There are 100 Gold Skulltulas hidden around Hyrule in Ocarina of Time (Remake). Defeat one and it leaves a token behind. Take the tokens to the House of Skulltula in Kakariko Village and each reward you reach lifts the curse from one of the family living there.
What Changed From the Nintendo 64 Version
The Echo Gem replaces the Stone of Agony. The 20-token reward is now the Echo Gem. Equip it and it glows and chimes when a Gold Skulltula is nearby, getting stronger as you get closer.
Bigger rewards: the wallets hold more (500 and 1,000 Rupees), the 40-token reward is 20 Bombchus, and the 100-token reward is a Gold Rupee worth 200.
Map counters: the map shows how many tokens you have found in each region. Some regions count young-only and adult-only tokens separately.
Daytime hints: a faint golden spider web shows where a night-only Gold Skulltula will appear, even during the day.
NewZora's River soft soil: the soft-soil patch beside the bean salesman now hides a token. There wasn't one there in the original.
ChangedMoved tokens: Lon Lon Ranch now has three tokens instead of four, and Hyrule Field has three instead of two (one is now in a lone tree west of Kokiri Forest). Zora's River has lost its tree and ladder tokens in favour of the new soft soil and a token under a rock overhang. Early guides agree that a few other tokens have also been moved around, so don't rely on an old N64 checklist.
Still 100 tokens, and the same dungeons each hold the same number as before.
House of Skulltula Rewards
Tokens
Reward
N64 reward
10
Adult's Wallet (holds 500 Rupees)
Adult's Wallet (200)
20
New Echo Gem
Stone of Agony
30
Giant's Wallet (holds 1,000 Rupees)
Giant's Wallet (500)
40
20 Bombchus
10 Bombchus
50
Piece of Heart
Piece of Heart
100
Gold Rupee (200 Rupees)
Huge Rupee (200 Rupees)
Guides disagree on whether the 100-token Gold Rupee can be collected again on every visit, the way the Huge Rupee could in the original.
Tips
Hunt at night. Outdoors, most Gold Skulltulas only come out after dark. Sleep in a bed or play the Sun's Song to change the time. Dungeons and caves have them at any time.
Listen for them. Gold Skulltulas make a scratching sound, and with the Echo Gem equipped you also get a light and a chime.
Roll into trees. Several hide in trees. Roll into the trunk and one drops out.
Carry a bug in a bottle. Releasing a bug onto a patch of soft soil makes a Gold Skulltula crawl out. Plant a Magic Bean in the same patch while you're there.
Key items: as young Link you mostly need the Slingshot and Boomerang; as an adult, the Hookshot and Longshot, plus the Megaton Hammer, bombs and the Fairy Bow for a few.
Tokens collected: 0 / 100
Tick each Gold Skulltula as you get it (the soft-soil row counts as three). Your ticks are saved in this browser only and also show on the interactive map.
The tables below are grouped by area. "Young" means as young Link and "Adult" after you have drawn the Master Sword. A few entries marked * differ between early guides; we give the safest option.
Great Deku Tree 4
Where
Age
Time
You need
3F: in the alcove past the raised platforms (the Compass room). Kill the Skulltula guarding the platforms first.
Young
Any
Sword
B1: on the vines you climb back up after dropping to the basement.
Young
Any
Slingshot
B1: on the web-covered grate on the north side of the basement room.
Young
Any
Slingshot
Behind the web you burn in the torch room, on a vine wall.
Young
Any
Slingshot
Kokiri Forest, Lost Woods and Sacred Forest Meadow 7
Where
Age
Time
You need
Kokiri Forest: behind the Know-It-All Brothers' house, on the tree trunk.
Young
Night
Sword
Kokiri Forest: on the big tree behind the House of Twins.
Adult
Night
Hookshot
Soft soil: release a bug on each of the three soft-soil patches in the Lost Woods and Kokiri Forest (by the Business Scrubs, at the Forest Stage, and on the way back toward Kokiri Forest). Each one gives a token. (3 tokens)
Young
Any
Bug in a bottle
Lost Woods: ride the bean plant (planted as a child by the Business Scrub soil) up to a ledge.
Adult
Night
Magic Bean
Sacred Forest Meadow: high on the rock wall at a dead end of the maze.
Adult
Night
Hookshot
Hyrule Castle Town and Hyrule Castle 4
Where
Age
Time
You need
Castle Town: in the twitching crate in the guard house full of pots by the entrance.
Young
Any
None
Hyrule Castle: roll into the tree near the vines you climb to sneak into the castle grounds.
Young
Day or night*
None
Hyrule Castle: play the Song of Storms by the tree near where Talon sleeps, drop into the grotto and bomb the cracked wall. The token hangs in a web at the end.
Young
Any
Song of Storms, Bombs, Boomerang
Road to Ganon's Castle: on the stonework of a ruined archway/building in the broken streets.
Adult
Any
Hookshot
Kakariko Village and Graveyard 8
Where
Age
Time
You need
On the brick wall of the house under construction.
Young
Night
Slingshot
On the wall next to the door of the House of Skulltula.
Young
Night
Sword
Roll into the tall tree in the village square.
