Pufferfish

Pufferfish are a passive mob in Minecraft. They are an excellent source for water breathing potions. In this IGN guide, we'll detail everything you'll need to know about Pufferfish with information on where they spawn, Pufferfish loot, and quick tips and facts about Pufferfish.

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• How to Find Pufferfish
• Quick Tips and Facts About Pufferfish
• All Pufferfish Loot

How to Find Pufferfish

Pufferfish only spawn in warm water biomes. Listed below are all the biomes Pufferfish are known to spawn in.

• Deep Lukewarm Ocean
• Lukewarm Ocean
• Warm Ocean

Quick Tips and Facts About Pufferfish

• If a pufferfish is eaten, you'll be poisoned
• Pufferfish can be captured in buckets
• If a pufferfish is approached by a player, drowned, axolotl, or non-water mobs, it puffs up
• If you touch a pufferfish while it's puffed up, you'll be poisoned

All Pufferfish Loot

Pufferfish loot can vary a bit based on the version of Minecraft you're playing. Listed below is all the loot a pufferfish drops when it dies on Java.

• 1 Pufferfish
• 1 Bone Mean (5% chance of dropping)
• 1-3 XP Orbs if killed by a player or tamed wolf

Listed below is all the loot when a pufferfish dies on Bedrock.

• 1 Pufferfish
• 1-2 Bone (25% chance of dropping)
• 1-3 XP Orbs if killed by a player or tamed wolf

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