Summer Update Wave 1 | Swimming and Diving Update | ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

A free Summer Update, for July 3, 2020, was announced for Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch. Here we have info about the update's new features, such as swimming, diving, catching and donating new sea creatures, encounters with Pascal the Sea Otter, Mermaid-themed DIY recipes from Pascal, and encounters with Pirate Gulliver! Read on to learn more about all of these summer updates!

Ver. 1.3 - Summer Update Links
Diving	Sea Creatures	Catching Tips	Snorkels	Wet Suits
Pirate Gulliver	Pascal	Scallops	Mermaid Series	Pearls

All Summer Update Information

Official Summer Update Video

This is the promotional video released on June 25, 2020, by Nintendo's official account on YouTube.

How to Update and Update Patch Notes

Update Summary List

Pascal the Sea Otter will visit A Pirate form of Gulliver will visit Swim and Dive in the Ocean Get a Snorkel for updating Catch and Donate Sea Creatures Mermaid Series DIY Furniure added Luminous Bamboo Grass seasonal item Second Summer Update coming early August

New Visitors

Pascal

Pirate Gulliver

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Pascal the Sea Otter

While swimming, diving, and catching scallops in the ocean, you could encounter Pascal the Sea Otter. If Pascal appears, he will ask you for the scallops you've caught.

Trade Sea Creatures for DIY Recipes

If you give him your newly-caught scallop, he'll give you a DIY recipe in return!

Pirate Gulliver

Gulliver washes up on your shore again, but this time, wearing a red pirate costume! His speech has even changed to that of a pirate. We don't yet know much about what is different with this version of Gulliver, but we will update this page as new information comes along!

New Features

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Swimming and Diving

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The ocean is finally open for you to swim and dive! The Summer Update unlocks the ocean, and allows you to jump in, swim, dive, and hunt for new sea creatures!

How to Swim and Dive

Get a Snorkel for Updating

While not neccessary to swim, Snorkels complete the swimmer's look! Fortunately, you'll get one as a thanks for updating your game, so you should be able to dive right in!

A Nook Inc. Snorkel can also be redeemed with Nook Miles, so we're sure Snorkels will be relatively easy to come by.

Catch and Donate New Sea Creatures

Catch New Sea Creatures

Diving also comes with the ability to catch new sea creatures in this update. While swimming, you will see bubbles and shadows in the water. Dive after the bubbles and shadow and you can catch that sea creature!

Donate New Sea Creatures

Aside from trading scallops for Pascal's DIY recipes, you can also donate other new sea creatures to the Museum. Head over to Blathers with your new sea creatures and he'll be happy to take them from you! Here's a list of newly-confirmed sea creatures from the update:

Confirmed Sea Creatures

Sea Creature	Shadow Size	Sell Price	Times
Seaweed	Large Many bubbles	600	Months: October to July Time: Anytime
Sea Grapes	Medium Few bubbles	900	Months: June to September Time: Anytime
Sea Cucumber	Large Normal bubbles	500	Months: November to April Time: Anytime
Sea Star	Medium Few bubbles	500	Months: All year Time: Anytime
Sea Urchin	Medium Few bubbles	1700	Months: May to September Time: Anytime
Slate Pencil Urchin	Large Normal bubbles	2000	Months: May to September Time: 4 PM to 9 AM
Sea Anemone	Large Many bubbles	500	Months: All year Time: Anytime
Moon Jellyfish	Medium Few bubbles	600	Months: July to September Time: Anytime
Sea Slug	Small Few bubbles	600	Months: All year Time: Anytime
Mussel	Medium Few bubbles	1500	Months: June to December Time: Anytime
Oyster	Medium Few bubbles	1100	Months: September to February Time: Anytime
Scallop	Large No bubbles	1200	Months: All year Time: Anytime
Whelk	Medium Few bubbles	1000	Months: All year Time: Anytime
Turban Shell	Medium Few bubbles	1000	Months: March to May | September to December Time: Anytime
Abalone	Medium Normal bubbles	2000	Months: June to January Time: 4 PM to 9 AM
Gigas Giant Clam	Large Many bubbles	15000	Months: May to September Time: Anytime
Chambered Nautilus	Large Normal bubbles	1800	Months: March to June Time: 4 PM to 9 AM
Octopus	Large Normal bubbles	1200	Months: All year Time: Anytime
Umbrella Octopus	Medium Few bubbles	6000	Months: March to May | September to November Time: Anytime
Gazami Crab	Large Normal bubbles	2200	Months: June to November Time: Anytime
Dungeness Crab	Large Normal bubbles	1900	Months: November to May Time: Anytime
Snow Crab	Large Normal bubbles	6000	Months: November to April Time: Anytime
Red King Crab	Large Normal bubbles	8000	Months: November to March Time: Anytime
Acorn Barnacle	Small Few bubbles	600	Months: All year Time: Anytime
Tiger Prawn	Medium Few bubbles	3000	Months: June to September Time: 4 PM to 9 AM
Sweet Shrimp	Medium Few bubbles	1400	Months: September to February Time: 4 PM to 9 AM
Mantis Shrimp	Medium Few bubbles	2500	Months: All year Time: 4 PM to 9 AM
Lobster	Large Many bubbles	4500	Months: April to June | December to January Time: Anytime
Sea Pineapple	Medium Few bubbles	1500	Months: April to August Time: Anytime
Spotted Garden Eel	Medium Few bubbles	1100	Months: May to October Time: 4 AM to 9 PM

Mermaid Series Furniture

It looks like you can receive Mermaid-themed DIY recipes from Pascal, after trading your sea creatures. So, trade with Pascal every chance you get to get the entire Mermaid Furniture Series.

We think it will fit the Shell series perfectly, especially with the Pearl customization, so check if you're missing any recipes before the update hits!

List of Mermaid Series Furniture & Item Recipes

You might need shells to craft Mermaid DIY recipes

One confirmed recipe is the Mermaid Dresser, so we're hoping to see the entire series return in full glory. If the theme is anything to go by, we suspect you might need Shells to craft them, but we'll update once we know more!

Bamboo Grass Item Introduced

Enlarge Bamboo Grass Outdoor Decoration

Enlarge Bamboo Grass Seasonal Item

The Bamboo Grass looks wonderful, and it is a seasonal item available through Nook Shopping.

How to Get the Nook Shopping App

Summer Update #2 Coming Early August

The end of the video teases that part 2 of the Summer Update will arrive early August. With Diving already released, we're all really excited to see what kind of content and events will be revealed!

For a full list of previous Updates and patch notes, check here:

Update Patch Notes

Related Links

DLC and Event Updates
September Ver 1.5 Update	Super Mario Items Coming to Animal Crossing
August Ver 1.4 Update	July Ver 1.3 Update
April Ver 1.2 Update	List of New Features
List of New Horizons DLC	-
Bugs and Patch Updates
Maintenance | Fix Errors	How to Update and Update Patch Notes
Game Glitches
How to Climb the 4th Cliff Level	How to Plant Trees on Clifftop Edges
1x1 Item Duplication Glitch [Fixed]	2x1 Item Duplication Glitch [Fixed]
Best Item Duplication Glitch [Fixed]	-
Pre-Release Content
Animal Crossing Direct	Is there a Demo?
Pre-order Bonuses	Giveaways
How to Pre-load	-