Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Cheats & Unlockables

Written by The Editors in Animal Crossing: New Leaf,Guides Published January 16, 2014Last Updated August 21, 2024
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Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf with cheats and unlockables.

ATM Savings Rewards

Save the following amounts of bells in the ATM (located in the post office) to have a gift mailed to you.

UnlockableHow to Unlock
ABDAchieve a balance of 100,000,000 bells
Aluminum briefcaseAchieve a balance of 5,000,000 bells
Box of TissuesAchieve a balance of 100,000 bells
Letter SetAchieve a balance of 500,000 bells
Mailman’s HatAchieve a balance of 50,000,000 bells
Piggy BankAchieve a balance of 1,000,000 bells
Post-office posterAchieve a balance of 10,000,000 bells
SafeAchieve a balance of 20,000,000 bells

Badges

UnlockableHow to Unlock
Amateur Turnip TraderEarn 500,000 Bells worth of profit in Joan’s turnip trade.
Avid Bell SaverDeposit 1,000,000 or more Bells into your savings account.
Backyard GardenerPlant over 100 trees and flowers from the state of seeds or sapplings.
Balloon BusterShoot down 100 or more balloons.
Balloon HunterShoot down 30 or more balloons.
Balloon MasterShoot down 200 or more balloons.
Bronze MedalistEarn 300 or more medals from the tropical island’s tour games.
Catalog Maniac BronzeUnlock 20% of Timmy & Tommy’s shop catalog.
Catalog Maniac GoldUnlock 80% of Timmy & Tommy’s shop catalog.
Catalog Maniac SilverUnlock 50% of Timmy & Tommy’s shop catalog.
Dive MasterCatch 1,000 or more sea creatures.
DreamerVisit Dream Suite 50 times or more.
Expert AnglerCatch 2,000 or more fish.
Expert Bug CatcherCatch 2,000 or more insects.
Expert ShopperPurchase 2 million Bells worth of items at Timmy & Tommy’s, Leif’s gardening store, Abel Sisters, Kicks, GracieGrace, Redd’s, or the Museum gift shop.
Fish EncyclopediaCatch 80% or more of the fish specimens.
Fish ManiacCatch 50% or more of the fish specimens.
Gardening SpecialistPlant over 500 trees from the state of seeds or sapplings.
Gold MedalistEarn 5,000 or more medals from the tropical island’s tour games.
Good Host/HostessInvite more than 50 other players to visit your town.
Good SamaritanHelp your neighbors by performing 50 favors for them.
Good ShopperPurchase 500,000 Bells worth of items at Timmy & Tommy’s, Leif’s gardening store, Abel Sisters, Kicks, GracieGrace, Redd’s, or the Museum gift shop.
Goodwill AmbassadorInvite more than 500 other players to visit your town.
Great Host/HostessInvite more than 200 other players to visit your town.
Great SamaritanHelp your neighbors by performing 100 favors for them.
Happy Homer BronzeEarn 50,000 points or more from the Happy Home Academy (HHA).
Happy Homer GoldEarn 150,000 points or more from the Happy Home Academy (HHA).
Happy Homer SilverEarn 100,000 points or more from the Happy Home Academy (HHA).
Heavy SleeperVisit Dream Suite 200 times or more.
Insect EncyclopediaCatch 80% or more of the insect specimens.
Insect EntomologyComplete the insect encyclopedia.
Insect ManiacCatch 50% or more of the insect specimens.
K.K. Slider DiehardWatch K.K. Slider perform at Club LOL on Saturday nights more than 100 times.
K.K. Slider FanWatch K.K. Slider perform at Club LOL on Saturday nights more than 20 times.
K.K. Slider Fanboy/FangirlWatch K.K. Slider perform at Club LOL on Saturday nights more than 50 times.
Letter AuthorMail 100 or more letters.
Letter WritterMail 50 or more letters.
Master AnglerCatch 5,000 or more fish.
Master Bug CatcherCatch 5,000 or more insects.
Master ShopperPurchase 5 million Bells worth of items at Timmy & Tommy’s, Leif’s gardening store, Abel Sisters, Kicks, GracieGrace, Redd’s, or the Museum gift shop.
Master Turnip TraderEarn 10,000,000 Bells worth of profit in Joan’s turnip trade.
Mr./Mrs. SandmanVisit Dream Suite 500 times or more.
Neighborhood TravelerVisit a different town over 100 times.
PostmasterMail 200 or more letters.
Pro DiverCatch 200 or more sea creatures.
Pro Turnip TraderEarn 3,000,000 Bells worth of profit in Joan’s turnip trade.
Prof. of IchthyologyComplete the fish encyclopedia.
Prof. of SeafoodComplete the deep-sea encyclopedia.
Refurbishing BeginnerRefurbish 30 or more items at Re-Tail.
Refurbishing ExpertRefurbish 100 or more items at Re-Tail.
Refurbishing MasterRefurbish 200 or more items at Re-Tail.
Seafood EncyclopediaCatch 80% or more of the deep-sea specimens.
Seafood ManiacCatch 50% or more of the deap-sea specimens.
Silver MedalistEarn 1500 or more medals from the tropical island’s tour games.
Skilled AnglerCatch 500 or more fish.
Skilled Bug CatcherCatch 500 or more insects.
Skilled DiverCatch 100 or more sea creatures.
Space TravelerVisit a different town over 500 times.
Streetpass BeginnerGet tagged via Streetpass more than 100 times.
Streetpass ExpertGet tagged via Streetpass more than 300 times.
Streetpass MasterGet tagged via Streetpass more than 1000 times.
Town ConciergeHelp your neighbors by performing 300 favors for them.
Tycoon Bell SaverDeposit 100,000,000 or more Bells into your post office savings account.
Village GardenerPlant over 250 trees and flowers from the state of seeds or sapplings.
Village LeaderExceed 200 hours of play time.
Village of HonorExceed 500 hours of play time.
Village RepresentativeExceed 50 hours of play time.
Wealthy Bell SaverDeposit 10,000,000 or more Bells into your savings account.
Weed BusterPull 2,000 or more weeds.
Weed HunterPull 500 or more weeds.
Weed MenacePull 5,000 or more weeds.
World TravelerVisit a different town over 250 times.

