How to Beat the Pufferfish in How to Fish

Confirm the source-reported setup

PC Gamer’s route describes an Endangered Fish prerequisite and Carrot bait. Prepare weapons before you trigger the encounter, but do not treat any one loadout as mandatory: this site has not tested current damage, difficulty or co-op scaling.

• Check the current quest text for the Endangered Fish prerequisite.
• Acquire the reported Carrot bait before travelling to the encounter.
• Choose a weapon and supplies that let you keep moving instead of committing to a fixed damage race.

Plan around the poison phase, not an old time-to-kill

The media walkthrough describes poison clouds and recommends continuous movement. Stay mobile, preserve a clear escape line and use safe openings rather than copying an old numerical strategy.

Patch 1.0.4 adjusted the Pufferfish, and Patch 1.0.9 introduced Easy and Hard settings. Those changes make older health, damage and timing claims unreliable unless a guide identifies the exact build and difficulty.