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[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		500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook's store	Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Golden slingshot		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	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Slingshot	500 Bells	125 Bells	Tom Nook's store	Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Silver slingshot	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	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	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Info
Slingshot	500 Bells	125 Bells	Timmy and Tommy's store (after first store upgrade)	Fires a single pellet directly above the player
Silver slingshot	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	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	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	Durability	Customizable
34	Colorful slingshot	2,500 Bells	625 Bells	Nook's Cranny (upgraded)	20	Yes
58	Golden slingshot	Not for sale	10,300 Bells	Crafting	60	No
90	Outdoorsy slingshot	2,500 Bells	625 Bells	Nook's Cranny (upgraded)	20	Yes
115	Slingshot	900 Bells	225 Bells	Timmy Nook's Cranny Crafting	20	Yes

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