Joan

"A rotten turnip is still a turnip."

- Joan

Joan, also known as Sow Joan, is a boar in the who visits the player's town each Sunday morning to sell turnips. The name "Sow Joan" is a reference to the real-life stock market index, the. She often mentions how she has been selling turnips for around sixty years.

In, Joan's role of selling turnips is instead fulfilled by her young granddaughter, Daisy Mae.

In
In and, Joan appears in town every Sunday before noon, selling turnips to the player. Unlimited white turnips can be bought each week from Joan, which can be sold to Tom Nook, which will have different prices depending on the "Stalk Market." These turnips are only profitable between Monday and Saturday.

If the player travels on the train, Joan can be seen sleeping in the background, occasionally waking up in surprise, before going back to sleep.

In and
In, she continues to sell turnips, though she now also sells Red Turnip seeds for 1,000 Bells which can be planted in the ground and must be watered each day so they can grow to their full potential and later sold to Tom Nook for profit. Only one Red Turnip can be sold to the player each week. Her appearance in is functionally identical to.

In
In, Joan no longer sells Red Turnips. However, she will let the player buy more than 990 turnips, unlike and. Joan can be asked to explain her business and turnips. She wishes not to explain how it works, but will not complain if prompted.

In
Joan is sometimes indirectly mentioned by her granddaughter, Daisy Mae, who refers to her as "Gram-Gram." Additionally, can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting her to Photopia via her amiibo. Since the Update, Joan can visit The Roost. She will bring Daisy Mae along if invited to The Roost. She can also be scanned into Photopia via her amiibo card.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, she can be found in the hospital every Monday. If talked to, she will give the player turnips for free. Joan will have a 50% chance of giving the player 30 turnips, 30% chance of giving the player 50 turnips, and 20% chance of giving the player 100 turnips.

In
In the Board Game mode in, Joan visits town each Sunday to sell turnips to the players. She also appears as a standard visitor; if a player lands on a special-event space while she is visiting, she either gives the player 10 to 30 turnips or makes them pay 1,000 Bells to "help make things right" after her turnip field was vandalized.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Joan appears as a trophy and a sticker in.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Joan appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

In
Joan appears as a spirit in.

In
In, Joan will share a house with Daisy Mae.

Trivia

 * Joan is one of three characters in the series with a voice specific to themselves, alongside Luna and Lloid. Joan's voice is much lower and gruffer than that of the rest of the female characters.
 * Joan is the second character to appear in, , and . She appears in the background of the train sleeping after K.K. Slider introduces the game.

Names in other languages
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