Dr. Shrunk Rewards

After you’ve seen all of Dr. Shrunk’s comedy performances, talk to him one last time. He’ll teach you the Shrunk Funk Shuffle, which is the animation he uses at the end of his shows. He’ll also give you a unique jacket.

UnlockableHow to Unlock
Dr. Shrunk’s JacketTalk to Dr. Shrunk after seeing all of his performances.
Shrunk Funk ShuffleTalk to Dr. Shrunk after seeing all of his performances.

Fortune Cookie Prizes

Buy purchasing a Fortune Cookie from any of the Timmy and Tommy-owned stores, you can trade in a Lucky Ticket for any of the prizes below.

UnlockableHow to Unlock
? BlockFortune Cookie #25
1-Up MushroomFortune Cookie #24
ArwingFortune Cookie #36
Bad Bro’s StacheFortune Cookie #44
Big Bro’s MustacheFortune Cookie #45
Bill BlasterFortune Cookie #28
BlockFortune Cookie #17
Block FloorFortune Cookie #02
Blue FalconFortune Cookie #34
Blue PikminFortune Cookie #14
Chihuahua OrnamentFortune Cookie #53
CoinFortune Cookie #18
Dachshund OrnamentFortune Cookie #55
Dalmation OrnamentFortune Cookie #54
Fi MaskFortune Cookie #50
Fire BarFortune Cookie #27
Fire FlowerFortune Cookie #20
Goal PoleFortune Cookie #19
Green ShellFortune Cookie #22
Hero’s BootsFortune Cookie #49
Hero’s CapFortune Cookie #08
Hero’s ClothesFortune Cookie #03
Hero’s PantsFortune Cookie #05
KartFortune Cookie #32
Labrador OrnamentFortune Cookie #56
Majora’s MaskFortune Cookie #09
Master SwordFortune Cookie #35
MetroidFortune Cookie #47
Midna’s MaskFortune Cookie #11
Mushroom MuralFortune Cookie #01
New Nintendo 3DSFortune Cookie #57
Peach’s ParasolFortune Cookie #07
PikminFortune Cookie #33
PipeFortune Cookie #26
Random ItemFortune Cookie #04
Random ItemFortune Cookie #06
Random ItemFortune Cookie #16
Random ItemFortune Cookie #30
Random ItemFortune Cookie #38
Red PikminFortune Cookie #13
S.S. DolphinFortune Cookie #39
Samus MaskFortune Cookie #10
Super MushroomFortune Cookie #21
Super StarFortune Cookie #23
Toad HatFortune Cookie #12
TriforceFortune Cookie #37
Triple BananasFortune Cookie #48
Triple Red ShellsFortune Cookie #31
Varia SuitFortune Cookie #46
Varia Suit PantsFortune Cookie #42
Varia Suit ShoesFortune Cookie #43
Virtual BoyFortune Cookie #40
Wii Balance BoardFortune Cookie #41
Wii U ConsoleFortune Cookie #51
Wii U Console (Black)Fortune Cookie #52
Yellow PikminFortune Cookie #15
Yoshi’s EggFortune Cookie #29

Having the Opposite Gender’s Hairstyles

After getting 15 haircuts on your gender, Harriett will offer to let you get the male hairstyles if you’re female and female hairstyles if you’re male.

HHA Prizes

Prizes are dependent on which mode you are playing under. Prizes for the theme challenge cannot be earned while under the standard mode and vice-versa. Speak to Lyle about changing to and from the theme challenge.

