Shovel

The Shovel is a recurring item in. It can be used to dig up treasures and even enemies from underneath the soil. The Shovel can also be used to unearth air vents that Link can use to get to higher elevations, or secret holes that lead to other unreachable areas.

A Link to the Past
In, the Shovel is given to Link by the Flute Boy in the Haunted Grove. Its primary use is to find his hidden Flute. After finding the Flute, it will replace the Shovel. It can still be used in the Dark World's Digging Game located southwest of the Village of Outcasts.

In the Game Boy Advance version, the Shovel has its own item slot and is thus usable throughout the game.

Link's Awakening
In, the Deluxe Shovel can be purchased from the Town Tool Shop in Mabe Village for 200 Rupees. It is used find the Slime Key at the end of the Pothole Field. It can also be used to find some of the Secret Seashells which are scattered across Koholint Island. It, among other items, can also be traded at the end of the games Trading Sequence to obtain the Boomerang.

Oracle Series
In, Link obtains the Shovel from a worker inside the Black Tower. He can use it to remove dirt piles. In, Link obtains the Shovel from Holly after entering her home from the chimney. He can use it to remove the snow around her house.

The Shovel is required to find the Star-Shaped Ore needed to enter the Summer Tower of the Temple of Seasons in Oracle of Seasons. Link can also dig up enemies such as Podoboos.

Four Swords Adventures
In, the Shovel can be upgraded to the Level 2 Shovel by throwing it to a Great Fairy. The upgraded Shovel differs from the original in that it chimes whenever Link stands over treasure, a hidden passage, or other hidden secrets.

Phantom Hourglass
In, the Shovel can be found inside a cave in Molida Island. It is mostly used to uncover hidden passages. There is also some special, sometimes but not always marked, digging spots containing valuable treasures such as big rupees or treasure maps. It can also unearth air vents that can elevate Link to high ledges. The Shovel can also be used in the Digging Game on Harrow Island, where Link can dig up ten treasures for the price of 50 Rupees.

Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
In, Tingle can buy the Shovel from Duke in the Lon Lon Meadow. When equipped, the weight of the Shovel will cause Tingle to walk slower. To dig, Tingle must be tapped on the touch screen. Only soft ground can be dug. Items, chests, and secret passages can be found by digging.

Trivia

 * In Link's Awakening, equipping both the Sword and the Shovel and pressing both buttons makes Link attack while digging.