HIA Coins are one of the many collectables in Zenless Zone Zero, found from small interactions like talking to NPCs on the street and helping their problems.
You can unlock HIA Coins by completing the “Trash Talking” side commission from Ellis at Waterfall Soup pretty early on.
Below we explain where to find all the HIA Coins in Sixth Street and Brant Street. (We’re still working on collecting the coins in the later maps of Zenless Zone Zero and will update this guide when we get them.)
What are HIA Coins used for in Zenless Zone Zero?
You can trade HIA Coins to the Sage of Barrels, the trashcan in the corner of Sixth Street. The garbage can will give you a random reward from a pool of items for every coin you give it, including EXP materials and Denny.
Where to find HIA Coins in Zenless Zone Zero
You can find HIA Coins in a handful of places, but the thing to look for are NPCs with grey speech bubbles above them or sparkling interactable objects like so:
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If you’re having a hard time finding the NPCs or sparkling objects, there are a couple things you can do:
- Leave the area and come back to refresh the NPCs.
- Look to see if the NPC is in the “wrong” spot. For example, if you need Clara’s coin but she’s standing in front of Remote Play instead of the remodeling shop, talk to her, and then refresh the area to have her move.
- Be aware that NPCs may get tied up in side commissions, too. For instance, weren’t able to get Ronnie’s coin because Kousaka was busy with another quest.
- Double check that the time is set correctly.
- Make sure you’re not in immersive story mode. If you can’t see the time of day in the top left corner, you won’t be able to find coins.
You can also track your progress for each area by talking to Officer Mewmew. The last task on each page is collecting half or all the HIA coins in the area, which will let you know your progress.
Zenless Zone Zero HIA Coin locations
Below, we list all the early HIA Coin locations in Zenless Zone Zero, organized by time of day and locations.
Zenless Zone Zero HIA Coin locations
| Area | Time of day | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Area | Time of day | Location |
| Sixth Street | Midnight | Interact with the skateboard bench next to the Gadget Store. |
| Sixth Street | Midnight | Talk to Gerant outside of the Remodeling Shop, then Sita behind Howl’s newstand, and then Gerant again. |
| Sixth Street | Morning | Interact with the fragrant plant outside of Coff Cafe. |
| Sixth Street | Morning | Talk to Sjal outside of Waterfall Soup. |
| Sixth Street | Morning | Talk to Luo outside of the Remodeling Shop, and then interact with the empty crate on the second floor of the shop (almost directly behind Luo). |
| Sixth Street | Morning | Talk to Mrs. Yani outside of the Remodeling Shop, talk to the Give Change Bangboo outside of the convenience store, and then talk to Mrs. Yani again. |
| Sixth Street | Afternoon | Talk to Ellis at Waterfall Soup to start the “Trash Talking” commission. This unlocks HIA Coins in general. |
| Sixth Street | Afternoon | Interact with Mr. Panda at Coff Cafe. |
| Sixth Street | Afternoon | Talk to Travis outside of Random Play. |
| Sixth Street | Afternoon | Interact with the packing crate outside of Bardic Needle. |
| Sixth Street | Afternoon | Talk to Pavol Chuck and Clara next to the convenience store, kick the Sage in a Barrel, and then talk to Pavol Chuck again. |
| Sixth Street | Afternoon | Talk to Clara outside of the Remodeling Shop, take a photo of her, and then talk to her again. |
| Sixth Street | Afternoon | Talk to Lupita by the telephone pole in front of the 141 Convenience Store. |
| Sixth Street | Evening | Next to the garbage bin next to Officer Mewmew. |
| Sixth Street | Evening | Talk to Hannah outside of 141 Convenience Store, get a refund from the vending machine to the left of the store, and then talk to Hannah again. |
| Sixth Street | Evening | Interact with the lockers in Random Play next to the workbench. |
| Sixth Street | Evening | Talk to Jonah outside of God Finger. |
| Sixth Street | Evening | Talk to Roy outside of the convenience store and give him dennies. |
| Brant Street | Morning | Talk to Becky by the Junction Box. |
| Brant Street | Morning | Talk to Kaeda by one of the elevators to the upper platform, talk to Cole standing in front of her, and then talk to Kaede again. |
| Brant Street | Morning | Talk to Luka by the Junction Box. |
| Brant Street | Morning | Talk to Ronnie by the pile of crates, take a photo of Kousaka by the Junction Box, and then talk to Ronnie again |
| Brant Street | Afternoon | Talk to Gray in front of the big truck. |
| Brant Street | Afternoon | Talk to Ironhead near one of the elevators to the upper platform. |
| Brant Street | Afternoon | Talk to Kaidou by the snack shops, talk to Pepper, and then talk to Kaidou again. |
| Brant Street | Evening | Talk to Yang by the excavator, interact with the pipes, and then talk to the Sulking Builderboo. |
| Brant Street | Evening | Talk to Li by the elevator to the upper platform, interact with the cement bags, and then talk to Li again. |
| Brant Street | Evening | Talk to Jen by the pile of crates and then talk to Kaishu by the blue container next to the car. |
For more Zenless Zone Zero guides, see our beginner’s tips, list of codes, a guide to Officer Mewmew Medal locations, “suspicious shadow” location, or our “Speedy Chaser” and “Let’s Go Bro!” exploration walkthroughs.