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Mole Cricket Times and How to Catch

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Mole Cricket Times

The Mole Cricket is one of the Crickets from Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn all about the Mole Cricket and how to catch them below!

Mole Cricket Sell Price

Mole Cricket
Sell Price 500 Bells
Type Cricket
Rarity ★★★☆☆

The Mole Cricket is a uncommon bug and sells for 500 Bells.

Mole Cricket Location and Times

Mole Cricket Times

Location Underground
Time November to May
North Hemisphere
All Day
May to November
South Hemisphere
All Day

You can find the Mole Cricket underground all day.

Find it from November to May on the Northern Hemisphere, or from May to November on the Southern Hemisphere.

Mole Cricket Months

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Mole Cricket
Northern Hemisphere Calendar
January ACNH - Mole Cricket July
February ACNH - Mole Cricket August
March ACNH - Mole Cricket September
April ACNH - Mole Cricket October
May ACNH - Mole Cricket November ACNH - Mole Cricket
June December ACNH - Mole Cricket
Mole Cricket
Southern Hemisphere Calendar
January July ACNH - Mole Cricket
February August ACNH - Mole Cricket
March September ACNH - Mole Cricket
April October ACNH - Mole Cricket
May ACNH - Mole Cricket November ACNH - Mole Cricket
June ACNH - Mole Cricket December

How to Catch the Mole Cricket

Steps Directions
1
  Equip your Net ACNH - Net
2   Approach the Mole Cricket
3   Swing your net!

Steps to catching Mole Cricket will the same for bugs on trees, stumps, and rocks.

1. Equip Your Net

To catch a bug, you'll need to equip your net! Press the X Button to go into your pockets and select your net.

You can also select it from your Tool Ring!

2. Approach Bug

The Mole Cricket will disguise itself as furniture, so keep and eye out! Once you spot one, hold the A Button to ready your net!

3. Swing Your Net

Move closer to the Mole Cricket and release the A Button to swing your net. You'll then be a proud owner of the Mole Cricket!

Mole Cricket Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

I caught a mole cricket! I really dug it!

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

 

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