ACNH | Summer Shells - Recipes & DIY | Animal Crossing

Last Updated: August 21, 2022 10:13 PM

Read this Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch (ACNH) guide on how to get Summer Shells! Find out their price, spawn time, uses, summer shell recipes, and where to find!!

Table of Contents

How To Get Summer Shells
How To Farm Efficiently
Summer Shell Uses & Recipes

Check Out The List Of All DIY Materials Here

How To Get Summer Shells

Obtained On The Beach

↑ Finding a Summer Shell on the shore!!

Availability Period	North: 6/1 ~ 8/31 South: 12/1 ~ 2/28
Sell Price	600 Bells

Summer Shells can be found along the beaches on your island. Shells spawn as time passes, so it's best to gather them while also doing something else, such as fishing for sea fish.

Obtainable In The Summer

Summer Shells are, as you might expected, obtainable in the summer. For the northern hemisphere this means June to August, & for the Southern Hemisphere it's December to February.

Check Out The Difference Between Hemispheres!

How To Farm Summer Shells Efficiently

Check The Shores Meticulously

The best way to get Summer Shells is to simply run along the coasts of your beach frequently. Seashells and coral respawn over time, so you'll want to check back multiple times in one day.

Pick Up Everything You See

If you leave the other shells you don't need on the ground, you'll effectively limit the chances of a Summer Shell spawning (as the number of items that can spawn is limited). Make sure to pick up all seashells and coral you see on the ground!

Move All Spawns To One Beach

By using spawn manipulation techniques, you will be able to relocate all seashell/coral/bottle spawns to ONE beach. This will drastically speed up your farming.

How To Centralize Spawn Locations

Beach Item Spawn Manipulation Process

① Decide which beach you want items to spawn on

② Prepare a lot of furniture or fences

③ Place said furniture/fences on the water's edge

④ Wait until the next day

In order to do this, you'll have to block the spawn location on every other beach tile touching the sea! You can do this by placing furniture on tiles touching the water. You'll need about 120~150 pieces in total to do this.

We go over spawn manipulation in detail in the guide below so check it out:

Spawn Manipulation Guide

Summer Shell Recipes & Uses

Use In DIY Recipes

Summer Shells are primarily used in DIY recipes. For example, Water Flooring recipe above requires 6 Summer Shells.

# Of Summer Shells You Need

Summer Shells	Need 30 Total

Given that it's a seasonally limited item, you'll want to make sure you gather as many as possible while you can! You'll need a total of 30 to create 1 of every possible DIY recipe!

Get Recipes From Balloons

Availability Period	North: 6/1 ~ 8/31 South: 12/1 ~ 2/28

Recipes which use Summer Shells can be obtained by popping balloons during the summer season. This is the only way to obtain them, so make sure you always pop balloons in the summer!

Check Out A List Of All DIY Recipes Here!

Summer Shell Recipes - Full List

Item	Ingredients
South Seas Wall	Summer Shell ×5
Water Floor	Summer Shell ×6
Underwater Flooring	Summer Shell ×3 Coral ×3
Shell Wand	Summer Shell ×3 Star Fragment ×3
Shell Pochette	Summer Shell ×6 Giant Clam ×2
Starry Sand Floor	Summer Shell ×3 Sandy-Beach Flooring ×1
Shell Wreath	Summer Shell ×1 Sand Snail ×1 Sand Dollar ×1 Coral ×1 Giant Clam ×1 Cowrie ×1
Underwater Wall	Summer Shell ×3 Coral ×5