Pot

Pots, also called Jars, are recurring items in the Legend of Zelda series. Scattered throughout dungeons and in houses, among other places, pots can be picked up and tossed, often revealing items such as Hearts, Rupees, Bombs, or Arrows to have been inside when they break. Pots are often found in boss chambers, usually containing Hearts and ammunition for certain items, typically those effective against the boss. Pots may also be thrown at enemies, and often deal more damage than a game's starting sword. They can also be used to hold down pressure switches.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Pots are found inside buildings such as houses and dungeons. Unlike in later installments in the series, items may be found underneath pots, situated on the grey pedestals on which they are found, rather than appearing when the pot has been broken. Additionally, pots often yield keys when lifted, making it one of the few games in which the breaking of pots is persistently mandatory. Pots cannot be broken with Link's sword until it has been upgraded to the Golden Sword; they may also be broken with the Magic Hammer. In the Dark World, skulls are found instead of pots.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Pots contain Hearts, Rupees, and sometimes Fairies and items such as arrows and bombs. They may only be lifted by using the Power Bracelet; if Link comes in contact with one prior to having obtained the bracelet, dialogue appears, stating that it is too heavy to be lifted with just his bare hands. The Ultimate Sword also has the power to break pots.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask
Pots can be found nearly anywhere from the overworld to inside houses and dungeons. Link can destroy pots by throwing them or by attacking with one of his items, such as his sword, arrows, and Fairy Slingshot. Once broken, pots may drop their usual contents. A few Flying Pots appear in certain dungeons, such as the Spirit Temple and Stone Tower Temple. The guard found in the small room near the bridge to Hyrule Castle Town will ask Link to smash some pots for him to provide some relief from the monotony of his job.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons
Pots may be picked up and thrown only by using the Power Bracelet, similar to Link's Awakening. In Oracle of Ages, Link also obtains the Power Glove, which allows him to pick up pots quicker than the regular Power Bracelet would.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
Pots can be thrown by one Link onto another Link's head, making their surroundings pitch black.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Special "bone china vases" may be found in the Hall of Wealth on Windfall Island. If Link breaks these, Mila's Father will demand the compensation of ten Rupees for each broken jar. If Link does not have enough Rupees, Mila's Father will get angry and order Link to leave. Dungeons also contain Warp Pots that allow Link to transport himself to other Warp Pots found in a dungeon.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Pots may be thrown at enemies, dealing more damage than the Smith's Sword. The Gust Jar can also be used to fire pots as projectiles against enemies. Pots cannot be broken with Link's sword until he has learned the Rock Breaker skill from Swiftblade. Link can also push Pots to hold down switches; once Link has obtained the Power Bracelets, he can also push Pots in his Minish-sized form.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
For the first time in the series, Link is able to wield smaller pots with one hand while running, as opposed to carrying it above his head using both hands, although this is still the case if he moves slowly or remains stationary. Ooccoo and by extent, Ooccoo Jr. may be found hiding in pots in all dungeons up to the Temple of Time. The use of pots as a gameplay mechanic for restoration is satirized by Hena, who mentions how strange it is that some people break pots compulsively.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks
Pots are picked up by tapping one with the Nintendo DS' stylus pen. Tapping a location on the screen will then result in Link attempting to throw the Pot at that point. In the Temple of the Ocean King, there will be red pots and yellow pots. Red pots, when broken, turn the area they were broken into Safe Zones. When the yellow pots are broken, they contain either 30 second or 15 seconds worth of the Sand of Hours. Both are quite useful in the temple. It is notable, that the pots can broken, even with the beginning sword without any enhancements.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Pots can be destroyed with the sword, and can also be thrown or rolled along the ground.