Gear Upgrades

How to upgrade your wallet, bomb bag, and quiver in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

Wallet Upgrades

Upgrade Description How to Unlock this Upgrade When this Upgrade is Available
Hold up to 300 Rupees Buy the bigger wallet from Stockwell's shop in Hyrule Town for 80 rupees When you visit Hyrule Town after you attend the award ceremony in the castle
Hold up to 500 Rupees Use the Cane of Pacci (from the Cave of Flames) in a hole in Eastern Hills to reach the Great Butterfly Fairy's fountain. Agree to throw all of your rupees into the fountain, and you get a wallet upgrade. Available after you obtain the Cane of Pacci in the Cave of Flames
Hold up to 999 Rupees Go into Mayor Hagen's house in Hyrule Town and go through the east door, then go down the ladder to get a red Kinstone piece. Go back to Mayor Hagen and fuse Kinstones with him (it uses the same type you found down the ladder) to drain a pond in Lon Lon Ranch. See Castor Wilds for instructions on how to reach the pond. Available after you try to cross Castor Wilds, then talk to the Minish on the shoemaker's desk

Bomb Bag Upgrades

Upgrade Description How to Unlock this Upgrade When this Upgrade is Available
Hold up to 30 bombs Purchase the bigger Bomb Bag from Stockwell's shop in Hyrule Town for 600 rupees When you visit Hyrule Town after you attend the award ceremony in the castle
Hold up to 50 bombs Go to the fairy fountain in the southeastern part of the Crenel Wall, where there is a sign that says "no bomb throwing!". Throw a bomb into the fariy fountain, then say "Neither" when asked which type of bomb you threw. After you get the Grip Ring
Hold up to 99 bombs Fuse Kinstones with Belari, the Minish who lives west of Minish Village and gave you the first bomb bag After you complete the Temple of Droplets

Quiver Upgrades

Upgrade Description How to Unlock this Upgrade When this Upgrade is Available
Hold up to 50 arrows Purchase a bigger Quiver from Stockwell's shop in Hyrule Town for 600 rupees When you visit Hyrule Town after you attend the award ceremony in the castle
Hold up to 70 arrows Fuse Kinstones with a Forest Minish in a crack in the ground in the Wind Ruins. This causes a beanstalk to grow in the Wind Ruins. Climb it to get a bigger Quiver After you get the Ocarina of Wind
Hold up to 99 arrows Near the entrance of Royal Valley, bomb the wall between the two short fences, then go into the cave and approach the fountain. Answer the questions correctly (see the Great Fairies page for the correct answers) to get a bigger Quiver After you enter Royal Valley

Remote Bombs

After you complete the Temple of Droplets, fuse Kinstones with the Minish Elder (in the Minish Village) and Belari will get the idea for a new type of bomb. Talk to Belari (west of Minish Village) and you can switch between regular bombs and Remote Bombs.

Light Arrows

Fuse Kinstones with the Stranger who lives in the house south of the post office in Hyrule Town, then step on the warp tile that appeared next to Link's house. Go upstairs, then go north to the room on this level to find a ghost hovering around an old man in a bed. Use the Gust Jar to get rid of the ghost. Eventually, when you visit the old man again, he will be out of bed. Talk to him at this time to get the Light Arrows. Note that if you don't get rid of the ghost, Gregal will pass away and you won't be able to get the Light Arrows.