Bottle Locations
There are five Empty Bottles in Ocarina of Time (Remake), one more than in the Nintendo 64 original. Only one, the bottle holding Ruto's Letter, is part of the story. Four of the five can be found as young Link, so you can have a full set of fairies and potions long before the adult dungeons.
What Changed From the Nintendo 64 Version
- New A fifth bottle in the Potion Shop. The Castle Town Potion Shop owner now asks you to catch a bug that got loose in his shop, and lets you keep the bottle you caught it in.
- Changed Big Poes are easier to find. The places where they appear in Hyrule Field now glow purple, which makes the Poe Collector's bottle much less of a hunt.
| # | Where | Age | What you need |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potion Shop, Hyrule Castle Town | Young | Nothing |
| 2 | Talon's Super Cucco game, Lon Lon Ranch | Young | Wake Talon at Hyrule Castle first |
| 3 | Cucco Lady, Kakariko Village | Young | Nothing |
| 4 | Ruto's Letter, Lake Hylia | Young | Silver Scale |
| 5 | Poe Collector, Hyrule Castle Town | Adult | Epona and the Fairy Bow |
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- New Potion Shop, Hyrule Castle Town: the Potion Shop is on the east side of the Market square, under the potion sign. The owner is scared of a bug that got loose in the shop. Offer to catch it, and he hands you a bottle to do it with. Corner the bug against a wall or the pots and scoop it up, then talk to him again. The bottle is yours to keep.
- Super Cucco game, Lon Lon Ranch: once you've woken Talon at Hyrule Castle with the Cucco from the Weird Egg, he goes home to the ranch. Go into the first building on the left and pay to play his game: he throws three Super Cuccos in among the ordinary ones, and you have to pick out all three before time runs out. Before you start, throw as many ordinary Cuccos as you can into one corner so there are fewer to check. Win and you get a bottle of Lon Lon Milk. Milk has two servings; drink both and the bottle is empty.
- Cucco Lady, Kakariko Village: the woman by the Cucco pen in the south of the village has lost all seven of her Cuccos. Throw each one back into her pen. Some are on rooftops and behind fences: carry a Cucco, jump off a ledge and Link glides with it. One is hidden in a crate near the village entrance, so roll into the crates. Talk to her once all seven are back for an Empty Bottle.
- Ruto's Letter, Lake Hylia: this is the story bottle. With the Silver Scale from the diving game in Zora's Domain, dive through the underwater tunnel at the bottom of the Domain. It comes out in Lake Hylia, where a bottle is lying on the bottom right in front of you. Show the letter to King Zora; he keeps the letter and you keep the bottle. Use it straight away to catch a fish in Zora's Domain for Lord Jabu-Jabu.
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- Poe Collector, Hyrule Castle Town: the Poe Collector lives in the guard house at the entrance to the ruined Market. Ride Epona around Hyrule Field and watch for spots glowing purple, where a Big Poe appears. Shoot it down with the Bow, catch its spirit in a bottle and sell it to him. Each Big Poe is worth 100 points. At 500 points (five Big Poes) he gives you an Empty Bottle, and at 1,000 points (all ten) a Gold Rupee. You can only carry one Poe per bottle, so the more bottles you already have, the fewer trips back to town.
What to Keep in Your Bottles
- Fairy: brings you back with full hearts when you run out. Catch them at fairy fountains, in pots and grass, or by playing the Song of Storms beside a Gossip Stone. The best thing to carry into a boss.
- Potions: from the Potion Shops in Castle Town and Kakariko. Red Potion refills your hearts and Green Potion your magic.
- Lon Lon Milk: a cheap heal in two servings. You can buy refills at Lon Lon Ranch.
- Fish and Bugs: you need a fish to open Lord Jabu-Jabu, and bugs released on soft soil bring out Gold Skulltulas.
- Blue Fire: melts red ice, from the Ice Cavern onward. It's also how you free King Zora and get the Zora Tunic.
- Big Poes: for the Poe Collector, as above.
For the spells and upgrades that need a magic meter, see our Great Fairy guide.