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'''Tools''' are the most fundamental handheld items in the {{SER}} and are used to perform actions within the game, with each tool serving a specific purpose. There are basic tools that appear in most games in the series that can be used to dig holes, chop [[tree]]s, water [[flower]]s, shoot down [[balloon]]s and catch [[bug]]s, [[fish]], and [[sea creature]]s. The [[wet suit]] is uniquely a wearable outfit rather than a handheld item, but it is essential for [[swimming]] and diving which cannot be done without wearing one. There are also more specialized tools that fulfill a very specific niche such as aiding traversal around [[town]], changing [[clothes]], or locating [[villager]]s, but these tools are typically not essential to gameplay.

Every game features [[Golden tool|golden versions]] of the basic tools (excluding the wet suit) that are more effective and have additional effects. {{CF|short}} and {{NL|short}} feature [[Silver tool|silver variants]] that are similar to the golden tools, but not necessarily as powerful. {{NH|short}} introduces [[flimsy tool]]s, which can be easily [[DIY|crafted]] but break after a small amount of uses. They can be upgraded into the standard versions to become more durable. The game also introduces themed variants of the standard tools which can be purchased.

[[Handheld item]]s function similarly to tools in that they are items held by the player (and sometimes by villagers) that can be used, though their effects are purely visual and serve no real purpose. Additionally, [[umbrella]]s function like tools and can be equipped and spun around, but are simply decorative fashion accessories.

==List of tools==
===Basic tools===
<gallery class=sprite>
Axe NH Inv Icon.png|link=Axe|[[Axe]]
Fishing Rod NH Inv Icon.png|link=Fishing rod|[[Fishing rod]]
Net NH Inv Icon.png|link=Net|[[Net]]
Shovel NH Inv Icon.png|link=Shovel|[[Shovel]]
Slingshot NH Inv Icon.png|link=Slingshot|[[Slingshot]]
Watering Can NH Inv Icon.png|link=Watering Can|[[Watering can]]
Wet Suit NH Inv Icon.png|link=Wet Suit|[[Wet suit]]
</gallery>

===Specialized tools===
<gallery class=sprite>
Ladder NH Inv Icon.png|link=Ladder|[[Ladder]]
Megaphone NL Icon.png|link=Megaphone|[[Megaphone]]
Timer NH Inv Icon.png|link=Timer|[[Timer]]
Toy Hammer NL Icon.png|link=Toy Hammer|[[Toy hammer]]
Vaulting Pole NH Inv Icon.png|link=Vaulting Pole|[[Vaulting pole]]
Wand NH Inv Icon.png|link=Wand|[[Wand]]
</gallery>

===By game===
<gallery class=sprite>
Net PG Inv Icon.png|link=Tool/Animal Crossing|[[Tool/Animal Crossing|{{PG|nolink}}]]
Net WW Icon.png|link=Tool/Wild World|[[Tool/Wild World|{{WW|short|nolink}}]]
Net CF Icon.png|link=Tool/City Folk|[[Tool/City Folk|{{CF|short|nolink}}]]
Net NL Icon.png|link=Tool/New Leaf|[[Tool/New Leaf|{{NL|short|nolink}}]]
Net NH Inv Icon.png|link=Tool/New Horizons|[[Tool/New Horizons|{{NH|short|nolink}}]]
</gallery>

{{Navbox Tools}}
[[Category:Tools]]