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[[File:NLSlingshotBoy.png|thumb|150px|Artwork of a player with a slingshot from {{NL|nolink}}]]
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[[File:Boy Slingshot NL.png|thumb|150px|Artwork of a player with a slingshot from {{NL|nolink}}]]
The '''Slingshot''' is a tool introduced in {{WW}} and appearing in all subsequent games. It is primarily used to knock presents down from [[Balloon (floating)|balloons]], as well as other objects moving through the sky.  
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The '''slingshot''' is a tool introduced in {{WW}} and appearing in all subsequent games. It is primarily used to knock presents down from [[balloon]]s, as well as other objects moving through the sky.  
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
Using a slingshot will fire a pellet directly above the player. The pellet will pop any balloons floating overhead, knock [[Pete]] the postman out of the sky, and cause [[Gulliver]]'s [[UFO]] to crash land in town. In {{NL|short}}, it's possible to pop the balloons carrying presents using another tool as they ascend or descend over the [[cliff]] on the edge of town. In {{NH|short}}, the slingshot has a more noticeably forward-tilted shooting angle, so the player does not need to be directly underneath the balloon. Additionally, unlike in previous games, the Slingshot in {{NH|short|nolink}} will break after a number of uses, though one can be crafted with five pieces of hardwood.
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Using a slingshot will fire a pellet directly above the player. The pellet will pop any balloons floating overhead, knock [[Pete]] the postman out of the sky, and cause [[Gulliver]]'s UFO to crash land in town. In {{NL|short}} and {{NH|short}}, it's possible to pop the balloons carrying presents using another tool as they ascend or descend over the [[cliff]] on the edge of town (the former) or if the player is standing on a high enough cliff and is within range of the balloon (the latter). In {{NH|short|nolink}}, the slingshot has a more noticeably forward-tilted shooting angle, so the player does not need to be directly underneath the balloon. Additionally, unlike in previous games, the slingshot in {{NH|short|nolink}} will break after a number of uses, though one can be crafted with five pieces of hardwood.
  
More advanced variations of the slingshot can also be obtained. The Silver Slingshot and Golden Slingshot can shoot more pellets at once, increasing the chance of knocking objects out of the sky. In ''New Leaf'' it's possible to obtain the Golden Slingshot before the Silver Slingshot as both items have the same prerequisites to appear in town. Silver Slingshots can also continue to appear as floating presents an infinite number of times.
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More advanced variations of the slingshot can also be obtained. The silver slingshot and golden slingshot can shoot more pellets at once, increasing the chance of knocking objects out of the sky. In {{NL|short|nolink}} it's possible to obtain the golden slingshot before the silver slingshot as both items have the same prerequisites to appear in town. silver slingshots can also continue to appear as floating presents an infinite number of times.
  
 
==Obtaining==
 
==Obtaining==
 
===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
 
===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
{| class="sortable" width="70%" align=center style="border: 3px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFDD66; {{roundy}}"
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{{TableTop
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|title=Slingshots in {{WW|nolink}}
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|type=tool
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|collapsible=No
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|collapsed=
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|sortable=Yes
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|column1=Item
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|column2=Image
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|column3=Buy Price
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|column4=Sell Price
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|column5=Available From
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|column6=Info
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}}
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|-
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| Slingshot
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| [[File:Slingshot WW Icon.png|64px|class=sprite]]
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| {{Currency|Bells|500}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|125}}
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| {{Availability|Tom Nook's store}}
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| Fires a single pellet directly above the player
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|-
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| Golden slingshot
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| [[File:Golden Slingshot WW Icon.png|64px|class=sprite]]
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| Not for sale
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| {{Currency|Bells|125}}
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| Appears as a golden balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents
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| Fires three pellets directly above the player
 
|-
 
|-
! width="15%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666; {{roundyleft|16px}}" | Item
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{{TableFooter}}
! width="10%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Image
 
! width="12%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Buy Price
 
! width="12%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Sell Price
 
! width="25%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Available From
 
! width="25%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666; {{roundyright|16px}}"| Info
 
|- style="text-align:center;"
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Slingshot
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Slingshot WW Icon.png]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 500 Bells
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 125 Bells
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[Tom Nook's store|Tom Nook]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyright}}" | Fires a single pellet directly above the player
 
|- style="text-align:center;"
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Golden Slingshot
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Golden Slingshot WW Icon.png]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Not for Sale
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 125 Bells
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Appears as a single-balloon floating present (with a golden balloon) after shooting down 14 balloon presents
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyright}}" | Fires three pellets directly above the player
 
|}
 
  
 
