How to Get Sun Pumpkins

Sun Pumpkin is a Material that you can cook in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK). Learn how to get Sun Pumpkins and ways to farm them, and how to use Sun Pumpkins with all its possible recipes, armor upgrades, fuse effects, and buy and sell prices.

How to Get Sun Pumpkin and Locations

Complete The Homegrown in Hateno Side Quest

You can get 5 Sun Pumpkins from Mayor Reede after completing The Homegrown in Hateno side quest. This side quest only unlocks after completing five other side quests in Hateno Village: A Letter to Koyin, A New Signature Food, Team Cece or Team Reede?, Cece's Secret, and Reede's Secret.

Purchase at the Hateno General Store

You can also purchase Sun Pumpkins at the general store in Hateno Village for 20 Rupees. Note that the pumpkins will only appear in the shop if you have completed the The Homegrown in Hateno side quest.

Take Its Picture to Add the 243rd Hyrule Compendium Entry

If you are missing an entry on the Materials section on the Hyrule Compendium, chances are that you don't have a picture of the Sun Pumpkin. Make sure to take its photo as this material does not appear in the entry when you buy compendium photos from Robbie

Camera Guide: How to Take Pictures

Sun Pumpkin Source and Locations

Sun Pumpkins are mostly found in the locations: Hateno Village. Look around these locations to farm for Sun Pumpkins.

Set the Sensor + to Sun Pumpkin

Set your Sensor + to find Sun Pumpkins for easier tracking when there are some nearby. This is a must when farming for any material in the overworld.

How to Unlock the Sensor +

How to Use Sun Pumpkin

Use Sun Pumpkins for Cooking

Sun Pumpkin Bonus Effects

Bonus Effects When Cooked in a Cooking Pot
Gloom Cure Bonus	Sunny Modifier: Restores health depleted by gloom.

To get this ingredient's Sunny bonus effect, remember that you shouldn't mix ingredients with conflicting bonus effects. Only combine them with items that grant the same effects, if any.

List of Items
Sun Pumpkin	Sundelion

Advanced Cooking Guide
Adding Buffs and Bonuses to Dishes

Sun Pumpkin Recipes

Sun Pumpkins can be used as a Cooking Ingredient to make certain recipes and dishes.

List of Dishes
Steamed Fruit	Steamed Tomatoes	Steamed Mushrooms	Steamed Meat
Steamed Fish	Fried Wild Greens	Copious Fried Wild Greens	Salt-Grilled Greens
Herb Saute	Veggie Cream Soup	Cream of Mushroom Soup	Creamy Meat Soup
Creamy Seafood Soup	Glazed Veggies	Vegetable Curry	Pumpkin Stew
Meat-Stuffed Pumpkin	Vegetable Risotto	Cheesy Risotto	Veggie Rice Balls
Veggie Porridge	Vegetable Omelet	Cheesy Omelet	Pumpkin Pie
Baked Sun Pumpkin

Cooking Guide
List of Food and Dishes

Fuse Sun Pumpkins to Weapons

Sun Pumpkins can be Fused with weapons and shields, and can be attached to arrows. When fused, the Sun Pumpkin increases attack power by 1, and other effects may vary depending on where you fuse them.

Fuse Guide: How to Combine Materials With Weapons, Arrows, and Shields

Sell Sun Pumpkins for Rupees

Sell Price	5

Sun Pumpkins can be sold for 5 Rupees each at any shop or traveling merchant.

Sun Pumpkin Item Overview

Sun Pumpkin Flavor Text

Sun Pumpkin
A new variety of pumpkin that soaks up the sunshine in Hateno Village. Baked into a dish, it can help heal the effects of exposure to gloom.
Type	Material Wild Green
Dye Color	Green

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