Lobster
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| Name: Homarus americanus Family: Nephropidae - Clawed Lobster | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
ロブスター
바닷가재 Astice Hummer
龙虾
Homard Bogavante Kreeft
螯龍蝦 Homard Bogavante Омар | ||||||||
The Lobster (ロブスター, Robusutā) is a type of sea creature (type of fish prior to New Leaf and in Pocket Camp) in the Animal Crossing series, introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk. In New Leaf, it is used in the Tom Yum Goong recipe during the Harvest Festival.
While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Lobster was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update. A variation of the Lobster, the Spiny Lobster, is included as a sea creature in both New Leaf and New Horizons.
Catch details[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
"I got a lobster! More like a sobster now!"
| Time of year | All year (also available on Tortimer Island) |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Shadow size | Large |
| Shadow movement | Uniform |
| Sea creature size | 50 cm |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Selling price |  2,500 Bells
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In Pocket Camp[edit]
In New Horizons[edit]
"I got a lobster! Lobjective complete."
| Time of year | North: Dec – Jan; Apr – Jun South: Jun – Jul; Oct – Dec |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Shadow size | Large |
| Shadow movement | Fast |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 40 total sea creatures |
| Selling price | 4,500 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
Like all bugs, fish, and sea creatures in the Animal Crossing series, the Lobster can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, the curator. Upon donating, he will tell the player a bit of information about the Lobster.
In City Folk[edit]
Upon donating to the Museum in Animal Crossing: City Folk, Blathers will say;
The Lobster can be found in the back tank, crawling on the bottom.
In New Leaf[edit]
After being donated, it can be found in the large pool in the first room of the Sea exhibit. The exhibit has this to say about the Lobster:
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:
Once donated, the Lobster can be found in the coral reef tank, alongside the Gigas Giant Clam and the Mantis Shrimp.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a Lobster, Chip will say the following dialogue.
In New Leaf[edit]
Although Chip will not score the sea creature, he will say the following:
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: City Folk
(data-rendered model)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
Lobsters are invertebrates and can be found all over the world. They have an exoskeleton which protects them from predators, which they molt in order to grow, making them incredibly vulnerable at this point of time. They live in rocky areas under the sea, which also helps them to protect themselves from predators. Lobsters come in different forms, clawless and clawed but they all have ten legs (the claws on clawed lobsters are adapted to be legs). Lobsters can be known to live up to one hundred years.
Names in other languages[edit]
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ロブスター robusutā |
Lobster |
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바닷가재 badasgajae |
Lobster |
 
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龙虾 / 螯龍蝦 Lóngxiā/Áo lóngxiā |
Lobster |
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Омар Omar |
Lobster |
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Kreeft | Lobster |
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Hummer | Lobster |
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Bogavante | Lobster |
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Homard | Lobster |
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Astice | Lobster |
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