Hobby
In the Animal Crossing series, Hobbies are pastimes that the villagers in the Player's town may take up to occupy their time. Hobbies include various activities the player may partake in, such as walking, fossil collecting, or gardening, as well as activities the player can not do in-game, like exercising or reading.
Hobbies affect villagers in many ways—their conversations vary, the content of their homes change, and what they wear or carry may differ as well. It is also not unusual for a villager to change their hobby several times throughout their time in a player's town.
City Folk and Wild World
Hobbies are the same in Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: Wild World, with small variations in activities between installments. Sometimes, villagers will play games based on their hobby—for example, lazy villagers may ask players to guess what their current hobby is. Villagers may have up to two hobbies at a time; however, once they move in, the second hobby is always walking.
Bug Catching
Villagers collect bugs for display in their homes. In Wild World, residents have competitions with the Player to find a certain insect as fast as they can, or to catch the rarest bug. In City Folk, villagers simply ask for a specific insect, often in exchange for a reward. Villagers with this hobby carry nets often.
Eating
The eating hobby involves a villager asking the player for a specific fruit, sometimes giving a gift in exchange. They also talk about their favorite foods and ask the player about what foods they like. Although it is most common in lazy villagers, other personalities may take up the hobby in the form of cooking. For example, cranky villagers might say: "I've been recently making foods that animals can really sink their teeth into: [three random foods], and pretty much anything else you can think of. But no fancy drinks, there's only water at the chef's table. You can't enjoy my delicious flavors with a mouth full of ginger ale!"
Fashion
Villagers ask for new clothes, sometimes specific styles, in exchange for gifts. Clothing may be rejected if the villager deems it too unattractive. Lazy villagers might say that they are becoming a super hero, named 'Super Spiffy [Villager Name]', and that they may ask players for style tips later on, since they will be his sidekick. They also say that they will stop wearing only the clothes their mom sends them. When players give a villager new clothes, the clothes they are wearing are displayed in their house.
Fishing
Villagers with this hobby are often seen carrying fishing rods and collect fish to put in their homes. In Wild World, villagers often treat their hobby as more of a competition to see who can catch a fish the fastest. They may challenge the player to find a specific fish, the rarest fish, or even the biggest fish, and will always take the fish in exchange for a present if they lose this "competition". In City Folk, villagers request a certain fish from the player in return for a reward.
Fossil Collecting
Villagers who enjoy collecting fossils are often seen carrying shovels, and will sometimes ask the player to find a fossil for them (a specific type or any). These will usually be placed inside the villager's homes. They will sometimes comment on the fossil exhibit at the Museum or how much they enjoy Blathers' lectures about fossils.
Gardening
Villagers who enjoy planting flowers have this hobby. Flowers appear around the villager's house in great amounts, but are not tended to or organized. These villagers carry watering cans and often comment on how other villagers have been running through their gardens. If talked to, they may ask the player to deliver a letter or present for them.
Home Decor
Villagers will often ask the player for a piece of furniture of a specific color, style (old-school, chic, etc.), or set to display in their home. Because of how specific the requests are, they may reject the player's offerings—this is especially so with colors, as the whole item must be that color, not just a part of it. However, even if the furniture is rejected by the villager, they may not give it back to the player, opting to keep it without displaying it.
Seashell Collecting
These villagers talk about seashells, but do not ask the player to find any for them. However, they do ask the player to complete deliveries and generally stay in the lower acres of town near the beach.
Walking
The automatic second hobby of all villagers. Villagers talk of their favorite routes, what they notice on their walk, and how refreshing they find it. They sometimes ask players if they want to walk with them, or to complete a delivery.
Normal villagers may mention flowers blooming on their route that weren't there yesterday. Cranky villagers will usually say, "You may think I'm a tired old man for saying this, but I like walking slow. Everyone these days have caught up with speed walking, but who needs speed? Wander around on a day like this and see what you discover." Peppy villagers will usually comment on how they're walking off a big meal or dessert, or how they intend to stay fit by walking around the town. In City Folk, specifically, they may comment: "Since I'm becoming a healthier person now, I want to walk all the way to the city instead of taking the bus, but I don't think ANYONE could do that, not even, like, a marathon runner!"
New Horizons
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, six hobbies can be observed, with many activities making up each. Although villagers have a primary hobby, it is common for villagers to participate in a few activities outside of it. Even if a hobby seems to correlate to a specific personality, the correlation is not always true; for example, lazy villagers can be into fitness, and cranky villagers can pursue music.
Education
Villagers can be seen reading books both outdoors and indoors, sometimes while wearing glasses (if their character model doesn't already have them). The type of book can vary between hardcovers and paperbacks, with some villagers preferring to read comic books. They will also frequently visit the museum, not limited to any particular exhibit.
Villagers with this hobby
Fashion
Villagers will often visit Able Sisters and comment on the player's fashion, sometimes giving them clothes that match their current outfit in color or style.
