Char

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Char NH Icon.png Char  
Artwork of char
Real-world info
Name: Salvelinus leucomaenis
(white-spotted char)

Family: Salmonidae (salmons and trouts)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 オオイワナ
 열목어
 Salmerino alpino
 Saibling
 花羔红点鲑
 Omble
 Trucha
 Bronforel
 花羔紅點鮭
 Omble
 Trucha
 Голец

The char[nb 1] (known as the large char prior to Wild World and in Wild World's catch quote) is a freshwater fish appearing in all games in the Animal Crossing series. In games prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be found at the waterfall between 4 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 9 PM from March to June, as well as 4 AM to 9 PM from September to November.

In New Horizons, the char (similarly to the cherry salmon) instead appears as a medium shadow in clifftop rivers from 4 PM to 9 AM during its spring to early summer availability window, and all day long during its fall availability window.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#23
Char
"I caught a large char! I wonder how it tastes charbroiled..."
Char
Time of year[nb 2] Mar – Jun; Sep – Nov
Time of day 4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM
Location Waterfall
Shadow size Large
Selling price  10,000 Bells
Feng shui None
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#24

Char
"I caught a large char! Ready, set, Char...ge!"

Description They made mountain stream fishing famous. They thrive even in the coldest water.
Time of year Mar – Jun; Sep – Nov
Time of day 4 AM – 9 AM; 4 PM – 9 PM
Peak times N/A
Location Waterfall
Shadow size Medium
Fish size 50 cm
Selling price  3,800 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#25

Char
"I caught a char! Now I'm all charged up!"

Description Popular among mountain-stream fisherfolk, these can thrive in cold water.
Time of year Mar – Jun; Sep – Nov
Time of day Mar – Jun:
4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM
Sep – Nov:
4 AM – 9 PM
Peak times N/A
Location Waterfall
Shadow size Large
Fish size About 20 in.
Selling price  3,800 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#27

Char
"I caught a char! How bizarre!"

Time of year Mar – Jun; Sep – Nov
Time of day Mar – Jun:
4 AM – 9 AM & 4 PM – 9 PM
Sep – Nov:
4 AM – 9 PM
Peak times N/A
Location Waterfall
Shadow size Medium
Fish size 50 cm
Selling price  3,800 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#67

Char

Event availability Peak Fishing Goals
Location Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size Medium
Fish size 41.8 cm - 58.2 cm
Rarity ★★★
Catch rate Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price  1,600 Bells
Request reward  1,500 Bells, 3 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points
Fortune Cookie (20%), Bronze Treats (30%)


In New Horizons[edit]

#28

Char
"I caught a char! Now I'm gonna sit on it!"

Time of year North: Mar – Jun; Sep – Nov
South: Mar – May; Sep – Dec
Time of day Mar – Jun (NH), Sep – Dec (SH):
4 PM – 9 AM
Sep – Nov (NH), Mar – May (SH):
All day
Location River (clifftop)
Shadow size Medium
Rarity Rare
Spawn requirement Catch 20 total fish
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 3,800 Bells
 C.J. 5,700 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

Blathers will say the following if the player donates the large char:

"Oh! What a large and CHAR-ming fish. That was dismal, wasn't it? Mum warned me to avoid comedy. Regardless of my shabby comedic failings, this fish will have a safe and comfortable home here."

The large char appears in the first left tank of the aquarium.

In Wild World[edit]

Upon donating it to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"Hoo! Indeed, WOO hoo! A char! There are many ways to prepare char, or so I've heard from gourmands. Sadly, it is NOT deemed acceptable to char them, rendering all puns moot. I suspect any and all puns might've been substandard, so perhaps that's best."

In City Folk[edit]

Upon donating it to the museum, Blathers will say the following dialogue:

"Char are certainly not named for the method people use to cook them. That would be rather daft... Since they aren't the best of swimmers, they often take refuge from rushing waters in rock crevices... When feeding, they merely stick their faces into the rushing water and let food fly in, wot wot? No one's sure if it's lazy or brilliant...but it certainly is quite hard to dislike!"

The char appears in the middle, left tank of the aquarium.

In New Leaf[edit]

Upon donation to the museum, the information board in front of the tank that houses the Char says the following:

"Char are related to salmon and live in rivers upstream, not generally migrating to the ocean. They prefer colder water and dwell in secluded, clear rivers deep in mountain ranges. Since they tend to hid mostly in between rocks in these cold areas, they can be rather difficult to spot."

In New Horizons[edit]

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

"The char is one of the bigger fish around and, in the world of fish, that's quite an accomplishment! They are territorial predators, and therefore must constantly defend their 'turf' from others. So when you see a large char like this one, it is likely a skilled fighter and veteran of many battles. My feathers! I hope it never has cause to go to battle with me!"

The char can be found in the righthand waterfall tank in the freshwater fish room.

Fishing Tourney[edit]

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

In City Folk[edit]

"One thing I learned cooking with char is that fish and chocolate do NOT mix. Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf[edit]

"I really can't think of anything that's better than char fried up perfectly. And the bigger the better, right? Still, eating 'em raw doesn't turn me off to them one bit! YUM!"

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

A real-life char

The Salvelinus alpinus or arctic char is closely related to the salmon and trout, sharing characteristics from both. It is native to arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes. No other freshwater fish can be found as far north as this fish. It is a rare fish in Britain, only found in glacial lakes but can be the only fish to be found in lakes around the Canada Arctic. In Scandinavia, it is extremely common and fished extensively. The color of the fish varies between pale pink and bright red. It is an alternative fishing solution to Rainbow Trout for a farming fish because it uses very little resources. Char feed mainly on insects, but can feed on fish and small crustaceans.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese オオイワナ
ōiwana
Large char

Korean 열목어
yeolmogeo
Lenok (a related fish)

Simplified Chinese 花羔红点鲑
huāgāo hóngdiǎn guī
Dolly Varden trout (a species of char). Lit. "colored lamb red spotted salmon"

Traditional Chinese 花羔紅點鮭
Unknown

Russian Голец
Golets
Char

Dutch Bronforel Brook trout (a species of char)

German Saibling Char

European Spanish Trucha Trout

European French Omble Char

Italian Salmerino alpino Alpine char

Notes[edit]

  1. Japanese: オオイワナ Hepburn: OoiwanaLarge char
  2. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.