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Twilight Princess Heart Pieces, Poe Souls, and Golden Bugs

Every Piece of Heart, Poe Soul, Golden Bug, and Hidden Skill, numbered the way the official Player's Guide numbers them. The book was written for the Wii version, where the map is mirrored; east and west here are turned round for the GameCube.

Numbers and places from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Nintendo Player's Guide, pages 144 to 161.

Pieces of Heart

There are 45 Pieces of Heart. Every five make a Heart Container.

Faron Woods

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 1

In the cave by the swamp, where the key to the north gate is kept, light the two torches.

Forest Temple

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 2

Bomb the big plant in the chamber northwest of the entrance.

Forest Temple map

Forest Temple

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 3

In the far west chamber, put out the torches with the Gale Boomerang.

Forest Temple map

Hyrule Field

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 4

On a tree at the south end of the middle bridge. Knock it down with the Gale Boomerang.

Ordon Village

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 5

After the Goron Mines, help Fado herd the goats at the ranch and beat the time.

Hyrule Field

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 6

On top of a tall rock at the west end of Kakariko Gorge. Reach it with the Gale Boomerang.

Goron Mines

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 7

In the room with the magnetic ceiling past Gor Amoto. Walk the ceiling in the Iron Boots to the northeast corner.

Goron Mines map

Goron Mines

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 8

In the second-floor room with the turret and drawbridge, ride the magnetic track on the west wall and take the south branch.

Goron Mines map

Kakariko Village

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 9

After the Goron Mines, get a Goron to boost you up at the north end of the village and climb the tower to Talo. Hit the pole on top of the tower from the south end of town with an arrow, without the Hawkeye.

Kakariko Village

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 10

Bomb the huge boulder east of the Spirit Spring, follow the cave to the pool, and sink to the bottom in the Iron Boots.

Kakariko Village

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 11

On the cliff above the last one. Clear the rocks with Bomb Arrows and fetch it with the Gale Boomerang.

Hyrule Field

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 12

North of Kakariko, bomb the block on the east side of the path, follow the trail, and climb the vine.

Lakebed Temple

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 13

Clawshot up to the chandelier in the central room.

Lakebed Temple map

Lakebed Temple

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 14

With the water flowing east, in the easternmost room on the first floor.

Lakebed Temple map

Lake Hylia

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 15

Behind Lanayru's Spirit Spring, Clawshot up the ivy and light the two torches.

Lantern Cavern

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 16

In the cave south of the howling stone at Lake Hylia. Light the two torches.

Bridge of Eldin

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 17

In the cave on the east cliff north of the bridge. Put on the Iron Boots in midair, on the third try.

Gerudo Desert

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 18

Spin attack the boar roasting on a spit in the northeast corner of the Bulblin camp.

Arbiter's Grounds

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 19

In the northeast corner of the central chamber. Clawshot across the sinking sand.

Arbiter's Grounds map

Arbiter's Grounds

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 20

Ride the Spinner track in the northwest chamber of the basement.

Arbiter's Grounds map

Fishing Hole

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 21

In northeast Lanayru. Take Hena's canoe out and cast the rod at the rock.

Snowpeak Ruins

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 22

On the second floor of the foyer. Swing the chandeliers with the Ball and Chain.

Snowpeak Ruins map

Snowpeak Ruins

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 23

Break the cracked floor in the southwest of the second level.

Snowpeak Ruins map

Temple of Time

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 24

In the fifth-floor room with the sliding walls, on the way back down with the statue.

Temple of Time map

Temple of Time

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 25

In the south room on the fifth floor. Move the two small statues along the east and west paths.

Temple of Time map

Temple of Time

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 26

In the main room, move the statue in the southeast corner wall.

Temple of Time map

City in the Sky

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 27

In the first floor of the west wing, past the large plant, grapple up to the second floor, go round clockwise, and shimmy along the ledge.

City in the Sky map

City in the Sky

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 28

On the third floor of the west wing, where the plants fly. Take the northeast exit to the south balcony.

City in the Sky map

Palace of Twilight

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 29

In the southwest room of the west wing. Clear the fog on the west wall with the light of the sword.

Palace of Twilight map

Palace of Twilight

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 30

In the first room of the east wing, clear the fog, cross to the southeast platform, and look in the alcove in the east wall.

