Paolo

Paolo is a lazy elephant villager from the, originally appearing in and , until he returned in 's Welcome amiibo Update. His name is the Italian form of "Paul," a given name derived from the Latin word for "small," most likely as a joke on his large size.

Appearance
Paolo is a pink elephant with distinctive brown eyebrows and yellow on the tip of his trunk, hands and hooves. From onwards his appearance is altered to add purple to his kneecaps, though this change is reverted from  onwards. Paolo's expression is always that a wide grin.

Personality
As a lazy villager, Paolo has a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle and will appear friendly toward the player. He often talks about food and is humorous or naïve during conversations. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy, smug, and cranky villagers, while snooty and jock villagers may not get along with him due to their conflicting lifestyles. In, Paolo goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.

In
Paolo's house features the same furniture layout as Pierre's in.

In
In, if Paolo is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, his house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Log Series and applicable native fruit sets.