Poe
Poe is an enemy in Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 with 4 health.
Navi's advice
If you stare at it with Z Targeting, it will disappear...
This Poe doesn't disappear even if you stare at it. It doesn't spook easily, does it...
| Kind | Enemy |
|---|---|
| Health | 4 |
| Places | Kakariko Village Graveyard, Dodongo's Cavern, Well of Three Features, Hyrule Field |
| English | Poe |
| Français | Esprit |
| Deutsch | Irrlicht |
| 日本語 | ポウ |
Damage
How many points of health each attack takes off Poe. 0 means the attack does no damage, though it may still stun or knock it back.
| Attack | Damage |
|---|---|
| 0 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| Master Sword | 2 |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 1 | |
| 4 | |
| Master Sword (spin attack) | 2 |
| 2 | |
| 8 | |
| Master Sword (jump attack) | 4 |
| 4 |
Damage to Link
Health Link loses when an attack of Poe hits him, one line per attack strength, 16 points to a heart. Once a Great Fairy strengthens Link's defensive power, the damage is halved, rounded up.
| Damage | Hearts | Double Defense | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ½ | ¼ | Plain hit |
| 4 | ¼ | ⅛ | Sets Link on fire |
While Link burns he loses 1 point every 8 frames (0.4 seconds). Standing still, the flames last up to 10 seconds, so a full burn costs up to 25 points, about 1.5 hearts. The faster Link moves, the sooner they go out, and in the Goron Tunic they are out within half a second. Double Defense does not lower these 1-point losses.
Left behind
Drops
It also leaves this every time:
Young Link gets Deku Seeds where adult Link gets arrows, and the other way round, and an adult's Deku Stick turns into a green Rupee. Bombs, arrows, seeds, and magic only drop once Link has the bomb bag, the bow, the slingshot, or magic, and a recovery heart at full health turns into a green Rupee.
In the official guides

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 65

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Prima's Official Strategy Guide (Prima Publishing, 1998), p. 15

Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 16
A ghost in graveyards and fields that vanishes when targeted, so swing without targeting. Adult-years field Poes flee instead; use the bow or Hookshot.
Z注目をすると姿をかくすよ!ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ 完全攻略ガイドブック (NTT出版, 1999), p. 178, Translated by 101Leafy
Attack only when it is visible.
Only when a Poe was visible could it be attacked successfully.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo of America, 1998), p. 65
Four ghosts haunt the Forest Temple. The first two appear in paintings: shoot arrows at the frames from a safe distance, and when all three frames are hit the ghost shows itself and falls to aimed bow shots.
Beim Betreten des Waldtempels hat Link bemerkt, daß vier Geister hier ihr Unwesen treiben.Der offizielle Nintendo Spieleberater: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo of Europe, 1998), p. 58, Translated by 101Leafy