How to Actually Get the Green Potato in Dreamlight Valley and What to Do With It

You're probably staring at a collection of weirdly colored tubers in your inventory and wondering why on earth you’re hunting for a green potato in Dreamlight Valley. It’s one of those quests that feels like a fever dream. Gameloft loves hiding these "Potato Quests" behind layers of obscure puzzles that aren't mentioned in your quest log. No markers. No map icons. Just you, some cryptic items, and a whole lot of running around the biomes.

The green potato isn't just a gardening accident. It is a mandatory piece of the puzzle for the Rainbow Potion, which eventually unlocks the Rainbow Fox companion. If you want that glowing little guy following you around, you have to deal with the green one.

The Emerald Bottles: Where This Madness Starts

Before you even see a potato, you need bottles. Sixteen of them.

Honestly, this is the most tedious part. You have to go fishing for Emerald Bottles hidden in the waters across every single biome. They don’t look like fish bubbles. They look like little green glints underwater. You'll need to aim your fishing line directly at the gold/green shimmer. If you miss, you just get seaweed or bass. It’s annoying.

• Peaceful Meadow: Check the small ponds. There are two here.
• Dazzle Beach: Look near the cave where you found Ursula and around the island where Skull Rock sits. There are five bottles scattered in the salt water.
• Glade of Trust: Four bottles hide in the murky river. They are notoriously hard to see because of the lily pads and dark water. Turn your in-game brightness up if you're struggling.
• Forest of Valor: Two bottles. One is usually near the waterfall.
• Frosted Heights: One bottle. It’s usually in the river, not the pond.
• Sunlit Plateau: Two bottles. Check the river near the elephant graveyard.
• Forgotten Lands: Only one bottle here, usually in the small pond near the back.

Once you have all 16, open your inventory. "Use" each bottle. They break down into Emerald Silver. Head to a crafting station. You aren't making jewelry; you’re making a Jade Crystal.

Finding the Secret Room in the Vitalys Mines

Now that you have the Jade Crystal, the search for the green potato in Dreamlight Valley actually begins. Head to the Vitalys Mines in the Sunlit Plateau.

Don't just run through the main tracks. You need to look for a secret room. If you’ve progressed through Simba and Nala’s quests, you might remember a hidden area near the back of the mines with a small herbalist station and some scattered books.

Look for a glowing green seed on the floor in this room. You can’t just pick it up. You have to interact with the Jade Crystal you just crafted. Once you interact with the crystal near the herbalist table, the Green Seed finally appears.

Growing the Green Potato

You have a seed. Now you need to plant it.

But you can't just stick it in the ground anywhere. The game is very specific about this. You must plant the Green Seed in the Forgotten Lands. This makes sense, given the spooky, green fire vibe of the place.

Dig a hole. Drop the seed. Water it.

Now, wait. It takes about three hours to grow. You can use the "Even More Miraculous Growth Elixir" if you're impatient and want it done instantly. I usually just go mine some iron ore or check Scrooge’s shop while I wait. When it’s ready, harvest it. You finally have the green potato in Dreamlight Valley.

Crafting the Crystalline Green Potion

The potato by itself is useless. You can't eat it, and you shouldn't sell it. You need to turn it into a potion. To do this, you need a few more ingredients that aren't exactly common.

First, you need the Jade Crystal (the one you used to find the seed).
Second, you need the Green Potato.
Third, you need a Dreamlight Fruit. You get these from the special trees that grow after you finish Simba’s "Seed of Memories" quest.

Go to a crafting station. Look under the "Functional Items" tab. You’ll see the recipe for the Crystalline Green Potion.

What is the Rainbow Potion?

The green potion is just one-sixth of the final goal. To get the Rainbow Fox, you need to have completed the quests for all the other potatoes:

1. Red Potato: Involved a lot of cooking and a specific recipe found in Remy's kitchen.
2. Golden Potato: Found via a mystery code (GPOT-OATO-LDFS-ENNM) or in Scrooge's safe.
3. Blue Potato: Found in Ursula’s house and involved a "water labyrinth" in the mines.
4. Orange Potato: Required finding tiny pebbles inside the Hidden Room in the Dream Castle while wearing the Lenses of Shadows.
5. Purple Potato: Required answering riddles from a portal in the Frosted Heights.

Once you have all the colored potions (Red, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Purple), you craft the Rainbow Potion.

The Final Step: The Rainbow Fox

Take that Rainbow Potion to the Dark Castle. This is the place you go during the end-game story quests involving The Forgotten.

Inside the Dark Castle, right near the first door, there’s a stone statue of a fox that looks a bit... unfinished. Interact with it. Give it the Rainbow Potion.

The statue will transform into the Rainbow Fox. It’s arguably the coolest companion in the game because it literally glows with a cycling neon gradient.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Sometimes the Emerald Bottles don't show up. If you're looking at a guide and the bottle isn't there, try restarting your game or changing the time of day in your settings (though be careful with time-traveling, it can break your save).

Some players report that the Green Seed won't spawn in the mines. Make sure the Jade Crystal is actually in your inventory, not in a chest back at your house. The game won't trigger the "interact" prompt if the item isn't on your person.

Also, if you accidentally ate the Dreamlight Fruit, just wait a day. They regrow on the trees in the Sunlit Plateau.

Actionable Next Steps

To wrap this up and get your fox, follow this specific order:

1. Craft a lot of fishing bait. You’re going to be at the water for a while looking for those 16 bottles.
2. Clean out your inventory. You’ll be picking up a lot of random fish and seaweed while trying to snag the bottles.
3. Check your quest progress with Simba. If you haven't unlocked the Dreamlight Fruit trees yet, you can't finish the green potion anyway, so prioritize those Pride Rock quests first.
4. Keep the potions safe. Don't drop them in random spots in the valley where you might forget them. Put them all in one dedicated "Potato Chest."

Once you’ve gathered the green potato and turned it into its potion form, you’re on the home stretch. The hunt for the green potato in Dreamlight Valley is basically a rite of passage for players who want to see everything the game has to offer. It’s confusing, it takes forever, and the game explains zero percent of it—but that's what makes the reward feel worth it.