How to Get Pascal’s Mermaid Set DIY Crafting Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the world by storm earlier this year, selling five million copies in its first month, and 13.41 million copies so far. It featured a relaxing island getaway, which the world desperately needed, considering so many people were stuck indoors due to the pandemic. The game included camping activities, such as fishing, catching bugs, and picking up seashells. There are more obscure activities too, such as digging up entire trees by their roots, getting stung by wasps, and helping a ghost find pieces of itself.

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Now a new update (1.3.0) has arrived with a much-needed activity for a true island life experience: swimming! Swimming requires a wetsuit, and once players have it on, they can jump (or wade) into the water. As they swim around, they will see bubbles coming from underwater. They can press the Y button to dive, where they will see a shadow on the ocean floor. Upon moving over the shadow, the player will pick up an object. There are a number of things the player can collect but if they are lucky they will find a scallop, which can be found day or night, year-round.

Upon finding a scallop, an otter named Pascal shows up. Keep in mind he might not show up the first time, but keep collecting scallops and he will appear. Pascal asks the player if he can have the scallop. The player will say yes, of course, because who is going to turn down an otter with a cool hat? Don’t worry, Pascal will then give the player something in return. He will give either a new crafting recipe from the mermaid set, mermaid clothing, or pearls that are needed in the DIY recipes.

Each day, the player can get Pascal to visit again by picking up a scallop from diving. To get Pascal to talk to the player, they do need to actually pick up scallops from diving. Dropping one from the inventory and picking it back up does not count. Unfortunately, this means it can possibly take a while for him to appear.

There are currently 14 different crafting recipes that Pascal can give the player. They include:

• Mermaid Bed
• Mermaid Chair
• Mermaid Closet
• Mermaid Dresser
• Mermaid Flooring
• Mermaid Lamp
• Mermaid Rug
• Mermaid Screen
• Mermaid Shelf
• Mermaid Sofa
• Mermaid Table
• Mermaid Vanity
• Mermaid Wall
• Mermaid Wall Clock

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now on Nintendo Switch.