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ACNH - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)

How to Get the Flimsy Shovel | Flimsy Shovel Recipe

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This page contains info about the Flimsy Shovel. Here you can see how to get and unlock it, and the materials needed to craft it, so please read on if you want to get or make a Flimsy Shovel in Animal Crossing New Horizons for Switch.

Flimsy Shovel Basic Infomation

Flimsy Shovel ImageFlimsy Shovel
Buy Price 400
Sell Price 100
Durability 40 Uses

Get It From Blathers After Calling Him to the Island

Blathers

You can make the Flimsy Shovel by getting the recipe from Blathers, who will give it to you the first time you talk to him after he comes to the island. To call Blathers to your island, you need to complete the intial of giving five critters to Tom Nook, at which point you will be able to select a location for the museum. after you choose a location, you will be able to go and visit Blathers in his tent after 5 AM the next day. The full museum will be built after helping out Blathers in his tent.

How to Unlock the Museum

Buy the Recipe

Other players, who are not the island's representative, can obtain the Flimsy Shovel recipe by purchasing it either from Timmy at Resident Services or Nook's Cranny once it's built.

How to Unlock Nook's Cranny and Upgrade It

Materials Needed for Flimsy Shovel

Needed Materials Amount
Hardwood ImageHardwood 5

Items Made With the Flimsy Shovel

Shovel ImageShovel Simple Well ImageSimple Well

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6 Anonymous Anonymous about 5 years

How do you get the shovel if you are not the first player on your island?

5 Anonymous Anonymous over 5 years

How do you CRAFT a flimsy shovel

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