Gyroid

Gyroids are furniture items in the. Each gyroid moves and make noises in a rhythm, and if music is playing nearby, they will sync their movement to it. In all games prior to, gyroids appear in dig spots the day after it rains or snows. In, they are formed when a is buried and watered.

In all games prior to, the original 127 gyroids from are retained. Each gyroid is part of a family, which contains two to four sizes of gyroids that share the same design. In, the original gyroid families are replaced by 36 all-new individual gyroids.

All gyroids sell for 828 Bells in all games, a reference to the Japanese pronunciation of "828" ( ha ppyaku ni ju u ha chi), which contains the syllables for , the Japanese name of gyroids and the real-world historical Japanese terracotta figures which gyroids are based on.

In
A total of 127 gyroids appear in, , and. Gyroids cannot spawn in the acres that contain the player houses, the wishing well, the train station, the lake, or the dump. A total of fourteen gyroids can be turned on in a single room at once.

In
All gyroids from return in. A total of four gyroids can be turned on in a single room at once.

In
All gyroids from previous games return in. A total of eight gyroids can be turned on in a single room at once.

After the player drinks seven cups of coffee at The Roost, Brewster allows them to store their gyroids with him.

In
All gyroids from previous games return in, in addition to four new ones—the Brewstoids—received from Brewster after working part-time at The Roost. A total of four gyroids can be turned on in a single room at once.

Four gyroids appear on the stage at Club LOL, and they can be swapped out for ones of the player's choice.

In
Gyroids were added to in the. They can be obtained by burying a, watering it, and digging it up after a day. The player receives their first Gyroid Fragment when they meet Brewster on a Mystery Island while unlocking The Roost. Afterward, they can be found buried on Kapp'n's Mystery Islands.

Unlike in previous games, there is no limit to how many gyroids can be turned on at once.

Alloid family
Alloids make a sound similar to a steel drum. Derived from "alloy," a metal made from two or more different metals.

Bovoid family
Bovoids make a mooing noise, from "bovine."

Bowtoid family
Bowtoids wear bow ties. They make a fast, repetitive sound and dance.

Brewstoid family
Brewstoids make the sound of coffee pouring. They are non-obtainable prior to. They resemble their creator, Brewster, and can be acquired only by working part-time at the Roost Cafe, and getting a certain number of customers' orders correct.

Buzzoid family
Buzzoids make a buzzing noise.

Clankoid family
Clankoids sound like pots and pans banging. They appear to look like garbage cans.

Croakoid family
Croakoids croak like a frog.

Dekkoid family
Dekkoids sound a little bit like they are saying "dekkai," meaning huge.

Dingloid family
Dingloids, as their name suggests, make bell sounds. The Wee Dingloid is the only "Wee" Gyroid and is very similar to the Mini Dingloid, except it appears to have no mouth.

Dinkoid family
Dinkoids are a lot like Sputnoids, but silver.

Drilloid family
Drilloids make a drilling noise.

Droploid family
The Droploid makes a "plop, plop, plop" sound, like water falling. There is only one member of the Droploid family.

Echoid family
Echoids make an echoing noise.

Fizzoid family
Fizzoids sound like the fizz of opening a pop bottle.

Freakoid family
Freakoids sound like crying babies.

Gargloid family
Gargloids sound like a man gargling water. Compare this to the Warbloids.

Gongoid family
These sound like a gong. They closely resemble Lloid and the Gyroid from the original.

Harmonoid family
Harmonoids make a sound like a steam organ.

Howloid family
Howloids make a screeching howl.

Lamentoid family
Lamentoids are based on the word "lament," and make rattling sounds when they spin. They do not have the same facial features as most Gyroids do.

Lullaboid family
Lullaboids make a soothing sound akin to a music box.

Metatoid family
Metatoids make a metallic rattling sound.

Nebuloid family
Nebuloids sound like a vibrating beep. Derived from "nebula," a cloud of dust floating in space.

Oboid family
Oboids make a sound akin to an oboe.

Oombloid family
Oombloids make an "oom" sound.

Percoloid family
Percoloids sound like hitting a hollow tree trunk. They themselves look like tree trunks.

Plinkoid family
Plinkoids sound like tiny wooden bells.

Poltergoid family
Poltergoids make a scary shriek. Derived from "poltergeist," a ghost that causes physical disturbances.

Puffoid family
Puffoids sound like a person blowing on a pan flute.

Quazoid family
Quazoids make futuristic-sounding noises. Derived from "quasar," a light-emitting active galactic nucleus.

Rhythmoid family
Rhythmoids are in tune with the music (prior to ).

Rustoid family
These make a clanking noise, like rusted metal.

Sproid family
Sproids make a noise similar to that of a spring.

Sputnoid family
Sputnoid, from the satellite Sputnik, make the noise of a spacecraft drifting through space. These Gyroids have metallic bodies and large, colorful panels.

Squelchoid family
Squelchoid sound like squeaks.

Strumboid family
Strumboids make sounds similar to a guitar, from the word "strumming."

Timpanoid family
Timpanoids sound like timpani drums.

Tootoid family
Tootoids make a noise that sounds like flatulence. The Mega Tootoid has a higher pitch than the Tootoid, which is unusual for the Mega variant.

Warbloid family
Warbloids sound like a woman gargling water. Compare this to the Gargloid family.

Real-world information
 are historical Japanese terracotta figures that were made during the (c. 300 to 538 CE). They were buried with the dead as funerary objects.