This guide shows how to find Pascal in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) for the Nintendo Switch. To learn where and how to find Pascal, as well as what you can do with Pascal, please read on.
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 Diving |
 Sea Creatures |
 Catching Tips |
 Snorkels |
 Wet Suits |
 Pirate Gulliver |
 Pascal |
 Scallops |
 Mermaid Series |
 Pearls |
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Dive for Sea Creatures
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Catch a Scallop
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While swimming and catching scallops, you could meet the friendly sea otter, Pascal. Pascal loves scallops and he'll be willing to trade his Mermaid-themed DIY recipes for any scallops you catch!
Pascal will sometimes appear when you catch a scallop. Generally, he will appear when you find the first scallop of the day, although he sometimes comes on a later catch.
It seems as though Pascal will only show up to give you a present once per day. Our team attempted finding several scallops on the same day, but could only meet with Pascal once.
If you answer “No” when Pascal asks you for your scallop, you can get him to show up again on the second or third time finding one that day. This means that you can give your first scallop to the museum before giving the next one to Pascal.
Note: It does seem that there is a degree of RNG in him appearing though.
Unlike regular island visitors, Pascal can appear at any time of the day, even at night, as long as you catch a scallop for exchange.
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Trade with Pascal
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 Craft the DIY Recipe!
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After appearing, Pascal will ask you for the Scallop you found. If you agree to trade, he will give you one of his Mermaid DIY recipes or a Mermaid-themed item, so let's collect the needed materials materials and craft the Mermaid series!
Swim, catch Scallops, and trade with Pascal every chance you get to complete your Mermaid Series Furniture collection!
List of Mermaid Series Furniture & Item Recipes
Pearls are required to craft Mermaid items. They can be found on the ocean floor by diving, although they are very rare.
Pascal also offers to give you Pearls in exchange for Scallops.
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Pearl |
 Mermaid Tiara |
 Mermaid Princess Dress (Light Blue) |
 Mermaid Princess Dress (Pink) |
 Mermaid Fish Dress (Light Blue) |
 Mermaid Fish Dress (Pink) |
 Mermaid Shoes (Light Blue) |
 Mermaid Shoes (Pink) |
As seen above, Pascal will sometimes give you special Mermaid clothes in addition to DIY recipes or Pearls.
If Pascal isn't showing up, it is likely that your pockets are full. Before going out to look for scallops, empty up some space in your inventory!
How to Increase Inventory Space
It would appear that Pascal will not show up in the same day after giving him a scallop once already. In order to meet him again, you'll either need to wait, or change your date settings.
It seems like Pascal won't appear if your gates are open, so try closing them before diving back in!
There does seem to be an element of luck to getting Pascal to appear. Sometimes, it has taken several tries to get the otter ti appear, even with all of the above requirements met, so you might have to try keep trying, making sure to empty your inventory when it gets too full.
If Pascal is still not showing up, make sure that you have updated your system to the latest version. From the title screen, you should have Ver. 1.3.0 or higher showing. You won't be able to buy a Wet Suit or dive without this version, meaning you also won't be able to meet Pascal!
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| First Appearance | Animal Crossing: Wild World |
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| Birthday | July 19 |
Every time you give a scallop to Pascal, he will leave you with a philosophical line before disappearing into the sea.
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I have no trouble getting Pascal on my own island, no matter where I swim he turns up after the first scallop, apart from his second visit when he made me find 5 before showing up. However I have not managed to find him or any scallops on mystery islands. Am I just being unlucky, has anyone found either on a mystery island tour?
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>>10 I started off only being able to get Pascal at the back of my island, but for the last two weeks he shows up anywhere after I find my first scallop. They may have fixed this issue with the last update.