Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) Wiki Guide

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List of Guides and Content (Click to jump to a section!)
1. Version 2.0 Guides
2. Happy Home Paradise Guides
3. Current Events	4. Popular Guides	5. Event List
6. Happy Home Paradise	7. Custom Design	8. Villagers
9. Island Upgrades	10. DIY Items	11. Materials
12. Tools	13. Flowers	14. Fish
15. Bugs	16. Sea Creatures	17. Database
18. Tips & Tricks	19. News and Updates	20. Message Boards
21. Game Info

All Version 2.0 Guides

Direct & Ver.2.0 Update Summary
New Villagers & Special Characters
	Brewster		The Roost
	Kapp'n Tours		Harv's Plaza
	Harriet's Hairstyles		Katrina's Fortune Shop
	Tortimer's Storage		Series 5 amiibos
Nook Miles Rewards
	Nook Miles Furniture		Hang Items on Ceilings
	List of Food Recipes		How to Cook Food
	How to Grow Crops		New Fences & Customizations
	Storage Upgrade		Movable ABD
	Custom Design Patterns+		New NookPhone Apps
	Top 4 Fab Hairstyles		New Reactions
Nook Miles Rewards
	Gyroids		Permanent Ladders
	Ordinances		Group Stretching
	House Customizations		New KK Slider Songs
	Inviting Villagers Over		Walk Through Narrow Spaces

Happy Home Paradise Guides

Happy Home Paradise DLC
Beginners' Guide to HHP	Designing Vacation Homes	List of Design Skills from HHP
Inviting Villagers to HHP	Remodeling Villager Homes	Happy Home Network
How to Get Poki	List of Poki Furniture	How to Use amiibos
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack

ACNH Guide for Things to Do This Month

October Events
C.J.'s Fishing Tourney	October 9 Second Saturday of October Reel 'em in! Catch fantastic fishing swag with your favorite beaver in town, C.J.! Catch as many fish C.J.'s Fishing Tourney to get trophies and other cool prizes!
Halloween	October 31 Northern Hemipshere Trick or treat! Jack, the Halloween Czar, is back in your island! Ready your treats or else he'll trick you!
October Items
Day of the Dead	October 25–November 3 We'll keep you updated once the event drops!
Halloween	October 1 to October 31 Get these spooks-tastic items and more throughout the whole month of October at Nook's Cranny!
October DIY Recipes
Tree's Bounty Series	September 1 to December 10 Northern Hemipshere Shake trees and get your acorns! Fall is now in full swing, so deck your island in style!
Spooky Furniture and Recipes	October 1 to October 31 Northern & Southern Hemipshere Spook up your town with these haunt-astic items! For the whole month of October, Spooky DIY Recipes can appear inside of Message Bottles and Balloons!

Guides Popular Right Now

Hot Guides
October To-Do List	List of Seasonal Items
Bugs in October	C.J.'s Fishing Tourney (Tournament)
Fish in October	Sea Creatures in October
Villager Popularity Ranking	How to Kick Out Villagers
How to Raise Your Island Star Rating	All Building and Plot Sizes

ACNH List of Events

List of Events

Events by Month
January To-Do List and Events	February To-Do List and Events
March To-Do List and Events	April To-Do List and Events
May To-Do List and Events	June To-Do List and Events
July To-Do List and Events	August To-Do List and Events
September To-Do List and Events	October To-Do List and Events
November To-Do List and Events	December To-Do List and Events

Visiting Special Characters' Events
C.J.'s Fishing Tourney Dates and Prizes	Flick's Bug-Off Dates and Prizes Guide

Time-Limited Events
Bunny Day Event Info and Rewards	How to Get Bunny Day Eggs
Nature Day Event Info and Rewards	May Day Event Info and Rewards
International Museum Day Event Info and Rewards	Wedding Season Event Info and Rewards
How to Get the Most Heart Crystals Each Day	Fireworks Shows
Halloween Event Info and Rewards	How to Get Halloween Candy
Best Way to Get Halloween Lollipop	Turkey Day Event
List of Turkey Day Dishes and Ingredients	Toy Day Event
Festivale Event	-

Happy Home Paradise

All Happy Home Paradise DLC Info

All Happy Home Paradise DLC Guides
A Beginner's Guide to Happy Home Paradise	How to Design Vacation Homes
List of Poki Furniture	How to Get Poki
How to Invite Villagers to the Archipelago	How to Remodel Villager Homes
How to use Amiibos in Happy Home Paradise	List of Design Skills

ACNH Custom and Pro Designs Guide

Custom Design Guides

Hand Picked Custom Designs

List of Custom Designs
Clothes and Accesories	Face Paint
Paths and Floors	Signs and Decorations
Halloween Custom Designs	Christmas Custom Designs
Valentines Custom Designs	Face-Cutout Standee Custom Designs