Palace of Twilight map

Lanayru Province

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 31

On the far path west of Castle Town. Clear the boulders and ride the Spinner track.

Eldin Province

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 32

In the north, on the west side of the bridge over the hidden gulch. Ride the Spinner, dig into the cave, and beat the three skeletons that keep getting up.

Death Mountain

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 33

On the trail, get a Goron to boost you up, go west along the ledge, and into the cave.

Bridge of Eldin

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 34

Once the middle of the bridge is back from the desert, guide a statue with the Dominion Rod from the north end to the south end, drop it into the alcove to the west, and use it to hop the gap and reach the ladder.

Lake Hylia

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 35

Score 10,000 points in Plumm's fruit game on the east side.

Lake Hylia

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 36

Take Fyer's normal flight to Falbi's Flight-by-Fowl, glide over the platforms to the southeast, and land on the top platform that stays still.

Ordon Woods

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 37

North of Coro's shack, move the boulder and drop the Dominion Rod statue into the hole, then go on as the wolf with Midna.

Kakariko Village

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 38

After giving 1,000 Rupees to Malo Mart for the bridge, take the elder's spring water to the Goron.

Hidden Village

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 39

Reached through a cave in northwest Eldin. Crash through the windows to the Cucco leader on the east side and find and talk to all 20 cats.

Castle Town

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 40

Give 1,000 Rupees in all to the man in the green robe on the east road, 30 or 50 at a time.

Lantern Cavern

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 41

Behind the boulder southeast of the Kakariko Gorge bridge. Light the two torches in the northeast.

Sacred Grove

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 42

West of the temple grounds, where the Skull Kid stood. Move the boulder, dig, and beat the killer plants.

Snowpeak

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 43

After the second Mirror Shard, race Yeto and then Yeta down the mountain. The overpass is the shortcut.

Hyrule Field

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 44

With the Double Clawshots, on the large rock formation southwest of Kakariko Gorge.

Hyrule Field

Pieces of Heart

Piece of Heart 45

North of Hyrule Castle, move the boulder at the east-facing cave, break the ice with the Ball and Chain, and solve the three block puzzles.

Poe Souls

There are 60 Poe Souls. Only the wolf's senses show a Poe, and only the wolf can take its soul. Jovani in Castle Town asks for 20, then for all 60.

Castle Town

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 1

In Jovani's house, on the east side of town.

Lantern Cavern

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 2

In the first chamber of the cave south of Lake Hylia's howling stone.

Lantern Cavern

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 3

In the middle chamber of the same cave.

Lantern Cavern

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 4

In the last chamber of the same cave.

Gerudo Desert

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 5

At night, where Link fought King Bulblin.

Gerudo Desert

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 6

At night, on the mezzanine of the steps up to Arbiter's Grounds, to the west.

Arbiter's Grounds

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 7

In the central chamber.

Arbiter's Grounds map

Arbiter's Grounds

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 8

In the round room to the northeast after the basement.

Arbiter's Grounds map

Arbiter's Grounds

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 9

In the room with the sinking sand, by the chain and barrier.

Arbiter's Grounds map

Arbiter's Grounds

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 10

West of the central chamber. This Poe makes three copies of itself.

Arbiter's Grounds map

Snowpeak

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 11

On the bluff southeast of the entrance to Snowpeak Ruins.

Snowpeak Ruins

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 12

Under the lantern over the ice in the foyer.

Snowpeak Ruins map

Snowpeak Ruins

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 13

In the southeast room on the second floor, by the ice on the east wall.

Snowpeak Ruins map

Snowpeak Ruins

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 14

Inside the middle suit of armour on the east wall of the entry.

Snowpeak Ruins map

Sacred Grove

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 15

In the hollow stump in the maze.

Temple of Time

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 16

In the sixth-floor room with the scale, on the east ledge.

Temple of Time map

Temple of Time

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 17

On the west side past the gold gate, in the third-floor elevator room.

Temple of Time map

Temple of Time

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 18

By the southwest statue in the first chamber.

Temple of Time map

City in the Sky

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 19

On the third floor of the west wing.

City in the Sky map

City in the Sky

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 20

Near the Big Key room, on the west side of the central room on the fourth floor.

