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

Midnight Squid's item ID in Stardew Valley is 798. Midnight Squid is in the Fish category of Stardew Valley items. It sells for 100g at base quality.

How do I spawn Midnight Squid in Stardew Valley?

To spawn Midnight Squid, buy any animal from Marnie's Ranch — a chicken at 800g is cheapest — and name it [798], including the square brackets. The Midnight Squid 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 Squid sell for in Stardew Valley?

Midnight Squid sells for 100g at base quality. Silver quality sells for 125g, gold quality for 150g, and iridium quality for 200g.

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

Catch Midnight Squid during all four seasons between 6 AM–2 AM. It's found at Night Market Submarine.

What does a Midnight Squid pond produce in Stardew Valley?

A Midnight Squid Fish Pond produces Roe daily, plus Squid Ink, Squid Ink, Squid Ink at higher populations.

Who hates Midnight Squid as a gift in Stardew Valley?

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

Midnight Squid — Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

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

A strange and mysterious denizen of the ocean's twilight depths.

Category: Objects
Subcategory: Fish
Sell Price: 100g

The item ID for Midnight Squid in Stardew Valley is: 798

[798]

Midnight Squid Information

The Midnight Squid is a fish that can be caught in the submarine ride at the Night Market, which takes place at The Beach during Winter 15-17. It can also be caught by using Magic Bait in the southwest corner of the beach: From the left-most pier, in the southwestern corner, fish facing west.

In the submarine ride at the Night Market, there is a 21% chance to hook a Midnight Squid (17% if using a Curiosity Lure). If using Magic Bait in the southwest corner of the beach, there is a 3.3% chance to hook a Midnight Squid (10.2% if using a Curiosity Lure).

When placed in a Fish Pond this fish will produce Squid Ink instead of Roe.

Catching Midnight Squid

Catch Midnight Squid from 6 AM–2 AM, any weather.

Seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Locations

Night Market Submarine
28% chance.

Difficulty	55 (out of 110)
Behavior	Sinker
Size (in)	8–25

See all Stardew Valley fish →

Midnight Squid Effects

Eating Midnight Squid restores 37 energy and 16 health.

Midnight Squid Tailoring

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

Fishing Hat

Recipes That Use Midnight Squid

Midnight Squid is used as an ingredient in 3 recipes.

Using Midnight Squid in Machines

What you get by putting Midnight Squid into farm machines.

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

Midnight Squid in Collections

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

Midnight Squid in a Fish Pond

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

Squid Ink	pop any	20%
Squid Ink	pop 3+	45%
Squid Ink	pop 5+	60%
Squid Ink	pop 7+	80%
Squid Ink×2	pop 10+	25%

Population gates — items the fish request

Population 4:3×Coralor2×Sea Urchin
Population 6:2×Sardine
Population 9:Ocean Stone

See the full fish pond guide →

Midnight Squid Villager Gift Reactions

Give Midnight Squid 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

See the full Midnight Squid gift guide →

Similar Items

Other items in the Fish subcategory you might want IDs for.

Midnight Squid 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 [798]. You will then receive the Midnight Squid 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 [798] 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 Squid item.