Young
Night
None
At the top of the watchtower ladder.
Young
Night
Slingshot
On the wall of a house in the northwest of the village, under the eaves by a red door.
Young
Night
Sword
Graveyard: release a bug on the soft soil by the stone wall.
Young
Any
Bug in a bottle
Graveyard: on the wall behind Dampé's hut.
Young
Night
Boomerang
High on the wall above the roof of Impa's house (the house where you got the owl-ride Piece of Heart).
Adult
Night
Hookshot or Longshot*
Lon Lon Ranch and Hyrule Field 6
Where
Age
Time
You need
Lon Lon Ranch: roll into the tree by the stone wall near the silo, behind the Super Cucco building.
Young
Day
None
Lon Lon Ranch: on the ranch house wall by an upstairs window, beside the entrance arch.
Young
Night
Boomerang
Lon Lon Ranch: in the vines inside the stone tower, seen through the roof opening.
Young
Night
Boomerang
Changed Hyrule Field: roll into the lone skinny tree where the stream ends, west of the Kokiri Forest entrance.
Young
Any
None
Hyrule Field: in a grotto along the foot of the cliffs. Kill the big Skulltula, then hit the Gold Skulltula on the wall by the cobweb.
Young
Night
Boomerang
Hyrule Field: in a grotto in the south of the field near the water. Climb the crate inside and strike the Gold Skulltula.
Adult
Night
Sword
Lake Hylia 5
Where
Age
Time
You need
Release a bug on the soft soil outside the Lakeside Laboratory.
Young
Any
Bug in a bottle
On the tower wall of the Lakeside Laboratory, next to the pipe. Throw from the bridge side.
Young
Night
Boomerang
In a small cave on the outcrop at the far south-west shore. Crawl in and strike it.
Young
Any
Sword
At the bottom of the laboratory's diving tank. Sink with the Iron Boots; guides place it in a crate or on the wall, so bring the Hookshot.
Adult
Any
Iron Boots, Hookshot
In the big dead tree by the Water Temple: climb (or Longshot) up the vines to the hollow in the trunk.
Adult
Night
Longshot
Gerudo Valley, Gerudo's Fortress and the Desert 10
Where
Age
Time
You need
Gerudo Valley: glide down with a Cucco into the cave by the waterfall and release a bug on the soft soil there.
Young
Any
Bug in a bottle, Cucco
Gerudo Valley: on the rock wall by the small plank bridge over the stream.
Young
Night
Boomerang
Gerudo Valley: on a rock arch along the canyon path / behind the tents.
Adult
Night
Hookshot
Gerudo Valley: on the wall of the ruined building beside the carpenters' tents.
Adult
Night
Longshot
Gerudo's Fortress: high on a tower wall above the rooftops.
Adult
Night
Longshot
Gerudo's Fortress: on the back of a target at the horseback archery range.
Adult
Night
Longshot
Haunted Wasteland: in the basement of the small stone ruin, above the torch.
Adult
Any
Longshot
Desert Colossus: on the cliff wall to the right of the temple, where the birds circle.
Adult
Night
Longshot
Desert Colossus: release a bug on the soft soil by the temple wall (warp here with the Requiem of Spirit).
Young
Any
Bug in a bottle
Desert Colossus: ride the bean plant you planted as a child to a flat rock pillar and grab the token from the leaf.
Adult
Night
Magic Bean, Longshot
Death Mountain Trail, Goron City and Crater 8
Where
Age
Time
You need
Trail: release a bug on the soft soil by the entrance to Dodongo's Cavern.
Young
Any
Bug in a bottle
Trail: bomb the cracked rock on the trail back down toward Kakariko and go into the small cave.
Young
Any
Bombs
Goron City: bomb into the room on the west side of the city and smash the crate in the corner.
Young
Any
Bombs
Crater: go in from the trail at full health, duck into the first alcove on your right and smash the crate. The token is on the wall.
Young
Any
Sword
Crater: warp in with the Bolero of Fire and release a bug on the soft soil (plant a bean there too).
Young
Any
Bug in a bottle
Goron City: high on a cave wall, seen from the mesh walkway.
Adult
Any
Fairy Bow
Trail: smash the rock with the Megaton Hammer on the path up to the crater, where the volcano rained rocks on you as a child.
Adult
Any
Megaton Hammer
Trail: smash another rock near the entrance to Goron City.
Adult
Night
Megaton Hammer
Zora's River, Zora's Domain and Zora's Fountain 8
Where
Age
Time
You need
New Zora's River: release a bug on the soft soil next to the Magic Bean salesman.
Young
Any
Bug in a bottle
Changed Zora's River: on the rock under the overhang at the bottom of the river, below the stone with the Triforce crest.
Young
Night
Sword
Zora's River: high on the cliff wall near the top of the river.
Adult
Night
Hookshot
Zora's River: on the rock wall of a mossy overlook by a stone footbridge (also reachable around the bean plant and grottos).
Adult
Night
Longshot
Zora's Domain: on the icy pillar at the top of the frozen waterfall, where the diving game was.
Adult
Night
Hookshot
Zora's Fountain: roll into the big tree in the south-east corner.
