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In [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]], '''potty''' refers to a [[toddler skill]] that is associated with a [[toddler]]'s ability to relieve his/hertheir [[bladder]] motive through the use of a [[potty chair]]. The skill first appeared with the introduction of toddlers in ''[[The Sims 2]]''. It also appears in ''[[The Sims 3]]'', and was introducedreintroduced into ''[[The Sims 4]]'' whenwith the[[The toddlerSims 4/Patch 46|patch was added on January 12, 201746]].

Without sufficient potty skills, toddlers will still relieve their bladder motive with a diaper, but this will significantly reduce their [[hygiene]] motive. However, having aged up with an incompletely learned {{vgversion|TS2}}{{vgversion|TS3}} or low{{vgversion|TS4}} potty skill does not affect a child Sim's ability to relieve his/her bladder motive with a standard [[toilet]].

Toddlers can be taught this skill whenever a [[teen]] or older Sim carries them to a [[potty chair]]. They will build the skill alongside relieving their [[bladder]] motive, and will crawl off the chair automatically when their bladder motive is full. The potty chair must be emptied after each use. When the toddler has mastered the skill, both the teaching Sim and the toddler will get a [[memory]] of the incident, and the toddler will be able to use the potty chair on their own, even if the chair is full. Toddlers will often roll a [[want]] to be potty trained; although it is possible for a toddler to grow up well without having been potty trained, being potty trained makes it more likely that they will grow up with a gold or platinum aspiration bar.

[[File:Skill TS4 Potty.png|55px|left]]Unlike other toddler skills in ''The Sims 4'', the maximum level a toddler can attain in the potty skill is 3, and it has no corresponding child skill.

At levelLevel 1 and below, toddlers are unable to use the potty chair by themselves and will always need the supervision of a teen or older Sim. The exception is if the toddler has the [[Independent (toddler trait)|independent]] trait.

Players can choose from twoTwo potty chairs to help train their toddlers in their pottyare skillsavailable: the Practice Potty (§75) and the Monster Potty Partner (§125). A potty chair will need to be cleaned from time to time,; otherwisea otherdirty Simspotty maychair becomewill make Sims [[uncomfortable]] while they are around it.

* '''Level 2''': toddlersToddlers can now use the potty chair unsupervised,; however, the toddler will not always automaticallyautonomously use the potty chair when their bladder motive is low. There is still a riskgood chance that the toddler may usesoil their diapers instead causing a low hygiene motive for them and an uncomfortable moodlet to Sims around them. The player will more often than not need to direct the toddler to the potty chair.

* '''Level 3''': toddlersToddlers are now more likely to automaticallyautonomously head for the potty chair whenever their bladder motives are low. They will also wake up from sleep in order to use the potty as opposed to their diaper. While the potty will be preferred, toddlers can still usesoil their diapers.