Where to find HIA coins in Zenless Zone Zero

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HIA coins are one of many collector’s items Ground Zero without Zendiscovered through petite interactions, such as talking to NPCs on the street and helping them solve problems.

You can unlock HIA coins by completing “Trash talk” a side order from Ellis of Waterfall Soup at a fairly early stage.

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Below we explain where to find all the HIA coins on Sixth Street and Brant Street. (We are still working on collecting coins on later maps Ground Zero without Zen and we will update this guide when we receive them.)


What are HIA coins used for in Zenless Zone Zero?

You can trade HIA coins at Sage of Barrels, a trash can on the corner of Sixth Street. The trash can will give you a random reward from a pool of items for each coin you give it, including EXP and Denny materials.


Where to find HIA coins in Zenless Zone Zero

HIA coins can be found in several places, but you should pay attention to the NPCs with gray bubbles over them or shiny interactive objects such as:

This nervous officer has a gray speech bubble.
Image: Hoyoverse via Polygon

The Shining Plant at Zenless Zero

The plant next to the cafe shimmers at the appropriate time of day.
Image: Hoyoverse via Polygon

If you’re having trouble finding NPCs or shiny items, there are a few things you can do:

  • Leave this area and return to refresh the NPCs.
  • Check to make sure the NPC isn’t in the “wrong” place. For example, if you need Clara’s coin but she’s standing in front of Remote Play instead of the home improvement store, talk to her and then refresh the area so she can move.
  • Keep in mind that NPCs can also be involved in side quests. For example, you failed to get Ronnie’s coin because Kousaka was busy with another task.
  • Double check that the time is set correctly.
  • Make sure you are not in immersive story mode. If you do not see the time of day in the top left corner, you will not be able to find the coins.

You can also track your progress in each area by talking to Officer Mewmew. The final task on each page is to collect half or all of the HIA Coins in the area, which will allow you to track your progress.


Zenless Zone Zero HIA Coin Locations

Below is a list of all the early HIA Coin Locations in Ground Zero without Zenorganized by time of day and location.

Zenless Zone Zero HIA Coin Locations

Area Time of day Location
Area Time of day Location
Sixth Street Midnight Interact with the skateboarding bench next to the gadget shop.
Sixth Street Midnight Talk to Gerant outside the Remodeling Shop, then to Sita behind Howl’s Kiosk, then to Gerant again.
Sixth Street Morning Interact with the perfumed plant growing outside the Coff Cafe.
Sixth Street Morning Talk to Sjal in front of the Soup Waterfall.
Sixth Street Morning Talk to Luo outside the home improvement store, then interact with the empty chest on the second floor of the store (almost directly behind Luo).
Sixth Street Morning Talk to Mrs. Yani outside the Remodeling Shop, talk to Give Change Bangboo outside the Convenience Store, then talk to Mrs. Yani again.
Sixth Street Afternoon Talk to Ellis in Waterfall Soup to start the “Trash Talking” bounty. This unlocks HIA coins in general.
Sixth Street Afternoon Interact with Mr. Panda at the Coff Cafe.
Sixth Street Afternoon Talk to Travis outside of random game mode.
Sixth Street Afternoon Interact with the chest outside Bardic Needle.
Sixth Street Afternoon Talk to Pavol Chuck and Clara near the grocery store, kick the Wise Man in the Buck, then talk to Pavol Chuck again.
Sixth Street Afternoon Talk to Clara outside the Remodeling Shop, take her photo, then talk to her again.
Sixth Street Afternoon Talk to Lupita at the telephone pole in front of Grocery Store 141.
Sixth Street Evening Next to the dumpster, next to Officer Mewmew.
Sixth Street Evening Talk to Hannah in front of the 141 Convenience Store, get your cash back from the machine on the left side of the store, then talk to Hannah again.
Sixth Street Evening Interact with the lockers in random game mode next to the crafting table.
Sixth Street Evening Talk to Jonah outside the God Finger.
Sixth Street Evening Talk to Roy in front of the shop and give him the denarii.
Brant Street Morning Talk to Becky at the junction box.
Brant Street Morning Talk to Kaeda at one of the elevators to the upper platform, talk to Cole in front of it, then talk to Kaeda again.
Brant Street Morning Talk to Luka at the junction box.
Brant Street Morning Talk to Ronnie by the stack of crates, take a picture of Kousaka by the Junction Box, then talk to Ronnie again
Brant Street Afternoon Talk to Gray standing in front of the gigantic truck.
Brant Street Afternoon Talk to Ironhead at one of the elevators leading to the upper platform.
Brant Street Afternoon Talk to Kaidou at the snack shop, talk to Pepper, then talk to Kaidou again.
Brant Street Evening Talk to Yang at the excavator, interact with the pipes, then talk to Sulking Builderboo.
Brant Street Evening Talk to Li at the elevator going to the upper platform, interact with the cement bags, then talk to Li again.
Brant Street Evening Talk to Jen by the pile of crates, then talk to Kaishu by the blue container next to the car.

More Ground Zero without Zen guides, check out our beginner’s tips, cheat list, Officer Mewmew medal locations guide, Suspicious Shadow location, or our Speedy Chaser and Let’s Go Bro! walkthroughs.

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