Animal Crossing: New Horizons gift guide for villagers

Want to turn your favorite Animal Crossing: New Horizons villager into your island BFF? It all starts with the perfect gift. From stylish outfits to tasty treats, here’s how to boost those friendship points fast.

With over 400 villagers to meet – each rocking their own quirks and style – building bonds in New Horizons isn’t as easy as handing over a random present. Gifting smart is the secret sauce to forming real connections.

Not sure if your cranky neighbor wants a bug cage or a bomber jacket? You’re not alone. Choosing the perfect present in ACNH can be tricky, especially when villager personalities play a big role in what they love.

Each villager has their own wishlist, and nailing the right gift can skyrocket your friendship level. Whether you’re after new reactions, photos, or just good vibes, this guide breaks down what to give and who to give it to.

Animal Crossing gift tips: Points system

The first thing players must know is that there is a point system when it comes to friendship in the game. Each character starts with 25 points automatically and will eventually ask to move when that level hits zero.

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If you want to maintain a good relationship with your favorites, you need to make sure that never happens – and that’s where gifting plays a part. Here’s how the point system breaks down:

• Favorite Clothing Style: 2 points
• Flowers, fish, and insects: 2 points
• Furniture: 3 points
• Garbage: -2 points
• Tools and music: 2 points
• Umbrellas: 2 points (non-frog villagers only, they get 1 point)
• Wrapped gift: 1 point

Clothing types

Giving them furniture that costs over 10,000 Bells is a surefire way of raising the stat, and you’ll earn an additional point if you wrap the gift.

The same can’t be said for other items like clothing, though. However, this is where you need to be a bit more selective in what you hand out, with each villager preferring one of the available types:

You can’t give villagers gifts until you’ve raised their friendship level, either, and you can only do so once per day. So make sure you talk to them as much as you can to lay the foundations for a blossoming connection.

Each character also likes specific colors, so you’ll need to make sure you match those up to the style. Here are all the colors you’ll have to mix with the styles to find the perfect match for your villagers:

Animal Crossing Gift Guide: Best gifts for villagers

All of the best gifts to give to your villagers, including their favorite clothing styles and colors, can be found below:

Alligators

Anteaters

Bears

Bear cubs

Birds

Bulls

Cats

Chickens

Cows

Deers

Dogs

Ducks

Eagles

Elephants

Frogs

Goats

Gorillas

Hamsters

Hippos

Horses

Kangaroos

Koalas

Lions

Mice

Monkeys

Octopuses

Ostriches

Penguins

Pigs

Rabbits

Rhinos

Sheep

Squirrels

Tigers

Wolves

So, there you have it! Those are the perfect gifts for each villager in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Looking for more tips and tricks covering all things New Horizons? Take a look at how to get a villager to move out, our full art guide, and all the flowers in the game.