Pearl oyster
The pearl oyster is a sea creature in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. In Wild World, City Folk, and New Leaf the pearl oyster also appears as a shell on the beach.
While initially being absent from New Horizons, it was re-added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update in July 2020, where it appears all day long as a small, medium-movement shadow year-round. Unlike past games, it doesn't return as a shell, instead exclusively being a sea creature.
Catch details[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Time of year | All year |
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Time of day | All day |
Peak times | Jan – Feb |
Shadow size | Small |
Shadow movement | Stationary |
Sea creature size | 10 cm |
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In New Horizons[edit]
As with all sea creatures in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the pearl oyster was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update (Wave 1).
Time of year | North: All year South: All year |
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Time of day | All day |
Shadow size | Small |
Shadow movement | Medium |
Spawn requirement | Catch 20 total sea creatures |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Upon donating the pearl oyster to the museum, it can be found in the large pool in the first room of the sea exhibit, along with many other species of sea creatures. The exhibit has this to say about the pearl oyster:
In New Horizons[edit]
When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:
Once donated, it is placed in the coral reef tank.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a pearl oyster, Chip will not score the sea creature but will say the following:
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
アコヤガイ akoyagai |
Akoya shellfish | |
진주조개 jinjujogae |
Pearl oyster | |
马氏珠母贝 mǎshì zhūmǔbèi / zhūmǔgé |
Various other species within Pinctada genus of oyster | |
珠母蛤 Unknown |
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Жемчужница Zhemchuzhnitsa |
Pearl oyster | |
Pareloester | Pearl oyster | |
Perlmuschel | Pearl oyster | |
Ostra perlera | Pearl oyster | |
Huître perlière | Pearl oyster | |
Ostrica pinctada | Pinctada oyster |
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