===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
 
===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
{| class="sortable" width="70%" align=center style="border: 3px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFDD66; {{roundy}}"
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{{TableTop
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|title=Slingshots in {{CF|nolink}}
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|type=tool
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|collapsible=No
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|collapsed=
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|sortable=Yes
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|column1=Item
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|column2=Image
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|column3=Buy Price
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|column4=Sell Price
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|column5=Available From
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|column6=Info
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}}
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|-
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| Slingshot
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| [[File:Slingshot CF Icon.png|64px|class=sprite]]
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| {{Currency|Bells|500}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|125}}
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| {{Availability|Tom Nook's store}}
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| Fires a single pellet directly above the player
 
|-
 
|-
! width="15%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666; {{roundyleft|16px}}" | Item
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| Silver slingshot
! width="10%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Image
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| [[File:Silver Slingshot CF Icon.png|64px|class=sprite]]
! width="12%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Buy Price
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| {{Currency|Bells|500}}
! width="12%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Sell Price
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| {{Currency|Bells|125}}
! width="25%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Available From
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| {{Availability|Tom Nook's store|note=randomly replaces normal slingshot after first store upgrade}}
! width="25%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666; {{roundyright|16px}}"| Info
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| Fires two pellets directly above the player
|- style="text-align:center;"
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|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Slingshot
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| Golden slingshot
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Slingshot.png|50px]]
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| [[File:Golden Slingshot CF Icon.png|64px|class=sprite]]
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 500 Bells
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| Not for sale
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 125 Bells
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| {{Currency|Bells|125}}
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[Tom Nook's store|Tom Nook]]
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| Appears as a triple-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyright}}" | Fires a single pellet directly above the player
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| Fires three pellets directly above the player
|- style="text-align:center;"
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|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Silver Slingshot
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{{TableFooter}}
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Slingshot silver.png|50px]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 500 Bells
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 125 Bells
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[Tom Nook's store|Tom Nook]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyright}}" | Fires two pellets directly above the player
 
|- style="text-align:center;"
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Golden Slingshot
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Slingshot gold.png|50px]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Not for Sale
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 125 Bells
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Appears as a triple-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyright}}" | Fires three pellets directly above the player
 
|}
 
  
===In ''New Leaf''===
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===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
{| class="sortable" width="70%" align=center style="border: 3px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFDD66; {{roundy}}"
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{{TableTop
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|title=Slingshots in {{NL|nolink}}
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|type=tool
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|collapsible=No
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|collapsed=
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|sortable=Yes
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|column1=Item
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|column2=Image
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|column3=Buy Price
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|column4=Sell Price
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|column5=Available From
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|column6=Info
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}}  
 
|-
 
|-
! width="15%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666; {{roundyleft|16px}}" | Item
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| Slingshot
! width="10%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Image
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| [[File:Slingshot NL Icon.png|64px|class=sprite]]
! width="12%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Buy Price
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| {{Currency|Bells|500}}
! width="12%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Sell Price
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| {{Currency|Bells|125}}
! width="25%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Available From
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| {{Availability|Timmy and Tommy's store|note=after first store upgrade}}
! width="25%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666; {{roundyright|16px}}"| Info
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| Fires a single pellet directly above the player
|- style="text-align:center;"
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|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Slingshot
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| Silver slingshot
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Acnl-slingshot.png]]
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| [[File:Silver Slingshot NL Icon.png|64px|class=sprite]]
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 500 Bells
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| Not for sale
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 125 Bells
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| {{Currency|Bells|125}}
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[Timmy and Tommy's store|Timmy and Tommy]]<br>Available for sale after store expands into [[T&T Mart]]
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| Appears as a double-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyright}}" | Fires a single pellet directly above the player
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| Fires two pellets directly above the player
|- style="text-align:center;"
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|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Silver Slingshot
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| Golden slingshot
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Acnl-silverslingshot.png]]
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| [[File:Golden Slingshot NL Icon.png|64px|class=sprite]]
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 500 Bells
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| Not for sale
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 125 Bells
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| {{Currency|Bells|125}}
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Appears as a double-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents
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| Appears as a triple-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyright}}" | Fires two pellets directly above the player
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| Fires three pellets directly above the player
|- style="text-align:center;"
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|-
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Golden Slingshot
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{{TableFooter}}
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Acnl-goldenslingshot.png]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Not for Sale
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | 125 Bells
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Appears as a triple-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyright}}" | Fires three pellets directly above the player
 
|}
 
  
 
