How to Reset Which Villager is Moving

[h1pst4r]

If I see a villager with a thought bubble and I immediately ask to move their house, will that reset any thought they have or only ones about moving? I want to do this while not time-travelling, but also don't want to miss out on any nicknames and catchphrases villagers might want to give me.

I tried this recently without TT (used the plot trick to stop villager 1 from wanting to move, then naturally progressed to the next day when villager 2 now wanted to move).

It basically resets their wanting to move. I first soft reset after making sure that Villager 1's thought bubble was a moving bubble, then I signed back in, did the plot trick, and found him outside still with a thought bubble. His bubble became one giving me a shirt.

Simultaneously, I'm just curious if newest villagers are harder to move out than other villagers, or if it's pure RNG this time?

 

[Altarium]

Bumping this because I can confirm it 100% works (even without TTing) and it's been incredibly useful to me!

Bianca had a thought bubble yesterday, I started a conversation, got to the point where I had to tell her to go or to stay, proceeded to close the game, boot it back up, ask to move her house and return the plot. She didn't have the bubble for the rest of the day.

Today I booted up the game and Louie had the bubble instead, and asked to move out! No TT required whatsoever! ^^

 

[LemonCitrine]

So I’ve been doing this method for the last 3 days straight. It’s been working but slowly. I’m currently stuck where it’s the same 3/4 (older villagers) that ask to leave and the newer ones aren’t budging. It’s very frustrating.

 

[Veldin]

I've had mixed success so far with this method (without time traveling). The first time worked, and I got the person I wanted gone to have that moving thought bubble the next day. The 2nd time though, after I reset, no one asked to move for two days! Someone new did ask on the 3rd day, so the moving out timer didn't completely reset. On that 3rd day, I reset, and a new person asked the next day, but I had to reset, and now no else is asking! I've gotten everyone outside and several errand thought bubbles, but no one asking to move. I'm not sure how it works, but I'm pretty sure someone asking to move the next day isn't ever guaranteed to happen using this method.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

I have tried this twice so far, and it has worked exactly as expected/ described. The first time I tried it was on a Friday, and I did have to wait for and extra day, since no one asks to move on Saturday or when there is an ‘event’ (not sure what else counts as an event, but I wonder if that’s could account for some people’s extra delays) but someone asked again on Sunday, and I went through the same steps and someone else asked Monday and is now moving out (in boxes today). Limited anecdotal evidence, but I’m a believer!