Animal Crossing: New Horizons has arrived on the Nintendo Switch and players can finally go about living their alternate lives with a bunch of anthropomorphic animals. There’s no real goal in New Horizons. You’re just there to kick back and enjoy island living however you see fit.
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Want to spend the entire day fishing and donate all your new catches to the museum? You can. More about creepy crawlies and want to catch bugs instead? Be Tom Nook’s guest. Or maybe you just want to own the biggest house on the island and be some kind of philanthropist to the other villagers.
Whatever your goal is in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, our guide wiki is here to help you realize your ambitions. It’ll talk you through everything from general information on the game and the basics to getting started, right through to how to get every tool, and some tips and tricks on developing your island further, too.
So, without further ado, let’s dive right in to all that sweet, Animal Crossing knowledge.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Wiki
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- Release Date: March 20, 2020
- Developer: Nintendo
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch
General Information
- Preload & Unlock Times
- Download & Install Size
- Is It Coming to 3DS?
- Controls Guide
- Which Island Layout & Hemisphere to Choose
- All Event Dates Calendar
- Cheats
- Resetting & Starting a New Island
- Are There Gyroids? Answered
- Can You Change Island Name?
- Can You Get Pets?
- All Fruit
- Balloon Spawn Times
- Getting Pocket Camp Rewards
- Can You Catch Birds?
- What the Yellow Bird & White Owl Mean
- Star Fragment Trees
- KK Slider Song List (and Bonus Secret Tracks)
The Basics
- Saving Your Game
- Things You Should Know Before Starting
- Fast Traveling
- Opening the Map
- Using Nook Phone
- Healing Bug Stings
- Changing Date & Season (Time Travel)
- Rotating Items & Furniture
- Getting a House & All Upgrade Costs
- Shaking Trees
- Sprinting & Running Faster
- How to Poop
- Getting Bells Fast
- Nook Miles
- Tips & Tricks for Beginners
- ‘If You Could Only Bring One Thing’ Answer Guide
- Shooting Down Presents (Balloons)
- Crafting Items & Furniture
- Calling Rescue Service
- Taking Pictures Using Camera Mode
- Can You Swim?
- Do Rocks Respawn?
- Chopping Down Trees
- What Time a New Day Starts (Daily Reset)
- Getting Message in a Bottle
- Emote
- Build Fences
- Climb Cliffs
- Tarantula Island
- Taking Photos at Photopia
- Can You Mail Fish or Bugs?
- Getting Bell Vouchers & Using Them
- Visiting Other Islands
- Getting Rid of Cockroaches
- Sitting
- Increase Item Storage
Flowers Guides
- Getting Roses
- Getting Lily of the Valley
- Getting Lilies
- Gold Roses
- Mums
- Cosmos
- Tulips
- Windflowers
- Pansies
- Hedges
- Shrubs
- Green Mums
- Blue Roses
- Purple Hyacinths
- Can You Plant Turnips?
- Cloning Flowers
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Character Guides
- Visiting Other Islands
- Playing with Friends in Online & Local Co-Op
- Changing Character Appearance, Gender & More
- Getting Hairstyles
- Changing Hair
- Eyebrows
- All Hairstyles
- Making Your Own Designs
- Removing Face Paint
- Getting Royal Crown
- Getting Call Islander App
- Getting Backpacks
- Getting Shoes & Socks
- Getting Apps For Nook Phone
- Getting Clothes
- Changing Nook Phone Case
- Bank Interest
- Customizing Your House
- Cataloging Items
- All Shell Sell Prices
- Changing Nickname
- Getting Gold Armor
- Getting Body Paint & Eye Colors
- Registering Outfits
Multiplayer & Visiting Islands Guides