Villagers with this hobby
Alli
Anabelle
Anicotti
Annalise
Baabara- 32px Bangle
Blaire
Bluebear
Bree
Bubbles- 32px Bunnie
- 32px Carmen
Cashmere
Cheri
Chrissy
Cookie- 32px Dotty
Elise
Eloise
Eunice
Felicity
Francine
Freckles- 32px Freya
Friga
Gabi
Gigi
Gloria
Gwen
Jambette
Kitty
Maelle
Mallary- 32px Merry
Mint
Miranda
Monique
Naomi
Nibbles
Opal
Pango- 32px Pate
Patty
Peanut
Pecan
Peggy
Penelope
Pinky
Pippy
Portia
Puddles
Purrl
Queenie- 32px Robin
Tammi
Tiffany
Tipper
Truffles
Tutu
Twiggy
Vesta
Wendy
Whitney- 32px Willow
Winnie- 32px Yuka
Fitness
Villagers will participate in exercises (by stretching or with weights), usually in the plaza or in front of their house. Their actions are similar to the Morning Aerobics from Animal Crossing, but are not limited to any particular day or time. When exercising, they will change into tracksuits, and may also be seen wearing sporty shades.
Villagers with this hobby
Agent S
Al
Angus
Antonio
Audie- 32px Axel
Biff
Boomer
Boone
Boyd- 32px Buck
Bud
Cesar
Chadder
Charlise
Chow
Coach
Cousteau
Curly
Del
Diva
Drift
Frobert- 32px Genji
Goose
Hans- 32px Huck
Iggly
Jay
Jitters
Kid Cat
Kody
Leonardo
Louie
Lucha- 32px Mac
- 32px Mathilda
Mira
Moose
Mott
Paula
Peewee
Phoebe
Pierce
Poncho
Puck
Ribbot
Roald
Rocket
Rod
Rodeo
Rolf
Rooney
Rowan
Samson
Scoot
Snake
Sterling
Stinky- 32px Tank
Tasha
Teddy
Vic
Victoria
Violet
Walt
Music
Villagers will sing or dance a lot in their spare time. If a stereo is set outside with a song playing, they will sing to the melody; if other instruments are set up, such as drums or guitars, they may play along. Sometimes they will sing or dance without the presence of music or instruments.
Villagers with this hobby
Amelia
Apollo
Astrid
Ava
Avery
Becky
Bella
Broffina
Butch
Camofrog
Caroline
Cherry
Chief
Claudia
Cyd
Eugene
Flip- 32px Flo
- 32px Frita
Fuchsia
Groucho
Gruff- 32px Henry
Hopper
Jacques
Judy
Julian
Kabuki
Katt
Keaton
Kyle
Lionel
Lolly
Lucy
Marina- 32px Marshal
Muffy
Olivia
Pancetti
Pashmina
Phil
Pietro
Pompom
Quillson
Rasher
Renée
Rhonda
Rodney
Rory
Roscoe
Rosie
Sally
Savannah
Shari
Skye
Sprocket
Static
Sydney
Sylvia
Tabby
Tangy
Tex
Ursala
Zell
Nature
Villagers observe trees and occasionally sit down underneath them. They will also smell and water flowers, especially if there is a large group of flowers (like a garden) set up on the island. They also fish and chase after bugs, although a scorpion or tarantula will cause the villagers to become frightened, and they will sigh in relief when the player catches them. They may also be seen carrying bundles of sticks or picnic baskets.
Villagers with this hobby
Admiral
Ankha
Annalisa- 32px Bea
- 32px Beau
Benjamin
Blanche
Boris
Bruce
Buzz
Cally
Carrie
Celia- 32px Claude
Clay
Cole
Colton
Cranston
Croque
Curlos
Curt
Deli
Dobie
Drago
Ed
Ellie
Erik
Fauna
Filbert
Flurry
Gayle
Goldie- 32px Gonzo
Hamphrey
Hopkins
Hornsby
Ike
Jacob
June
Maggie
Marcie
Megan
Merengue
Molly
Nan- 32px Norma
O'Hare- 32px Olive
Paolo
Papi
Pekoe
Raddle
Raymond
Rex
Ruby
Sandy
Sherb
Spike
Stella
Stu
Sylvana
Tia
Tucker
Wade
Weber- 32px Zucker
Play
Villagers occasionally run around the island, sometimes with other villagers (as if playing tag). They may also set up treasure hunts (a timed minigame) with the player.
Villagers with this hobby
Agnes
Alfonso
Anchovy
Apple- 32px Bam
Barold
Benedict
Bianca
Big Top
Bill
Billy
Biskit
Bob
Bonbon
Bones- 32px Boots
Broccolo- 32px Canberra
Candi
Chester
Clyde
Cube- 32px Deirdre
Derwin
Dizzy
Dom
Drake
Egbert
Elmer
Flora
Hamlet- 32px Hazel
Hugh
Jeremiah
Joey
Ketchup
Kevin
Lucky
Lyman
Maddie
Marcel
Moe
Nate
Octavian
Ozzie
Peck
Piper
Plucky
Prince
Pudge- 32px Punchy
Reneigh
Rudy
Sheldon
Simon
Sly- 32px Sparro
Spork- 32px Sprinkle
Stitches
Tad
Tammy
Tybalt
Vladimir
Walker
