

In-game description

"It neutralizes poison quickly."

Asthma Spray

The Asthma Spray or AsthmaSpray (ぜんそくスプレー Asthma Spray) is used to cure Ninten from his asthma attacks, and can be purchased for $148 from the department stores of Podunk, Merrysville, Reindeer and Ellay. His asthma attacks can be triggered when vehicle-like enemies emit exhaust gases. If the player doesn't have any spray when this occurs, Ninten will unable to do anything and eventually become unconscious because of his susceptibility to the opponent's attacks, if he hasn't been joined by other party members. The spray is reusable.

In-game description

"When Ninten's asthma attacks, spray this."

Mouthwash

Using Mouthwash or Mouth-wash (うがいぐすり Gargle Medicine) is the only way to cure colds. It can be bought for $175 in Snowman, or for $10 from an old man in the Mislay Triangle after he's had his Dentures returned to him. He will immediately after Ninten has brought him his dentures fill out his unoccupied inventory spaces with Mouthwash for free, but after that they must be paid for.

In-game description

"If you gargle with it, you will lose your cold."

Noble Seed

The Noble Seed (エンジェルシード Angel Seed) cures a party member from confusion, which may occur after being exposed to BrainShock, Wicked Seeds or sometimes by Rockoyle attacks. The seed can only be obtained by defeating BigWoodohs in Magicant, which occasionally drop it after battle.

In-game description

"USE this to cancel the Wicked Seed."