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Pill Bug Times

The Pill Bug is one of the Other Bugs from Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn all about the Pill Bug and how to catch them below!

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Pill Bug Sell Price

Pill Bug
ACNH - Pill BugEnlarge
 Sell Price 250 Bells
Type Other
Rarity ★☆☆☆☆

The Pill Bug is a common bug and sells for 250 Bells.

Pill Bug Location and Times

Pill Bug Times

Location Underneath rocks
Time September to June
North Hemisphere
11 PM to 4 PM		 March to December
South Hemisphere
11 PM to 4 PM

You can find the Pill Bug underneath rocks from 11 PM to 4 PM.

Find it from September to June on the Northern Hemisphere, or from March to December on the Southern Hemisphere.

Pill Bug Months

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Pill Bug
Northern Hemisphere Calendar
January ACNH - Pill Bug July —
February ACNH - Pill Bug August —
March ACNH - Pill Bug September ACNH - Pill Bug
April ACNH - Pill Bug October ACNH - Pill Bug
May ACNH - Pill Bug November ACNH - Pill Bug
June ACNH - Pill Bug December ACNH - Pill Bug
Pill Bug
Southern Hemisphere Calendar
January — July ACNH - Pill Bug
February — August ACNH - Pill Bug
March ACNH - Pill Bug September ACNH - Pill Bug
April ACNH - Pill Bug October ACNH - Pill Bug
May ACNH - Pill Bug November ACNH - Pill Bug
June ACNH - Pill Bug December ACNH - Pill Bug

How to Catch the Pill Bug

Steps Directions
1
　 Equip your Net ACNH - Net
2 　 Hit rocks to uncover Pill Bug
3 　 Swing your net!

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. Hit Rocks

Before you can catch a Pill Bug, you'll have to find one first! You can hit rocks to check for any hidden critters.

3. Swing Your Net

Once you're close enough, press the A Button to swing your net. You'll then be a proud owner of the Pill Bug!

Steps Directions
1
　 Equip your Net ACNH - Net
2 　 Approach the Pill Bug
3 　 Swing your net!

Steps to catching Pill Bug 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 Pill Bug 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 Pill Bug and release the A Button to swing your net. You'll then be a proud owner of the Pill Bug!

Pill Bug Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

“I caught a pill bug! That's a tough act to swallow!”

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

　 “Blech, the pill bug! Children delight at the way these beasts roll into balls when poked...

　But the appeal is utterly lost on me. One look at their leggy undersides... Hoo! Ewww! How they wriggle!

　Young pill bugs shed their exo-skeletons as they grow, and in doing so, sprout another pair of legs.

　As if 12 appendages weren't alarming enough! Yuck, I say. Yuck!”

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