Pols Voice
For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Enemy
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| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | ポルスボイス (101Leafy's translation) |
Official art

From the official guides
A ghost with big ears. Its weak point is loud noise.
A ghost with big ears. It looks cute, but it is a tough enemy.
A ghost with big ears and a weak point – he hates loud noise.
Monsters that have big ears but their weakness is loud noises. So far the only way you know to attack one is to surprise him by making a loud sound. There will be other opportunities to attack him but you must use your own imagination. Even if you don't come up with any new ideas to attack him, you can always try the sword.
You can just about beat it with the sword, but there seems to be a better way. The hint is those huge ears. Its weak point seems to have something to do with them...
A monster with big ears. It is weak to loud sounds. Only the sword works on it as a weapon. Let your guard down for a moment and it will have crept up on you!
A ghost with big ears. It hops around, so it is hard to hit. They say its weak point is loud noises, but...
It has big ears. Its attack is strong, and it is weak to loud sounds.
A big-eared ghost that leaps at anyone who comes near. Its attack is strong too. Beating it with the sword takes a lot of work and it looks like real trouble, but there is a much quicker way. Its ears are big, so it is weak to loud sounds. So if you use something...?
A monster with huge ears. Because its ears are so big, it has a weakness to a certain something. To beat Pols Voice you need to think a little differently. Try to work it out.
It moves around in big hops. Because of its big ears, it has a certain weak point.
A monster with huge ears. It looks cute, but it's a tough enemy. They say it used to hate loud noises. It comes at Link in big jumps, so fight it carefully.
A strange creature with ridiculously big ears. It hops around the room and gets in your way. Beating it with the sword takes a lot of work, but there is a way to beat it easily. Its weak point is those huge ears. It should not handle loud noises well.
A big-eared ghost whose weak point is loud noise. All that is known about using that weakness is that you yourself have to startle the Pols Voice.
Numbers
Hits to beat it
Wooden Sword10
White Sword5
Magical Sword3
Arrow1
Silver Arrow1
BombsNo effect
Blue CandleNo effect
Red CandleNo effect
BoomerangNo effect
Magical BoomerangNo effect
Magical Rod5
Magical Rod (magic)No effect
One arrow beats it, whichever arrow Link has.
Hearts lost per touch
| No ring | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
Damage calculator for every enemy
Drops
Drops something 152 times in 256 (59.4%). What it drops comes from these 10 slots in turn:
Where it appears
Labyrinths, First Quest
Labyrinths, Second Quest
Red: rooms it is in. Green: the entrance.