Pinwheel

A player with a pinwheel in City Folk.

Pinwheels are a type of handheld item in Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori e+, City Folk, New Leaf, and New Horizons. It will spin as the player moves, and they can also blow on it to make it spin faster.

Obtaining

In Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+

In Animal Crossing, pinwheels can be obtained from Redd during the Fireworks Festival or from a Grab Bag on Sale Day. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, they can also be purchased from Tom Nook's store during a One Day Sale. Pinwheels come in eight different colors and sizes. They can be ordered from the catalog for various prices.

Pinwheels in Animal Crossing

#	Item	Buy price	Sell price	Available from
41	Yellow pinwheel	480 Bells	120 Bells	Redd's Raffle
42	Red pinwheel	480 Bells	120 Bells	Redd's Raffle
43	Tiger pinwheel	480 Bells	120 Bells	Redd's Raffle
44	Green pinwheel	480 Bells	120 Bells	Redd's Raffle
45	Pink pinwheel	480 Bells	120 Bells	Redd's Raffle
46	Striped pinwheel	480 Bells	120 Bells	Redd's Raffle
47	Flower pinwheel	800 Bells	200 Bells	Redd's Raffle
48	Fancy pinwheel	800 Bells	200 Bells	Redd's Raffle

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing (N64, GCN), compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, Cuyler, Ruthless Cutie, SuperHamster, vmario, and Chubby Bub.

In City Folk

In City Folk, Pinwheels can be obtained from Phineas for free when he is present in the City. Pinwheels come in 8 different (random) colors: Green, Cyan, Blue, Indigo, Pink, Red, Orange and Yellow. If the player holding a pinwheel runs into a tree, the pinwheel may break.

In New Leaf

In New Leaf, pinwheels can be obtained from players within the Happy Home Showcase, by visiting them via StreetPass four times. They randomly come in the same colors as in City Folk.

In New Horizons

In New Horizons, there is only one Pinwheel. It can be obtained from Redd at his raffle for 500 Bells during the Fireworks Show, or purchased from Nook's Cranny for 800 Bells outside of August. It can be sold for 200 Bells.