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BOSS LAB / Desert

How to beat Pufferfish

Use Carrot on Desert. Use coconut trunks as cover, dump damage early, and skip the purple fog trail after half health.

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Pufferfish encounter in How to Fish
Pufferfish / DesertCommunity tested
Practical answer first

Catch Needlefish, trade it to the Tourist under the tree, then use the Carrot. Use coconut trunks as cover, dump damage early, and skip the purple fog trail after half health.

LocationDesert
Required baitCarrot
Reward / hand-inFin to Tourist

How to summon

Catch Needlefish, trade it to the Tourist under the tree, then use the Carrot.

Attacks and stun windows

Roll; poison fog trail.

Solo plan

Keep a safe tree between phases and carry cooked food.

Co-op plan

Spread around separate trunks so the roll cannot pin the group.

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Connected field notes

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