Lobster
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| Name:Homarus americanus Family:Nephropidae - Clawed Lobster | ||||||||
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Names in other languages ロブスター 바닷가재 Astice Hummer 龙虾 Homard Bogavante Kreeft 螯龍蝦 Homard Bogavante Омар | ||||||||
Thelobster is acreature in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inAnimal Crossing: City Folk. InCity Folk it is afish, and beginning inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf it is asea creature.
While initially absent fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, the lobster was added in the 1.3.0Free Summer Update in July 2020, where it appears all day long as a large, fast shadow from early to midwinter, and again from midspring to earlysummer.
A variation of the lobster, thespiny lobster, is included as a sea creature in bothNew Leaf andNew Horizons.
Catch details[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, the lobster is used in the Tom Yum Goong recipe during theHarvest Festival.
"I got a lobster! More like a sobster now!"
| Time of year | All year (also available onTortimer Island) |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Peak times | N/A |
| Shadow size | Large |
| Shadow movement | Uniform |
| Sea creature size | 50 cm |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Selling price |  2,500Bells |
| Furniture size |  |
InPocket Camp[edit]
| Availability (Pocket Camp Complete) | UnknownUnknown |
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| Availability (Pocket Camp) | Not currently available
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| Location |  Saltwater Shores |
| Size | 54.3 cm – 75.7 cm |
| Rarity | ★★ |
| Version added | Unknown |
InNew Horizons[edit]
"I got a lobster! Lobjective complete."
| Time of year | North: Dec – Jan; Apr – Jun South: Jun – Jul; Oct – Dec |
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| Time of day | All day |
| Shadow size | Large |
| Shadow movement | Fast |
| Spawn requirement | Catch 40 total sea creatures |
| Selling price | 4,500Bells |
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Donating to the museum[edit]
Like allbugs,fish, andsea creatures in theAnimal Crossing series, the Lobster can be donated to themuseum by talking toBlathers, the curator. Upon donating, he will tell the player a bit of information about the Lobster.
InCity Folk[edit]
Upon donating to the museum inAnimal Crossing: City Folk, Blathers will say;
The Lobster can be found in the back tank, crawling on the bottom.
InNew Leaf[edit]
After being donated, it can be found in the large pool in the first room of the sea exhibit. The exhibit has this to say about the lobster:
InNew Horizons[edit]
When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" inNew Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:
Once donated, the lobster can be found in the coral reef tank, alongside thegigas giant clam and themantis shrimp.
Fishing Tourney[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
During aFishing Tourney, when given a lobster,Chip will say the following dialogue.
InNew Leaf[edit]
AlthoughChip will not score the sea creature, he will say the following:
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
Lobsters are invertebrates and can be found all over the world. They have an exoskeleton which protects them from predators, which they molt in order to grow, making them incredibly vulnerable at this point of time. They live in rocky areas under the sea, which also helps them to protect themselves from predators. Lobsters come in different forms, clawless and clawed but they all have ten legs (the claws on clawed lobsters are adapted to be legs). Lobsters can be known to live up to one hundred years.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | ロブスター robusutā | Lobster |
 | 바닷가재 badasgajae | Lobster |
 | 龙虾 Lóngxiā/Áo lóngxiā | Lobster |
 | 螯龍蝦 Unknown | |
 | Омар Omar | Lobster |
 | Kreeft | Lobster |
 | Hummer | Lobster |
 | Bogavante | Lobster |
 | Homard | Lobster |
 | Astice | Lobster |
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