City in the Sky map

Sacred Grove

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 21

West of the temple grounds. Bomb the rock.

Sacred Grove

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 22

Where the Master Sword rested, after the Temple of Time.

Kakariko Village

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 23

At night, over the bombed-out storage building. Go up through Barnes' shop and out of the top floor.

Kakariko Village

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 24

At night, on the porch at the top of the hill.

Kakariko Village

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 25

At night, in the graveyard.

Death Mountain

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 26

Get a Goron to boost you up, go west along the ledge, and look south.

Snowpeak

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 27

By a tree in the middle of the south slope.

Snowpeak

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 28

By the large rock below the last tree.

Snowpeak

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 29

In the cave, by the icy wall at the top.

Zora's Domain

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 30

At Zora's Waterfall, on the east side of the slope after riding down.

Zora's Domain

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 31

At night, as the wolf. Midna jumps from west of the pool up to the north.

Zora's River

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 32

At night, on the grassy knoll on the south side.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 33

At night, on the stone bridge north of the castle.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 34

In the ring of tall grass west of the last bridge. Dig into the cave; two Poes wait there.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 35

The second Poe in the same cave.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 36

By a tree on the cliff west of the Kakariko Gorge bridge.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 37

On the stairs at Castle Town's south exit.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 38

On the wooden bridge outside the east exit of Castle Town.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 39

On the small cliff north of the shallow water between Castle Town and Faron.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 40

In the amphitheater southwest of the Castle Town portal.

Lake Hylia

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 41

On the first prize platform below Falbi's.

Lake Hylia

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 42

On the land on the east side.

Lake Hylia

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 43

On the ledges of the south shore, in the middle.

Lake Hylia

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 44

On the ledge along the north wall below Falbi's, at the U-turn.

Lake Hylia

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 45

At the lookout tower in the southwest.

Gerudo Desert

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 46

By the tree on the bluff east of the camp entrance. Clawshot up and break the three skulls.

Gerudo Desert

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 47

Dig into the cave at the last spot; two Poes wait there. Climb the lit boulder.

Gerudo Desert

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 48

The second Poe in the same cave.

Gerudo Desert

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 49

On the sandy paths west toward the camp in the northwest.

Gerudo Desert

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 50

On the mesa near the Cave of Ordeals.

Gerudo Desert

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 51

At the east end of the large rock south of where the cannon lands.

Cave of Ordeals

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 52

On floor 17.

Cave of Ordeals

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 53

On floor 33. The Dominion Rod opens the gate on floor 31.

Cave of Ordeals

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 54

On floor 44. The Great Fairy waits on floor 50.

Lantern Cavern

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 55

In the northeast of the cave by Kakariko Gorge.

Faron Woods

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 56

At night, by the stump in the swamp. Midna leads the way.

Snowpeak

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 57

By the tree on the trail of the Reekfish scent.

Hyrule Field

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 58

On the winding path in Lanayru, on the west cliff. Clear the rocks with Bomb Arrows; there is a chest too.

Hidden Village

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 59

On the northwest balcony. Climb the net.

Kakariko Village

Poe Souls

Poe Soul 60

In the graveyard. Push the southwest gravestone as the wolf.

Golden Bugs

There are 24 Golden Bugs, a male and a female of 12 kinds. Agitha in Castle Town pays for each one, gives the Big Wallet for the first, and the Giant Wallet once all 24 are in.

♂ Ant

Golden ♂ Ant

Golden Bug 1, Kakariko Village

In the graveyard, at the back near the tree on the left.

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♀ Ant

Golden ♀ Ant

Golden Bug 2, Kakariko Village

In a house on the east side of the village.

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♂ Mantis

Golden ♂ Mantis

Golden Bug 3, Lake Hylia

Under the inner arch at the north end of the Great Bridge of Hylia.

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♀ Mantis

Golden ♀ Mantis

Golden Bug 4, Lake Hylia

High on the west side, on the tree roots south of the bridge.

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♂ Butterfly

Golden ♂ Butterfly

Golden Bug 5, Hyrule Field

Lanayru. South from Castle Town's west entrance, in the flowers to the right of the path.

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♀ Butterfly

Golden ♀ Butterfly

Golden Bug 6, Hyrule Field

Lanayru. West from the west entrance, on the ivy ledge to the right. Clawshot up.

