Freshwater Puffer
Freshwater Puffer⭐☆☆☆| Type | Fish |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Resource location | matcha:freshwater_pufferfish |
| Base item | minecraft:pufferfish |
| Defined in | freshwater_pufferfish.json |
A freshwater puffer is a common ⭐☆☆☆ fish caught by fishing in arid freshwater. It cooks into cooked pufferfish, and a Fisherman buys 12 of them for an Obol.
Obtaining
Fishing
The freshwater puffer can be caught in this table.[1] The chances are per cast of a fishing rod and include the junk and treasure rolls.
| Climate | Biomes | Weight | Per catch (open water) | Per catch (other water) | Per catch (Luck of the Sea III) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arid freshwater | Savanna, Desert, Badlands, Wooded Badlands, Savanna Plateau, Eroded Badlands, Windswept Savanna | 15 of 42 | 30.36% | 31.95% | 31.43% |
The same tables are also rolled by the drops of guardians and elder guardians, using the biome where the mob dies.
Mob drops
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elder guardian | 1 | 73.4% | only in arid freshwater biomes |
| Guardian | 1 | 23.8% | only in arid freshwater biomes |
Fishing
| Source | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing | 1 | 30.4% | only in arid freshwater biomes |
Usage
Food
The freshwater puffer keeps the vanilla pufferfish's effects when eaten raw: 
Poison II for 1:00, 
Hunger III for 0:15 and 
Nausea for 0:15. It heals nothing. Cooking it into cooked pufferfish removes the poison and adds Conduit Power.
Cooking
The recipes match any minecraft:pufferfish, so every pufferfish gives the same result.[2] A Mud Kiln burns it into charred fish instead.
Crafting ingredient
Because it is a pufferfish underneath, it can be used in bokguk, which takes any pufferfish.[3]
Trading
The Fisherman buys 12 caught freshwater puffer for 1 Obol once he reaches Apprentice level. Only fish with the ⭐☆☆☆ rarity line, which the fishing loot tables add, are accepted.[4]
Trading
| Villager | Level | Offer | Wants | Gives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | Apprentice | Freshwater Puffer⭐☆☆☆12 |
12 × Freshwater Puffer |
Obol
|
Angler's Almanac
The Angler's Almanac has an entry for the freshwater puffer under Arid Freshwater (listed chance 35.7%), unlocked by catching one after the player has obtained the almanac.[5][6] Its description reads:
A tiny fish that responds to danger by becoming a spiky balloon. Honestly fair.
Advancements
- No More Fish in the Sea – catch every fish, including this one. Rewards 10 Obols.
- Fishmonger – sell caught fish to a Fisherman.
History
| 0.5-alpha | Fishing overhauled into climates with star-rated fish. |
|---|---|
| 1.10 | The Fisherman now buys 12 instead of 24. |
| 1.12.1-alpha | Added an Angler's Almanac entry and a catch sound.
The item format changed; fish caught before this version can no longer be sold. |
Trivia
- The fish is a
minecraft:pufferfishitem with the name, texture (matcha:freshwater_pufferfish) and rarity line set by its loot table.[7] - Its internal ID is
freshwater_pufferfish.
See also
References
| Mechanics | |
|---|---|
| Freshwater fish | |
| Saltwater fish | |
| Special biomes | |
| Other catches | |
| Cooked fish | |
