Trading sequences
Ocarina of Time has two trading chains: one for the child (which ends with Zelda's Letter and the masks) and one for the adult (which ends with Biggoron's Sword). Each chain occupies a single item slot, so you only ever hold one item of a chain at a time.
Child trading sequence
- Weird Egg – given by Malon outside Hyrule Castle. It hatches into a Cucco after some time passes.
- Cucco – use it to wake up Talon, who is asleep by the crates outside the castle.
- Zelda's Letter – given by Princess Zelda in the castle courtyard. Show it to the guard at the Death Mountain gate in Kakariko Village to open the trail. This also opens the Happy Mask Shop in the market.
- Masks – borrow masks from the Happy Mask Shop and sell them: Keaton Mask, Skull Mask, Spooky Mask, Bunny Hood. Completing the chain unlocks the Mask of Truth. See the Masks guide for buyers and prices.
Adult trading sequence
| Item | Where you get it | Bring it to |
|---|---|---|
| Pocket Egg | The Cucco Lady in Kakariko Village, during the day | Hatches overnight into the Pocket Cucco |
| Pocket Cucco | Hatched from the Pocket Egg | Wake up Talon, asleep in the carpenter boss's house in Kakariko, then return to the Cucco Lady |
| Cojiro | The Cucco Lady, in exchange for the Pocket Cucco | The young man sitting in the Lost Woods |
| Odd Mushroom | Lost Woods | The old woman in the Kakariko Potion Shop (back entrance) – 3 minute time limit |
| Odd Poultice (N64: Odd Potion) | Potion Shop | Back to the same spot in the Lost Woods |
| Poacher's Saw | Lost Woods | The boss of the carpenters in Gerudo Valley |
| Broken Goron Sword | Gerudo Valley | Biggoron on the summit of Death Mountain |
| Prescription | Biggoron | King Zora (thaw him with Blue Fire first) |
| Eyeball Frog | King Zora | The scientist in the Lakeside Laboratory – 3 minute time limit |
| World's Finest Eyedrops | Lakeside Laboratory | Biggoron – 4 minute time limit |
| Claim Check | Biggoron | Biggoron again, after waiting a few days |
| Biggoron's Sword | Biggoron | The strongest sword in the game |
Tips
- The time limits above are from the Nintendo 64 game code. A timer appears on screen when you receive a timed item; if it runs out, the item spoils and you have to fetch it again from the previous step.
- For the Eyeball Frog and the Eyedrops, plan a fast route: the Serenade of Water warps you to Lake Hylia, and the Bolero of Fire to Death Mountain Crater, close to the summit.
- Biggoron's Sword is two-handed, so you cannot use a shield with it, but it never breaks.
- The Medigoron in Goron City sells the Giant's Knife (adult), which is unrelated to the trading sequence but uses the same sword slot. It breaks after some use.