Rupees and wallets
Rupees are the money. Wallets cap how many you can carry: 99, then 200, then 500. On the Switch 2 remake you can hold 200 from the start, which changes the first cap.
Colors, caps, and the remake cap
Zelda Wiki’s rupee page is the color list I am using, and it has a trap in it: blue and silver are both worth 5, and the huge and orange pieces are both worth 200. I am not collapsing “seven varieties” into seven different values. The currency name in English sources is rupee. A Portuguese query asks what the coin is called; the answer on those pages is rupee, not a second currency.
Wallet upgrades come from the House of Skulltula, not from a shop. Ten tokens give the Adult’s Wallet (200). Thirty give the Giant’s Wallet (500). The child wallet holds 99. Nintendo Everything says the remake lets Link hold 200 rupees from the start. I read that as the opening cap moving, not as the Giant’s Wallet being free. The 500 cap still wants the 30 tokens unless a later note says otherwise, and I have not seen that note.
The Goron Tunic costs 200 rupees, which is why the Adult’s Wallet or the remake’s starting cap matters before the Fire Temple. Fishing Pond sessions cost 20. I am not publishing a “best farm” route. Drops from grass and enemies are the wiki’s generic sources.
Compare your version before planning a purchase: the original wallet limit and the remake’s reported starting capacity differ. The House of Skulltula milestones explain where the classic capacity increases come from, while colored rupees explain the value of individual pickups. A full wallet can waste the value of another pickup.
Questions
What is the coin called?
Rupee. Blue and silver are both 5. Huge and orange are both 200.
How do I hold more?
Skulltula tokens: 10 for 200 capacity, 30 for 500. The remake also starts you at a 200 cap.
Related
Sources
- Zelda Wiki — Rupee — checked 2026-11-05
- Zelda Wiki — Wallet — checked 2026-11-05
- Nintendo Everything — starting rupees — checked 2026-11-05
Last checked 2026-11-05.