What is the item ID for Midnight Carp in Stardew Valley?

Midnight Carp's item ID in Stardew Valley is 269. Midnight Carp is in the Fish category of Stardew Valley items. It sells for 150g at base quality.

How do I spawn Midnight Carp in Stardew Valley?

To spawn Midnight Carp, buy any animal from Marnie's Ranch — a chicken at 800g is cheapest — and name it [269], including the square brackets. The Midnight Carp appears in your inventory after purchase. The naming cheat works on PC, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and mobile versions of Stardew Valley.

How much does Midnight Carp sell for in Stardew Valley?

Midnight Carp sells for 150g at base quality. Silver quality sells for 187g, gold quality for 225g, and iridium quality for 300g.

Where and when do you catch Midnight Carp in Stardew Valley?

Catch Midnight Carp during Fall and Winter between 10 PM–2 AM. It's found at Cindersap Forest, Ginger Island (North), Ginger Island (West), and Mountain Lake.

What does a Midnight Carp pond produce in Stardew Valley?

A Midnight Carp Fish Pond produces Roe daily, plus River Jelly, River Jelly at higher populations.

Who hates Midnight Carp as a gift in Stardew Valley?

Midnight Carp is hated by Evelyn, Haley, Pierre. Each hated gift loses 40 friendship points — avoid giving it to anyone on this list.

Midnight Carp — Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

Spawn ID, locations, seasons, and difficulty for Midnight Carp.

This shy fish only feels comfortable at night.

Category: Objects
Subcategory: Fish
Sell Price: 150g

The item ID for Midnight Carp in Stardew Valley is: 269

[269]

Midnight Carp Information

The Midnight Carp is a fish that can be caught in the mountain lake and the Cindersap Forest pond during Fall and Winter late at night. It can also be caught on many of the non-standard Farm Maps: Forest, Riverland, Wilderness, and the large pond on the Four Corners Map. It can also be caught during any season in Ginger Island North and West (freshwater). It can also randomly be found at the Traveling Cart for 450–1,000g. It can also randomly be found at the Traveling Cart for 450–1,000g or in Garbage Cans during Fall or Winter.

Midnight Carp can be caught regardless of time of day or season using Magic Bait.

Catching Midnight Carp

Catch Midnight Carp from 10 PM–2 AM, any weather.

Seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Locations

Cindersap Forest(Lake)
100% chance.
Ginger Island (North)
100% chance.
Ginger Island (West)(Freshwater Pond)
100% chance.
Mountain Lake
100% chance.

Difficulty	55 (out of 110)
Behavior	Mixed
Size (in)	12–52

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Midnight Carp Effects

Eating Midnight Carp restores 50 energy and 22 health.

Midnight Carp Tailoring

Use Midnight Carp as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:

Fishing Vest

Recipes That Use Midnight Carp

Midnight Carp is used as an ingredient in 4 recipes.

Using Midnight Carp in Machines

What you get by putting Midnight Carp into farm machines.

Put Bait Maker5× Midnight Carp Bait(10 min)
Put Fish Smoker + 1× CoalSmoked Midnight Carp(50 min)

Midnight Carp in Collections

Shipping Midnight Carp counts toward the Full Shipment achievement (335 items). Track your shipping progress →

Midnight Carp in a Fish Pond

Put Midnight Carp in a Fish Pond on the farm and it produces items daily — higher populations unlock better output.

Roe	pop any	100%
River Jelly	pop 7+	5%
River Jelly	pop 9+	3%

Population gates — items the fish request

Population 4:10×Coal
Population 6:River Jelly

See the full fish pond guide →

Midnight Carp Villager Gift Reactions

Give Midnight Carp as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost. Gifts given on a villager's birthday count 8× — a loved gift jumps from +80 to +640 friendship.

NeutralDemetrius🎂 Summer 19Elliott🎂 Fall 5Leo🎂 Summer 26Linus🎂 Winter 3Pam🎂 Spring 18Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Willy🎂 Summer 24
DislikesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Emily🎂 Spring 27George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Harvey🎂 Winter 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 Fall 11Kent🎂 Spring 4Krobus🎂 Winter 1Leah🎂 Winter 23Lewis🎂 Spring 7Marnie🎂 Fall 18Maru🎂 Summer 10Penny🎂 Fall 2Robin🎂 Fall 21Sam🎂 Summer 17Sandy🎂 Fall 15Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Wizard🎂 Winter 17
HatesEvelyn🎂 Winter 20Haley🎂 Spring 14Pierre🎂 Spring 26

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Midnight Carp Cheat Help

Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.

Spawn Using Animal Name

To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [269]. You will then receive the Midnight Carp item.

Spawn Using Character Name

Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.

However, if you opt for this method, name your character [269] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Midnight Carp item.