Crossover villager

Crossover villagers are characters in the  created to represent a specific brand or gaming franchise. Most of these villagers can only move to the player's town if their e-Reader card or amiibo is scanned, while only two cannot move under any circumstances.

Crossover villagers function similarly to regular villagers, but their house or RVs may contain items that references their brand or franchise. For instance, Marty contains furniture items that reference the Sanrio character.

There are nineteen crossover villagers in the so far, of which ten are female and nine are male, making the category predominantly female. Of these, five are normal, five are peppy, three are lazy, three are jock, two are smug, and one is cranky. There are currently no snooty or big sister crossover villagers. In every game in the, only three crossover villagers appear in , two crossover villagers appears in , sixteen crossover villagers appear in the update for , and six crossover villagers appear in  as the.

Sanrio

 * Rilla NH Villager Icon.png Rilla – A peppy gorilla based on the Hello Kitty franchise. She appears in the update for  and  as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if her amiibo card is scanned.
 * Marty NH Villager Icon.png Marty – A lazy bear cub based on the Pompompurin franchise. He appears in the update for  and  as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if his amiibo card is scanned.
 * Étoile NH Villager Icon.png Étoile – A normal sheep based on the Little Twin Stars franchise. She appears in the update for  and  as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if her amiibo card is scanned.
 * Chai NH Villager Icon.png Chai – A peppy elephant based on the Cinnamoroll franchise. She appears in the update for  and  as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if her amiibo card is scanned.
 * Chelsea NH Villager Icon.png Chelsea – A normal deer based on the My Melody franchise. She appears in the update for  and  as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if her amiibo card is scanned.
 * Toby NH Villager Icon.png Toby – A smug rabbit based on the Keroppi franchise. He appears in the update for  and  as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if his amiibo card is scanned.

The Legend of Zelda

 * W. Link NL Villager Icon.png W. Link – A smug wolf based on Link's wolf form from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. He appears in the update for, and can be summoned if the , , or Young Link amiibo figures from the Super Smash Bros. series, or the Wolf Link, Link (Archer), Link (Twilight Princess), Link (Skyward Sword), Link (Link's Awakening) or Link (Tears of the Kingdom) amiibo figures from The Legend of Zelda series are scanned.
 * Medli NL Villager Icon.png Medli – A normal bird based on from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. She appears in the  update for, and can be summoned if the Toon Link amiibo figure from the Super Smash Bros. series, or the Toon Link (The Wind Waker), Zelda (The Wind Waker), Zelda (Breath of the Wild), or Zelda and  amiibo figures from The Legend of Zelda series are scanned.
 * Ganon NL Villager Icon.png Ganon – A cranky pig based on . He appears in the update for, and can be summoned if the Ganondorf amiibo figure from the Super Smash Bros. series, or the Link (The Legend of Zelda), Guardian, or Bokoblin amiibo figures from The Legend of Zelda series are scanned.
 * Epona NL Villager Icon.png Epona – A peppy horse based on . She appears in the update for, and can be summoned if the  amiibo figure from the Super Smash Bros. series, or the Link (Ocarina of Time), Link (Rider), or Link (Majora's Mask) amiibo figures from The Legend of Zelda series are scanned.

Splatoon

 * Cece NL Villager Icon.png Cece – A peppy squirrel based on Callie. She appears in the update for, and can be summoned if the Callie amiibo figure is scanned.
 * Viché NL Villager Icon.png Viché – A normal squirrel based on Marie. She appears in the update for, and can be summoned if the Marie amiibo figure is scanned.
 * Inkwell NL Villager Icon.png Inkwell – A jock octopus based on an Inkling. He appears in the update for, and can be summoned if the Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl, or Inkling Squid amiibo figures are scanned.

Introduced in

 * Bow DnMe+.png Bow – A lazy dog based on the created by . He appears in, and can be summoned if his e-Reader card is scanned.
 * Meow DnMe+.png Meow – A peppy cat based on the created by Takara. She appears in, and can be summoned if her e-Reader card is scanned.
 * Nindori DnMe+.png Nindori – A jock ostrich created as part of a crossover with Japanese gaming magazine Nintendo DREAM. He appears in, and can be summoned if his e-Reader card is scanned.

Introduced in

 * Felyne NL Villager Icon.png Felyne – A lazy cat based on the Felyne species in the Monster Hunter series. He appears in and the  update for . He can be summoned if one of the six amiibo figures from the Monster Hunter Stories line is scanned.
 * Filly NL Villager Icon.png Filly – A normal horse created as part of a crossover with 7-Eleven. She appears in and the  update for . She is only available as an RV character in  and cannot be moved to the town.

Introduced in

 * Holden NL Villager Icon.png Holden – A jock hamster created as part of a crossover with Fueki. He appears in the update for . He is only available as an RV character in  and cannot be moved to the town.