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Popla Foothills Excavation Site

Popla Foothills Excavation Site is a cave in West Necluda, about 51 map units from Popla Foothills South Well. Caves like this one hide chests and a Bubbulfrog that drops a Bubbul Gem; trade the gems to Koltin in The Hunt for Bubbul Gems!

RegionWest Necluda
Entrances1
Entrance coordinates608, -2210, 50
Nearest landmarkPopla Foothills South Well (51 map units)
Nearest shrineJiukoum Shrine (268 map units)

How to find it

The entrance is at map coordinates 608, -2210, near Popla Foothills South Well. Look for the cave mouth at that spot; a Blupee or a ring of light often marks them.

Inside the cave

Enter the site and free Elmerson

The entrance is a tunnel in the rocks just south of the Popla Foothills Skyview Tower. Follow the passage north to the barred cell where Elmerson is trapped and step on the floor switch near the bars to open them. Talk to him and he rewards you with 50 rupees before heading back to repair the tower’s terminal.

Pull the chest onto the floor switch

Take the west corridor to the second set of bars, with the treasure chest sitting on the far side. Use Ultrahand to pull the chest toward you through the gap and set it down on the floor switch in front of the bars. The bars open and the chest holds a Topaz.

Find the Bubbulfrog

Return along the corridor and climb up into the passage opposite it. Look up at the dead end (some guides describe it as a chamber behind a hole in the wall above the chest’s corridor) to spot the Bubbulfrog on the ceiling; knock it down with an arrow or thrown item and defeat it to collect a Bubbul Gem. Use Ascend to return to the surface when you are done.

Chests, enemies and extras

ChestOne, behind the west-corridor bars: a Topaz
Bubbul GemBubbulfrog in the dead-end passage opposite the chest corridor; a few arrow shots are enough
NPCElmerson, imprisoned behind the first bars; step on the floor switch to free him (50 rupees)
EnemiesNone besides the Bubbulfrog
RequirementsUltrahand for the chest and floor switch; Ascend to return to the Skyview Tower. No Korok seed or Lightroot is listed here

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