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Gar
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Real-world info
Name: Atractosteus spatula (alligator gar) Family: Lepisosteidae (gars)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ガー  雀鳝  Gar  Pez caimán  Luccio  Панцирная щука  가아  雀鱔  Gar  Pez caimán  Knochenhecht  Kaaimansnoek

The gar (ガー, Gā) is a freshwater fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World. In games prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it appears in the river pool as a huge shadow; in New Horizons, it instead appears in ponds as a very large shadow. In all games it appears in, the gar is available from 4 PM - 9 AM from summer to early fall.

Catch details

In Wild World

#34

"I caught a gar! ...Nose like a GARden hose!"

Description	They resemble alligators, and are so large, they can even eat waterfowl.
Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	Jun – Aug
Location	River pool
Shadow size	Huge
Fish size	190 cm
Selling price	6,000 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#36

"I caught a gar! Gar har har HAAAAR!"

Description	These ancient, huge, alligator-like fish have been known to eat waterfowl.
Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	River pool
Shadow size	Huge
Fish size	About 76 in.
Selling price	6,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#40

"I caught a gar! It ain't gettin' too far!"

Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	River Pool
Shadow size	Huge
Fish size	190 cm
Selling price	6,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#63

Availability	Not currently available 2019-08-20 – 2019-12-27 2022-06-23 – 2022-09-19
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Huge
Size	158.8 cm – 221.1 cm
Rarity	★★★
Selling price	2,000 Bells
Version added	Unknown
Villager gift data	Tier: 4 (Rare) Rewards:  2,000 Bells Fortune cookie Sparkle stones (1.6%) +4 Friendship points

In New Horizons

#43

"I caught a gar! Yar! It's a gar! Har Har!"

Time of year	North: Jun – Sep South: Dec – Mar
Time of day	4 PM – 9 AM
Location	Pond
Shadow size	Very large
Rarity	Uncommon
Spawn requirement	Catch 50 total fish
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  6,000 Bells  C.J.:  9,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

When placed in the museum, the gar shares a tank with the arapaima, the middle tank in Animal Crossing: Wild World and the middle-right tank in Animal Crossing: City Folk. Until Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Blathers makes a small speech about the donated gar.

In Wild World

"<Player>, if you plan to raise a gar at home, I have some crucial advice. You must be very careful not to overfeed it! These brutes grow much faster than you might suspect, eh wot? Before you know it, it could be bigger than you can handle! The horror!"

In City Folk

"Hoo, I daresay you've really fished a winner this time, my dear owlet! Gar can grow to massive sizes--up to 120 inches! Let's hope this new addition to our museum can grow to an equally enormous size..."

In New Leaf

"Their long faces and large mouths make them look like alligators. Some can grow up to three yards. They are ancient fish that haven't changed since they first appeared millions of years ago. They breathe not only through gills, but also by sticking their mouths above the surface of the water. Gar eggs are poisonous, so people all over the world are advised to not eat them--no exceptions."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"Hoo hoo! So you have snagged a gar. Did you know this beastly fish can grow up to nine feet long? Indeed, the gar is a remnant of times long past--a living fossil, if you will. It not only has sharp teeth and armor-like scales...it has the ability to take breaths of air as well! Ah, to look upon this unusual fish is to get a glimpse of our prehistoric past."

Once donated to the museum, the gar can be found in the recessed fish tank in the first fish exhibit with the Pike.

Real-world information

A real-life spotted gar

This fish can be caught up to about 4 meters (12 ft) in length. Its scales are diamond-shaped and are sometimes used for jewelry. It appears in North America, particularly the United States.

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a Gar, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"Fried gar will beat the fins off any fish in a fish-'n'- chips showdown... Probably. Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"By the by, my fisher friend, frying gar is certainly the best way to eat it when it's lunch or dinnertime. Though it works pretty well if I just swallow it whole too! No wrong way for fish! YUM!"

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Names in other languages

	ガー Gā	Approximation of English name
	가아 gaa	Approximation of English name
	雀鳝 quèshàn	Gar
	雀鱔 Unknown
	Панцирная щука Pantsirnaya shchuka	Gar
	Kaaimansnoek	Longnose gar (lit. "Caiman pike")
	Knochenhecht	Gar (lit. "bony pike")
	Pez caimán	Caiman fish
	Gar
	Luccio	Northern pike

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