Poison Moth's Lair

The Poison Moth's Lair,^[1] also known as Level 3,^[2] is the third Dungeon in Oracle of Seasons. Deep within this dungeon lies the third Essence of Nature, the Bright Sun.

Entrance to the Lair

The entrance to Poison Moth's Lair is carved into a rock wall within the Spool Swamp, fittingly surrounded by carvings of a moth. To access the swamp, Link requires Ricky's aid. This requires that he obtain Ricky's Gloves by defeating Blaino in a boxing match, which is how Ricky lost his gloves to begin with.^[3]^[4] To reach the lower areas of the swamp, where the dungeon is found, Link must open the floodgates within the swamp using the Floodgate Key obtained from the Floodgate Keeper's house.

To reach the entrance to the dungeon, Link must climb the vines up to the opening in the rock face. However, since these Vines grow only in summer, Link must first acquire the power of the Spirit of Summer for his Rod of Seasons. Therefore, Link must return to the Temple of Seasons in Subrosia. The nearby portal to Subrosia is surrounded by pitfalls, high cliffs, and deep waters, which Link will need the help of one of his animal companions to traverse (either Ricky, Dimitri, or Moosh, depending on which flute Link obtained earlier on).

Themes and Navigation

Good defense is the best offense against spikes.

In water, it is invincible...

Jumping up and on will send you even higher.

The third dungeon of Oracle of Seasons features sickly green floors and pale blue walls. The dungeon is composed of two floors, with two side-scrolling basement areas that lead to isolated rooms of the dungeon. Gaping Pits on the second floor of the dungeon allow Link to drop down back into the first floor.

Only two Small Keys are found throughout the whole dungeon (plus the Boss Key). As in all the other dungeon of the game, there is also a Treasure Chest containing a Gasha Seed. In a room with shifting floors lies the dungeon's main Item, Roc's Feather, guarded by a Blade Trap and Arm-Mimics. The Roc's Feather allows Link to jump across gaps and reach new areas of the dungeon. The Roc's Feather also allows Link to jump onto Trampolines found within the dungeon, rocketing him up through the holes in the ceiling to the second floor.

The mini boss of the dungeon is Omuai, a trio of squids in shallow water. The boss of the Poison Moth's Lair is Mothula, hence the name of the dungeon. If Link falls through the gaps in the floors while fighting Mothula, he will drop back into the first floor of the dungeon. He will have to jump on a Trampoline to return and restart the battle. After defeating Mothula, Link receives the standard Heart Container and the Essence of Nature he was searching for.

Enemies

Minibosses

Omuai ×3

Bosses

Mothula ×1
Moth ×∞^[a]

↑ These Enemies will continue to be summoned until Mothula is defeated.

Treasure Chests

Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Small Key
Notes	Past a maze of objects that can be moved using the Power Bracelet in a southeastern room in B1F
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Bomb ×10
Notes	Appears after two Mini-Moldorms are defeated in 1F north of the Stairs leading down to B1F
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Dungeon Map
Notes	North of the Stairs leading to B1F, through a Cracked Wall identical to the Lair's standard walls
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Big Blue Rupee
Notes	In a Water-filled room accessible by the Stairs in 1F's western room
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Roc's Feather
Notes	Appears in a 1F room filled with Sand that pushes Link around when four Arm-Mimics are defeated
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Compass
Notes	In the northernmost 1F room, accessible by bouncing on a Trampoline next to an Owl Stone in B1F
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Small Key
Notes	In an isolated 1F room accessible by a Trampoline in B1F's northeastern room
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Gasha Seed
Notes	On a ledge in an eastern B1F room
Treasure Chest	Treasure Chest
Contents	Boss Key
Notes	Near a Pit in a room with a Big Blade in west B1F

Treasure Chest	Contents	Notes
Treasure Chest	Small Key	Past a maze of objects that can be moved using the Power Bracelet in a southeastern room in B1F
Treasure Chest	Bomb ×10	Appears after two Mini-Moldorms are defeated in 1F north of the Stairs leading down to B1F
Treasure Chest	Dungeon Map	North of the Stairs leading to B1F, through a Cracked Wall identical to the Lair's standard walls
Treasure Chest	Big Blue Rupee	In a Water-filled room accessible by the Stairs in 1F's western room
Treasure Chest	Roc's Feather	Appears in a 1F room filled with Sand that pushes Link around when four Arm-Mimics are defeated
Treasure Chest	Compass	In the northernmost 1F room, accessible by bouncing on a Trampoline next to an Owl Stone in B1F
Treasure Chest	Small Key	In an isolated 1F room accessible by a Trampoline in B1F's northeastern room
Treasure Chest	Gasha Seed	On a ledge in an eastern B1F room
Treasure Chest	Boss Key	Near a Pit in a room with a Big Blade in west B1F

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
German	Knorrwurzelhöhle^[6]	Gnarled Root Cave
Italian	Covo Tarma Velenosa^[5]	Poison Moth Lair
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not used by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.

Name	Poison Fang^[7]
Applies to	Oracle of Seasons
Source	Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide by Versus Books
Superseded by	Encyclopedia

Name	Applies to	Source	Superseded by
Poison Fang^[7]	Oracle of Seasons	Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide by Versus Books	Encyclopedia

Gallery

Level 3 - Poison Moth's Lair
Map of the dungeon
Omuai
Mothula

References

↑ Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Books, pg. 151
↑ Level 3
Poison Moth's Lair — Game Screen (Oracle of Seasons)
↑ Link! Wow! To think we'd meet here! Spool Swamp is my backyard. If you go south from here, then around and back up, there it is. I'd go with you, but I can't do a thing without my gloves... A guy named Blaino took them when I lost a match to him. — Ricky (Oracle of Seasons)
↑ Th-those are my gloves! You brought them back? Thank you! In exchange... I'll take you to Spool Swamp. Get in my pouch! — Ricky (Oracle of Seasons)
↑ Livello 3
Covo Tarma — N/A (Oracle of Seasons, Italian version)
↑ Knorrwurzelhöhle — N/A (Oracle of Seasons, German version)
↑ Official The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Ages Perfect Guide, Versus Books, pg. 25 ^{(OoSOracle of Seasons)}