Giant isopod

Giant Isopod
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Real-world info
Name: Bathynomus giganteus Family: Cirolanidae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ダイオウグソクムシ  大王具足虫  Bathynome géant  Isópodo gigante  Isopode gigante  Гигантская изопода  자이언트 이소포드  大王具足蟲  Isopode géant  Isópodo gigante  Riesenassel  Reuzenpissebed

The Giant Isopod is a sea creature (fish in Pocket Camp) in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Giant Isopod was added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update.

Catch details

In New Leaf

#30

"Blech! I caught a giant isopod! That's a horror if ever one existed!"

Time of year	Unknown
Time of day	All year: All day
Peak times
Shadow size	Medium
Shadow movement	Uniform
Sea creature size	30 cm
Selling price	9,000 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#66

Event availability	Fishing Tourney: Dance
Location	Saltwater Shores
Shadow size	Sparkling
Fish size	34.9 cm - 51.2 cm
Rarity	★★★
Catch rate	Event only.
Selling price	N/A Bells
Request reward	N/A Bells

In New Horizons

#35

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

Time of year	North: Jul – Oct South: Jan – Apr
Time of day	9 AM – 4 PM; 9 PM – 4 AM
Shadow size	Medium
Shadow movement	Very fast
Spawn requirement	Catch 80 total sea creatures
Selling price	12,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In New Leaf

After the Giant Isopod is donated to the museum, it can be found in the small tank in the middle in the first room of the sea exhibit.

"Giant isopods are related to the pill bugs, and they can grow up to 20 inches long. They are scary looking but still come across as humorous for some odd reason. Despite their roly-poly builds, they are surprisingly fast swimmers, making them rather agile. They have big appetites, gaining the title 'sea cleaners' mostly because they eat dead fish on the sea floor."

In New Horizons

When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"Growing up to neatly 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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  Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Names in other languages

	ダイオウグソクムシ daiō-gusokumushi	Giant isopod (lit. "Great king armour bug")
	자이언트 이소포드 jaieonteu isopodeu	From English name
	大王具足虫 dàwáng jùzúchóng	From Japanese name
	大王具足蟲 Unknown
	Гигантская изопода Gigantskaya izopoda	Giant isopod
	Reuzenpissebed	Giant isopod
	Riesenassel	Giant isopod
	Isópodo gigante	Giant isopod
	Bathynome géant	Translation of scientific name
	Isopode géant	Giant isopod
	Isopode gigante	Giant isopod