There are nearly 400 villagers inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, and not all of them will suit every individual player’s fancy. Moreover, certain fans will have an idea of some very specific critters that they want living on their islands, but tracking them down is far from an easy thing to do. That said, there is something that can be done to make it much more likely that fans will encounter a villager that they want inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, and this guide will provide full details.

This method for getting the best villagers inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsrequires players to unlock the campsite and have 10 villagers on their island. From there, fans will need to understand one critical detail about the campsite: the villagers that show up there are more likely to be of a personality type that is not currently represented on the island. More specifically, ifevery personality type inACNHbut one can be found on an island then there is a 60% chance that campsite visitors will be of the missing type.

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Thus, if a player wants to obtain apopular villager inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, they should make sure that the villagers living on their island are of every personality type aside from the desired villager’s. For example, if a fan really wants to get Raymond then they should have villagers of all of the personality types except smug as neighbors, and while it may still be a considerable amount of time before the cat shows up, this approach makes it much more likely that he will appear.

Additionally, players that are willing totime travel inACNHcan really exploit this knowledge to get a specific villager that they are looking for. Here are the steps that these fans should take:

To note, if the visitor asks to replace a villager that the player does not want to seekicked off their islandthen they should immediately press the home button and force quitAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. This should be done promptly when the visitor names the villager that they will replace, not after the conversation is finished.

For fans that are looking for a more expedient approach to obtaining villagers like Raymond, Judy, Audie, and Marshal inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, they can always opt to buy them through services likeNookazon. However, doing this can be extremely expensive, and the method outlined above may be better for players that are trying to save their Bells and Nook Miles.