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Giant Isopod Times and How To Catch

Giant Isopod Times

The Giant Isopod is a deep sea creature from Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Learn all about the Giant Isopod and how to catch them below!

Giant Isopod Sell Price

Giant Isopod
Sell Price 9000 Bells
Shadow Size Large

Large Shadow Size
Rarity ★★★★★

The Giant Isopod is a very rare sea creature and sells for 9000 Bells.

Giant Isopod Location and Times

Giant Isopod Times

Shadow Size Large
Time July to October
North Hemisphere
9 AM to 4 PM | 9 PM to 4 AM
January to April
South Hemisphere
9 AM to 4 PM | 9 PM to 4 AM

Find the sea creature in July to October 9 AM to 4 PM | 9 PM to 4 AM on the Northern Hemisphere, or January to April 9 AM to 4 PM | 9 PM to 4 AM on the Southern Hemisphere.

Giant Isopod Months

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Giant Isopod
Northern Hemisphere Calendar
January July ACNH - Giant Isopod icon
February August ACNH - Giant Isopod icon
March September ACNH - Giant Isopod icon
April October ACNH - Giant Isopod icon
May November
June December
Giant Isopod
Southern Hemisphere Calendar
January ACNH - Giant Isopod icon July
February ACNH - Giant Isopod icon August
March ACNH - Giant Isopod icon September
April ACNH - Giant Isopod icon October
May November
June December

How to Catch the Giant Isopod

ACNH - Diving into the ocean

Steps Directions
1   Equip your Wet Suit
2   Approach the Giant Isopod
2   Dive into the sea!

1. Equip Your Wet Suit

ACNH - A player enters the ocean from the beach by pressing A

To catch a sea creature, equip your diving suit! Press the A Button to go dive into the ocean and go near the Bubbles.

How to Swim and Dive

2. Approach Sea Creature

ACNH - A resident comes across bubbles while swimming

The Giant Isopod casts a Large Shadow Size. Swim above the shadow by moving the Right Stick.

3. Dive Into the Deep by Pressing Y!

ACNH - A player dives into the ocean

Once you're near or right on top of the sea creature, press the Y Button to dive into the ocean. Congratulations, you've caught the Giant Isopod!

Giant Isopod Additional Info

Dialogue When Caught

"GAAAAH! I got a giant isopod! It's the crustodian of the sea."

Dialogue When Donated to Blathers

  Growing up to nearly 20 inches, the sea-dwelling giant isopod is the world's largest cousin of the pill bug.
Twenty inches?! Twenty times as revolting, I say!
Making matters worse for those of us who find the pill bug repulsive rather than “cute”...
The giant isopod can swim shockingly fast and is known for its voracious appetite.
In fact, it's most happy when dining on the carcasses of animals that have sunk to the bottom of the sea.
This behavior has earned it a nickname...“the vacuum cleaner of the deep.”
Why must nature play such awful pranks on me?

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