Make Your Own Custom Designs

How to Make Custom Designs
How to Make Custom Fireworks Designs	How to Make Wooden Paths
How to Make Brick Paths	How to Make Platforms
How to Make Dirt Paths | The Path	How to Make Tatami Mats
How to Make Seashell Paths	How to Make Sweets Floor Designs
How to Make Flowerbeds	How to Make Flower Patches
How to Make Tile Patterns	How to Make Stepping Stones
How to Make Large Stone Tiles and Slabs

ACNH List of Characters

List of Characters

Character Lists

List of Villagers	New Villagers	Special Villagers
Starting Villagers	Villager Ranking	Characters

Villagers by Personality

Big Sister	Cranky	Jock	Lazy
Normal	Peppy	Smug	Snooty

Villagers by Species

Alligators	Anteaters	Bears	Birds
Bulls	Cats	Chickens	Cows
Cubs	Deer	Dogs	Ducks
Eagles	Elephants	Frogs	Goats
Gorillas	Hamsters	Hippos	Horses
Kangaroos	Koalas	Lions	Monkeys
Mice	Octopuses	Ostriches	Penguins
Pigs	Rabbits	Rhinos	Sheep
Squirrels	Tigers	Wolves

Villagers by Initial Letter

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R
S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z	-

ACNH Facilities and Island Upgrades Walkthroughs

How to Unlock Shops and Facilities

ACNH Facilities
Resident Services	Museum
Nook's Cranny	Able Sisters
Airport	Campsite
Harvey's Island & Photopia	Harv's Plaza
Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler	.

ACNH DIY Item List

List of DIY Recipes

DIY Recipe Collections

Buyable DIY Recipe Collections
Pretty Good Tools	DIY for Beginners
Test Your DIY Skills	Wildest Dreams

DIY Guides

DIY Guides
How to Make and Break Fences	How to Make a Perfect Snowman (Snowboy)

DIY Item Series

DIY Series
Fruit Series	Trash Series
Space (Celeste) Series	Mermaid Series
Time-Limited Series
Bunny Day Series	Zodiac Series
Seasonal DIY Series
Bamboo Series	Cherry-Blossom Series
Shell Series	Tree's Bounty Series
Maple-Leaf Series	Mushroom Series
Ice (Frozen) Series	Snowflake Series
Festive Series	-

ACNH DIY Material List

List of Materials

Common Materials
Clay	Clump of Weed	Tree Branch
Hardwood	Wood	Softwood
Stone	Iron Nugget	Gold Nugget
Bamboo Piece	Bamboo Shoot	-
Star Fragments
Star Fragment	Large Star Fragment	Zodiac Fragment
Seasonal Materials
Young Spring Bamboo	Cherry-Blossom Petal	Summer Shell
Acorn	Pine Cone	Mushroom
Maple Leaf	Snowflake	Large Snowflake
Ornament	Bunny Day Egg	-

ACNH List of Tools

List of Tools

All Tools
Axes	Fishing Rods	Nets	Shovels
Slingshots	Watering Cans	Travel Tools	Other Items

Tool Guides
How to Use Wands | List of All Wand Types
How to Get All Golden Tools
How to Get and Use Wet Suits
How to Get and Use Snorkels

ACNH Flower Guide

List of Flowers and Bushes

Flowers Related Links
Hybrid Flowers Breeding Guide
Windflowers	Roses	Hyacinths
Mums	Lilies	Tulips
Pansies	Cosmoses	Bushes
Lily of the Valley

ACNH Fish Guide

Complete List of Fish

Fish Guides
Complete Fishing Guide | How to Catch Fish Easily
Fish Prices List
Fish by Location
Sea Fish	River Fish	Pond Fish

Fish by Month
January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

ACNH Bug Guide

Bug Encyclopedia

Bug Pages
How to Catch Bugs | List of Rare Bugs
Bug Prices List
Beetles	Stags	Butterflies
Dragonflies	Moths	Grasshoppers
Crickets	Mantises	Cicadas
Dangerous Bugs	Others	-

Bugs by Month
January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

ACNH Sea Creatures Guide

List of All Sea Creatures

Sea Creatures Guides

How to Catch Sea Creatures Easily

List of Sea Creatures

Abalone	Acorn Barnacle	Chambered Nautilus	Dungeness Crab
Firefly Squid	Flatworm	Gazami Crab	Giant Isopod
Gigas Giant Clam	Horseshoe Crab	Lobster	Mantis Shrimp
Moon Jellyfish	Mussel	Octopus	Oyster
Pearl Oyster	Red King Crab	Scallop	Sea Anemone
Sea Cucumber	Sea Grapes	Sea Pig	Sea Pineapple
Sea Slug	Sea Star	Sea Urchin	Seaweed
Slate Pencil Urchin	Snow Crab	Spider Crab	Spiny Lobster
Spotted Garden Eel	Sweet Shrimp	Tiger Prawn	Turban Shell
Umbrella Octopus	Vampire Squid	Venus' Flower Basket	Whelk

