The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Mount Cucco and Dancing Dragon Dungeon

Before the next quest
Visit the Maku tree and enter the trunk: you will find a Gasha seed. 🇨🇴

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Holodrum
With the Bright Sun retrieved, you'll be warped out as usual and receive another message from the Maku Tree. The Bright Sun has strengthened him, and he has seen that the powers of darkness still grow somehow.

He has also dreamt of the waterfall on the mountain north of Sunken City. The next esscence could be there, but what does the waterfall hide...?

Natzu (Summerland)
"Natzu" is Japanese for "Summer".

This area is different depending on which animal companion befriended Link.

Regardless of the animal companion, there are always three caves to be explored:
 * 1) a fairy fountain;
 * 2) the home of a Deku scrub (who refills Link's seed satchel);
 * 3) a cave with a 50 Rupees chest (it can be accessed only after Link retrieved the flippers in Sunken City).

Sunken City
Items that can be collected:
 * Gale seeds
 * Master's diplom and Zora flippers
 * Gasha seed (treasure chest)
 * trade Goron Vase (see below) for a fish
 * trade mushroom (see below) for a wooden bird

First of all, Link can collect Gale seeds from the tree in this town, but only in summer.

Then, Link meets Dimitri, a friendly Dodongo who helps him reach the northern portion of the town (it's possible to have met Dimitri already in Spool Swamp). There, a master diver resides in a cave. He proposes Link a challenge. The hero must then move to the nearby cave, push the four eye statues close enough to each other, and slash them all at the same time with a charged spin attack: a passage will open and allow Link to reach the chest. Inside is the Master's diplom. Bring it to the master diver, and he'll reward Link with the Zora flippers and a secret: there's a diving hole that links Sunken City to Mt. Cucco. It's actually located near the house of the collector of vases.

Now you can freely explore the rest of Sunken City even without the help of Dimitri. Just east from the master diver's cave there's a flooded house and a Gasha soil. No need to plant any Gasha seed there: it's a spot that only produces rings from tiers 1 and 2. Another cave can be reached in summer only: it holds a Gasha seed.

In winter, Link can reach Syrup's shop. Nevertheless, the witch Syrup cannot make any potion until Link brings her a mushroom.

There's a second diving spot, just south of Syrup's shop (note that it cannot be accessed in winter). Inside, Link can get another Gasha seed, but then he has to exit in the Woods of Winter. Not too bad: he can use a Gale seed and get back to the Sunken City.

Moblin's Keep
Use the flippers to access the third cave in the north of the Natzu land and gain 50 Rupees. Then, use the flute and your animal friend to access the Great Moblin's Keep from the south-west.

If you defeat the Great Moblin, you can get a Piece of Heart from a chest in the ruined keep.

Mt. Cucco
The fastest way to get to Mount Cucco from Sunken City is the following: dive near the house of the vase collector, and swim through the passage.

If you switch the season to winter, you can access a fairy fountain. Two Deku Scrubs give hints about a key and a lock. Still, this is all that can be done for the moment.

Access Subrosia from a portal on Mt. Cucco.

Subrosian Treasure Grove
The Strange Brothers steal Link's feather, and he has to chase them through their treasure grove in order to get it back.

After Link got his feather back, you can explore Subrosia a bit more. In particular,

Walk back to the gate where Link came from and continue east. Jump over the lava, but instead of entering the tunnel to the temple, still continue east. Use the power bracelet, then combine the Roc's feather with a Pegasus seed, so you can jump over the large chasm. Continue south-east and visit the beach. Ask Rosa to follow you: she can open any locked door.

Now travel back north, past the market and to the northern part of the village. Go west, jump over the lava and continue south-west. Soon you'll reach the Subrosian Chef, who will trade the iron pot for a bowl of lava soup. Leave the chef and continue north. Rosa can open a locked door, and inside you can find a Gasha seed. Back to the chef's hut, continue north-west. In an open cave Link can get another Gasha seed.

Now you can go all the way back and enter the tunnel that leads to the Spring Tower. Rosa leaves Link in the underground passage.

Spring Tower
After Link got his feather back, he can access a cave near the Treasure Grove that leads to the Spring Tower.

