How many Bubbul Gems are there in Tears of the Kingdom?

147. The game data has 147 Bubbulfrogs, one for each of the 147 caves, and Game8 and Nintendo Life also count 147.

How many Bubbul Gems do I need?

46 buys every mask, material and Mystic piece Koltin offers. All 147 earns the last reward, Koltin's Fabric.

You first meet him with Kilton by their balloon near Woodland Stable, at Pico Pond (Nintendo Life gives 1090, 1143). After The Hunt for Bubbul Gems! he travels; Kilton in Tarrey Town tells you where he is, and he also turns up at night after 9 pm.

Does every cave have a Bubbulfrog?

Yes. A game tip says "every cave is home to a Bubbulfrog", and the 147 frogs in the game data match the 147 caves one to one.

Tears of the Kingdom Bubbul Gems: All 147 Bubbulfrogs and Koltin Rewards

Every cave in Tears of the Kingdom hides one Bubbulfrog, and every Bubbulfrog drops one Bubbul Gem. This page lists all 147 frogs by region with the cave each lives in, then everything Koltin gives you for the gems.

How many Bubbul Gems are there?

	Count
Bubbulfrogs in the game data	147
Caves (one frog each)	147
Frogs whose cave the game data names	112
Frogs paired with a cave by distance (marked ≈)	35
Gems for everything in Koltin’s shop	46
Gems for the final reward, Koltin’s Fabric	147

Where is every Bubbulfrog?

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Drag to move and zoom in to tell the points apart; on a computer, click the map first and the mouse wheel zooms it. Ticks are saved in this browser only; no account is needed.

Each row is one frog. Coordinates are X, Y of the frog itself, inside the cave, not of the entrance; the entrances are on the cave page.

Gerudo (23)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Ancient Altar Ruins	East Barrens	Gerudo	-2513, -3724
2	Ancient Prison Ruins ≈	Palu Wasteland	Gerudo	-3217, -3121
3	Central Gerudo Cave	Gerudo Desert	Gerudo	-3674, -3267
4	East Gerudo Ruins Cave	East Gerudo Ruins	Gerudo	-2730, -2877
5	Gerudo Canyon Mine	Gerudo Canyon Stable	Gerudo	-2624, -2439
6	Gerudo Great Skeleton	Dragon's Exile	Gerudo	-4989, -3886
7	Gerudo Sanctuary	Statue of the Eighth Heroine Room	Gerudo	-3813, -2545
8	Koukot Plateau Cave	Koukot Plateau	Gerudo	-2198, -1813
9	Lower Spectacle Rock Cave	Stalry Plateau	Gerudo	-1767, -2410
10	Meadela's Mantle Cave	Meadela's Mantle	Gerudo	-3929, -1264
11	Mount Nabooru Cave	Mount Nabooru	Gerudo	-1889, -1962
12	Mount Nabooru South Cave	Gerudo Canyon Pass	Gerudo	-1784, -2173
13	Mystathi's Shelf Cave	Gerudo Summit	Gerudo	-3936, -0746
14	Oasis Source	Kara Kara Bazaar	Gerudo	-3258, -2675
15	Quicksand Lake Cave	Palu Wasteland	Gerudo	-3335, -2953
16	South Gerudo Cave	East Barrens	Gerudo	-3006, -3802
17	Spectacle Rock Cave	Spectacle Rock	Gerudo	-2234, -2434
18	Statue of the Eighth Heroine Cave	Statue of the Eighth Heroine	Gerudo	-4391, -0628
19	Taafei Hill Cave	Zirco Mesa	Gerudo	-2558, -1696
20	Tamio River Downstream Cave	Laparoh Mesa	Gerudo	-2989, -0906
21	Valley of Silent Statues	Gerudo Town	Gerudo	-3794, -2745
22	West Gerudo Underground Ruins	West Gerudo Ruins	Gerudo	-4685, -2062
23	Yiga Blademaster Station	Zirco Mesa	Gerudo	-2473, -1772