===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
 
===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
Slingshots in New Horizons will break after a specific amount of uses. Popping balloons will reduce a slingshot's durability. A slingshot's durability is ''not'' reduced when shooting the slingshot and failing to hit any balloons.
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Slingshots in {{NH}} will break after a specific amount of uses. Popping balloons will reduce a slingshot's durability. A slingshot's durability is not reduced when shooting the slingshot and failing to hit any balloons.
  
{| class="sortable" style="width:100%; border: 3px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFDD66; {{roundy}}"
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{{TableTop NH Tools|name=Slingshots}}
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{{#cargo_query:
! width="15%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666; {{roundyleft|16px}}" | Item
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table=nh_tool,nh_tool_variation
! width="10%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Image
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|join on=nh_tool_variation.en_name = nh_tool.en_name
! width="12%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Buy Price
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|group by=nh_tool.en_name
! width="12%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Sell Price
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|fields=nh_tool.en_name = name,nh_tool.catalog_num=catalog-num,nh_tool_variation.image,nh_tool.buy1_wikitext = buy1,nh_tool.buy2_wikitext = buy2,nh_tool.sell,nh_tool.availability1,nh_tool.availability2,nh_tool.availability3,,nh_tool.availability4,nh_tool.uses,nh_tool.customizable
! width="15%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| Available From
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|where=nh_tool.en_name LIKE '%Slingshot%'
! width="20%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666;"| DIY Materials
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|order by=nh_tool.catalog_num
! width="20%" style="border-bottom:4px solid #FFDD66; border-right: 1px solid #FFDD66; border-left: 1px solid #FFDD66; background-color:#FFFFCC; color:#666; {{roundyright|16px}}"| Durability
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|format=template
|- style="text-align:center;"
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|template=CargoDisplayNHTool
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Slingshot
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|named args=yes
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Slingshot NH Icon.png|70px]]
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|limit=500
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Currency|Bells|900}}
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}}
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Currency|Bells|225}}
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{{TableFooter|note={{Community:ACNH Spreadsheet/Attribution}}}}
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[DIY|Crafting]], [[Timmy and Tommy's store|Timmy and Tommy]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Material|Hardwood|5}}
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff {{roundyright}}" | Breaks after 20 uses
 
|- style="text-align:center;"
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Colorful slingshot
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Colorful Slingshot NH Icon.png|70px]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Currency|Bells|2,500}}
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Currency|Bells|625}}
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Upgraded [[Nook's Cranny]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | -
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff {{roundyright}}" | Breaks after 20 uses
 
|- style="text-align:center;"
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Outdoorsy slingshot
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Outdoorsy Slingshot NH Icon.png|70px]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Currency|Bells|2,500}}
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Currency|Bells|625}}
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Upgraded [[Nook's Cranny]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | -
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff {{roundyright}}" | Breaks after 20 uses
 
|- style="text-align:center;"
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid {{roundyleft}}" | Golden Slingshot
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[File:Golden Slingshot NH Icon.png|70px]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | Not for sale
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Currency|Bells|10,300}}
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | [[DIY|Crafting]]
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff" | {{Material|Gold Nugget|1}}<br>{{Material|Slingshot|1}}
 
| style="background-color:#ffffff; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff {{roundyright}}" | Breaks after 60 uses
 
