Slingshot

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

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, 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 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

In Wild World

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Slingshot		500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook	Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Golden Slingshot		Not for Sale	125 Bells	Appears as a single-balloon floating present (with a golden balloon) after shooting down 14 balloon presents	Fires three pellets directly above the player

In City Folk

Item	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Slingshot	500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook	Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Silver Slingshot	500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook	Fires two pellets directly above the player
Golden Slingshot	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

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Slingshot	File:Acnl-slingshot.png	500 Bells	125 Bells	Timmy and Tommy Available for sale after store expands into T&T Mart	Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Silver Slingshot	File:Acnl-silverslingshot.png	500 Bells	125 Bells	Appears as a double-balloon floating present after shooting down 14 balloon presents	Fires two pellets directly above the player
Golden Slingshot	File:Acnl-goldenslingshot.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

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.

Item	Image	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	DIY Materials	Durability
Slingshot		900 Bells	225 Bells	Crafting, Timmy and Tommy	5× Hardwood	Breaks after 20 uses
Colorful slingshot	70px	2,500 Bells	625 Bells	Upgraded Nook's Cranny	-	Breaks after 20 uses
Outdoorsy slingshot	70px	2,500 Bells	625 Bells	Upgraded Nook's Cranny	-	Breaks after 20 uses
Golden Slingshot		Not for sale	10,300 Bells	Crafting	1× Gold Nugget 1× Slingshot	Breaks after 60 uses

Gallery

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The Golden Slingshot floating in the air in Animal Crossing: City Folk
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Obtaining the Golden Slingshot in Animal Crossing: City Folk
The Golden Slingshot floating in the air in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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Obtaining the Golden Slingshot in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Shooting a Slingshot in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Shooting a Golden Slingshot in Animal Crossing: New Leaf