Chai

"Guess what! I'm taking flying lessons! And I don't even need wings–I can just use my ears!"

- Wisp imitating Chai

Chai is a peppy elephant villager in the. She first appeared in. She is one of the Sanrio crossover villagers and is based on the character Cinnamoroll. Her catchphrase, "flap flap", may refer to Cinnamoroll, in which he can use his ears to fly.

Appearance
Chai is a blue elephant with a pink teacup on her head and yellow tips on her trunk, feet, and hands, as well as a white belly, hair, and eyelids. She has Cinnamoroll on her shirt, thus making her design based on the Sanrio character Cinnamoroll.

Personality
Chai is a peppy villager, which means she will appear over-excited to see the player and most other villagers. Like all peppy villagers, she will appear childish and immature, usually asking the player for items they want. She will enjoy the usual hobbies and will tell the player that when she is bug catching, she is looking for a particular bug that may look nice in her home. She will get along well with other villagers, particularly the lazy, normal, big sister, smug and other peppy villagers, but she may annoy and upset cranky and snooty villagers who are known to appear older than other villagers. Due to the honest nature of peppy villagers, she may mention how "old" or "boring" they are due to her opposing, upbeat personality. She will easily get upset in conversation when it is not going her way, but will forget ever having the conversation due to her short attention span.

In
In, Chai can only move to the player's town if her amiibo card is scanned.

In
While initially absent from, Chai was added in an update on March 18, 2021, and she can only move to the player's island if her amiibo card is scanned. Additionally, in all versions of the game, the can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting Chai to Photopia via her amiibo card.

In
Chai was added to on July 11, 2019 as part of Sanrio Characters Collection #1 and was available until December 2019. She will become available again in the Sanrio Characters Collection 2021 beginning March 26, 2021.