Necluda (23)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Atun Valley Cave	Atun Valley	Necluda	2440, -3178
2	Byroad to Lanayru Wetlands	Rikoka Hills	Necluda	1543, -0845
3	Calora Lake Cave	Rodai Lake	Necluda	2006, -3038
4	Cape Cales Cliffbase Cave	Cape Cales	Necluda	3447, -3189
5	Corta Lake Cave	Riola Spring	Necluda	1693, -2957
6	Cucco Hideaway ≈	Pillars of Levia	Necluda	1874, -1162
7	Deepback Bay Cave	Solewood Range	Necluda	4264, -2128
8	Dueling Peaks North Cave	Dueling Peaks	Necluda	1189, -1800
9	Dueling Peaks South Cave	Dueling Peaks	Necluda	1154, -1986
10	Eventide Island Cave ≈	Koholit Rock	Necluda	4605, -3765
11	Floria River Upstream Excavation ≈	Harker Lake	Necluda	0862, -2889
12	Kakariko Village Cave	East Hill	Necluda	1985, -0905
13	Lanayru Road East Cave	Purifier Lake	Necluda	3447, -1211
14	Mapla Point Cave	Mapla Point	Necluda	4562, -2307
15	Mount Dunsel Cave	Mount Dunsel	Necluda	3284, -3227
16	Mount Floria Cave	Mount Floria	Necluda	1939, -2704
17	Oakle's Navel Cave	Mount Rozudo	Necluda	2408, -2337
18	Rassla Lake Cave ≈	Ubota Point	Necluda	1717, -3708
19	Retsam Forest Cave ≈	Retsam Forest	Necluda	3759, -2085
20	Rodai Lakefront Tunnel	Rodai Lake	Necluda	1904, -3034
21	Sarjon Woods Cave ≈	Keelay Plain	Necluda	1575, -2974
22	Tobio's Hollow Cave ≈	Spring of Courage	Necluda	1132, -2334
23	Ubota Point Cave	Lakeside Stable	Necluda	1424, -3472

Lanayru (22)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Ancient Zora Waterworks ≈	East Reservoir Lake	Lanayru	3599, 0300
2	Boné Pond East Cave ≈	Zora River	Lanayru	2255, 0102
3	Cave Under Zora's Domain	Zora's Domain	Lanayru	3337, 0540
4	Fort Hateno Cave	Fort Hateno	Lanayru	2316, -1642
5	Horon Lagoon Cave	Horon Lagoon	Lanayru	4214, -0311
6	Lanayru Road South Cave ≈	Robred Dropoff	Lanayru	2703, -1460
7	Luto's Channel ≈	Rutala River	Lanayru	3041, -0215
8	Oren Bridge Cave ≈	Oren Bridge	Lanayru	2926, -0071
9	Ploymus Mountain Cave ≈	Lulu Lake	Lanayru	3688, 0517
10	Pristine Sanctum ≈	Lulu Lake	Lanayru	3693, 0641
11	Ralis Channel ≈	Veiled Falls	Lanayru	2966, 0420
12	Rebonae Bridge Cave	Rebonae Bridge	Lanayru	0911, 0056
13	Reservoir Lakefront Cavern ≈	Shatterback Point	Lanayru	3928, 0388
14	Robred Dropoff Cave ≈	Robred Dropoff	Lanayru	2541, -1513
15	Sahasra Slope Cave	Sahasra Slope	Lanayru	1330, -1191
16	Tabahl Woods Cave ≈	Zora River	Lanayru	2652, 0258
17	Tarm Point Cave ≈	Lodrum Headland	Lanayru	4422, -0755
18	Upland Zorana Byroad ≈	Zora River	Lanayru	2816, 0512
19	Upland Zorana Foothill Cave ≈	Upland Zorana	Lanayru	3045, 0742
20	Upland Zorana Mountainside Cave ≈	Zora River	Lanayru	2618, 0558
21	Upland Zorana Summit Cave	Zora River	Lanayru	2847, 0491
22	Walnot Mountain Cave	Walnot Mountain	Lanayru	4128, -1894

Hyrule Field (21)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Ancient Tree Stump Cave	Ancient Tree Stump	Hyrule Field	-1093, -0426
2	Coliseum Ruins Cave	Coliseum Ruins	Hyrule Field	-1127, -1282
3	Cora Lakefront Cave	Cora Lake	Hyrule Field	-0208, -3000
4	Crenel Hills Cave	Crenel Hills	Hyrule Field	0551, 0780
5	Crenel Peak Cave	Crenel Peak	Hyrule Field	1279, 0254
6	Great Plateau Foothill Cave	Forest of Spirits	Hyrule Field	-0784, -1553
7	Lake Hylia Whirlpool Cave	Lake Hylia	Hyrule Field	0155, -2486
8	Lindor's Brow Cave	Lindor's Brow	Hyrule Field	-1818, 1271
9	North Hyrule Plain Cave	North Hyrule Plain	Hyrule Field	-1231, 0777
10	Passeri Greenbelt Cave	West Castle Town	Hyrule Field	-0524, 0196
11	Ranch Ruins Cave	Mabe Village Ruins	Hyrule Field	0031, -0155
12	River of the Dead Waterfall Cave	Mount Hylia	Hyrule Field	-1125, -2190
13	Royal Hidden Passage	Observation Room	Hyrule Field	-0217, 0724
14	Sage Temple Cave ≈	Sage Temple Ruins	Hyrule Field	-1348, -0243
15	Satori Mountain Cave	Satori Mountain	Hyrule Field	-2283, -0472
16	Satori Mountain Foothill Cave	Satori Mountain	Hyrule Field	-2168, -0580
17	Shrine of Resurrection ≈	River of the Dead	Hyrule Field	-1111, -1880
18	Stalry Plateau Cave	Mount Hylia	Hyrule Field	-1518, -2228
19	Tanagar Canyon East Cave	Tanagar Canyon	Hyrule Field	-2171, 1535
20	Thundra Plateau Cave	Thundra Plateau	Hyrule Field	-2278, 0858
21	Whistling Hill Cave	Whistling Hill	Hyrule Field	-0129, -1054

