The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom features over 140 caves scattered across Hyrule's surface for players to discover and explore. These caves are great places to gather helpful materials and discover unique treasures, and are always home to a Bubbulfrog. Defeating the Bubbulfrog and claiming its Bubbul Gem will mark a cave as cleared, indicated by a checkmark atop the cave’s icon on the world map. Bubbul Gems can then be exchanged for exotic rewards.
The Puffer Beach Overhead Cave presents a unique challenge for players looking to access this cave and claim the valuable items inside, specifically the Phantom Helmet. The cave's entrance is easy to spot overhead, with a large cluster of glowing stones on its ceiling. However, to get inside this cave, the player will have to make creative use of Link's abilities. The cave’s entrance is above the ground level, and it cannot be accessed using Ascend. Here’s how players can get into the Puffer Beach Overhead Cave in Tears of the Kingdom.
Where to Find Puffer Beach Overhead Cave
The entrance to Puffer Beach Overhead Cave can be found at coordinates (0283, -3851, 0004). Puffer Beach can be found on the coastline of the Faron Sea, slightly to the northeast on the world map. The nearest teleport locations for reaching this destination are Utsushok Shrine near Highland Stable, or Popla Foothills Skyview Tower. From either location, head southwest toward the coast.
Once Link reaches Puffer Beach, at coordinates (0258, -3884, 0002) they will find two Rocket Zonai devices near some stones. These will be crucial for reaching the cave’s entrance. It's wise for players to save the game at this location, providing the opportunity to reload if initial attempts fail, so they will have the Rockets available again and can try again.
Near the rockets, equip any shield then select the Fuse ability. Use Fuse to attach a rocket to the equipped shield using ZL. Alternatively, use Ultrahand to bring the rockets over to below the entrance of the overhead cave to attempt a different method of accessing the cave through Fusing to other objects. A Zonai Spring Device will also work to launch the player into the cave, but the player will have to have that device on hand before they arrive. In any case, utilizing a rocket shield is the easiest method of reaching the cave entrance.
If utilizing the rocket shield method, position Link below the cave's entrance, at coordinates (0283, -3851, 0004), equip the rocket shield, then press and hold ZL for immediate upward propulsion into the cave. After achieving adequate height, use the paraglider to land safely around the entrance. Extra caution is advised to avoid an accidental downward slam attack, especially if additional Rocket Zonai Devices are not available or the player hadn’t saved beforehand.
Inside The Cave
Within the confines of the cave, two Horroblins are present alongside a handful of mineral veins and two Bomb Flowers. Notably, the blue Horroblin possesses an unusually long fused stick weapon, which players will want to avoid so that they don’t get knocked down and out of the cave. The safest method of dispatching this enemy is to assault him with a Bomb Flower. The resulting blast will force the Horroblin to drop the stick and the player can claim it as their own.
Proceeding further into the cave, players will encounter a small structure featuring the chest containing the Phantom Helmet. In this vicinity, the cave's Bubbulfrog can be found climbing on the walls and is easily defeated.
Once the cave has been fully explored, if the player still has a Rocket Zonai device available, they should head to the nearby pond at coordinates (0287, -3872, 0000). Here the player can find a Korok Cork Pull puzzle in the pond, noticeable by its floating bobber. The Rocket can be fused to this floating cap and activated with an attack, which pulls the cork out to reveal a hidden Korok.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available for the Nintendo Switch.