Poe Soul

A Poe Soul is a remnant of a Poe that is left behind after the monster is slain in, , and.

Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask
In and, a defeated Poe will drop its lamp onto the ground, revealing a violet Poe Soul encased within, while a Big Poe will leave behind an orange Big Poe Soul. These can be snatched up in an Empty Bottle, but will disappear if left untouched for aprroximately fifteen seconds. Consuming either type of Poe Soul will randomly either restore a portion of Link's health or deplete stamina until he only has a partial heart remaining. In, trapped souls can also be sold to the Poe Collector at 10 Rupees for a Poe Soul or 50 Rupees and 100 Points for a Big Poe Soul. Hunting down the ten Big Poes scattered across Hyrule Field is a major sidequest, as the Poe Collector rewards Link with an Empty Bottle at 1000 Points. In, the Big Poe Soul can instead be either sold at the Curiosity Shop for 200 Rupees, or given to a Gibdo beneath the Well in order to proceed.

In, Link can collect up to sixty Poe Souls throughout Hyrule in order to remove the curse on Jovani, in a sidequest similar to 's Skulltula Tokens. Poes can only be detected and defeated as Wolf Link, and are treated as collectables rather than as perishable items. Collecting twenty souls for Jovani will get Link a Bottle of Great Fairy's Tears, while collecting sixty souls will convince Jovani to give Link 200 Rupees whenever he asks.

The ten Big Poes haunt Hyrule Field, and only appear if adult Link is riding Epona as he passes their spawn point.