| Companions | Three: Ricky, Moosh and Dimitri. You ride one at a time, and each one is called with a flute. |
|---|---|
| Default | Ricky, if you have not taken another flute. |
| Where | Ricky: Blaino’s Gym in North Horon, then his clearing on the Holodrum Plain. Moosh: the ledge on Mt. Cucco. Dimitri: a frozen lake reached from Spool Swamp. |
| Season | Moosh needs spring for his Spring Banana. The others need the season that opens the path you are on. |
| Requirement | Ricky: win back Ricky’s Gloves. Moosh: a Spring Banana. Dimitri: 80 Rupees to the pig Moblins. |
In Oracle of Seasons you can ride Ricky, Moosh or Dimitri. Ricky joins you by default once you win back his gloves and return them to him. Moosh joins when you feed him a Spring Banana on Mt. Cucco in spring. Dimitri is held captive by pig Moblins on a lake, and you can free him for 80 Rupees. Each companion can jump, swim, hover or chomp in a different way, so pick the one that suits the path you need next.
How the companion choice works
Each companion has a flute. Play the flute and your companion comes to you. Taking a new companion replaces the one you had before, so you can switch if you want a different ride.
| Icon | Companion | Flute | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ricky | Ricky’s Flute | Jumps holes and gaps, punches enemies from the saddle. |
 | Moosh | Moosh’s Flute | Hovers over water and pits, so you can cross gaps he can float above. |
 | Dimitri | Dimitri’s Flute | Swims rivers and climbs waterfalls, chomps enemies, and can be picked up and carried with the Power Bracelet. |
Ricky
Win back Ricky’s Gloves
Ricky’s Gloves are won from Blaino in his gym, near the Scent Seed tree in North Horon. Walk east from the tree, then south one screen, and follow the signpost to the red-roofed gym. Talk to Blaino and accept the 10 Rupee bet. Inside the ring your items and rings are taken away and you fight with your fists only. Punch Blaino when his guard drops, dodge his big swings, and knock him out of the ring. He hands over Ricky’s Gloves, and your items come back when the bout ends.
Return the gloves to Ricky
Walk north and west across the plain and over the small bridge, keeping the lake on your side. Ricky waits in a fenced clearing between the trees. Give him the gloves and he invites you into his pouch, which makes him your companion. Ricky’s Flute is his gift to you, and you can call him with it at any time.
Moosh
Feed Moosh a Spring Banana
Set the stump on Mt. Cucco to spring with the Rod of Seasons. The rock flowers on the ledge to the east bloom, and Moosh, a blue winged bear, waits there hoping for a Spring Banana. Cut through the flowers with your sword to reach him, then hand him the Spring Banana. He eats it, introduces himself and offers you a ride. Tap A to make him hover. He cannot cross deep water on the ground, so use his hover for pits and gaps.
Use Moosh’s hover
Ride Moosh east past the swirling portal, across the wooden bridge beside the waterfall, then hover over the river to the stump on the small island. Later, Moosh’s hover carries you across the pit room in the snowy part of Mt. Cucco, where the Dragon Key lies out of reach on foot. Moosh leaves when you walk off a screen without him.
Dimitri
Free Dimitri from the pig Moblins
Dimitri is held on a frozen lake in the winter area reached through Spool Swamp. Pig Moblins have caught him and want to sell him. Talk to them and agree to their price of 50 Rupees, then pay 30 more when they ask again. That is 80 Rupees in total. Dimitri thanks you and gives you Dimitri’s Flute.
Ride Dimitri through Natzu and Sunken City
Play Dimitri’s Flute from the lake shore and he swims over. Climb on his back and press A to chomp enemies in the water. He swims the Natzu river, carries you up the Sunken City waterfalls, and can be lifted with the Power Bracelet. Dimitri does not follow you into the walled city, so play the flute again at the gate beside the Great Moblin’s keep to bring him back. Walk to the Zora’s Flippers chapter for the full route through this area: Sunken City and Zora’s Flippers.
The Strange Flute
The Strange Flute is a flute that can be turned into any of the three companion flutes. Some sources list one for sale in the Horon Village shop and place another among the Subrosian Dance Hall prizes. This guide does not confirm either. Read the minigames guide for the dance prizes.
Notes
Ricky needs only the gloves from Blaino. Moosh needs spring and a Spring Banana. Dimitri costs 80 Rupees to free. For the season and stump order around each companion, see Spool Swamp and the Floodgate Key and Tower of Spring and Mt. Cucco.
