Potty
In the context of Sims, Potty refers to a skill that is associated with a toddler's ability to relieve her bladder motive through the use of a potty chair. The skill starts appearing in The Sims 2, and has appeared in all base games ever since (although it has appeared in The Sims 4 when the toddler patch was added on 12th January 2017).
The Sims 2
The Sims 3
The Sims 4
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.
In level 1 and below, the toddler is unable to use the potty chair by herself and will always need supervision of a teen Sim or older. The exception is if the toddler has an independent trait. If the toddler's potty skill and bladder motive are both low, the toddler will automatically relieve her bladder motive through her diaper, but it will cause a drop in her hygiene motive and an uncomfortable moodlet to others around her.
Players can choose from two potty chairs to help train the toddlers improve their potty skills: the Practice Potty ($75) and the Monster Potty Partner ($125). Neither chair has an advantage over the other so choosing either will do the same thing. Both chairs need to be cleaned from time to time otherwise other Sims will get an uncomfortable moodlet whilst they are around it.
As a toddler's potty skill level increases, she gains more abilities aimed to help her go use the potty chair more effectively and confidently:
- Level 2: the toddler can now use the potty chair unsupervised, however the toddler will not always automatically use the potty chair when her bladder motives are low. There is still a risk that the toddler may use her diapers instead causing a low hygiene motive and an uncomfortable motive on Sims around her. The player will more often than not need to direct the Toddler to the potty chair.
- Level 3: the toddler is now more likely to automatically head for the potty chair whenever her bladder motives are low.