Giant Isopod

Giant Isopod
Giant Isopod
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Real-world info
	Name: Bathynomus giganteus; Family: Cirolanidae
Main appearances
	DnM AC e+ WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Name in other languages; ダイオウグソクムシ; 大王具足虫; Bathynome géant; Isópodo gigante; Isopode gigante; Гигантская изопода 자이언트 이소포드; 大王具足蟲; Isopode géant; Isópodo gigante; Riesenassel; Reuzenpissebed

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The Giant Isopod^{[nb 1]} is a sea creature (fish in Pocket Camp) in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Giant Isopod was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update.

Catch details[edit]

In New Leaf[edit]

#30

"Blech! I caught a giant isopod! That's a horror if ever one existed!"

Time of Year	All year (only on Tortimer Island)
Time of Day	All day
Peak Times	N/A
Shadow Size	Medium
Shadow Movement	Uniform
Sea Creature Size	30 cm
Rarity	Unknown
Selling Price	9000 Bells
Tank Size

In Pocket Camp[edit]

#66

Event Availability	Fishing Tourney: Dance
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow Size	Sparkling
Fish Size	34.9 cm - 51.2 cm
Rarity	★★★
Catch Rate	Event only.
Selling Price	N/A Bells
Request Reward	N/A Bells

N/AFishing Tourney: DanceSaltwater ShoresSparkling34.9 cm - 51.2 cm★★★Event only.N/A

In New Horizons[edit]

#35

"GAAAAH! I got a giant isopod! It's the crustodian of the sea."

Time of Year	North: Jul – Oct South: Jan – Apr
Time of Day	9 AM – 4 PM; 9 PM – 4 AM
Shadow Size	Medium
Shadow Movement	Very fast
Rarity
Total Catches *	80
Selling Price	12000 Bells
Tank Size

Giant IsopodJul – OctJan – Apr9 AM – 4 PM; 9 PM – 4 AMSeaUnknown80120001.0x1.0 No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No

Donating to the museum[edit]

In New Leaf[edit]

After the Giant Isopod is donated to the museum, it can be found in the small tank in the middle in the first room of the sea exhibit.

"Giant isopods are related to the pill bugs, and they can grow up to 20 inches long. They are scary looking but still come across as humorous for some odd reason. Despite their roly-poly builds, they are surprisingly fast swimmers, making them rather agile. They have big appetites, gaining the title 'sea cleaners' mostly because they eat dead fish on the sea floor."

In New Horizons[edit]

When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"Growing up to neatly 20 inches, the sea-dwelling giant isopod is the world's largest cousin of the pill bug. Twenty inches?! Twenty times as revolting, I say! Making matters worse for those of us who find the pill bug repulsive rather than "cute"... The giant isopod can swim shockingly fast and is known for its voracious appetite. In fact, it's most happy when dining on the carcasses of animals that have sunk to the bottom of the sea! This behavior has earned it a nickname..."the vacuum cleaner of the deep." Why must nature play such awful pranks on me?"

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Names in other languages[edit]

	ダイオウグソクムシ daiō-gusokumushi	Giant isopod (lit. "Great king armour bug")

	자이언트 이소포드 jaieonteu isopodeu	From English name

	大王具足虫 / 大王具足蟲 dàwáng jùzúchóng	From Japanese name

	Гигантская изопода Gigantskaya izopoda	Giant isopod

	Reuzenpissebed	Giant isopod

	Riesenassel	Giant isopod

	Isópodo gigante	Giant isopod

	Bathynome géant	Translation of scientific name

	Isopode géant	Giant isopod

	Isopode gigante	Giant isopod