Villager Hunting General Thread

[moonford]

After god knows how many tickets (probably over 2,000) we finally got the legend himself.

He just looks so cool and is severely underrated as a cranky!

Legit almost had a heart attack and I'm embarrassing this man! Look at his face lol.

Me being bewildered and him not giving af.

I was close to giving up but I persisted and was considering taking Ketchup or Daisy instead but knew that I needed to find him.

I found basically every other villager apart from Cally, absolutely insane.

 

[Dunquixote]

Today I started island hopping on my second island:

1. Rio - I was going to let her move in but I quit thinking it didn’t save since I skipped through the dialogue too fast and I wanted to take screenshots. Very dumb mistakes on my part and waste of my free NMT.
2. Celia - skip for now
3. Elmer - not interested in at all
4. Gala - not interested in at the moment
5. Freckles - not interested in at all.

That’s all I could do today. Will try again once I get more NMTS .

 

[moonford]

Hiii, I did two villager hunts recently!

After encountering the back of Maelle's head 5 times and progressively establishing a bitter sense of contempt for that wretched duck...we found Ketchup! Watching the beautiful sky together.

This wasn't even a hunt for Muffy but rather Gigi. It's kinda funny though as my game was actually on Wilbur's text for about half an hour while I made some food; Muffy probably had enough time to do a few laps around the island, as evident by the fact that she wasn't even near the campfire when I found her. I've warmed to Muffy recently so I decided to take her.

 

[Suguri]

I'm gonna go island hopping tomorrow. I want a female villager so my island population has an equal ratio of male and female villagers. I don't have a specific villager in mind, but rather several. I'll be cool with...

• Blaire
• Chevre
• Coco
• Hazel
• Ione
• Molly

Wish me luck, fellas.

 

[Suguri]

6/26/2024
Well, after hundreds of tickets, I found my villager! But keep reading because it's unexpected. Somehow I got some pretty good rolls (IMO) and encountered, among others...

• Chabwick
• Punchy
• Marina
• Katt
• Antonio
• Ava (former resident!)
• Rosie
• Drago
• Kabuki
• Hamlet
• Roald
• Octavian
• Dom
• Cephalobot
• Tiansheng (former resident!)
• Drift
• Chadder
• Olaf (former resident!)

Unfortunately, I had to turn them down.

Eventually, I found Melba on a Mystery Island. Even though she wasn't on my list of desired villagers, I couldn't resist inviting her to stay in Westward. She's just so stinking adorable, and I think it would be cool if my island had a resident koala! So now she'll be moving in soon.

I also learned a bunch of DIY recipes, including one for a hanging terrarium. I always overlook the villager's letters in bottles, but today I'm pretty sure Toby, who had recently moved out, wrote the recipe. I'm glad to see that he's enjoying himself somewhere and that I got to hear from him.

 

[azurill]

Rosie moved out of Harmony and I wanted to try island hopping since I haven’t in awhile. Wasn’t sure who I wanted just someone I someone new that’s not a jock. I already have 3 jocks.

Started with 68 nook mile tickets

1- Kody - jock
2- Rudy - jock
3- Hans- smug
4- Deirdre - big sister
5- Rory - jock
6- Raddle -lazy
7- plucky - big sister - almost asked
8- scoot - jock
9- pierce - jock
10- Clyde - lazy
11- Aurora normal- have her Amiibo and she’s on my main island
12- Curt - cranky
13- Stinky - jock
14- snooty - snooty
15- new villager Murphy

 

[Fruitcup]

I found so many cuties looking for my Anchovy. I found villagers such as diana, goldie, beau, and poppy.
I gave up hunting and got him on here instead

 

[angelcat621]

I remade my cat island back in December and villager hunted all my cats.
Raymond took a staggering 6 days and 2259 tickets to find. Overall all 10 cats combined took over 4500 tickets.

 

[KiraKitten]

So far I found Biance twice on my hunt for Klaus today! She is another favorite of mine thoguh and is super cute, but I need a smug and also he fits the theme of my island I have going on!

 

[Dunquixote]

Today Lopez moved and that meant one thing: island hopping time .