Young
Night
None
Zora's Fountain: on the mossy cliff wall above the slanted stone ruin, south-west of Jabu-Jabu.
Young
Night
Boomerang
Zora's Fountain: lift the silver rock by the Great Fairy's Fountain and work through the ice cave with invisible enemies. The token is high on the wall at the end.
Adult
Any
Silver Gauntlets, Longshot
Dodongo's Cavern 5
Where
Age
Time
You need
On the net wall above the bomb-flower staircase.
Young
Any
Slingshot
In the small cave in the south-east corner of the first floor (behind a cracked wall). Shoot the glowing spot.
Young
Any
Bombs, Slingshot
In the Baby Dodongo corridor on the east side: bomb the cracked rock.
Young
Any
Bombs
In the block-pushing room past the giant skull's mouth: bomb the optional cracked wall.
Young
Any
Bombs
Back as an adult: play the Scarecrow's Song in the Baby Dodongo corridor and Hookshot up to the cave above.
Adult
Any
Scarecrow's Song, Hookshot
Jabu-Jabu's Belly 4
Where
Age
Time
You need
On the ledge at the top of the vine wall opposite the Dungeon Map chest. Shoot it from the water.
Young
Any
Slingshot
On the ceiling right after you drop down through the hole the tentacle opens.
Young
Any
Boomerang
A little farther along the same path, in a dark archway.
Young
Any
Boomerang
On the vines in the last room before the boss.
Young
Any
Boomerang
Forest Temple 5
Where
Age
Time
You need
On the vines in the very first room.
Adult
Any
Hookshot
In the main hall: by the north door, turn around and look up and to the left.
Adult
Any
Hookshot
High on the ivy in the room past the pool-room targets.
Adult
Any
Hookshot
In one of the areas revealed when you twist the rotating corridor (burn the web with Din's Fire if needed).
Adult
Any
Hookshot
On a ledge you can only reach with the Scarecrow's Song: play it after pushing the block that opens the shortcut back to the main hall.
Adult
Any
Scarecrow's Song, Hookshot
Fire Temple 5
Where
Age
Time
You need
In the sinking-platform lava room: ride the one rising platform and use the Song of Time to reach it.
Adult
Any
Song of Time
Behind a bombable wall in the rolling-boulder room.
Adult
Any
Bombs
Behind the rocks you smash with the Megaton Hammer, starting by the first room's doorway.
Adult
Any
Megaton Hammer
Upper ball-maze area: play the Scarecrow's Song and Hookshot up to a hidden room.
Adult
Any
Scarecrow's Song, Hookshot
Just past the previous one, on a wall by the lava.
Adult
Any
Hookshot
Ice Cavern 3
Where
Age
Time
You need
High up in the first room with a spinning blade.
Adult
Any
Hookshot
In the Compass room, up and to the north-west of the chest.
Adult
Any
Hookshot
Near the entrance to the sliding ice-block room.
Adult
Any
Hookshot
Water Temple 5
Where
Age
Time
You need
With the water at the middle level, use the Iron Boots in the central tower to reach B1 and the flooded hall at its end.
Adult
Any
Iron Boots, Longshot
Partway along the whirlpool corridor, above the water.
Adult
Any
Longshot
At the top of the central column (or the vaulted ceiling of the glyph chamber).
Adult
Any
Longshot
Behind the cascading water in the boulder corridor after the Boss Key.
Adult
Any
Longshot
With the water at the middle level, behind a cracked wall in the room where you first changed the water level.
Adult
Any
Bombs or Megaton Hammer, Fairy Bow
Bottom of the Well 3
Where
Age
Time
You need
Behind the door past the Beamos room (use the Lens of Truth to find the safe path).
Young
Any
Lens of Truth, Boomerang
In the locked western room off the central chamber.
Young
Any
Lens of Truth, Boomerang
On the east side, down a passage you can only see with the Lens of Truth.
Young
Any
Lens of Truth, Boomerang
Shadow Temple 5
Where
Age
Time
You need
In the room behind the door that opens when you beat the Like Like near the invisible scythe.
Adult
Any
None
In the falling-spikes room: push the block to the end, climb up and look to the left.
Adult
Any
Longshot
In the fan rooms: after Hookshotting across the gap, turn around. It's behind a barred gate.
Adult
Any
Longshot
By the boat area: open the shortcut, play the Scarecrow's Song and Hookshot up to a cage.
Adult
Any
Scarecrow's Song, Longshot
In the room with the skull-shaped pots or cauldrons: bomb them, then take the token.
Adult
Any
Bombs
Spirit Temple 5
Where
Age
Time
You need
Child side: after opening the gate by collecting the silver Rupees.
Young
Any
Boomerang
Child side: past the Dungeon Map chest, to the far right of the statue.
Young
Any
Boomerang
Child side: after the sunlight and sliding-block puzzle, above the door behind you.
Young
Any
Sword
Adult side: in an alcove opened with the Song of Time in the rolling-boulder room.
Adult
Any
Song of Time
Adult side: by the giant statue, play the Scarecrow's Song and Hookshot up.
