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Ocean Angling Event Guide

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Ocean Angling Event Guide
Ocean Angling is the 2.1 fishing event for the Tales of Midsummer Dreams event in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See how to play Ocean Angling, how to display fish at the Aquarium, and fishing rewards here!

Tales of Midsummer Dreams Event
Midsummer Fantasy Quests Midsummer Fantasy Quests Alice Story Icon Alice Special Story Yuzuha Story Icon Yuzuha Special Story
Blazing Waves Icon Blazing Waves Archipelago Shoot Icon Archipelago Shoot Ocean Angling Icon Ocean Angling
All Fantasy Resort Fishes and Fishing Spots

How to Play Ocean Angling

Talk to Empy

To start the Ocean Angling gameplay, talk to the bangboo Empy located by the beach in Fantasy Resort! You can also access the Ocean Angling menu at the front desk of the resort where Therese is standing.

Select A Fishing Rod

Before going to a fishing spot, you can choose to View Database and select a Fishing Rod to equip. Each Fishing Rod has its own feature that can help you with fishing.

You can also change your fishing rod while at the Fishing Spot, but interacting with the Database and Tacklebox Rods in the boat.

All Ocean Angling Fishing Rods

Rod Details and How to Unlock
Stream Walker Stream Walker's Rod Beginner-Friendly Rod
Available automatically
Lake Hunter Rod Lake Hunter Rod Increases chances of getting 3-star weight rank catches
Purchase with Angler Commemorative Coin Angler Commemorative Coin x100
Deep-Sea Legend Rod Deep-Sea Legend Rod Increases chances of getting 4-star weight rank catches
Purchase with Angler Commemorative Coin Angler Commemorative Coin x300
Fairy Fairy's Auto-Fishing Rod After equipping the automatic rod, head to any fishing spot and cast the line to start auto-fishing.
Complete the "Uninvited Guest" mission.
Heavy Tactical Rod Heavy Tactical Rod Greatly increases chances of getting 3 and 4-star weight rank catches.
Purchase with Angler Commemorative Coin Angler Commemorative Coin x1,200
Rare Subspecies Rod Rare Subspecies Rod Greatly increases chances of getting rare subspecies.
Complete the "Fantasy Music Festival!" mission.

Use Fairy's Auto-Fishing Rod to Passively Collect Fish

Fairy Auto-Fishing in Progress
Fairy's Auto-Fishing Rod is very useful if you want to passively collect fish while doing something else in the game or even offline! Each time auto-fishing is turned on, Fairy can fish for up to 20 hours. Proxies can choose to Collect Catch Early to end Fairy's auto-fishing early.

Start fishing with Fairy's Auto-Fishing Rod equipped and select Background Fishing to exit the fishing interface while leaving Fairy to fish for you. Note that you cannot sell or release fish, swap fishing rods, or head to other fishing spots while Fairy is in auto-fishing mode.

Select A Fishing Spot and Companion

Fishing Spot and Companion Agent
Choose one of the six Fishing Spots available in the Fantasy Resort to take a boat and start fishing. You can also choose a Companion Agent to take with you, between Alice and Yuzuha!

Different Dialogue in Different Fishing Spots

Alice and Yuzuha both have different dialogue you can access when bringing them along to different fishing spots. You can talk to them at any time in the boat.

All Ocean Angling Fishing Spots

Fishing Spot Fish and How to Unlock
Lighthouse Fishing Spot Lighthouse Fishing Spot
Stingray Stingray
Nautilus Nautilus
Pearly-Pearly Pearly-Pearly
Bladefish Bladefish
Coral Grouper Coral Grouper
Coastal Yellow Croaker Coastal Yellow Croaker

Unlocked Automatically
Seaside Fishing Spot Seaside Fishing Spot
Manatee Manatee
Blue Tang Blue Tang
Pearly-Pearly Pearly-Pearly
Bladefish Bladefish
Coral Grouper Coral Grouper
Coastal Yellow Croaker Coastal Yellow Croaker

Unlocked Automatically
Island Fishing Spot Island Fishing Spot
Skying Fish Skying Fish
Angelfish Angelfish
Pearly-Pearly Pearly-Pearly
Bladefish Bladefish
Coral Grouper Coral Grouper
Coastal Yellow Croaker Coastal Yellow Croaker

Unlocked Automatically
Shark Point Fishing Spot Shark Point Fishing Spot
Whale Shark Whale Shark
T-Bone Shark T-Bone Shark
Bigfin Squid Bigfin Squid
Pearly-Pearly Pearly-Pearly
Bladefish Bladefish
Coral Grouper Coral Grouper
Coastal Yellow Croaker Coastal Yellow Croaker

Complete "Summer Night's Counterattack" mission
Hollow Fishing Spot Hollow Fishing Spot
Mambo Mola Mambo Mola
Bannerfish Bannerfish
Five-Lined Snapper Five-Lined Snapper
Pearly-Pearly Pearly-Pearly
Bladefish Bladefish
Coral Grouper Coral Grouper
Coastal Yellow Croaker Coastal Yellow Croaker

Complete "Fantasy Music Festival!" mission
Oil Well Fishing Spot Oil Well Fishing Spot
Sea Palace EnvoySea Palace Envoy
BarracudaBarracuda
Maki MakiMaki Maki
Pearly-Pearly Pearly-Pearly
Bladefish Bladefish
Coral Grouper Coral Grouper
Coastal Yellow Croaker Coastal Yellow Croaker

Complete "Midsummer's Secret" mission

Interact with the Fishing Spot Sign

Interact with Fishing Spot sign
Once you've chosen a fishing spot, you will be teleported to a boat in the fishing spot. Inside the boat with you will be Empy, the Database and Tacklebox Rods, your Agent companion, and a sign with the Fishing Spot's name on it.