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♂ Phasmid

Golden ♂ Phasmid

Golden Bug 7, Hyrule Field

Eldin. Inside the arch at the south end of the Bridge of Eldin.

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♀ Phasmid

Golden ♀ Phasmid

Golden Bug 8, Hyrule Field

Eldin. On the cliff wall north of the Bridge of Eldin.

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♂ Dayfly

Golden ♂ Dayfly

Golden Bug 9, Gerudo Desert

At night, in the south-central desert, northwest of the small gated alcove.

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♀ Dayfly

Golden ♀ Dayfly

Golden Bug 10, Gerudo Desert

In the trenches south of the camp, east of the portal.

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♂ Stag Beetle

Golden ♂ Stag Beetle

Golden Bug 11, Hyrule Field

Lanayru. On a tree on the west side of the field north of the castle, to the left of the road before the bridge.

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♀ Stag Beetle

Golden ♀ Stag Beetle

Golden Bug 12, Hyrule Field

Lanayru. Above the bombable east-facing cave north of the river.

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♂ Ladybug

Golden ♂ Ladybug

Golden Bug 13, Hyrule Field

Lanayru. In the field south of Castle Town, near the rock with ivy to the east.

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♀ Ladybug

Golden ♀ Ladybug

Golden Bug 14, Hyrule Field

Lanayru. In the courtyard south of Castle Town, by the three trees west of the pool.

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♂ Grasshopper

Golden ♂ Grasshopper

Golden Bug 15, Hyrule Field

Eldin. In the field north of Kakariko, on the dirt patch to the south.

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♀ Grasshopper

Golden ♀ Grasshopper

Golden Bug 16, Hyrule Field

Eldin. At night, in the northwest of the same field.

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♂ Beetle

Golden ♂ Beetle

Golden Bug 17, Hyrule Field

Faron. On the tree in the middle of the field, between the two hills.

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♀ Beetle

Golden ♀ Beetle

Golden Bug 18, Hyrule Field

Faron. At the far east of the field, on the tree on a ridge across from the pond.

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♂ Pill Bug

Golden ♂ Pill Bug

Golden Bug 19, Hyrule Field

Eldin. In the grass at the south end of the Kakariko Gorge bridge.

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♀ Pill Bug

Golden ♀ Pill Bug

Golden Bug 20, Hyrule Field

Eldin. Southeast from the north end of the bridge, in the flowers by the trees.

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♂ Snail

Golden ♂ Snail

Golden Bug 21, Sacred Grove

In the alcove southeast of the entrance, up and to the right.

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♀ Snail

Golden ♀ Snail

Golden Bug 22, Temple of Time

In the southeast chamber, on the wall by the stairs.

Temple of Time map

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♂ Dragonfly

Golden ♂ Dragonfly

Golden Bug 23, Zora's Domain

On the hill southeast of the basin below the waterfall.

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♀ Dragonfly

Golden ♀ Dragonfly

Golden Bug 24, Zora's River

In the cabin of Iza's boat house.

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Hidden Skills

Game text: “Call the golden wolf at howling stones.” The wolf howls the tune at a stone; then a golden wolf appears on the map, and Link learns the skill from the Hero's Shade.

Ending Blow

Hidden Skill 1

The first golden wolf waits in Faron Woods. This one needs no howling stone.

Shield Attack

Hidden Skill 2

Howling stone on Death Mountain, among the steam vents. The golden wolf is by the spring in Ordon.

Back Slice

Hidden Skill 3

Howling stone on Zora's River, northwest of Iza's house. The golden wolf is on a platform west of Castle Town.

Helm Splitter

Hidden Skill 4

Howling stone in North Faron Woods. The golden wolf is south of Castle Town, on the west side.

Mortal Draw

Hidden Skill 5

Howling stone on the cliff at Lake Hylia south of the warp, up the ladder. The golden wolf is in northwest Gerudo Desert before the camp.

Jump Strike

Hidden Skill 6

Howling stone on Snowpeak, south of the burrow. The golden wolf is in the Kakariko graveyard.

Great Spin

Hidden Skill 7

Howling stone in the west backyard of the Hidden Village. The golden wolf is in north Castle Town on the road to the castle. It only works at full health.