Resident Evil 4/Items

There are a number of items that you can collect throughout the game. They can be found in barrels, boxes or vases, lying around the map, bought from the Merchant, or dropped by enemies. Weapons and healing items are stored in your briefcase and use up a rectangular area within it. Treasure and keys are stored in a separate area with enough space to store anything you might encounter.

Healing items
Healing items come in a number of forms including Herbs, First Aid Sprays, eggs and fish. Herbs come in three basic colors which can be combined to produce different effects.

First aid

 * First Aid Spray: Size: 2x1
 * Sell: 5000 PTAS
 * Buy: 10000 PTAS
 * Restores full health. There are a limited number of these in the game. You get one at the start of the game and others are available from the Merchant as you progress.

Basic herbs
These are herbs as they are found.
 * Green herb: Size 2x1
 * Sell: 500 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores about 3 units of health.


 * Red herb: Size 2x1
 * Sell: 2000 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Useless on its own, but restores full health in combination with a Green herb.


 * Yellow herb: Size 2x1
 * Useless on its own, but raises your maximum health a small amount in combination with a Green herb.

Mixed herbs
These are obtained by combining basic herbs in various ways. Note that the game won't let you combine herbs in ways that don't make sense, for example Green + Green + Red.
 * Green herb (x2): Size 2x1
 * Sell: 1200 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores about 6 units of health. Combine 2 green herbs to create this.


 * Green herb (x3): Size: 2x1
 * Sell: 2000 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores full health. Combine 3 green herbs to create this.


 * Mixed Herbs (G+R): Size: 2x1
 * Sell: 2000 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores full health. Combine a Green herb and a Red herb to create this.


 * Mixed Herbs (G+Y): Size: 2x1
 * Sell: 4500 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores about 3 units of health and increases your maximum health by a small amount. Combine a Green herb and a Yellow herb to create this.


 * Mixed Herbs (R+Y): Size: 2x1
 * Sell: 5000 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Can only be used in combination with a green herb. Combine a Red herb and a Yellow herb to create this.


 * Mixed Herbs (G+R+Y): Size: 2x1
 * Sell: 10000 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Fully restores health and increases your maximum health by a small amount. Combine a Green herb, a Red herb and a Yellow herb to create this.

Eggs
Chickens will lay eggs that can be eaten to restore health, though you can only find chickens in a few areas. Snakes may also leave behind eggs if killed. Different colors of eggs have different effects. Eggs have an advantage over other healing items in that they use only one square of your briefcase. It's also possible to throw eggs.


 * Chicken Egg: Size: 1x1
 * Sell: 300 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores about 1.5 units of health.


 * Brown Chicken Egg: Size: 1x1
 * Sell: 600 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores about 3 units of health.


 * Gold Chicken Egg: Size: 1x1
 * Sell: 3000 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores full health.

Fish
In some areas fish can be shot from the water, then eaten for health. They use more space in your briefcase than herbs though.


 * Black Bass (S): Size: 1x3
 * Sell: 750 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores about 4 units of health.


 * Black Bass (L): Size: 2x6
 * Sell: 2300 PTAS
 * Buy: N/A
 * Restores full health.

Ammo
Ammo cannot be bought, so you must conserve it. Here is the list of ammo and the guns that they are compatible with. Most ammo takes up 2 squares in the inventory.


 * Main Game - Leon
 * Handgun Ammo - Can be used with the Handgun, Punisher, Red9, Blacktail and the Matilda(On the PS2 version it can be bought after beating the main game(any difficultly))
 * Shotgun Shells - Can be used with the Shotgun, Riot Gun and the Striker
 * TMP Ammo - Can be used with the TMP
 * Mine Darts - Can be used with the Mine Thrower
 * Magnum Ammo - Can be used with the Broken Butterfly or Killer7
 * Rifle Ammo - Can be used with Rifle and the Semi-Auto Rifle
 * Handcannon Ammo - Can be used with the Handcannon


 * Separate Ways - Ada
 * Bowgun Bolts - Can be used with the Bowgun

Treasures
As you go, you will encounter gems and treasures. These can be collected and sold to merchants for Pesetas. Some treasures like the Beerstein or the Elegant Mask have places where small gems can be inserted, raising its value.

Pendants
Other times, you will find pendants suspended over pools of dirty water. You can shoot them down to collect them to sell, but if they fall into the water, the value will drop tremendously. The proper procedure to collect these cleanly is to shoot the wooden dowel that holds up a board near the water. It will fall over it and allow you to collect the pendant without it getting dirty.

NOTE: It is also possible to shoot the pendant down and grab it, but the timing is exceedingly difficult.

Briefcases
You start the game with a relatively small amount of space in your briefcase. But you can purchase upgrades from the Merchant as you progress in the game.


 * (default): Cost: You have this at the start of the game
 * Size: 6x10 (60 squares)


 * Upgrade to M: Cost: 30000 PTAS ,
 * Avail. Ch. 1-2
 * Size: 7x11 (77 squares)


 * Upgrade to L: Cost: 40000 PTAS
 * Size: 8x12 (96 squares)


 * Upgrade to XL: Cost: 73000 PTAS
 * Avail. Ch. 3-3
 * Size: 8x15 (120 squares)