Interact with the Fishing Spot sign in the corner of the boat to start fishing!

Press F to Fish

Unlike in Elpis Ultimate Angler Championship, you only have to press the Fishing button on time to do most of your fishing. Pressing once will cast your line, and you have to press the button again when it turns purple to start reeling in your catch!

Fishing Tutorial

Prompts Sample and Description
Hold Prompt
A horizontal bar will appear on the screen. Press and hold the Fishing button to fill up the bar!
Strike Accurately Prompt
A gold circle will appear on the screen, with another circle expanding from inside it. Press the button when the circles line up and glow to strike accurately at the fish!
Support Skill
Fishing will charge up the purple Support Skill button on the lower right. When it is fully charged, you can use your companion's Support Skill to reel in the fish faster!

Check Your Progress in Database and Tacklebox Rods

Collection Progress in the Database
You can check what fish you've caught and see the fish you still need to unlock in the Database, or interact with the Database and Tacklebox Rods. You can see all recorded fish in Catch Collection and the fish in your inventory in Catch Storage.

All Fantasy Resort Fishes

Sell Fish in Catch Storage

Each fish you catch will have its own weight, capture time and location, rarity and selling price, which are not always dependent on the type of fish you catch. You can sell any of the fish you caught in the Catch Storage menu in exchange for Angler Commemorative Coins.

Display Fish and Decorations in the Aqua Mirage Aquarium

Aquarium display
Some fish can be showcased in the Aqua Mirage Aquarium, as long as you've caught them. You can get more Visitor Traffic the more fish you have on display. You can also increase Visitor Traffic by unlocking Decorations using Angler Commemorative Coins.

Ocean Angling Event Rewards

Collection Rewards

Fish Type Unlocked Rewards
2
Angler Commemorative Coin x200
4
Angler Commemorative Coin x200
6
Angler Commemorative Coin x200
8
Angler Commemorative Coin x200
10
Angler Commemorative Coin x300
12
Angler Commemorative Coin x400
14
Angler Commemorative Coin x500
16
Angler Commemorative Coin x500

Exclusive Ocean Angling Rewards

Objective Rewards
Make 10 Catches in Ocean Angling
Denny Denny x10,000
Make 25 Catches in Ocean Angling
Denny Denny x10,000
Make 40 Catches in Ocean Angling
Denny Denny x10,000
Unlock 4 catch types in the Catch Collection
Denny Denny x10,000
Unlock 8 catch types in the Catch Collection
Denny Denny x10,000
Unlock 12 catch types in the Catch Collection
Denny Denny x10,000
Showcase 1 catch type in Aqua Mirage Aquarium
Denny Denny x10,000
Showcase 3 catch types in Aqua Mirage Aquarium
Denny Denny x10,000
Showcase 6 catch types in Aqua Mirage Aquarium
Denny Denny x10,000
Unlock 5 decorations in Aqua Mirage Aquarium
Denny Denny x10,000
Equip the Fairy's Auto-Fishing Rod and auto-fish once
Denny Denny x10,000

Ocean Angling Event Information

Part of the Tales of the Midsummer Dreams Event

Event - Main Tales of Midsummer Dreams
Ocean Angling is one of the sub-events for the Tales of Midsummer Dreams event in Version 2.1, where Proxies can fish and display their finest catch in the resort's Aquarium!

Tales of Midsummer Dreams Event Guide

Unlock After the Restoration Project! Event Mission

Restoration Project! Quest Guide

The main gameplay for Ocean Angling is unlocked after completing the second event mission, Restoration Project!

Restoration Project! Quest Guide

Zenless Zone Zero Related Guides

Zenless Zone Zero Tales of Midsummer Dreams

Tales of Midsummer Dreams Event Guide

All Summer Event Stages

All Tales of Midsummer Dreams Stages
Blazing Waves Icon Blazing Waves Archipelago Shoot Icon Archipelago Shoot Ocean Angling Icon Ocean Angling

All Midsummer Fantasy Quests

Unlock Midsummer Fantasy Quests
July 16, 2025 Clear Sky's Invitation
Restoration Project!
Uninvited Guest
July 19, 2025 Ghost Story Coming True?
Summer Night's Counterattack
July 21, 2025 Fantasy Music Festival!
July 23, 2025 Midsummer's Secret

All Special Story Quests

Agent Special Stories
Alice Story Icon Alice Special Story - Windrider, Wavebreaker Yuzuha Story Icon Yuzuha Special Story - A Mermaid Dream

Other Summer Event Guides

Other Tales of Midsummer Dreams Guide
All Fantasy Resort Fishes and Fishing Spots

Other Current and Upcoming Events

Zenless Zone Zero - Events

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