UnlockableHow to Unlock
Arched Golden DoorGet a score 700,000 (theme challenge)
Gold HHA PlaqueGet a score of 70,000
Gold HHA TrophyGet a score 100,000
Gold House ModelGet a score 150,000
Golden ExteriorGet a score 500,000 (theme challenge)
Golden FenceGet a score 900,000 (theme challenge)
Golden MailboxGet a score 1,100,000 (theme challenge)
Golden RoofGet a score 300,000 (theme challenge)
HHA JacketGet a score 30,000
HHA PennantGet a score of 20,000
HHA teeGet a score of 10,000
Silver HHA PlaqueGet a score of 50,000
Silver HHA TrophyGet a score of 90,000

K.K. Slider’s Special Songs

Once you unlock Club LOL, you can see K.K. Slider performing there between 8 PM and 2 AM every Saturday night. While you can let him choose what song he plays, there are a few that can only be unlocked by typing in a special request or going on a specific day. Note that when you request a song, you must type in its exact title, with no extra punctuation. K.K. will send you a copy of K.K. Birthday in the mail on the day after the performance.

UnlockableHow to Unlock
Hypno K.K.Request Hypno K.K. at Club LOL.
K.K. BirthdayWatch K.K. perform on the Saturday before your birthday.
K.K. IslandRequest K.K. Island at Club LOL.
K.K. StrollRequest K.K. Stroll at Club LOL.

Museum Shop Items

If you already have the second floor in the museum unlocked, new items will be available for sale in the museum gift shop after making a certain number of donations to the museum. Donate each of the following to unlock these items for sale.

UnlockableHow to Unlock
Dig-Site FloorDonate 30 fossils
Dig-Site WallDonate all fossils
Jungle FloorDonate at 50 insects
Jungle WallDonate all insects
Museum ModelComplete the museum
Paintball FloorDonate 20 works of art
Paintball WallDonate all works of art
Silver NetDonate at 30 insects
Silver RodDonate 30 fish
Silver ShovelDonate 15 fossils
Underwater FloorDonate 50 fish
Underwater WallDonate all fish

Nookling Store Upgrades

UnlockableHow to Unlock
Super T&TT&T Mart must have been open for 10 days, and you must have spent 25,000 bells there. Also the Gardening Store must have been open for 10 days.
T.I.YYou must have spent 50,000 bells at Super T&T and it must have been open for 21 days.
T&T EmporiumYou must have spent 100,000 bells at T.I.Y and completed 4 Gracie Fashion Checks at Satisfactory level, and T.I.Y must have been open for 30 days.
T&T Mart10 days after your town is open and the you have spent at least 12,000 bells in Nookling Junction. Also, you must have moved out of a tent.

Silver & Golden Tools

These are tools in the game that you unlock.

UnlockableHow to Unlock
Golden AxeTalk to Leif the sloth after purchasing at least 50 tree saplings from the gardening shop.
Golden Fishing RodTalk to the fishing tournament host after catching every fish in the game.
Golden NetTalk to the bug catching tournament host after catching every bug in the game.
Golden ShovelTalk to Leif the sloth after purchasing at least 50 fertilizers from the gardening shop.
Golden SlingshotShoot down the present with 3 gold balloons attached to it.
Golden Watering CanTalk to Isabelle after maintaining 15 days of perfect environmental conditions.
Silver AxePurchase from the island shop for 8 medals.
Silver Fishing RodPurchase from the museum’s second floor extension after donating at least 30 fish.
Silver NetPurchase from the museum’s second floor extension after donating at least 30 bugs.
Silver ShovelPurchase from the museum’s second floor extension after donating at least 15 fossils.
Silver SlingshotShoot down the present with 2 silver balloons attached to it.
Silver Watering CanTalk to Leif the sloth after purchasing at least 50 flower seeds from the gardening shop.

Unlockable Locations

Most, if not all of these require it being 10 days past the start of the game, and most will all be available in the public works list.

UnlockableHow to Unlock
Club LOLHave Nookling Junction upgrade for the first time, give Dr. Shrunk permission when he visits your house, and obtain signatures from other villagers.
Dream Suite(Req: 7 days after game start) Talk to Isabelle when she is sleeping. Dream Suite will be added to the public works list.
Fortune Teller ShopHave your fortune read (which happens whenever Katrina visits your town) 20 times. Then speak to her and the shop will be added to the works list.
Garden CenterPull 30 weeds, plant 30 flowers or trees, OR water 30 plants.
KicksSpend at least 8000 bells in the Able Sisters’ shop.
Museum ShopDonate at least 20 items (at least one from each category) to the museum, and talk to Blathers daily; the shop will become a works project.
QR MachineTalk to Sable (in the Able Sisters store; the one sewing machine) once for 10 consecutive days and on the 11th day it will be added to the back of the store.
Reset CenterTurn off your 3DS without saving, and when you start up your town, Mr Resetti will say that the Reset Centre closed, then its a works project.
ShampoodleSpend at least 10,000 bells in Able Sisters’ or Kicks. It must be at least 10 days since Kicks was built.
The Island ResortStart up the game after finishing your upgrade to a house. Tortimer will greet you at the start up; meet him at the docks. You can go one day later.
The Roost CaféDonate 50 items to the Museum, and have the Museum Shop already unlocked. Talk to Blathers 7 days after the Museum Shop’s opening.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a social simulation game developed by Nintendo and released in 2012 for the 3DS.

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