Shell

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Shell
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A player picking up a shell and putting it in his pocket
Series total count:
15 shells
Count by game
Doubutsu no Mori 2
Animal Crossing 8
Wild World 9
City Folk 9
New Leaf 10
New Horizons 7


A shell is a common item that washes up on the sea shoreline in all Animal Crossing series games. They provide an easy, yet minimal, source of income, and are often used in the first few days in order to obtain enough Bells to buy tools. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Scallops and Pearl Oysters are sea creatures, and are thus obtained from diving, as opposed to shells in earlier installations of the Animal Crossing series. Additionally, a Giant Clam can be taken to Cyrus at Re-Tail along with a K.K. Slider song in order to create a music box.

A limited number of shells appear at a time, usually 15. If they are picked up, they will slowly start to reappear. Entering buildings and saving the game will likely cause new shells to show up. Coconuts that wash up on the beach in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk do not count towards the 15 shell limit.

Lists of Shells

Appearances

Shells in the Animal Crossing series
Name Image Game
AC ACWW ACCF ACNL ACNH
Conch Conch NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Coral Coral NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Cowrie[nb 1] Cowrie NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Giant Clam[nb 2] Giant Clam NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Manila Clam Manila Clam NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
NH 
Oyster Shell[nb 3] Oyster Shell PC Icon.png
Yes
NL 
Pearl Oyster Pearl-Oyster Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Sea Creature
NL 
Sea Creature
NH 
Sand Dollar Sand Dollar NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Scallop[nb 4] Scallop Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Sea Creature
NL 
Sea Creature
NH 
Sea Snail[nb 5] Sea Snail Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Summer Shell Summer Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
NH 
Venus Comb Venus Comb NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 

Scallop

In Wild World

Scallops can be traded in the golden axe trading event to obtain the golden axe or Pascal's pic. They can be obtained from Tortimer in exchange for a massage chair.

In City Folk

Scallops can be traded with Pascal for an item from the Pirate Theme, including the Sea View wallpaper and Ship Deck flooring. Pascal will only accept the scallop, not the white scallop.

In New Horizons

Shells are used as a crafting material in the DIY recipes for the following items:

Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Item Image Type Buy price Available from Materials
- [[|Shellfish pochette]] shellfish pochette Clothing Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Giant clam
Summer shell
- [[|Mermaid fence]] mermaid fence Fence Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Coral
Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid wall clock]] mermaid wall clock Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sea snail
Coral
Iron nugget
- [[|Shell wreath]] shell wreath Furniture Not for sale  Balloons
 Isabelle
Summer shell
Sea snail
Sand dollar
Coral
Giant clam
Cowrie
- [[|Mermaid bed]] mermaid bed Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid chair]] mermaid chair Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid closet]] mermaid closet Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Coral
Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid dresser]] mermaid dresser Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Coral
- [[|Mermaid lamp]] mermaid lamp Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Conch
Coral
Iron nugget
- [[|Mermaid screen]] mermaid screen Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid shelf]] mermaid shelf Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Coral
- [[|Mermaid sofa]] mermaid sofa Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
10× Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid table]] mermaid table Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid vanity]] mermaid vanity Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Coral
Iron nugget
- [[|Shell lamp]] shell lamp Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
Giant clam
Clay
- [[|Shell music box]] shell music box Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
Giant clam
Iron nugget
- [[|Shell speaker]] shell speaker Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
Conch
Iron nugget
- [[|Shell arch]] shell arch Furniture Not for sale  Lazy villager
Sea snail
Venus comb
Sand dollar
Coral
Giant clam
Cowrie
- [[|Shell bed]] shell bed Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
Giant clam
Clay
Stone
- [[|Shell fountain]] shell fountain Furniture Not for sale  Lazy villager
Giant clam
Stone
- [[|Shell partition]] shell partition Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
Venus comb
Conch
- [[|Shell stool]] shell stool Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
Cowrie
- [[|Shell table]] shell table Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
Sand dollar
Clay
- [[|Mermaid wall]] mermaid wall Interior Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sea snail
Sand dollar
Coral
Giant clam
Cowrie
- [[|Tropical vista]] tropical vista Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
- [[|Underwater wall]] underwater wall Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
Coral
- [[|Mermaid flooring]] mermaid flooring Interior Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sand dollar
Stone
- [[|Sandy-beach flooring]] sandy-beach flooring Interior Not for sale  Jock villager
Sea snail
Venus comb
Sand dollar
Coral
Giant clam
Cowrie
- [[|Starry-sands flooring]] starry-sands flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
Sandy-beach flooring
- [[|Underwater flooring]] underwater flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
Coral
- [[|Water flooring]] water flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
- [[|Mermaid rug]] mermaid rug Interior Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sand dollar
- [[|Shell rug]] shell rug Interior Not for sale  Peppy villager
Giant clam
- [[|Summer-shell rug]] summer-shell rug Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
- [[|Shell wand]] shell wand Tools Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
Star fragment
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

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Notes

  1. Known as Porceletta prior to New Leaf.
  2. Known as White Scallop prior to New Leaf.
  3. Not to be confused with the Oyster sea creature that is found from diving in the sea
  4. Known as Lion's Paw prior to Wild World.
  5. Known as Dall's Top prior to New Leaf and Wentletrap prior to Wild World.


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