Tools, Equipment & Item Guides
- Golden Tools
- Getting a Campfire
- Getting an Umbrella
- Getting a Bug Net
- Getting a Watering Can
- Getting the Vaulting Pole
- Getting a Fishing Pole
- Getting an Axe
- Getting a Shovel
- Getting a Wet Suit
- Diving
- Unequipping Tools & Items
- Increasing Inventory Size
- Storing Items in House Storage
- Getting Different Fruit Types
- Sending Mail to Villagers
- Eating Fruit & What It Does
- Getting an Ocarina
- Perfect Fruit
- Fossils
- Unlocking the Tool Ring
- Log Stakes
- Find All Gulliver Communicator Parts
- Get & Use Ladders
- Get Bamboo & Bamboo Shoots
- Star Fragments & What They’re Used For
- Turnip Buying & Selling Guide
- Ironwood Dresser
- Bell Vouchers
- Rusted Parts
- Cutting Board
- Storing Turnips
- Getting Island Designer App & Terraforming
- Getting Shells & All Shell DIY Recipes
- Using the Timer & What it Does
- Getting Outdoorsy Tools
- Getting Taurus Fragments (Zodiac Star Fragments)
- Getting All Zodiac Star Fragments
- Pitfall Seeds
- Unlocking the Nook Shopping App
- All Lighthouse Colors & How to Get Them
- Getting Boba Tea
- Sanrio Furniture (Hello Kitty Items)
- Getting Mario Items
- Mr Resetti Model
- Giant Clams: How to Get, Sell Price, DIY Recipes
- Simple Panels
- Getting Cake
- Getting Summer Shells
- Getting Light Sticks
- Getting Sandy Beach Flooring
- Getting Bonsai (Cherry-Blossom & Pine)
- Getting Pine Cones & Acorns
- Getting Puppies (Puppy Plushies)
- Pearls
- Bamboo Grass
Animal Crossing New Horizons Crafting Materials Guides
- Getting the Workbench
- DIY Recipes
- Clay
- Getting Iron Nuggets
- Hardwood & Softwood
- Getting Test Your DIY Skills
- Get Gold Nuggets
- Wildest Dreams DIY
- Customizing Furniture Color & Designs
- Getting More Customization Kits
Special Character Guides
- Isabelle
- Blathers
- Saharah
- Tortimer
- Kapp’n
- Find Wisp the Ghost
- KK Slider
- Celeste
- Complete Label Fashion Challenge (Labelle)
- Checking if Art Is Real from Redd
- Leif
- Unlocking Redd’s Ship
Villager & Islander Guides – Birthdays, How to Get & Personalities
Fishing
- Fishing
- CJ: Fish Prices, How to Get Collectibles, Challenges
- Getting Fish Bait
- Tuna
- Blue Marlin
- Golden Trout
- Barreleye
- Stringfish
- Ranchu Goldfish
- Sturgeon
- Char
- Saddled Bichir
- Sea Butterfly
- Coelacanth
- Zebra Turkeyfish
- Surgeonfish
- Frog
- Turtle
- Killifish
- Neon Tetra
- Giant Water Bug
- Sharks
- Giant Trevally
- Catfish
- Mahi Mahi
- Red Snapper
- Rainbowfish
- Great White Shark
- Whale Shark
- Hammerhead Shark
- Suckerfish
- Tilapia
- Saddled Bichir
- Dorado
- Piranha
- Ribbon Eel
- Gar
- Saw Shark
- Arapaima
- Giant Snakehead
- Arowana
- Napoleon Fish
- Puffer Fish
- Sweetfish
- Blue Marlin
- Ocean Sunfish
- Yellow Perch
- Dab
- Sturgeon
- King Salmon
- Char
- Salmon
- Cherry Salmon
- Pike
- Moray Eel
- Ray
Bugs
- Catching Bugs; All Bugs List
- Flick: Bug Prices, How to Get Collectibles
- Mole Cricket
- Peacock Butterfly
- Tarantula
- Ants
- Flies
- Fleas
- Madagascan Sunset Moth
- Atlas Moth
- Blue Weevil
- Banded Dragonfly
- Scorpions
- Violin Beetle
- Rosalia Batesi
- Wasp
- Spiders
- Cockroaches
- Rainbow Stag
- Goliath Beetle
- Great Purple Emperor
- Firefly
- Drone Beetle
- Mosquito
- Earth-Boring Dung Beetle
- Walking Leaf
- Walking Stick
- Cyclommatus Stag
- Giant Stag
- Horned Hercules
- Giant Cicada
- Giraffe Stag
- Horned Atlas
- Horned Dynastid
- Grasshopper
- Horned Elephant
- Cicada Shell
- Miyama Stag
- Brown Cicada
- Saw Stag
- Scarab Beetle
- Dung Beetle
- Ladybug
- Bell Cricket
- Red Dragonfly
- Monarch Butterfly
- Cricket
- Rice Grasshopper
- Migratory Locust
- Walker Cicada