ACNH Database

Database Information
List of Fossils	List of KK Slider Songs
List of Furniture	List of Clothing

ACNH Tips & Tricks

All Tips & Tricks

Beginner Guides

Beginner Guides
Beginner's Guide to Animal Crossing New Horizons	Unchangeable Features
Choosing a Hemisphere	Best Island Layouts

Gameplay Basics

Gameplay Basics
How to Know a Tool's Durability	How to Add Best Friends
How to Get the Nook Shopping App	Wind and Weather

Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks
How to Raise Your Island's Star Rating	Island Designer Unlock Walkthrough
Redd Art Guide	How to Get Specific Villagers

Money, Miles and Shopping Tips

Money, Miles and Shopping
How to Get Nook Miles Fast	How to Get Bells (Money) Fast
How to Hit the Money Rock 8 Times	How to Grow Money Trees from Glowing Spots

House and Storage Walkthrough

House and Storage
All House Upgrades and How to Pay Off Your Loan	How to Use Storage and Decorating Mode
How to Raise Your Happy Home Academy (HHA) Rank	Feng Shui Color and Effect Guide

Reimagine Your Character Guide

Reimagine Your Character
How To Make A Passport | Passport Title List	Changing Hair and Face
How to Get and Fix Bedhead	-

Reshape Your Island Guide

Reshape Your Island
How to Pull Up and Move Trees	How to Break and Move Rocks
How to Build Bridges	How to Build Slopes, Stairs and Inclines

Activities

Activities
Mystery Island Tour and Nook Miles Ticket Guide	Wish on a Shooting Star to Get Star Fragments
Party Play | Playing on One Switch	Online Play

System Info

System Info
Maintenance | How to Fix an Error	Island Backup and Restoration | How to Recover Save Data
How to Delete and Transfer Save Data	How to Restart Your Game

ACNH News and Updates

DLC and Event Updates
List of New Features	List of New Horizons DLC
April Ver 1.2 Update	July Ver 1.3 Update
August Ver 1.4 Update	September Ver 1.5 Update
November Ver 1.6 Update	January Ver 1.7 Update
February Ver 1.8.0 Update	1st Anniversary Event
March Ver 1.9.0 Update
Merchandise and Promotions
Sanrio amiibo Pack	Build-A-Bear Collection
How to Use the Island Tour Creator	Orignial Soundtrack and Sheet Music
Bugs and Patch Updates
Maintenance | Fix Errors	How to Update and Update Patch Notes
Game Glitches
How to Climb the 4th Cliff Level	How to Plant Trees on Clifftop Edges
1x1 Item Duplication Glitch [Fixed]	2x1 Item Duplication Glitch [Fixed]
Best Item Duplication Glitch [Fixed]	How to Plant Trees on Paths [Fixed]
Pre-Release Content
Animal Crossing Direct	Is there a Demo?
Pre-order Bonuses	Giveaways
How to Pre-load

ACNH Message Boards

Message Boards

List of Message Boards
Discussion Board (1825)	Friend Request & Dodo Codes (4137)
Review Board (33)	Custom Design Share (232)
Recipe & Fruit Trading (246051)	House Design Share (456)
Memes Board (96)	Island Tune Share (48)
Easter Egg and Bunny Day Recipe Trading (148)	Turnip Price Trading Board (3793)

What Kind of Game is Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

Product Information and Official Site

Release Date	March 20, 2020
Price	$59.99 + Tax
Developer	Nintendo
Genre	Simulation, Casual, Slice of Life
Supported Languages	English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Russian, Dutch
Number of Players	Online: 1 to 4 Players Local Play: 1 to 8 Players Online Play: 1 to 8 Players
Japanese Title	あつまれ どうぶつの森(Atsumare Doubutsu no Mori)
Official Site	Animal Crossing Offical Site
Official Twitter	Animal Crossing Offical Twitter

Enjoy Life on a Deserted Island

Unlike other games in the Animal Crossing series, this time your new living space will be set on a deserted island. Arrive through the skies and make dozens of new friends in this new distant home!

Build Your Own Tools and Furniture!

Part of moving to a deserted island includes making lots of DIY tools and furniture. For the first time ever, enjoy crafting your own household items and tools that will make your lifestyle much easier.