How to get the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a game filled with adventure and collection. There are many different items to gather up, including Critters. If you want to catch Critters under the water, you’ll need to unlock a specific tool called the Bubble Wand.  The Bubble Wand is your ticket to filling up the Reef room at the Nature Reserve, but it doesn’t become available to unlock until you’ve made some decent progression through the main story and leveled up your friendships with several characters.  How to get the Bubble Wand Crafting Plans in Hello Kitty Island Adventure Screenshot by Destructoid Before you can even think of trying to get the Bubble Wand, you’ll need to complete the following checklist of quests: “Finding Flippers” (Keroppi level 1) “Open the Nature Preserve” (Keroppi level 2) “Deep Diving” (Kuromi level 6) “Comic Relief” (Hangyodon level 6) “Bring Back the Swing” (Pekkle level 5) “Enraging Ruins” (Retsuko level 7) When that’s done, you can get the Bubble Wand itself. To do this, you’ll need to complete the “Magic Bubble Wand” quest, which involves finding three parts of the Bubble Wand Crafting Plans that are scattered in chests across Friendship Island.  Here’s where to find each chest and maps to help guide you to the right locations. Hangyodon’s Chest Image by Destructoid After talking to Hangyodon at the sign near the Comedy Club, you’ll then need to head off to the Sunken Ship to find the first chest. When you get there, head as far to the left as you can while remaining at the sea bed, and the chest can be found on a ledge halfway up.  Once you’ve found it, return to Hangyodon before moving on to the next step with Retsuko.  Retsuko’s Chest Image by Destructoid Retsuko can be found at the sign near the Hot Springs on Mount Hothead. After talking to her, you’ll need to head northwest and climb up the cliff to the right side of the waterfalls feeding the Springs. The chest is located on the right side of the ledge above.  Take the plans back to Retsuko, and then you can head off in search of the third and final part of the Bubble Wand Crafting Plans.  Pekkle’s Chest Image by Destructoid During this quest, Pekkle will be found inside the Crystal Caves on Gemstone Mountain. If you’ve explored this area thoroughly, you’ll likely already know where the sign is. After talking to Pekkle at the sign, head left and enter the door that glows purple. The chest is located to the very left of this purple room, and opening it will give you the final part of the Crafting Plans.  How to make the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure Screenshot by Destructoid Once you’ve completed the full set of Crafting Plans, you can head to Chococat’s Crafting Table near the Resort Gate in Seaside Resort, even if you’ve unlocked the closer Crafting Table on Gemstone Mountain.  To craft the Bubble Wand, you’ll need the following resources: 5 Box Clams 7 Box Clams can be collected per day around Rainbow Reef, but they can also be rewarded from Seapony Racing and the Fwishing Well 20 Starfish These pink Starfish can be found around the floor and rocks of Rainbow Reef, up to a maximum of 17 per day 3 Mechanisms Made using 3 Gizmos, which are rewarded for giving gifts to Chococat How to use the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure Image by Destructoid The Bubble Wand can be used to collect any Critter that swims or floats around in any underwater area, but it doesn’t work on Fish. To use it, you must select it as your active tool via the Tool Wheel. The Bubble Wand works almost identically to the Net, with one subtle difference. When you use the Bubble Wand, a bubble will shoot out and encase any nearby underwater Critter. You then need to swim into this bubble and pop it to pick up the Critter, or it will otherwise escape. The post How to get the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure appeared first on Destructoid.

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How to get the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Using the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a game filled with adventure and collection. There are many different items to gather up, including Critters. If you want to catch Critters under the water, you’ll need to unlock a specific tool called the Bubble Wand. 

The Bubble Wand is your ticket to filling up the Reef room at the Nature Reserve, but it doesn’t become available to unlock until you’ve made some decent progression through the main story and leveled up your friendships with several characters. 

How to get the Bubble Wand Crafting Plans in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Hangyodon in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Screenshot by Destructoid

Before you can even think of trying to get the Bubble Wand, you’ll need to complete the following checklist of quests:

  • “Finding Flippers” (Keroppi level 1)
  • “Open the Nature Preserve” (Keroppi level 2)
  • “Deep Diving” (Kuromi level 6)
  • “Comic Relief” (Hangyodon level 6)
  • “Bring Back the Swing” (Pekkle level 5)
  • “Enraging Ruins” (Retsuko level 7)

When that’s done, you can get the Bubble Wand itself. To do this, you’ll need to complete the “Magic Bubble Wand” quest, which involves finding three parts of the Bubble Wand Crafting Plans that are scattered in chests across Friendship Island. 

Here’s where to find each chest and maps to help guide you to the right locations.

Hangyodon’s Chest

Location of Hangyodon's chest in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Image by Destructoid

After talking to Hangyodon at the sign near the Comedy Club, you’ll then need to head off to the Sunken Ship to find the first chest. When you get there, head as far to the left as you can while remaining at the sea bed, and the chest can be found on a ledge halfway up. 

Once you’ve found it, return to Hangyodon before moving on to the next step with Retsuko. 

Retsuko’s Chest

Location of Retsuko's chest in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Image by Destructoid

Retsuko can be found at the sign near the Hot Springs on Mount Hothead. After talking to her, you’ll need to head northwest and climb up the cliff to the right side of the waterfalls feeding the Springs. The chest is located on the right side of the ledge above. 

Take the plans back to Retsuko, and then you can head off in search of the third and final part of the Bubble Wand Crafting Plans. 

Pekkle’s Chest

Location of Pekkle's chest in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Image by Destructoid

During this quest, Pekkle will be found inside the Crystal Caves on Gemstone Mountain. If you’ve explored this area thoroughly, you’ll likely already know where the sign is. After talking to Pekkle at the sign, head left and enter the door that glows purple. The chest is located to the very left of this purple room, and opening it will give you the final part of the Crafting Plans. 

How to make the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Crafting Table in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Screenshot by Destructoid

Once you’ve completed the full set of Crafting Plans, you can head to Chococat’s Crafting Table near the Resort Gate in Seaside Resort, even if you’ve unlocked the closer Crafting Table on Gemstone Mountain. 

To craft the Bubble Wand, you’ll need the following resources:

  • 5 Box Clams
    • 7 Box Clams can be collected per day around Rainbow Reef, but they can also be rewarded from Seapony Racing and the Fwishing Well

  • 20 Starfish
    • These pink Starfish can be found around the floor and rocks of Rainbow Reef, up to a maximum of 17 per day

  • 3 Mechanisms
    • Made using 3 Gizmos, which are rewarded for giving gifts to Chococat

How to use the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure

Bubble Wand on the tool wheel in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Image by Destructoid

The Bubble Wand can be used to collect any Critter that swims or floats around in any underwater area, but it doesn’t work on Fish. To use it, you must select it as your active tool via the Tool Wheel.

The Bubble Wand works almost identically to the Net, with one subtle difference. When you use the Bubble Wand, a bubble will shoot out and encase any nearby underwater Critter. You then need to swim into this bubble and pop it to pick up the Critter, or it will otherwise escape.

The post How to get the Bubble Wand in Hello Kitty Island Adventure appeared first on Destructoid.