Flounder
Flounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It lives on the bottom, so both eyes are on top of its head. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information
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Location | Ocean • Ginger Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time | 6am – 8pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | Spring • Summer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Difficulty | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Behavior | Sinker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Size (inches) | 4–17
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Fishing XP | 19 22 25 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Flounder is a fish that can be caught in the ocean at The Beach or on the Beach Farm during Spring and Summer. It can also be caught during any season on Ginger Island West (ocean), South, Southeast, and in the Pirate Cove. It may also randomly appear at the Traveling Cart for 300–1,000g.
Flounder can be caught regardless of time of day or season using Magic Bait.
Map
Flounder can be found in the ocean and on Ginger Island.
Gifting
Villager Reactions
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Like | Sebastian |
Neutral | Demetrius • Elliott • Leo • Linus • Pam • Willy |
Dislike | Abigail • Alex • Caroline • Clint • Dwarf • Emily • George • Gus • Harvey • Jas • Jodi • Kent • Krobus • Leah • Lewis • Marnie • Maru • Penny • Robin • Sam • Sandy • Shane • Vincent • Wizard |
Hate | Evelyn • Haley • Pierre |
Bundles
Flounder is not used in any bundles.
Recipes
Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Buff(s) | Buff Duration | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. | Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1) | 100 45 |
N/A | N/A |
Stardrop Saloon for 300g |
220g | ||||
Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. | Sap (4) Any Fish (1) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Farming Level 9 | 10g | ||||
Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1) | 75 33 |
N/A | N/A | Linus (Mail - 3+ ) |
75g | ||||
Seafoam Pudding | This briny pudding will really get you into the maritime mindset! | Flounder (1) Midnight Carp (1) Squid Ink (1) | 175 78 |
Fishing (+4) | 3m 30s | Fishing (Level 9) | 300g |
Fish Pond
Flounder can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 3 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The only possible output is dark brown Flounder Roe.
Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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Before Quest | After Quest | ||
3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed | 35 |
5 | 7 | 2 Clams or 2 Coral | 35 |
7 | 10 | 2 Aquamarine, 1 Mussel, or 2 Sea Urchins | 35 |
Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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Roe (1) | 13 | 1-4 | 70% | 16-33% |
5-10 | 100% | 55-95% | ||
Nothing | 1-4 | 30% | 84-67% | |
5-10 | 0% | 45-5% |
Dyeing
Flounder can be used in dyeing, serving as an orange dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Quests
- Item Delivery: One Flounder may be randomly requested in Spring or Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 300g and 150 Friendship points.
- Aquatic Overpopulation: Ten Flounder may be requested by Demetrius in Spring at the special orders board outside Lewis' house, for a reward of gold equivalent to selling the fish and the Farm Computer recipe.
History
- 1.4: Introduced.
- 1.5: Special Order quest added. Can now be caught on Ginger Island during any season on Island West (ocean), South, Southeast, and in the Pirate Cove.