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Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are visited by a cast of special characters every so often, and one dataminer claims to have uncovered the pattern (via Nintendo Life).
so, here’s the tea on #ACNH NPC spawns
every week, you’re guaranteed to get Saharah, Kicks and Leif on weekdays (if you meet their criteria, e.g. having Able Sisters built)
that leaves two weekday slots that will be randomly filled by Gulliver, Label, CJ, Flick or Redd
— Ninji (@_Ninji) May 14, 2020
These special characters are Celeste, CJ, Flick, Gulliver, Kicks, Label, Leif, Redd, Saharah, and Wisp. Each of these characters offer something special for the player, for example, Leif sells shrubs to decorate the island with, whereas CJ and Flick will buy fish and bugs at a premium rate. “So, here’s the tea on ACNH NPC spawns,” said Ninji, an Animal Crossing dataminer who has been on the money in the past. “Every week, you’re guaranteed to get Saharah, Kicks and Leif on weekdays (if you meet their criteria, e.g. having Able Sisters built).”
“That leaves two weekday slots that will be randomly filled by Gulliver, Label, CJ, Flick or Redd,” continue Ninji. “The ones you miss out on will be given priority the following week, as a form of bad luck prevention.” Wisp selects a random day to materialise, and Celeste’s arrival is conditional upon meteor shower weather patterns—“(if you get more than one in a week, she'll pick a random one).”
This is a godsend for me, personally, because I’ve been collecting insects and storing them in my house until Flick arrives. I know that the jewel beetle and Queen Alexandra’s birdwing butterfly go for a ridiculous amount of Bells, but my four walls are practically crawling at this point. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for Flick this week.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out now for the Nintendo Switch.
