PUFFERFISH
1 trade involving this item across 1 trader.
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- 11 August 2026
- Java Edition
- 26.2, 1 of 1 row found
- Bedrock Edition
- 1.26.30.5, 1 of 1 matching
- Edition differences
- none, both editions match
Pufferfish in villager trading
Pufferfish is a raw-material trade: villagers pay emeralds for it, which makes it a candidate for an automated emerald farm rather than something you purchase back.
No recipe in Java 26.2 produces it: it drops from pufferfish.
Villagers that buy Pufferfish(you give Pufferfish, get emeralds)
| Profession | Level | You Give | You Get | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | Master | Pufferfish |  | 30same in Bedrock | verified | verified |
The 1 trade on this item was read out of the trade files Minecraft Java 26.2 ships in its own data, checked on against the item, both amounts and the use limit. Bedrock 1.26.30.5 is read as well, and where it disagrees the row says how. Which files, and what is not checked.
Your odds of finding Pufferfish
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades pufferfish is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the fisherman (master): 33% of them carry it, so it takes about 3 of them on average before one does.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | Master | 33% (2 in 6)Bedrock does not state a draw | about 3 | 24 emeralds a day2 restocks a day | 1 pufferfishwas 4, 3 off |
The chance is the draw size over the pool size in the game's own trade set file for that tier. The day figure is the trade's use limit times the 2 restocks a villager is allowed per in-game day (Villager.allowedToRestock), so it is a ceiling and not an average: it assumes you are there for every restock. The cure column is 125 reputation times the trade's own multiplier, floored, and never takes a cost below one. Counted from the game's own draw sizes. How that check works.
Who trades Pufferfish, and at what price
To sell Pufferfish for emeralds, bring it to a Fisherman at the Master tier (4 units per 1 emerald).
Is trading Pufferfish worth it?
The best rate any villager offers is an emerald per 4 pufferfish, from the Fisherman, and 5 of the other 10 pay out faster. No villager sells pufferfish back, so it is emeralds out and nothing in.
 | Acacia BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Dark Oak BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Jungle BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Oak BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Spruce BoatMaster | 1 | |
| PufferfishMaster | 4 | |
 | Tropical FishExpert | 6 | |
 | CoalNovice | 10 | |
 | Raw SalmonJourneyman | 13 | |
 | Raw CodApprentice | 15 | |
 | StringNovice | 20 |
Pufferfish against the other 71 ways to earn an emerald
One slot at the Fisherman takes 4 pufferfish a trade, 12 trades, 12 emeralds. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Worth in Pufferfish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acacia boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 48 pufferfish |
| 24 book and quills | expert Librarian | 12 | 48 pufferfish |
| 60 ink sacs | journeyman Librarian | 12 | 48 pufferfish |
| 112 raw porkchops | novice Butcher | 16 | 64 pufferfish |
| 192 any dye | apprentice Shepherd | 16 | 64 pufferfish |
| 240 coal | novice Armorer | 16 | 64 pufferfish |
| 352 carrots | novice Farmer | 16 | 64 pufferfish |
| 312 flint | apprentice Fletcher | 12 | 48 pufferfish |
12 acacia boats against 312 flint for the same 12 emeralds, 26 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 7.5 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted. Pufferfish itself pays 4 an emerald, so 13 of the 72 ask less and 50 ask more.
How Pufferfish trading works
Every pufferfish offer here locks after 12 uses, and a villager restocks up to twice per Minecraft day, so one is good for 24 of these trades a day and no more.
The earliest pufferfish shows up is the Fisherman's Master tier, level 5 of five, which a villager reaches at 250 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 4 tiers short of offering pufferfish at all.
How long Pufferfish takes in real time
48 pufferfish empty one slot at the Fisherman, 2400 ticks (Villager.allowedToRestock) at 20 a second (TickRateManager) refill it 2 real minutes later, and the 24000-tick villager day (Timelines) holds 2 of those fills in 20 real minutes.
So one fisherman moves 96 pufferfish against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, 4 pufferfish every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 64 pufferfish take 2 fills across 1 Minecraft day, 2 minutes of it watching the fisherman walk back to its barrel.
Tips for trading Pufferfish
- One villager, one restock: the Fisherman pays an emerald per 4 pufferfish and that slot runs 12 trades, so 48 pufferfish is all one will take before it locks, for 12 emeralds in total.
- Where they go back: that Fisherman also sells campfires at 2 emeralds each, its cheapest offer.
- Also on the Fisherman's list: oak boat, spruce boat, jungle boat, acacia boat, dark oak boat, string.
Pufferfish trading FAQ
How many pufferfish make an emerald?
Which villager sells Pufferfish?
Same trader, other items
The Fisherman works at a barrel and also trades:
Bucket of Cod
Cooked Cod
Cooked Salmon