Octopus
| Octopus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A mysterious and intelligent creature. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 6am – 1pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Summer
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Sinker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 12–49
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| Fishing XP | 34  37  40  46
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| Energy | Inedible | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Octopus is a fish that can be found during Summer in the ocean and (more rarely) in Garbage Cans. It can randomly rotate into daily stock at the Traveling Cart for 
450–1,000g during any season. It can also be caught in the deep-sea submarine ride at the Night Market (≈2% chance).
Map
The Octopus can be found in the ocean.
Strategy
This is one of the most difficult fish to catch in the game, even compared to Legendary Fish. To make it even more demanding, the odds of an octopus biting are very rare, and the window of time available to catch it is comparatively small. The most sure-fire tactic is maxing out your fishing skill, equip the Iridium Rod, eat a Seafoam Pudding, Dish o' The Sea, Lobster Bisque, or Fish Stew, and attach a Trap Bobber to your fishing pole. Using a combination of a maxed out fishing skill and the Iridium Rod is often insufficient.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Love |  Willy
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| Like |  Elliott
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Linus •  Sebastian
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| 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
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pam •  Pierre
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Bundles
Octopus is not used in any bundles.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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 100 45
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220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (4) Any Fish (1)
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N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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75g
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)Tailoring
Octopus is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Blue Buttoned Vest. 
Quests
- Item Delivery: One octopus may be randomly requested in Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 450g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-4 octopi during Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of 150g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
History
- 1.3: Added chance to catch during Night Market.
- 1.4: Can now be used in Tailoring.