Pufferfish — Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

Spawn ID, locations, seasons, and difficulty for Pufferfish.

Pufferfish Item ID

The item ID for Pufferfish in Stardew Valley is: 128

[128]

Pufferfish Information

Inflates when threatened.

Item ID	128
Category	Objects
Subcategory	Fish
Sell Price	200

The Pufferfish is a fish that can be caught in the ocean at The Beach or on the Beach Farm on sunny summer days between 12pm and 4pm, or on Ginger Island during any season on Island West (ocean), South, Southeast, and in the Pirate Cove. It can also randomly be found in Garbage Cans during Summer, or at the Traveling Cart for 600–1,000g.

Pufferfish can be caught regardless of weather, time, or season using Magic Bait.

The Pufferfish and the Blobfish are the only fishing rod fishes that have a "floater" behavior in the fishing mini-game.

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Recipes That Use Pufferfish

Pufferfish is used as an ingredient in 3 recipes.

Pufferfish in Community Center Bundles

Pufferfish is needed for 1 Community Center bundle. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.

Specialty FishFish Tank
Needs Pufferfish
Reward: 5× Dish O' The Sea

Catching Pufferfish

Catch Pufferfish from 12 PM–4 PM, sun only.

Seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Locations

Beach· Summer
100% chance
Ginger Island (South)
100% chance
Ginger Island (West)(Ocean)
100% chance
Pirate Cove
100% chance
Pirate Cove Cave
100% chance

Difficulty	80 (out of 110)
Behavior	Floater
Size (in)	1–36

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Pufferfish Effects

Pufferfish is inedible and causes sickness if consumed.

Pufferfish Villager Gift Reactions

Give Pufferfish as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost.

LovesAbigail
NeutralDemetriusElliottLeoLinusPamSebastianWilly
DislikesAlexCarolineClintDwarfEmilyGeorgeGusHarveyJasJodiKentKrobusLeahLewisMarnieMaruPennyRobinSamSandyShaneVincentWizard
HatesEvelynHaleyPierre

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Pufferfish 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 [128]. You will then receive the Pufferfish 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 [128] 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 Pufferfish item.