Sea Creatures
- Catching Fast Sea Creatures
- Venus’ Flower Basket
- Turban Shell
- Chambered Nautilus
- Oyster
- Umbrella Octopus
- Sweet Shrimp
- Mitten Crab
- Flatworm
- Soft-shelled Turtle
Paintings & Art Guides
- Dynamic Painting
- Scary Painting
- Flowery Painting
- Scenic Painting
- Robust Statue
- Academic Painting
- Solemn Painting
- Amazing Painting
- Wistful Painting
- Informative Statue
- Famous Painting
Island Development Guides
- Maintaining 5 Star Island
- Choosing Villagers’ Home Locations
- Getting the Museum
- Planting Trees & Flowers
- Moving House & Changing Location
- Changing Island Tune & Flag
- Planting & Growing Money Trees
- Changing Roof Color
- Building Bridges
- Get Rid of Villagers
- What the Villager Limit Is
- Wallpapers, Rugs, & How to Change
- Where to Find Pier
- Unlocking Town Hall
- Getting More Villagers to Live on Your Island
- Cherry Blossom Trees
- Tree Spacing Guide
- Max Money Tree Bell Amount
- Hybrid Flowers Explained
- Drop Off Box
- Making Paths
- Unlocking Terraforming
- Getting the Kicks Store
- Increasing Friendship Level & Getting Villager Photo
- Feng Shui Guide
- Decorating with Flowers
- Moving Rocks
- Customizing Stalls
- Registering Songs
- Best Custom Path Designs
- Best Simple Panel Designs
- Best Stall Custom Designs
- Best Custom Cushion Designs
- Best NookPhone Custom Designs
Monthly Bugs & Fish Lists
- All March Bugs, Fish & Sea Creatures You Can Catch
- All April Fish & Bugs
- All May Bugs & Fish
- All July Bugs & Fish
- All August Bugs, Fish & Sea Creatures
- All September Bugs & Fish
- All October Bugs & Fish
- All December Bugs & Fish
Seasonal Events Guides – Animal Crossing New Horizons Wiki
- Bunny Day: How to Get All Bug Types, Crafting Recipes & Rewards
- Not Catching Eggs When Fishing
- Getting Cherry Blossom Trees & All Sakura DIY Recipes
- Getting Nature Day Rewards
- Best Things to Do At Night
- Getting May Day Tickets
- Finding Rover (May Day Event)
- Reset May Day Tour Maze
- Rover’s Briefcase: What the Maze Reward Does
- Getting Through May Day Maze
- Buying Seasonal Items
- All Holidays
- Wedding Season Guide
- Getting Mushrooms
- Festivale Float
- Valentine’s Day Items
- Getting All Festivale Items
- Maracas
- Getting All Toy Day Items
- Building a Perfect Snowboy
- Getting Snowflakes & Large Snowflakes
- Museum Day Stamp Rally: How to Start & All Prizes
- Getting Heart Crystals
- All Wedding Season Rewards
- Aurora Borealis
- Bug-Off: Dates, How to Start, Rules, Rewards & More
- Turkey Day DIY Recipes
- All Turkey Day Secret Ingredients
- How to Start Turkey Day
- Yule Log
- Getting Halloween Reactions
- How to Get Pumpkin Carriage
- Customizing Spooky Furniture
- All Pumpkin Colors
- Trick or Treat with Villagers
- All Pumpkin DIY Recipes
- All Mermaid DIY Recipes
- Finding Pirate Gulliver & All Items
Animal Crossing New Horizons 2.0 Update Gameplay Feature Guides
- Updating to v2.0
- All 16 New Villagers in 2.0 Update
- Unlocking Brewster & The Roost
- Farming
- Cooking
- Harv’s Island: Unlocking All New Shops & What They Are
- Getting Wheat
- Getting Froggy Chair
- Getting a Kitchen
- Pro Decorating License
- Katrina: How to Unlock, All Fortunes, Improve Islander Friendship
- Stretching with Islanders
- Getting the Storage Shed
- All Island Ordinances
- Getting Gyroids
- Get Invited to Villager’s Homes & Have Them Visit Yours
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We’ll be continuing to update our Animal Crossing: New Horizons wiki as we continue to live out our life on the island getaway, so be sure to check back soon.
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