Pufferfish

Pufferfish

Type	Fish
Location	Ocean; Ginger Island
Time	12pm to 4pm
Season	Summer
Weather	Sun
Difficulty	80
Behaviour	Floater
Size	1 to 37
Sell Price	200g
Energy	100
Health	0

The Pufferfish is one of the most sought-after ocean fish in the valley. On the mainland it only bites on sunny Summer afternoons, inside a short four-hour window, so it is easy to miss in the first year. It is needed for the Specialty Fish Bundle in the Community Center, and Demetrius asks for one in his "Aquatic Research" quest. Abigail loves it as a gift, which makes it one of the few fish a villager is truly glad to receive. On Ginger Island it bites in every season, and a Fish Pond of Pufferfish turns out valuable roe.

The in-game description reads: Inflates when threatened.

Catching

At The Beach and on the Beach Farm, the Pufferfish only bites in Summer, from 12pm to 4pm, and only when the sun is out. The best plan is to keep the first sunny afternoons of Summer free for fishing at the docks.

Ginger Island is far more forgiving. There the Pufferfish bites in any season, in the ocean of Island West, along the south and south-east shores and in the Pirate Cove. Magic Bait removes the season, weather and time limits altogether, so a mainland Pufferfish can be hooked at any hour with it.

On the line, the Pufferfish has floater behaviour and a high difficulty. Floater fish accelerate quickly upwards, so the Pufferfish keeps rising to the top of the bar. Only the Pufferfish and the Blobfish behave this way among fish caught with a rod. Keep the green bar a little high and expect sudden climbs. A Trap Bobber slows the meter when the fish slips out, and a Cork Bobber makes the bar wider. Pufferfish Bait from a Bait Maker makes later Pufferfish more likely to bite.

The fish can also be found without a rod. Garbage Cans sometimes hold one in Summer, and the Traveling Cart may sell one at a high price.

Prices

The Pufferfish is one of the better-paying ocean fish. An iridium Pufferfish is worth twice as much, and the Fisher and Angler professions add a quarter or a half on top. An iridium Pufferfish sold by an Angler fetches 600g. A Fish Smoker doubles the price again while keeping the quality, so a smoked normal Pufferfish sells for 400g.

Eating it is a bad idea. A raw Pufferfish drains energy instead of restoring it. Sashimi is also a poor deal, since the dish is worth far less than the raw fish.

In a Fish Pond, every Pufferfish adds to a steady roe supply. Pufferfish Roe sells for 130g, and a Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much. Room in the pond starts at three Pufferfish and rises to ten over three requests. The first asks for Driftwood, a Frozen Geode or Seaweed. The second asks for Clams or Coral. The last asks for Aquamarine, a Mussel or Sea Urchins. Below five fish, the pond only gives roe some of the time. From five fish upwards, every item it produces is roe.

Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.

Quality	Price	Fisher (+25%)	Angler (+50%)
Normal	200g	250g	300g
Silver	250g	312g	375g
Gold	300g	375g	450g
Iridium	400g	500g	600g

Uses

The Specialty Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank needs a Pufferfish, a Ghostfish, a Sandfish and a Woodskip. The reward is five plates of Dish O' The Sea, a meal that boosts Fishing.

Demetrius sends the "Aquatic Research" quest by mail on the 6th of Summer in the second year. He wants a single Pufferfish. Delivering it earns 1,000g and about a heart of friendship. A Pufferfish kept in a chest from the first Summer finishes the quest on the day it arrives.

In the kitchen, the Pufferfish counts as "any fish" for Maki Roll, Sashimi and Quality Fertilizer. At the Sewing Machine, a Pufferfish in the spool with Cloth makes the dyeable Sailor Shirt. At the dye pots in Emily and Haley's house, Pufferfish counts as a yellow dye.

The Community Center asks for Pufferfish in these bundles.

Bundle	Room	Amount
Specialty Fish Bundle	Fish Tank	1

Gifts

Abigail loves the Pufferfish. She is the only villager who loves it, and it makes a fine present on her birthday, Fall 13. A Pufferfish caught in Summer keeps in a chest until then.

Among those who feel neutral about Pufferfish are the older residents Demetrius, Linus and Pam. The same goes for Willy and Leo, and for the bachelors Elliott and Sebastian.

