Nat

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Chameleon	Male
Role	Bug-Off host
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Name in other languages カメヤマさん; 멜레옹; Gustavo; Carleon 龙山先生; Djarod; Papilo; Nat 龍山先生; Djarod; Papilo; Нат

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"Tread on a worm, and it will turn."

— Nat, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Welcome amiibo, and New Horizons

Nat is a chameleon who appears in Animal Crossing: City Folk and returns in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. He can be found hosting the Bug-Off event in the player's town. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, his role of hosting the Bug-Off was replaced by his son Flick.

Like Chip, he speaks with a cranky villager's voice (deep and masculine). He has small spectacles that sit on the end of his nose, similar to the style of an explorer who searches for new creatures, such as insects, mammals, etc. He also wears explorer clothing, which goes with his explorer appearance, and he carries a blue net which cannot be obtained during the game and is an item unique to him. Nat's name could either be related to "net," which he uses, or "gnat," a type of bug. Unlike Chip, Nat does not eat the bugs, but it is implied that he does, as he calls the bugs scrumptious and delectable, and he makes slurping noises after receiving a bug. Despite this, he denies this and says that he is keeping them for purely scientific reasons.

Appearances

In City Folk

Nat in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

During the Bug-Off in City Folk, Nat pitches a green and white tent outside the Town Hall at 9 AM. He waits for players and villagers to bring him different types of bugs and rates them according to rarity, luster, color, and size, and then gives them a mark using an unknown point system. For each insect players give him that is rated highly and breaks the first place record, players receive an item of furniture. Any insects given to him will not be returned, whether they win or not. He picks the winner at 6 PM, giving a total of nine hours to find insects.

The winner with the highest rating insect wins a trophy, which is sent to them in the mail by Nat for the next day; a message written by him then appears on the bulletin board.

In New Leaf

Nat continues his role in New Leaf, with a few differences. He now presents an awards ceremony, hands out trophies to the top three competitors, gives furniture from the Insect Set for record-breaking entries scoring at least 80 points, and rewards the player a Golden Net if they catch every type of bug.

In New Horizons

Nat's Poster in New Horizons.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nat was added in an update on November 4, 2021, showing up if the player scans his amiibo card in The Roost. A photo of him can also be seen on the billboard in the laboratory-chamber of the museum's bug section. Interacting with it can show the date of donation of few bugs, like the Flea or the Paper Kite Butterfly.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, Nat can be found outside Paradise Planning requesting to give a lecture at the School. After doing so, the player will be able to use bugs they have in their inventory to decorate the yards of any client.

Additionally, Nat's Poster can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting him to Photopia via his amiibo.

In amiibo Festival

In Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Nat comes during the warmer months to host the Bug-Off. He will judge bugs brought to him by the player, and the winner is awarded 20 Happy Points.

Other appearances

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Nat appears as a collectible trophy.

#626

Nat

Description	NTSC-U: Bugs are like the cream in his tea, the jam on his scone! This old chameleon tasks you with catching him some bugs—for science, really! That lip smacking was just his excitement for din...er...discovery! Go on—find some delectable specimens, won't you? Points and prizes await! PAL: Bugs are like the cream in his tea, the jam on his scone! This old chameleon wants you to catch him some bugs - for science, of course. Think you heard him smacking his lips? Preposterous! Just be a good sport and catch him a delectable specimen, will you, old bean? And, anyway, there are points and prizes in it for you!
Acquisition	Random

Villager information

In Happy Home Designer

Happy Home Designer client information

Tread on a worm, and it will turn.

Nat
Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
No results [[File:Starsign No results NH Icon.png\|32px\|No results\|link=No results]]	[[No results]]	No results
Default clothing	[[File:No Results HHD Icon.png\|30px\|link=]] No results
Umbrella	[[File:No Results HHD Icon.png\|30px\|link=]] No results
House request
Client's vision	I'll leave it up to you!
Favorite song	K.K. Calypso

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Firefly Lamp Caterpillar Sofa K.K. Calypso Nat's Pic
Clothing:	Green Umbrella
Starting house:

RV in Welcome amiibo

Exterior of Nat's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Interior of Nat's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Description:

The biggest bug fan around, Nat is known for intellectual digestion-er, discussion of the insect kingdom. He travels the world in search of new bugs.

Items:

Autumn-Leaf Chair	Leaf Bed
Pile of Leaves	Potted Ivy
Sparrow's Nest	Sprout Table
Tree Standee

Wall:

Jungle Wall

Floor:

Jungle Floor

Music:

My Place

"Order furniture" in Nat's RV

Item	Type	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	Colors	HHA theme	Style	Customizable	Size
Jungle Wall	Wallpaper	3 MEOW Coupons	-	Nat's RV	-	-	-	-	-
Jungle Floor	Flooring	3 MEOW Coupons	400 Bells	Museum Shop Nat's RV	-	-	-	-	-
Autumn-Leaf Chair	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	1,110 Bells	DLC Nat's RV	Orange (x2)	Rustic	-	No
Leaf Bed	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	1,050 Bells	DLC Nat's RV	Green (x2)	Rustic	-	No
Pile of Leaves	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	100 Bells	DLC Nat's RV	Yellow / Brown	Rustic	-	No
Potted Ivy	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	200 Bells	Nat's RV	-	-	-	No
Sparrow's Nest	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	300 Bells	Campground Nat's RV	Gray / Brown	Rustic	Iconic	No
Sprout Table	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	1,030 Bells	DLC Nat's RV	Green (x2)	Rustic	-	No
Tree Standee	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	300 Bells	Nat's RV	-	-	-	No

The player can only order from campers up to three times per day. The items arrive via mail.
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, AlgebraManiacABC, Chubby Bub, Cuyler, HylianAngel, Kalina70, PanchamBro, SuperHamster, and vmario.

In Happy Home Paradise

Happy Home Paradise client information

Nat
Client's vision	Vacation-Home Concept

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Nat's Photo Nat's Poster

Card profiles

amiibo card

Card back

#115 Nat - Series 2

Star sign:	Leo
Birthday:	July 25
Dice value:	3
Hand sign:	Paper

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Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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Trivia

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Nat has a picture in his tent of himself next to a Birdwing Butterfly.
After catching a few insects, he says, "Hunt bugs in the fields! Hunt bugs in the hills! Hunt bugs in the streets! You must never surrender!" This is based on the famed peroration from British prime minister Winston Churchill's 1940 "we shall fight on the beaches" speech.
In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Nat's eyes will occasionally twitch. This is no longer the case in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Names in other languages

	カメヤマさん Kameyama-san	Mr. Kameyama, from カメレオン kamereon (chameleon) and 亀山 Kameyama (place name or toponymic surname).

	멜레옹 Melleong	From 카멜레온 kamelleon and 옹 (翁) ong (old man), referring to his age.

	龙山先生 Lóngshān Xiānshēng	Mr. Longshan, similar to his Japanese name but with the initial character changed to 龍/龙 lóng (here a reptile name suffix) from 變色龍/变色龙 (chameleon).

	龍山先生 Unknown

	Нат Nat	Transliteration of his English name.

	Nat	Same as his English name.

	Carleon	From Chamäleon (chameleon).

	Papilo	From "Papilas gustativas" (taste buds), as he enjoys eating the insects given to him, and possibly "Papillon" (French for butterfly).

	Djarod	-

	Gustavo	Male given name that puns on "gustare" (to taste), referring to his talking about how tasty the insects are.