Bringing back villagers (Updated answer!)

[Damniel]

hey guys,

im wondering if anyone has any experience with moving out any of their original 5 villagers (with the generic houses) and then having the same villagers move back in. i love bam and phoebe, but i’d much prefer their original houses. I am considering having someone hold them and give them back to me

has anyone done this yet? if yes, what’s the experience like? do they remember you and acknowledge that they’re moving back to your own? do they come back with their original houses?

Edit: I tried this out for myself here

 

[Broduskii]

Whats ironic is that I just logged in since 2014 to ask this same question hahaha.

 

[Altarium]

I've not done it myself, but I've seen others do it and:

- They will come back with their intended houses, not the starter 5 ones.
- Unfortunately they won't remember you

 

[Jared:3]

Yes when they move into another persons town they revert back to their original house form what I've heard and not the DIY houses. Im not sure if they remember you exactly when you move out but I'm assuming they do

 

[Luella]

It's a pain in the bootie to kick specific villagers. :/

I think it would be hard to find someone who is willing to hold 2 villagers. Or 1 even. But if you can that's great!

And I don't know how much their specific amiibo card cost, but if you can get them (or able to make your own NFC215 amiibos) it would be the easiest route since you can selectively pick out villagers through the campsite.

 

[Damniel]

I've not done it myself, but I've seen others do it and:

- They will come back with their intended houses, not the starter 5 ones.
- Unfortunately they won't remember you

that’s quite strange considering they remember you when you visit their new town. like if they just remember you but forgot you when they moved back that’d be strange

It's a pain in the bootie to kick specific villagers. :/

I think it would be hard to find someone who is willing to hold 2 villagers. Or 1 even. But if you can that's great!

And I don't know how much their specific amiibo card cost, but if you can get them (or able to make your own NFC215 amiibos) it would be the easiest route since you can selectively pick out villagers through the campsite.

there are cycling towns that im sure would do it if you paid them enough. i do have amiibos tho ty. im looking for my starters to keep their memories mainly

 

[Heartcore]

I didn't do this with one of my original villagers, but I moved Diana out to make a spot for someone and then moved her back in with an Amiibo and she didn't remember anything about living on the island. It was like starting over completely with her.

 

[Rubombee]

aw geez, that sucks :/ I love Cherry but her house looks so bad…

 

[Broduskii]

I wish we could just reset their houses.

 

[Damniel]

I didn't do this with one of my original villagers, but I moved Diana out to make a spot for someone and then moved her back in with an Amiibo and she didn't remember anything about living on the island. It was like starting over completely with her.

this is different because amiibo villagers are considered “new” so they don’t retain memories

what im wondering is if you move out one villager and move back in the same one

 

[Heartcore]

this is different because amiibo villagers are considered “new” so they don’t retain memories

im asking if you move out one villager and move back in the same one

Regardless, they won't remember you.

 

[Rubombee]

And you absolutely can't get the first villagers to change their flooring and wallpaper?

 

[Damniel]

And you absolutely can't get the first villagers to change their flooring and wallpaper?

i gave phoebe wallpaper for her birthday and she didn't put it up. so i doubt it

 

[Rubombee]

i gave phoebe wallpaper for her birthday and she didn't put it up. so i doubt it

Damn. ahhhhhh i really don't want to start over with cherry ;u;

 

[hootenanny]

i can't remember who, but i swear i saw someone here on the forums a few days ago who said that when their villager moved to a friend's island & then eventually got to the boxes stage after deciding to move once more, when the poster came to talk them into moving to their island again, the villager said they were excited to move back to their original island (aka they seemed to retain the memories from before they moved)

if this is true, though, it only applies to /that specific instance/ of the villager. like, if i had roald and he moved out, and then later i moved in a new roald via amiibo or finding him on a mystery island, he wouldn't remember me because those are all different versions of him.

 

[raqball]

I went on mystery island tours this morning looking for a new resident... I had just booted Twiggy out and guess who is on Island # 1.... Twiggy!

LOL

I go talk to her and nope, no memory whatsoever of me..

 

[Damniel]

if this is true, though, it only applies to /that specific instance/ of the villager. like, if i had roald and he moved out, and then later i moved in a new roald via amiibo or finding him on a mystery island, he wouldn't remember me because those are all different versions of him.

I went on mystery island tours this morning looking for a new resident... I had just booted Twiggy out and guess who is on Island # 1.... Twiggy!

LOL

I go talk to her and nope, no memory whatsoever of me..

yea memories are attached to a specific individual villager. i’ve brought in a few diff villagers with amiibos several times and each time is a “new” animal

 

[Rubombee]

i can't remember who, but i swear i saw someone here on the forums a few days ago who said that when their villager moved to a friend's island & then eventually got to the boxes stage after deciding to move once more, when the poster came to talk them into moving to their island again, the villager said they were excited to move back to their original island (aka they seemed to retain the memories from before they moved)

if this is true, though, it only applies to /that specific instance/ of the villager. like, if i had roald and he moved out, and then later i moved in a new roald via amiibo or finding him on a mystery island, he wouldn't remember me because those are all different versions of him.

You're giving me hope ;u;

 

[hootenanny]

You're giving me hope ;u;

found some more concrete proof than my memory for you haha, a poster here has confirmed that their villager remembered them when a friend helped them move the villager out & then back in again:

Let go then invite back starter villager to get their regular house?

Will they remember you when you invite them back via amiibo? Or will they remember you if they were moved to your friend's then moved back? Deirdre has such an amazing house but I have her as my starter so it's super basic and such a shame!! Nookipedia pic:

www.belltreeforums.com

 

[Rubombee]

found some more concrete proof than my memory for you haha, a poster here has confirmed that their villager remembered them when a friend helped them move the villager out & then back in again:

Let go then invite back starter villager to get their regular house?

Will they remember you when you invite them back via amiibo? Or will they remember you if they were moved to your friend's then moved back? Deirdre has such an amazing house but I have her as my starter so it's super basic and such a shame!! Nookipedia pic:

www.belltreeforums.com

THANK YOU SO MUCH