In the tunnel there is one more Gasha seed.

Goron Mountain
The Goron mountain is an optional area, but there are many useful items. Most important of all, one of the best Gasha spots is located at the base of the mountain.

Items that can be collected:
 * Ring box upgrade
 * trade Lava Soup for Goron Vase
 * back in Sunken City, trade the Goron vase for a fish
 * back in North Horon, trade the fish for a megaphone

Coming from Mt. Cucco on the east, you can see a cracked wall. Blast it open with a bomb, and follow a path through several caves and cliffs. Eventually, Link will reach a cave where a red Goron lives. The lonely creature can upgrade the Ring Box.

Continue east, and burn down three small trees. One of them conceals an old man who will gift 200 Rupees to Link.

Opposite to the old man is the entrance to the Goron caves. Go to the top and give the Subrosian lava soup to Biggoron: he will trade it for a Goron vase.

Now go to the base of the mountain. Two gasha spots can be found nearby: one is all the way to the east, but it only gives low-level rings, the other one is to the west, near a series of pits, and apparently is one of the best spots in the game. Chance that you may obtain the Green Ring or a Boomerang Ring L.2!

With the Goron vase, travel back to the sunken city. The vase collector in the north-west house will trade it for a fish. Now, backtrack to North Horon (maybe using a gale seed). Just east from Impa's hideout, an old man needs a fish to catch back his cat. As a reward, he gives the megaphone to Link.

Now you're ready to bring springtime on Mount Cucco.

Springtime on Mt. Cucco
Items that can be collected:
 * Piece of Heart
 * trade Megaphone for a mushroom
 * Green joy ring and Subrosian ring
 * Dragon key (actually on the east side of Goron Mountain)

From North Horon Link can use a gale seed and fly to Sunken City, then use the underwater shortcut to Mount Cucco. First of all, switch the season to spring.

Go east and help Moosh. Grab the flying chicken using the power bracelet, and fly to the upper platform. Go north, cross the cave and get some bananas from the palm on the mountaintop. On the way back down, enter a smaller cave, where Link can obtain a green joy ring.

Once Link brings the bananas to Moosh the bear, he joins the hero. Travel all the way west; when you get to Goron Mountain, turn north. Moosh can fly over the pitfalls, so that Link can reach the Dragon key.

Back to Mount Cucco, switch the season to spring again. On the west is a "spring flower" that can spit Link up to a higher ledge. Talon is sleeping in a cave: wake him up with the megaphone; when he leaves, Link can get a mushroom for the witch Syrup in Sunken City. Furthermore, a chest becomes now accessible; the subrosian ring is inside.

Go east until you get to a tree stump. Instead of changing the season, jump down one screen and collect a Heart Piece.

With a small tour, go back to the tree stump above and change the season to winter. West from the waterfall, the snow allows now to access a cave. On the upper exit, grab a flying rooster with the power bracelet and reach the keyhole. The Dragon key fits in and stops the waterfall.

Jump down, change the season to summer, and enter the dungeon.

DUNGEON: Dancing Dragon Dungeon
Dancing Dragon Dungeon is a dragon-shaped mine shaft of doom. You'll find the treasures in here have been heavily guarded with monsters and danger to discourage adventurers.

However, the next essence resides in here, and the only way to find it is to face the challenges this trouble-filled dragon holds.

Waterlogged and danger-ridden
The first room, as are many others here, is flooded with water. There is a locked door to the right, so swim over to the left to enter the next room.

This room has a chest you can easily reach: simply push the block two spaces left from it down. You'll find 10 Bombs.

With those extra bombs, ignore the Shrouded Stalfos and hop in the mine cart.

As you ride the mine cart, you'll pass a switch. Don't hit it until you round the curve. You'll switch the tracks, but still head north.

Once again, ignore the enemies and go east to spot a cracked wall. Plant a bomb right by it and head into the uncovered room.

Eight switches, nine pots, and one small key
Here is a simple puzzle: activate all the switches at once. However, there are 8 switches and 9 pots to use. Two aren't needed, but to make things easy, follow this solution:

You'll earn a Small Key as a reward. Now, take it and unlock the door in the first room.