Pond smelt
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| Name: Hypomesus nipponensis (Japanese pond smelt) Family: Osmeridae (smelts) | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
ワカサギ
빙어 Pingo Stint
西太公鱼
Éperlan Eperlano Spiering
西太公魚 Éperlan Eperlano Малая корюшка | ||||||||
The pond smelt is a fish in the Animal Crossing series that appears in every game. It appears as a small shadow that can be found in rivers all day long exclusively during winter.
Catch details[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
In Pocket Camp[edit]
| Availability | Not currently available
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| Location |  Lost Lure Creek
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| Shadow size | Small |
| Size | 12.5 cm – 17.5 cm |
| Rarity | ★ |
| Selling price |  100 Bells
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| Version added | Unknown |
| Villager gift data | Tier: 1 (Common)
Rewards:
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Friendship points
In New Horizons[edit]
"I caught a pond smelt! Whoever smelt it dealt it!"
| Time of year | North: Dec – Feb South: Jun – Aug |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Location | River |
| Shadow size | Small |
| Rarity | Common |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 400 Bells C.J.: 600 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
In City Folk[edit]
Upon donating it to the museum, it can be found in the middle/right tank in the aquarium.
In New Leaf[edit]
An information board in the aquarium will display this description of the pond smelt after donation:
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 to the museum, the pond smelt can be found in the lower level of the waterfall tank with the salmon and king salmon.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
The pond smelt is a type of harmless commercially-caught fish found in middle to surface waters in lakes, rivers, and ponds. It can be found across the world in the Arctic, Northwest to Northeast of the Pacific, Canada, Alaska, Korea, and Japan. They feed off plankton, small insects, and algae. Adults can be found spawning in in-shore areas between spring and summer.
Names in other languages[edit]
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ワカサギ Wakasagi |
Smelt |
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빙어 bing-eo |
Smelt |
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西太公鱼 Xī tàigōng yú |
Western Taigong Fish |
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西太公魚 Unknown |
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Малая корюшка Malaya Koryushka |
Small smelt |
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Spiering | Smelt |
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Stint | |
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Eperlano | Smelt |
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Éperlan | Smelt |
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Pingo | |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 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.
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