Alex, Caroline, Clint, the Dwarf, Emily, George, Gus, Harvey, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Lewis, Marnie, Maru, Penny, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Shane, Vincent and the Wizard dislike it.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

These villagers love receiving Pufferfish as a gift.

Villager	Image
Abigail

Notes

Catch at least three Pufferfish in the first Summer: one for the bundle, one for Demetrius and one for Abigail. Check the weather report each morning, since only sunny days count.

All Fish

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name	Location	Season	Price
Albacore	Ocean	Fall; Winter	75g
Anchovy	Ocean	Spring; Fall	30g
Angler	Pelican Town	Fall	900g
Blobfish	Submarine at Night Market	Winter	500g
Blue Discus	Ginger Island	All	120g
Bream	River	All	45g
Bullhead	Mountain Lake	All	75g
Carp	Mountain Lake; Secret Woods; The Sewers; Mutant Bug Lair	Spring; Summer; Fall in The Mountain Lake; All in Secret Woods, The Sewers, or Mutant Bug Lair	30g
Catfish	River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp	Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter	200g
Chub	Mountain Lake; Forest River	All	50g
Clam	-	All	50g
Cockle	-	All	50g
Crab	-	All	100g
Crayfish	-	All	75g
Crimsonfish	Ocean	Summer	1500g
Dorado	Forest River	Summer	100g
Eel	Ocean	Spring; Fall	85g
Flounder	Ocean; Ginger Island	Spring; Summer	100g
Ghostfish	Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines	All	45g
Glacierfish	Cindersap Forest	Winter	1000g
Glacierfish Jr.	Cindersap Forest	All	1000g
Goby	Cindersap Forest Waterfalls	All	150g
Halibut	Ocean	Spring; Summer; Winter	80g
Herring	Ocean	Spring; Winter	30g
Ice Pip	The Mines, Floor 60	All	500g
Largemouth Bass	Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm	All	100g
Lava Eel	Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera	All	700g
Legend	Mountain Lake	Spring	5000g
Legend II	Mountain Lake	All	5000g
Lingcod	River; Mountain Lake	Winter	120g
Lionfish	Ginger Island	All	100g
Lobster	-	All	120g
Midnight Carp	Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater)	Fall; Winter	150g
Midnight Squid	Submarine at Night Market	Winter	100g
Ms. Angler	Pelican Town	All	900g
Mussel	-	All	30g
Mutant Carp	The Sewers	All	1000g
Octopus	The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market	Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island)	150g
Oyster	-	All	40g
Perch	River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond	Winter	55g
Periwinkle	-	All	20g
Pike	River; Forest Pond	Summer; Winter	100g
Pufferfish	Ocean; Ginger Island	Summer	200g
Radioactive Carp	The Sewers	All	1000g
Rainbow Trout	River; Mountain Lake	Summer	65g
Red Mullet	Ocean	Summer; Winter	75g
Red Snapper	Ocean; Beach Farm	Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem	50g
Salmon	River	Fall	75g
Sandfish	The Desert	All	75g
Sardine	Ocean	Spring; Fall; Winter	40g
Scorpion Carp	The Desert	All	150g
Sea Cucumber	Ocean; Submarine at Night Market	Fall; Winter	75g
Shad	River	Spring; Summer; Fall	60g
Shrimp	-	All	60g
Slimejack	Mutant Bug Lair	All	100g
Smallmouth Bass	Town River; Forest Pond	Spring; Fall	50g
Snail	-	All	65g
Son of Crimsonfish	Ocean	All	1500g
Spook Fish	Submarine at Night Market	Winter	220g
Squid	Ocean	Winter	80g
Stingray	Pirate Cove	All	180g
Stonefish	Floor 20 of The Mines	All	300g
Sturgeon	Mountain Lake	Summer; Winter	200g
Sunfish	River	Spring; Summer	30g
Super Cucumber	Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market	Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17)	250g
Tiger Trout	River	Fall; Winter	150g
Tilapia	Ocean; Ginger Island	Summer; Fall	75g
Tuna	Ocean; Ginger Island	Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All	100g
Void Salmon	Witch's Swamp	All	150g
Walleye	River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond	Fall; Winter with Rain Totem	105g
Woodskip	Secret Woods; Forest Farm	All	75g