1. Ed - Not interested.
2. Zucker - pass for now.
3. Kid Cat - very tempting but I want to island hop more.
4. Jacques - not interested
5. Del - not interested
6. Henry - tempted but I want to island hop more.
7. Truffles - not interested
8. Charlise - not interested
9. Lucy - not interested
10. Ozzie - not interested
11. Jacques - still not interested
12. Doc - not interested
13. Snooty - not interested
14. Deli - pass for now. I’ve been interested in him. I want to keep island hopping though.
15. Sandy - not interested
16. Clyde - not interested
17. Margie - skip for now
18. Kyle - skip for now
19. Deli - pass again.
20. Rhonda - not interested
21. Lopez - he just moved out lol.
22. Dora - not interested
23. Rhonda - still no.
24. Bud - not interested
25. Roald - tempted, but I’m going to skip for now. I’m being too picky .
26. Roscoe - a little tempted to invite him since he’s a favorite of mine but I already had him and want to invite a different villager.
27. O’Hare - not interested atm.
28. Benedict - I’m a little interested in him but am skipping for now.
29. Phoebe - not interested
30. Norma - not interested
31. Claudia - no.
32. Francine - not interested
33. Pudge - very tempted but I have three lazies on my island already.
34. Iggly - a little interested but skip for now.
35. Mitzi - I invited her . Not my favorite cat but I do like her .

 

[Dunquixote]

Today Sasha moved out, so it’s time for some island hopping .

1. Harry - no. I had him in New Leaf and I don’t really want him again anytime soon; he was just okay.
2. Frita - very tempted. She’s my favorite sisterly and sheep. I love her design so much too. Skipping for now.
3. Merengue - passing for now.
4. Paula - big no. I had her in New Leaf and didn’t like her.
5. Pango - pass
6. Norma - not interested.
7. Sprinkles - already had her so skip.
8. Deena - not interested.
9. Bunnie - pass for now
10. Beardo - No.
11. Curlos - I’m kinda interested in him, but am going to pass for now.
12. Felicity - I invited her . I’ve been interested in her since New Leaf. She’ll be my seventh cat on my island (not counting the ones who were on my island in the past).

 

[Pate and Ketchup]

Yesterday was my second day on my new island. As always, I went villagers hunt to get my favourites: I need them as soon as possible to avoid kicking villagers later and I consider difficult to find a specific villager if there are all personalities. Second day, I can just find normal, peppy and lazy villagers so it's important for me to hunt them early.

I'm planning to build a fairycore island, but I'm not a fan of fairycore villagers so let's just find (try to) cottagecore villagers because they are soooo cute!

I did this hunt during eight hours if no more. I was looking for Weber the lazy duck, Dotty the peppy rabbit (but Felicity and Merry should work too) and I'll welcome three normal villagers (Poppy, Melba and Ellie), however I was just looking for Poppy because later it'll be hard to meet her.

Some comments about this hunt:
1. I've encountered koalas numerous times, especially Melba. Too bad I was not looking for her at the moment.
2. 170 if no more tickets spent between two elephants. I've met Margie all the time, not even Ellie even if they're pretty "common" compared to squirrels where they are six.
3. I met ostrichs maybe two times while hunting. 304 tickets later, no ostrich even if I wasn't looking for them, but imagine that luck with the villager I was looking for! Same for horses.
4. Sometimes meeting two times in a row a villager is annoying and strange. 6 birds in 12 tickets as well, knowing I met none of them previously.
5. I'm not sure about the probabilities given numerous times on the Internet. Some encounters are so bizarre!

And then, the list. To be frank, I missed a villager so the list tells 303 encounters, but my tickets tell 304.

