Bottle Duplication

Details

Bottle Duplication (also known as "bottle dupe") is a technique that allows you to replace items in Link's inventory with a bottle. It is also a needed for performing Bottle Adventure.

Methods

ESS Method

  1. Catch something in a bottle so that link has a bottled content in his hand
  2. Perform ESS
  3. Press the button for the bottle
  4. Then right after press the button for a regular mask or item with 0 item count

If done correctly, either a 0 item count sound will play or link will put on a mask as he empties the bottle. After the his emptying animation is done the item will be replaced by an empty bottle.

Curiosity Shop Method (Items Menu Method - Buffered)

  1. Talk to the shop owner
  2. Sell him the bottled content item (make sure this same item is equipped on your X,Y,1,2 buttons)
  3. Hold the R button after selecting 'Yes' to sell the bottled content
  4. Start home buffering frame by frame shortly after
  5. You want to hold the Items menu touch screen button on the 2nd frame after the clock start fading in the top screen (You'd do this for 1 frame)
  6. Stop home buffering after the above step; switch the bottled item with the item you want to dupe over
  7. Collect ruppies and your item will be duped

Curiosity Shop Method (Collection Delay Method - Unbuffered)

This method of bottle dupe is performed unbuffered due to how simple the execution is.

  1. Sell him the bottled content item (make sure this same item is equipped on your X,Y,1,2 buttons)
  2. Mash to drop the contents of your bottle (fish is the best for this; this can be done before talking to the owner as well to avoid mashing)
  3. Once Link can freely move, equip the item you want to dupe over (or unequip the bottled content to have a "fake" bottle item that doesn't belong to either the Items or Mask menus)
  4. Move away from the fish and collect ruppies

Curiosity Shop Method (X,Y Button Method - Buffered)

For this method have an empty bottle equipped on your X,Y button.

This method serves to dupe over an empty bottle for the purpose of getting indefinite amount of ruppies in a short period of time.

  1. Talk to the shop owner 2 Sell him the bottled content item (make sure this same item is equipped on your X,Y,1,2 buttons)
  2. Hold the R button after selecting 'Yes' to sell the bottled content
  3. Start home buffering frame by frame shortly after
  4. Buffer until the text box is gone; same frame of the clock appearing on the top screen
  5. Hold the empty Bottle button and stop buffering after this frame
  6. You'll see Link taking out the empty bottle, then immediately putting it away as he collects ruppies, while keeping the bottled content.

Notes

  • The ESS method of this trick has been patched in the 1.1 version of this game, making the curiosity shop method the only way of duping bottles in the game. You can check for more 1.1 changes by clicking here.
  • Duping over items with quantities (nuts, sticks, bombs, etc) requires you to have 0 of that item.
  • The Gibdos in the Well and the Curiosity Shop Owner will only accept items in real bottles or bottles that were once items without quantity. Any bottle with a "0" will not work.
  • If you dupe over an item or a mask, buying more of that item or recollecting the mask will give it back to you.
  • Catching Hot Spring Water in a Bottle duped over a Mask is used for Bottle Adventure.
Last updated 12/12/2020 – gabyelnuevo