Eldin (18)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Cephla Lake Cave ≈	Lake Intenoch	Eldin	2540, 1356
2	Death Mountain East Tunnel	Death Mountain	Eldin	2692, 2628
3	Death Mountain Foothill Cave	Death Mountain West Site	Eldin	2137, 2692
4	Death Mountain West Tunnel	Death Mountain West Site	Eldin	2386, 2739
5	Deplian Badlands Cave	Deplian Badlands	Eldin	0337, 3537
6	East Restaurant Cave	Gortram Cliff	Eldin	1885, 1820
7	Foothill Monster Den	Lake Intenoch	Eldin	2226, 1538
8	Gorko Tunnel	Darb Pond	Eldin	2251, 2116
9	Goronbi River Cave	Stolock Bridge	Eldin	1418, 2202
10	Isle of Rabac Gallery	YunoboCo HQ	Eldin	1758, 2923
11	Lake Darman Monster Den	Death Caldera	Eldin	2497, 2961
12	Lake Ferona Cave	Eldin Canyon	Eldin	2017, 1397
13	Lake Intenoch Cave	Darb Pond	Eldin	2456, 1946
14	Lizard's Burrow	Lake Darman	Eldin	2247, 3085
15	Southern Mine ≈	Southern Mine	Eldin	1767, 2062
16	West Restaurant Cave	Goronbi River	Eldin	1615, 1793
17	YunoboCo HQ East Cave	YunoboCo HQ	Eldin	1791, 2919
18	YunoboCo HQ South Cave	YunoboCo HQ	Eldin	1581, 2709

Hebra (12)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	East Biron Snowshelf Cave ≈	Biron Snowshelf	Hebra	-3594, 3088
2	Hebra Great Skeleton	Hebra North Summit	Hebra	-3875, 3631
3	Hebra Headspring Cave	Hebra Headspring	Hebra	-2964, 2507
4	Hebra Mountains Northwest Cave	Selmie's Spot	Hebra	-3005, 3204
5	Hebra South Summit Cave	Talonto Peak	Hebra	-3287, 2647
6	Icefall Foothills Cave	Icefall Foothills	Hebra	-4438, 3718
7	Lake Kilsie Cave	Lake Kilsie	Hebra	-3897, 2863
8	Mount Drena Foothill Cave	Great Fairy Fountain	Hebra	-1438, 3017
9	North Biron Snowshelf Cave	Biron Snowshelf	Hebra	-3962, 3222
10	Pikida Stonegrove Northwest Cave	Pikida Stonegrove	Hebra	-2489, 3209
11	Rospro Pass Cave	Hebra South Summit	Hebra	-3447, 2474
12	Talonto Peak Cave	Talonto Peak	Hebra	-3211, 2578

Akkala (8)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Akkala Citadel Ruins Cave	Akkala Citadel Ruins	Akkala	3327, 1530
2	Akkala Citadel Ruins Summit Cave	Akkala Citadel Ruins	Akkala	3278, 1454
3	Construction Site Cave	Hudson Construction Site	Akkala	3695, 1526
4	North Akkala Beach Cave	Lomei Labyrinth Island	Akkala	4650, 3590
5	Skull Lake Cave	Tempest Gulch	Akkala	3417, 3382
6	Tarrey Town Tunnel	Tarrey Town	Akkala	3937, 1584
7	Ulria Grotto East Cave	Ulria Grotto	Akkala	4383, 0774
8	Ulria Grotto South Cave	Ulria Grotto	Akkala	4196, 0608