Spoiler: 01/10/2024 Hunt

1. Chevre

2. Celia

3. Sydney

4. Erik

5. Margie

6. Peanut

7. Carrie

8. Ketchup

9. Merengue

10. Bettina

11. Merengue

12. Kitt

13. Sprinkle

14. Apple

15. Anchovy

16. Drago

17. Pinky

18. Rex

19. Bea

20. Celia

21. Al

22. Chrissy

23. Annalisa

24. Sydney

25. Tammi

26. Kitt

27. Paolo

28. Patty

29. Norma

30. Bertha

31. Pinky

32. Al

33. Peanut

34. Lily

35. Shino

36. Stu

37. Candi

38. Kitt

39. Benedict

40. Rio

41. Annalisa

42. Eunice

43. Jeremiah

44. Weber

45. Marina

46. Maggie

47. Melba

48. Ketchup

49. Gayle

50. Merengue

51. Cookie

52. Apple

53. Apple

54. Jambette

55. Celia

56. Nana

57. Margie

58. Pinky

59. Celia

60. Annalisa

61. Vesta

62. Norma

63. Cookie

64. Tutu

65. Rhonda

66. Ava

67. Wendy

68. Goldie

69. Daisy

70. Rhonda

71. Aurora

72. Deena

73. Anicotti

74. Bertha

75. Apple

76. Zoe

77. Bangle

78. Rio

79. Pippy

80. Cookie

81. Rhonda

82. Kitt

83. Rhonda

84. Winnie

85. Jambette

86. Skye

87. Puddles

88. Gladys

89. Sprinkle

90. Bubble

91. Coco

92. Bianca

93. Fauna

94. Tammi

95. Gayle

96. Chevre

97. Flora

98. Pango

99. Cheri

100. Truffles

101. Skye

102. Peanut

103. Apple

104. Celia

105. Bettina

106. Patty

107. Winnie

108. Piper

109. Kiki

110. Merengue

111. Twiggy

112. Maple

113. Midge

114. Flurry

115. Twiggy

116. Puddles

117. Piper

118. Cally

119. Melba

120. Midge

121. Bubble

122. Rhonda

123. Marcie

124. Bettina

125. Aurora

126. Sydney

127. Gala

128. Pate

129. Lily

130. Dotty

131. Gala

132. Aurora

133. Lolly

134. Ava

135. Dora

136. Ava

137. Bertha

138. Celia

139. Chevre

140. Lily

141. Lily

142. Melba

143. Norma

144. Sydney

145. Flurry

146. Marina

147. Stella

148. Chevre

149. Bettina

150. Dora

151. Gala

152. Ava

153. Rhonda

154. Melba

155. Molly

156. Aurora

157. Jambette

158. Skye

159. Celia

160. Zoe

161. Gayle

162. June

163. Bertha

164. Merengue

165. Celia

166. Lolly

167. Fauna

168. Marina

169. Marcie

170. Stella

171. Bertha

172. Nana

173. Deena

174. Fauna

175. Gayle

176. Cally

177. Nana

178. Dora

179. Marina

180. Bettina

181. Lily

182. Zoe

183. Bettina

184. Bertha

185. Megan

186. Bertha

187. Ava

188. Melba

189. Gayle

190. Sylvana

191. Megan

192. Flurry

193. Kitt

194. Megan

195. Gala

196. Kitt

197. Marina

198. Caroline

199. Fauna

200. Lucy

201. Ava

202. Aurora

203. Bertha

204. June

205. Skye

206. Melba

207. Vesta

208. Flurry

209. Bettina

210. Eunice

211. Carrie

212. Lucy

213. Lucy

214. Alice

215. Megan

216. Fauna

217. Bertha

218. Gayle

219. Alice

220. Celia

221. Midge

222. Annalisa

223. Savannah

224. Fauna

225. Megan

226. Celia

227. Celia

228. Coco

229. Molly

230. Kiki

231. Nana

232. Ione

233. Rhonda

234. Sydney

235. Merengue

236. Sydney

237. Olive

238. Carrie

239. Midge

240. Fauna

241. Jambette

242. Nan

243. Eunice

244. Gayle

245. Melba

246. Gladys

247. Gayle

248. Bettina

249. Jambette

250. Megan

251. Ava

252. Margie

253. Melba

254. Maggie

255. Megan

256. Bertha

257. Nan

258. Deena

259. Flurry

260. Mitzi

261. Jambette

262. Midge

263. Midge

264. Norma

265. Bea

266. Flurry

267. Bea

268. Lolly

269. Coco

270. Deena

271. Bertha

272. Maggie

273. Bertha

274. Megan

275. Stella

276. Margie

277. Annalisa

278. Eunice

279. Nana

280. Zoe

281. Olive

282. Vesta

283. Olive

284. Rhonda

285. Bea

286. Eunice

287. Jambette

288. Vesta

289. Megan

290. Celia

291. Jambette

292. Vesta

293. Nan

294. Flurry

295. Marina

296. Pekoe

297. Nana

298. Flurry

299. Flurry

300. Merengue

301. Eunice

302. Norma

303. Poppy

 

[Giddy]

omg I never found this thread before~
Wade decided he wanted to move so, I am hoping to plan to get some nook tickets to find someone should be tomorrow.
But I do remember last time I villager hunted, and Norma was just everywhere, and it was starting to get fustrating seeing her ALL the time.

 

[Dunquixote]

I had Mitzi move out (I was hoping to have Julia move out first though), so it’s time to do some island hopping again .

