BotW Riddles of Hyrule: All 5 Answers and Walton Location

Riddles of Hyrule is one of the side quests in Korok Forest in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. A Korok named Walton reads you five riddles about everyday items, and you answer each by bringing him the item. Here is every riddle as the game words it, the answers, where to find them and the reward. For the other quests in the forest and the rest of Hyrule, see the side quest list.

Where is Walton and how do you start Riddles of Hyrule?

Walton sleeps on the very top of the Great Deku Tree in Korok Forest, in the middle of the Lost Woods. Climb the tree from the forest floor, or glide over from a higher branch. Talk to him and he wakes: “And I was having such a nice dream… Wait, if you’re here… Does this mean you want to face the ultimate trial?” Choose “I’ll try it!” and the quest starts.

His rule: “If you think you know the answer, place the object on the leaf there.” Take the item out of your inventory and drop it on the leaf in front of him. Get it right and he dances; drop the wrong thing and he just dozes off again, so you can try as often as you like.

What are the five riddles and their answers?

The riddles come one at a time; the next one appears only after you answer the current one. The wording below is the game’s own.

When you drop the right item, Walton names it: “Apple! It’s an apple!”, “Fortified pumpkin!”, “Sunshroom!”, “Voltfin trout!” and finally “Lynel hoof!”

Where do you get each answer?

• Apple: the most common fruit in Hyrule. The game places 1,161 of them, so you most likely have some already.
• Fortified Pumpkin: the riddle’s “Kakariko Village’s specialty”. All 8 fixed placements are around Kakariko Village, and the village also sells them.
• Sunshroom: grows in warm areas; the biggest cluster in the game’s data is in Eldin. The material page maps all 118 spots.
• Voltfin Trout: a fish with the Electro effect. The game places a school at Hebra Plunge, northeast of Rito Village (Show on map).
• Lynel Hoof: dropped by Lynels. The Lynel locations page lists where they stand, and Lynel farming covers which ones are easiest.

The Lynel Hoof is the only hard one. If you are not ready for a Lynel yet, answer the first four now and come back for the last riddle later; Walton remembers where you left off.

What is the reward for Riddles of Hyrule?

After the fifth answer Walton says “I knew you could do it, Mr. Hero! Here is your reward!” and hands over one Diamond. The Adventure Log closes the quest with “You answered all five of Walton’s riddles, completing the Riddles of Hyrule trial!”

If you are already carrying the maximum number of Diamonds, he cannot give it to you. He says so and falls asleep; make room in your inventory and talk to him again.

What else is in Korok Forest?

• Korok seeds: what the other Koroks hide all over Hyrule, and what Hestu gives you for them.
• Master Sword: it rests at the foot of the same Great Deku Tree.
• Side quests: all 76, sorted by region with the reward for each.