The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword / Upgrades

Skyward Sword upgrades: shields, treasure, bugs and potion infusions

Separate repairs, equipment upgrades and potion enhancement requirements.

Edition covered

Original Wii edition with Wii MotionPlus controls. Skyward Sword HD button controls and quality-of-life changes are excluded.

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Upgrades

Equipment recipes

Treasure

Read the Scrap Shop requirement.

Reference

Potion infusions

Bugs

Match the insect to the recipe.

Reference

Service costs and purchases

Rupees

Keep enough for repair.

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Carried support equipment

Pouch slots

Use Item Check for spare items.

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Quick notes

Choose the upgrade service. Equipment improvements use Gondo’s Scrap Shop; potion infusions use Bertie’s service beside the Potion Shop.
Collect the right material family. Treasure and insects are separate inventories with separate uses.
Repair before a difficult encounter. Shield durability is separate from Link’s hearts.
Store spare pouch equipment. The Item Check lets you choose an expedition loadout.

Choose the upgrade service

Services compared
Service	Provider	Result
Shield repair	Gondo	Restores shield condition.
Equipment upgrade	Gondo	Improves a compatible item using treasure and rupees.
Potion purchase	Luv	Fills an available bottle with a potion.
Potion infusion	Bertie	Enhances eligible potion contents using bugs and rupees.

Useful tip

Shield durability is separate from Link’s hearts. Fixing a shield restores its condition, while an upgrade changes its capabilities and durability limit.

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Nintendo: Wii instruction booklet	m1.nintendo.net
Zelda Dungeon: Skyward Sword walkthrough	www.zeldadungeon.net