Ocarina of Time Remake Big Poes: All 10 Locations and Ghost Shop Rewards

Big Poes are the adult-era ghost hunt of Hyrule Field. In the Switch 2 remake they are easier to find than they used to be: each of the ten has a purple lantern, and you call it out by jumping a glowing obstacle on Epona. Selling them at the Ghost Shop in Castle Town earns your fifth bottle at 500 points and a Gold Rupee at 1,000.

What is a Big Poe, and how is it different from a regular Poe?

A Poe is a ghost that haunts the graveyard and the plains. A Big Poe is the rare kind: it lives only in Hyrule Field, and the remake has ten of them. Both can be caught in a bottle and sold to the hooded Poe Collector, but the prices differ:

Only Big Poes count toward the rewards; a regular Poe is just a few rupees.

What do you need before hunting Big Poes?

• Adult Link. Big Poes do not appear as a child.
• Epona. Big Poes only show up when you jump their obstacle on horseback. Learn Epona’s Song as a child and win her at Lon Lon Ranch as an adult.
• The Fairy Bow and arrows. The bow is in the Forest Temple. Each Big Poe takes two hits.
• Empty bottles. Every Big Poe needs a bottle of its own. Before the reward you can have at most four, so empty out fairies and potions first.
• Wallet space. The last reward is a 200-rupee Gold Rupee, so leave room in your wallet before the tenth sale.

Once you have Epona, you can drop in on the Poe Collector: he notices you have a horse and explains the lanterns and the jump. It is a useful reminder, though the steps are all on this page.

Where are all ten Big Poes?

All ten are in Hyrule Field. Look for a small purple lantern and an obstacle wrapped in purple light. The numbers below follow a counter-clockwise loop that starts at the Castle Town drawbridge; you can catch them in any order. Show on map opens Hyrule Field with all ten spots marked where Link fires the arrows, so the Big Poe itself appears a short way ahead.

Spots 3, 4, 7 and 10 ring the ranch, so if you get lost, ride back to the ranch walls and work outward.

How do you make a Big Poe appear?

1. Equip the Fairy Bow on a button before you ride in, so you can fire as soon as the Big Poe shows up.
2. Line Epona up straight with the glowing obstacle and give yourself a run-up. Approaching at an angle or too slowly can make her refuse; back off, square up and try again.
3. Jump it. The Big Poe bursts out ahead of you and starts to flee.

If it gets away or vanishes before you hit it twice, nothing is lost. Ride back to the same obstacle and jump it again to bring the Big Poe back.

How do you shoot a Big Poe and catch it?

Close in quickly on Epona and shoot from the saddle; two arrow hits defeat it. When it falls, it leaves its soul behind as a small glowing flame. Get off Epona, walk up to the flame and swing an empty bottle at it. Your item list then shows a bottle holding a Big Poe.

The hunt works at any time of day. Big Poes appear in daylight just as they do at night, so you do not need to wait for dark.

What does the Ghost Shop pay?

Talk to the Poe Collector, choose to sell, and pick a Big Poe. You can sell every bottled Poe you carry in one visit.

Each sale pays 30 rupees and adds 100 points. All ten together bring in 300 rupees from sales plus the 200-rupee Gold Rupee. You can also ask him about your points to hear your current total.

The bottle arrives on the fifth sale, so you can use it right away on the rest of the hunt. You do not have to reach 1,000 points for it.

Where is the Ghost Shop, and when is it open?

The shop is at the entrance to Castle Town. As adult Link, cross the drawbridge from Hyrule Field and walk into the ruined town. Right at the entrance, on your right, is a building with purple lanterns and a door lit in purple: that is the Ghost Shop.

You can come back at any hour to sell. Play-throughs of the remake show sales both after a daytime hunt and at night. Leave Epona outside the drawbridge, and play Epona’s Song to call her once you are back in the field.

What is the quickest route?

Before the bottle reward you can carry at most four Big Poes, so plan on three trips:

1. Trip 1: spots 1 to 4 (the drawbridge and the north side of the ranch), then sell. You are at 400 points.
2. Trip 2: spots 5 to 8 (Gerudo Valley, the woods south of the ranch and the lake side), then sell. The first sale takes you to 500 points and gives you the fifth bottle; the rest bring you to 800.
3. Trip 3: spots 9 and 10, then sell for the Gold Rupee.

If you have fewer bottles, start with the spots closest to town (1 to 3) and keep the farthest ones, near Gerudo Valley and the lake, for a trip when all your bottles are free. Bring enough arrows for two hits per Big Poe plus some misses.

What changed from the original game?

• Finding them. The original had no lanterns: a Big Poe simply appeared when you rode past one of its spots. The remake marks each spot with a purple lantern and a glowing obstacle, and you jump it on Epona to make the Big Poe appear.
• Rewards. The original paid 50 rupees per Big Poe and gave the bottle only at 1,000 points. The remake pays 30 rupees, gives the bottle at 500 points, and adds a 200-rupee Gold Rupee at 1,000 points.

The other minigames and their rewards are on the side quests page.