|}
 
  
== Gallery ==
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==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:GSslingshot.JPG|The Golden Slingshot floating in the air in {{CF}}
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CF Golden Slingshot.jpg|The golden slingshot floating in the air in {{CF}}
File:Golden slingshot.JPG|Obtaining the Golden Slingshot in {{CF}}
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CF Golden Slingshot Obtained.jpg|Obtaining the golden slingshot in {{CF}}
File:GoldenSlingshotInAir.jpg|The Golden Slingshot floating in the air in {{NL}}
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NL Golden Slingshot in Air.jpg|The golden slingshot floating in the air in {{NL}}
File:GotGoldenSlingshot.jpg|Obtaining the Golden Slingshot in {{NL}}
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NL Got a Golden Slingshot.jpg|Obtaining the golden slingshot in {{NL}}
File:ShootingSlingshot.jpg|Shooting a Slingshot in {{NL}}
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NL Shooting Slingshot.jpg|Shooting a slingshot in {{NL}}
File:Slingshotshoot.JPG|Shooting a Golden Slingshot in {{NL}}
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NL Slingshot Shoot.jpg|Shooting a golden slingshot in {{NL}}
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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Latest revision as of 08:14, September 4, 2023

Artwork of a player with a slingshot from Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The slingshot is a tool introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World and appearing in all subsequent games. It is primarily used to knock presents down from balloons, as well as other objects moving through the sky.

Usage[edit]

Using a slingshot will fire a pellet directly above the player. The pellet will pop any balloons floating overhead, knock Pete the postman out of the sky, and cause Gulliver's UFO to crash land in town. In New Leaf and New Horizons, it's possible to pop the balloons carrying presents using another tool as they ascend or descend over the cliff on the edge of town (the former) or if the player is standing on a high enough cliff and is within range of the balloon (the latter). In New Horizons, the slingshot has a more noticeably forward-tilted shooting angle, so the player does not need to be directly underneath the balloon. Additionally, unlike in previous games, the slingshot in New Horizons will break after a number of uses, though one can be crafted with five pieces of hardwood.

More advanced variations of the slingshot can also be obtained. The silver slingshot and golden slingshot can shoot more pellets at once, increasing the chance of knocking objects out of the sky. In New Leaf it's possible to obtain the golden slingshot before the silver slingshot as both items have the same prerequisites to appear in town. silver slingshots can also continue to appear as floating presents an infinite number of times.

Obtaining[edit]

In Wild World[edit]

Slingshots in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Item Image Buy Price Sell Price Available From Info
Slingshot Slingshot WW Inv Icon.png  500 Bells  125 Bells  Tom Nook's store
Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Golden slingshot Golden Slingshot WW Inv Icon.png Not for sale  125 Bells Appears as a golden balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents Fires three pellets directly above the player

In City Folk[edit]

Slingshots in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Item Image Buy Price Sell Price Available From Info
Slingshot Slingshot CF Icon.png  500 Bells  125 Bells  Tom Nook's store
Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Silver slingshot Silver Slingshot CF Icon.png  500 Bells  125 Bells  Tom Nook's store (randomly replaces normal slingshot after first store upgrade)
Fires two pellets directly above the player
Golden slingshot Golden Slingshot CF Icon.png Not for sale  125 Bells Appears as a triple-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents Fires three pellets directly above the player

In New Leaf[edit]

Slingshots in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Item Image Buy Price Sell Price Available From Info
Slingshot Slingshot NL Icon.png  500 Bells  125 Bells  Timmy and Tommy's store (after first store upgrade)
Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Silver slingshot Silver Slingshot NL Icon.png Not for sale  125 Bells Appears as a double-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents Fires two pellets directly above the player
Golden slingshot Golden Slingshot NL Icon.png Not for sale  125 Bells Appears as a triple-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents Fires three pellets directly above the player

In New Horizons[edit]

Slingshots in Animal Crossing: New Horizons will break after a specific amount of uses. Popping balloons will reduce a slingshot's durability. A slingshot's durability is not reduced when shooting the slingshot and failing to hit any balloons.

Slingshots in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Item Image Buy price Sell price Available from Durability Customizable
34 Colorful slingshot colorful slingshot  2,500 Bells  625 Bells  Nook's Cranny (upgraded)
20 Yes
58 Golden slingshot golden slingshot Not for sale  10,300 Bells  Crafting
60 No
90 Outdoorsy slingshot outdoorsy slingshot  2,500 Bells  625 Bells  Nook's Cranny (upgraded)
20 Yes
115 Slingshot slingshot  900 Bells  225 Bells  Timmy
 Nook's Cranny
 Crafting
20 Yes
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.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

European French Lance-pierres Stone launcher

Italian Fionda Slingshot