Scallop

Scallop
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Real-world info
Name: Unknown Family: Pectinidae
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages  ホタテ  虾夷扇贝  Pétoncle  Vieira  Capasanta  Гребешок  가리비  虾夷扇贝  Pétoncle  Vieira  Kammmuschel  Mantelschelp

Scallops (ホタテ, Hotate) are a type of sea creature introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. In previous games in the Animal Crossing series, Scallops are found as shells. When the player finds a Scallop in the town, Pascal may rise from the surface and ask the player if he can have it. If the player chooses to give it to him, he rewards the player pirate-themed furniture in return. During the Harvest Festival, it is used in the Shellfish Cream Soup recipe.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Scallops were added in the 1.3.0 Free Summer Update in July 2020. If the player catches a scallop, Pascal may rise from the surface and ask the player if he can have it. If the player agrees, he will reward the player with a DIY recipe for a random item in the Mermaid Series and then swim off.

Catch details

In New Leaf

#11

"I caught a scallop! Hey, this isn't a potato at all!"

Time of year	Unknown
Time of day	All year: All day
Peak times	–
Shadow size	Medium
Shadow movement	Erratic
Sea creature size	14 cm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	1,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#14

"I got a scallop! It otter be savored."

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	All day
Shadow size	Medium
Shadow movement	Slow
Spawn requirement	Catch 5 total sea creatures
Selling price	1,200 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In New Leaf

Upon being donated to the Museum, it can be found jumping around in the large tank in the first room of the sea exhibit. The exhibit says this about the Scallop:

"Scallops inhabit the cool ocean bed. They swim by rapidly clapping together their shell valves. The black dots on scallops, known as wavy "strings", are actually their eyes. These eyes number over 80 but only really function as a means to sense light rather than motion. Often grilled or buttered, scallops have become a tasty seafood enjoyed all over the world."

In New Horizons

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

"Ah, the scallop! It just goes to show, you can't keep a good bivalve down. While most members of its family are known for staying put, the scallop is a nimble fellow indeed. When a hungry sea star approaches, the scallop can swim away by clap-clap-clapping its shells together! "How does a scallop know when a predator approaches?" you ask. Why, it has 200 eyes to see with! It makes one wonder what else the scallop sees with all those eyes...I fear it sees into my very soul!"

Once donated, the scallop can be found in the icy water tank, alongside the Sea Butterfly.

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Names in other languages

	ホタテ hotate	Scallop, lit. "raising sail"
	가리비 garibi	-
	虾夷扇贝 xiāyí shànbèi / fānlìbèi	Ezo scallop, lit. "Ezo fan shell" / Translation of Japanese name
	帆立貝 Unknown
	Гребешок Grebeshok	-
	Mantelschelp	-
	Kammuschel	-
	Vieira	-
	Pétoncle	-
	Capasanta	-