Tabantha (8)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Ancient Columns Cave	Ancient Columns	Tabantha	-3517, 0418
2	Brightcap Cave	Strock Lake	Tabantha	-3033, 1573
3	Gisa Crater Cave	Gisa Crater	Tabantha	-3895, 1019
4	Kopeeki Drifts Cave	Kopeeki Drifts	Tabantha	-2334, 2259
5	Sturnida Springs Cave	Lake Kilsie	Tabantha	-4052, 2544
6	Tabantha Hills Cave	Tama Pond	Tabantha	-2882, 1851
7	Tanagar Canyon West Cave	Piper Ridge	Tabantha	-3484, 0727
8	West Lake Totori Cave	Flight Range	Tabantha	-4035, 2045

Faron (5)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Finra Woods Excavation Site ≈	Pagos Woods	Faron	0607, -2930
2	Komo Shoreline Cave ≈	Highland Stable	Faron	0472, -3551
3	Pagos Woods Excavation Site ≈	Pagos Woods	Faron	0577, -3133
4	Popla Foothills Excavation Site	Deya Lake	Faron	0621, -2156
5	Puffer Beach Overhead Cave	Puffer Beach	Faron	0285, -3786

Great Sky Island (4)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Bottomless Cave ≈	Great Sky Island	Great Sky Island	0739, -1445
2	Mining Cave ≈	Great Sky Island	Great Sky Island	0409, -1681
3	Pit Cave ≈	Great Sky Island	Great Sky Island	0628, -1636
4	Pondside Cave ≈	Great Sky Island	Great Sky Island	0247, -1612

Great Hyrule Forest (3)

#	Cave	Nearest landmark	Region	X, Y
1	Pico Pond Cave	Pico Pond	Great Hyrule Forest	1312, 1245
2	Rauru Hillside Cave	Rauru Settlement Ruins	Great Hyrule Forest	0738, 1403
3	Yiga Clan Maritta Branch	Aldor Foothills	Great Hyrule Forest	-0641, 2116

The regions here are where each frog is, so a few counts differ from the cave page, which goes by the entrance. The four caves under Great Sky Island (Bottomless, Mining, Pit and Pondside) are the same four Game8 lists for the island.

What does Koltin give for Bubbul Gems?

Kilton’s brother Koltin collects Bubbul Gems. Your first gem goes to him in The Hunt for Bubbul Gems!; after that, in The Search for Koltin, each gem you hand over counts towards the next reward.

#	Reward	Gems	Total
1	Bokoblin Mask	1	1
2	Moblin Mask	2	3
3	Hinox Toenail ×3	2	5
4	Mystic Robe	3	8
5	Fire Keese Eyeball ×8	3	11
6	Lizalfos Mask	3	14
7	Ice-Breath Lizalfos Tail ×8	3	17
8	Mystic Trousers	4	21
9	White-Maned Lynel Mace Horn	4	25
10	Horriblin Mask	4	29
11	Gleeok Wing ×2	4	33
12	Lynel Mask	4	37
13	Gleeok Thunder Horn ×3	4	41
14	Mystic Headpiece	5	46
15	Koltin’s Fabric	101	147

The Mystic set cannot be upgraded; see the sets that cannot be upgraded. Koltin’s Fabric is a paraglider fabric.

Where the sources differ: Zelda Dungeon and Nintendo Life give the same rewards in the same order with the same running totals. Nintendo Life lists the Hinox Toenails as 3 gems, but its own totals (3, then 5) mean 2. Game8’s totals for the three Mystic pieces are one lower (45, 7 and 20), as if the gem from The Hunt for Bubbul Gems! were not counted.

Where do I find Koltin?

Koltin and Kilton stand by their balloon near Woodland Stable, at Pico Pond; Nintendo Life gives the spot as 1090, 1143. Talking to Kilton starts The Hunt for Bubbul Gems!, and Pico Pond Cave next to them has a Bubbulfrog for your first gem. After that Koltin travels: Kilton, who moves to Tarrey Town, tells you where he is, and he can also turn up anywhere after 9 pm (Nintendo Life). The quest log puts it this way: Koltin “is traveling around Hyrule at night with his stall seeking out Bubbul gems”.

Video walkthrough

Zelda Tears Of The Kingdom All 147 Bubbulfrog Locations (All Bubbul Gems) — Video by 100% Guides · YouTube

Where does this data come from?

Frogs and positions: the game’s placement data as served by zeldamods’ radar for objmap-totk: 147 Bubbulfrogs, in three variants (Enemy_CaveMaster_000, _Middle and _Senior: 50, 60 and 37). Cave names, landmarks and regions from the game’s text (TotkText, game version 1.2.1) and map markers.
Count: Game8’s cave list and Nintendo Life both give 147.
Rewards: Zelda Dungeon’s Bubbul Gem page and Nintendo Life’s Bubbul Gem rewards guide; Game8 for the Mystic totals. Reward names from the game’s text.

More to collect: all 147 caves, all 58 wells, the 31 Old Maps and every armor piece.