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There are plenty of fun new additions toThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and one of them came in the form of a pretty innocuous new enemy whose loot drops are valuable – Bubbul Frogs, the giant blue toads hopping around cave walls throughout Hyrule.
And despite how specific these items are, don’t worry about trading them in – you already have a buyer in Koltin, a monster part salesman and aspiring Satori. You’ll need to explore the caves of Hyrule to find Bubbul Frogs to trade with Koltin, so let us walk you through how to find them.
Updated July 14, 2025, by Sean Murray:Looking for those Bubbul Gems? This guide has ‘em all, as well as what you can buy with them later. And with improved formatting and more links to other Tears ofthe Kingdom topics, too.
This guide contains some Tears of the Kingdom spoilers.
What Are Bubbul Gems And Bubbulfrogs?
Bubbul Gems are a new form ofcurrencyintroduced in Tears of the Kingdom, and they’re what Link uses in this main series Zelda entry tobuy monster masks and parts from Koltin, the traveling monster part salesman.
You’ll find Bubbul Gems in only one way - bykilling the Bubbul Frogsthat lurk within the various caves that have begun to appear around Hyrule after the Upheaval unearthed them.
These Bubbul Frogs will beon cave wallsthroughout Tears of the Kingdom, typically requiring a fewshots from a bowto fall. To try to mess up your shot, though, you’ll learn from where these frogs got their name -they fire bubblesat Link to distract you.
Youcannot shoot through these bubbles, so meander through the area to get a clear shot of the Bubbul Frog and fire your shot when you’re lined up.
A Bubbul Frog’s health bar isremarkablylow- you’ll usually take a Bubbul Frog down in one or two arrows.
After ascending, theBubbul Frog will dropnot only aBubbul Gem, but a money-givingBlupeeas well. These will disappear fairly quickly, but the Bubbul Gem remains until you grab it.
Where To Find Bubbulfrogs
In Tears of the Kingdom, Bubbulfrogs areexclusively cave-dwelling creatures, meaning you’ll be doing your share of spelunking to locate them.
When you see aBlupee, the glowing blue rabbit creature, around Hyrule,follow it when it runs off, as it willlead you to the opening of a cave.
Shooting the Blupee will yield a progressively higher number of Rupees each time,but if you kill the Blupee before it leads you to a cave, you’ll need to find it without guidance.
However,Blupees only appear near or in caves, so you’ll at least know you’re in the right area.
Once you’ve found a cave, it will be marked as aDiscoveryon your map, with asmall icon denoting the cave’s entrance. Head inside and begin your search.
You may not find it immediately upon entry, butthere is a Bubbulfrog in every cave in Tears of the Kingdom. If you haven’t found it yet,keep searching the entire cave systemuntil you do.
Once you’ve found and taken out the Bubbulfrog, the cave will have asmall checkmarkwhen viewedon your map of Hyruleto record that you’ve handled this Bubbulfrog.
Satori Can Help You Find New Caves
Fans fondly remember the touching tribute to beloved Nintendo CEO, Satoru Iwata, in the form of aserene, glowing mountain animalfrom Breath of the Wild. Now, the Satori is back again in Tears of the Kingdom, with a purpose.
Throughout Hyrule, you’ll findcherry blossom trees, and occasionally a Gerudo woman who tells you thatSatori loves cherry blossom treesand can often be seen near them.
At some of these trees, you’ll see abowl on the groundby the trunk.Drop a piece of fruit into the bowl, and the Satori will appear to you.
When this happens,nearby caves will be temporarily lit upto help you locate more Bubbulfrogs.Blue columnsappear not far from the cherry blossom tree, and following them will lead you to a cave.
“The Hunt For Bubbul Gems” And “The Search For Koltin”
In order to begin trading in your Bubbul Gems,you’ll need to find monster part hunters,Kilton and Koltin.
The first place you’ll encounter the brothers is just besidePico Pond. If you’ve unlocked theWoodland Stable, it’s just beside this gathering point, but if not, headNortheast from Lookout Landing.
When you arrive, you’ll see anoddBalloonon the far side of the pond. Head over, and you’ll be introduced to the brothers and their strange quest.
Koltin wants to become a Satori, and he’s convinced that the way to do this is by eating a progressively larger amount of Bubbul Gems. This triggers the beginning of the"The Hunt for Bubbul Gems"quest.
If you haven’t found and killed a Bubbul Frog yet, there’sa Bubbul Frog just inside the caveby which the brothers are standing, allowing you to easily grab your first Bubbul Gem and return it to Koltin while he’s just outside.
If you already have a Bubbul Gem, you can give it to Koltin immediately, butit’s still wise to grab this cave’s Bubbul Gemwhile you’re near.
After downing his first gem, Koltin begins to demandmore Bubbul Gemsto continue his transformative process. Thisfinishes the “The Hunt For Bubbul Gems” quest, but with Koltin on an exploration, it also immediately begins the"The Search for Koltin" questas well.
Once he’s gotten a taste for Bubbul Gems,Koltin travels around Hyrule in his hot air balloonand will then begin toappear in various places throughout Hyrule.
How To Find Koltin
There are two ways to locate Koltin to turn in further Bubbul Gems: byasking Kiltonwhere his brother may be, or byrunning into Koltin by accidentas you explore.
Koltin begins to appearafter 9PM. You’ll know he’s near when you see hishot air balloon someplace around Hyrule. However, this isn’t aguaranteedway to locate Koltin - after all,Hyrule is huge. Thankfully,Kilton always knows where Koltin will appear next.
You can find Kilton over inTarrey Town, located inthe Akkala Highlands. Simply find him here, andhe’ll tell you where Koltin will appear.After that, just head to the nearest area to this, and wait for night to fall.
Koltin’s Shop Item List (With Bubbul Gem Prices)
Below, we have afull list of items available from Koltin’s shop, as well as how many Bubbul Gems they’ll each cost you to purchase.
Wearing this around Moblins makes them slower to notice Link
+7 Fuse Attack Power when fused with arrows before shooting
Mystic Robe
Wearing this robe will cause Link to lose Rupees instead of health when struck
Fire Keese Eyeball(8)
Attach these to arrows to set fire to whatever they hit
Wearing this around Lizalfos makes them slower to notice Link
Ice-Breath Lizalfos Tail(8)
+10 Fuse Attack Power when Fused to a weapon to offer a whip effect
Mystic Trousers
4 Gems
Wearing these pants will cause Link to lose Rupees instead of health when struck, boosting this monetary defense when paired with the Mystic Robe
+40 Fuse Attack Power when Fused with weapons
Horriblin Mask
Wearing this mask aroudn Horriblins makes them slower to notice Link
Gleeok Wing(2)
Increases the firing range of your arrows by a large amount
If you’re trying to collect everything at Koltin’s shop in Tears of the Kingdom, this will require25 Bubbul Gems in total.
