Boulder Puffer
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Region
- Sheltered Bay
- Size
- Medium
- Value
- Low (1 of 5)
- Fight
- Easy (1 of 5)
- Fight style
- Heavy puller: dives hard and deep
- Weather
- Any weather
- Sign
- Rising bubbles
- Pet perk
- Anchor
Forget the balloon: this puffer looks like a living boulder, with mossy slate rock plates bristling with swept-back ivory spines. Bronze rings circle its tough little eyes, and an ivory beak sits ready to crush shells. It hangs around the Kelpwood’s rocky beds, gives itself away with bubble trails, and fights like a dead weight that would rather dive than run.
Where to find it
Section titled “Where to find it”| Where | Part | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Mossy Spring | Pond (Kelp Garden Isles) | Common |
| Kelpwood | Open sea | Common |
| Kelpwood | Island ring | Common |
| Sunlit Shallows | Open sea | Rare |
| Sunlit Shallows | Island ring | Rare |
How to catch it
Section titled “How to catch it”- Look for rising bubbles: they mark a hotspot where Boulder Puffer and its kind bite more often.
- The weather doesn’t change how often it bites.
- When it fights back it mostly dives. Slow your reeling down without stopping, then reel it in while it rests.
As a pet
Section titled “As a pet”A Boulder Puffer can hatch from a Uncommon Bay Egg. As a pet its perk is Anchor. See Pets and Eggs.
Lives alongside
Section titled “Lives alongside”Sailfin Snapper · Bladescale Perch · Stormfin · Ironclad Crab · Lantern Crab · Kelp Lurker