Learn where to find all of the Big Poes in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Includes an interactive map of Hyrule Field with Big Poe locations, information about the Poe Collector, and what rewards you’ll receive from them.
The Poe Collector
After pulling out the Master Sword and becoming an adult, you’ll find the guard house in Hyrule Castle Town is now occupied by an odd, hooded fellow with a single red eye.
This is the Poe Collector, and they’ll buy Poes off of you. When you defeat a Poe, you can capture its spirit in an Empty Bottle. The Poe collector will then buy a Poe for 15 rupees, but will pay twice as much for a Big Poe.
There’s a lot of money to be made when selling Big Poes. Be sure to get a wallet upgrade or two by collecting Gold Skulltulas.
The Poe Collector will reward you 100 points for every Big Poe you sell them. You’ll get a reward when you reach 500 and 1,000 points. But before you start collecting them, you’ll need to meet some requirements:
Get Epona
Epona is necessary to encounter Big Poes. They’re too fast to catch on foot, and the only way they’ll spawn is if you have Epona jump over one of their spawn points.
Acquire the Fairy Bow
You’ll need a proper weapon to hunt Big Poes as they keep their distance from you. You’ll need the Fairy Bow from the Forest Temple to defeat them.
You should also visit the Shooting Gallery and win a bigger quiver to hold more arrows in case you keep missing your shots.
Get some Empty Bottles
The more Big Poes you can bring in, the better. You can get four out of the five bottles in the game as Child Link.
How to get all Empty Bottles in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeBig Poe Hunting
There are small fences or walls in Hyrule Field that have purple fire on them. When Epona jumps over one, a Big Poe will spawn.
When the Big Poes spawn, they’ll laugh and run away from you. Shoot an arrow on them when they laugh as they’re a sitting duck at this point.
Some Big Poes may bounce up and down when you chase them. So long as you have good aim, it shouldn’t take long to land the two shots needed to defeat them.
When defeated, their spirit will drop to the ground. Scoop them up into an Empty Bottle and sell them to the Poe Collector for 30 rupees and 100 points.
Map of Big Poe Locations
All of the Big Poes can be found in Hyrule Field. This map shows the locations of all 10 Big Poes:
Rewards
When you receive 500 points, you’ll receive an Empty Bottle! There are a total of 5 Empty Bottles you can collect in the game, and this is the hardest one to acquire.
At 1,000 points, you’ll receive a Gold Rupee as a reward instead of 30 rupees for the last Big Poe. This rupee is worth 200 rupees, so this along with the money you got from the other Big Poes, will total 470 rupees for your efforts.
The Big Poes won’t respawn, so the Poe Collector can only buy regular Poes from this point on. It’s one source of income, though there are better ways to make money.
