Net

The Bug Catching Net is an item featured in A Link to the Past and Skyward Sword.

A Link to the Past
In A Link to the Past, it is received early in the game from the Bug-Catching Kid in Kakariko Village, as long as Link has at least one bottle when he talks to him. The young hero can use the net to catch bees and fairies in empty bottles. Unlike other games in the series, in A Link to the Past, Link cannot swipe an empty bottle through the air to catch things, and as such, he must use the Bug Catching Net.

As a bizarre easter egg, the Bug Catching Net can also be used to reflect Agahnim's magic bolts back at him.

Skyward Sword
The net also appears in Skyward Sword, in which it is used to catch Insects that can be used as ingredients to upgrade Potions. The net can be purchased from Beedle's Air Shop. It can also catch Fairies, Tumbleweeds, and Chirris. The net is controlled similarly to the sword by moving and aiming with the Wii MotionPlus.

During the final boss battle, the net can be used to temporarily distract Demise, much like the Fishing Rod can be used to distract Ganondorf in Twilight Princess.

The net can be upgraded at the Scrap Shop to the Big Bug Net, which, as its name suggests, is larger and therefore can catch targets more easily.

Soulcalibur II
The Bug-Catching Net is Link's "joke weapon" in Soulcalibur II. Paired off with the Hylian Shield, the net can be bought in the Alioth Shop for 12,500 Gold while playing the Weapon Master Mode. When Link equips the Bug-Catching Net, his offense as well as his defense decreases 80%.