1. Hugh - I’m not interested in him, so pass.
2. Clay - I’m not interested in him either atm, so pass.
3. Judy - I had her already, though I was very tempted to invite her again since I enjoyed having her a lot. I have her amiibo card though. I rather invite someone who I didn’t have on my island yet. Pass for now.
4. Savannah - I’m not interested in her; I’m more interested in her than I was interested in Hugh though.
5. Rodeo - I’m not interested in him either, so pass.
6. Rex - no. I’m not interested in or like any of the lions. Skip.
7. Velma - no. I’m not interested in any of the goats except maybe Billy and Sherb, who I already had.
8. Chief - I’m not interested in him atm.
9. Hornsby - invited! He’s one of my favorite rhinos and I didn’t have him before; I don’t have his amiibo card yet either.

 

[Dunquixote]

Time to go island hopping on my second island ; I gave my second island rep’s some of my NMTs (felt weird trading with myself ).

Villager 1
1. Cole - invited! I’ve been interested in him since New Leaf because he shares the name with a character from David Gaider’s novel Dragon Age: Asunder and Dragon Age Inquisition. Cole was one of my favorite characters. I also like his design!

Villager 2
1. Ellie - I’m a little tempted since she is kinda cute, but I want to island hop a bit more.
2. Hamlet - pass. I had him in New Leaf and I’m not interested in having him again right now.
3. Roscoe - very tempted because he’s a favorite of mine but I had him on my main island and I want someone else for now.
4. Poncho - tempted because I’m fairly interested in him. I’m going to pass for now because I want to keep looking.
5. Hugh - not interested. skip.
6. Hans - skip for now.
7. Claudia - NO. one of my least favorite villagers
8. Teddy - not interested for now.
9. Melba - a little tempted but skip for now.
10. Hornsby - yes if I didn’t have him on my main island (though that won’t stop me from inviting some others probably)
11. Bubbles - not interested atm.
12. Margie - not interested atm either.
13. Deli - tempted but pass for now.
14. Gayle - not interested
15. Reneigh - skip since I had her on my main island.
16. Leopold - No. I don’t like the lions.
17. Soleil - not interested atm.
18. Tipper - nope.
19. Antonio - skip for now.
20. Static - invited! I’ve been interested in in for quite some time now!

Villager 3
1. Freckles - not interested
2. Gladys - I had her in New Leaf; she was okay. I’m not interested in her right now.
3. Big Top - not interested.
4. Opal - not interested
5. Limberg - not interested
6. Curly - not interested
7. Frank - not interested
8. Naomi -NO. Another one of my least favorite villagers
9. Zucker - not interested in atm
10. Louie - not interested
11. Drake - not interested
12. Norma - not interested
13. Diana - invited! I’ve been a little interested in her.

 

[Xara]

Reviving this thread!

I only play New Horizons for TBT events nowadays, but Goldie asked to move out while I was working on Season of Giving stuff, and since I'm still a big enjoyer of island hopping and I've earned her photo, I let her go. ily Goldie

The only villager I was "actively" looking for was Chabwick, but overall I went into this hunt with an open mind to who I'd invite back with me! This hunt ended up being a bit shorter than I anticipated, but I'm very happy with my new friend!!

1. Wolfgang
2. Mitzi (I was very tempted, but I skipped because I thought she was a peppy and I already have 3... turns out she's a normal LOL sorry Mitzi)
3. Apple (I was tempted again, but she's an Actual peppy, and 4 peppies... would kill me...)
4. Beardo
5. Chief
6. Octavian
7. Pashmina
8. Graham
9. Octavian (again )
10. Tiansheng
11. Limberg
12. Dom
13. Knox
14.

Spoiler

Flurry!! My baby!!

I wasn't really planning on replacing Goldie with another normal, but I couldn't resist Flurry after playing Mistreil's adorable Santa Search game! Flurry has always been one of my favourite normal villagers, and she's the perfect little buddy to have around during winter! I'm very excited to have her on Axolotl!!

I also used to have a friend who told me Flurry reminded him of his grandma, so. I am going to think about that the whole time I have her. I love my little grandma snowball hamster

 

[Shawna]

I grabbed Beau from an island tour today. While he isn't my #1 favorite Lazy, I figured I'd grab him, since he is still adorable and now, I don't have to risk getting a Lazy villager I dislike

 

[Wolfsbane]

Okay, I'm finally ready to get started with this new island. Instead of doing it hard mode, I set up some goals for myself, like reaching 5 stars, getting all the flower hybrids on my own, etc.

I'm going to reset until I get either Deirdre, Muffy, Pashmina or Roald. Wish me luck. ( •̀ ω •́ )✧