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What Are Rare Villagers?
No Such Thing As Rare Villagers
There is no such thing as a "rare" villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. However, the probability of encountering them in the mystery island tour and/or them visiting your campsite differs.
Check Out Mystery Island Tour!How Are Villagers On Mystery Islands Determined?
Even though there is no such thing as a truly "rare" villager, the probability of encountering each villager on a mystery island is different.
We've run a test to figure out the pattern of how new villagers on mystery islands are determined by using 162 Nook Miles Tickets.
What we found out is that all species groups, disregarding the difference in number of villagers belonging to each species, appear at around the same probability.
▲The # of villagers in each species does not correlate with the appearance rate on mystery islandsConclusion: Which Villagers Are Rare?
In conclusion, the more villagers in the same species group, the lower chance you have of encountering a specific villager in that group. In other words, the game picks one species group first randomly, then it picks one villager in that species group randomly again.
Raymond Is 8 Times Harder To Get Than Marina
Meeting one specific villager in the "Cat" species (ex. Raymond) is harder than meeting one specific villager in the "Octopus" species (ex. Marina).
Rare Villagers Species List
There are no "rare" villagers. Villagers listed below are in the species group with more than 15 villagers.
Species With Many Villagers (Hard To Get)
| Rarity | No. Of Villagers Species |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Villagers ▼Cat |
| 2 | 20 Villagers ▼Rabbit |
| 3 | 18 Villagers ▼Frog |
| 3 | 18 Villagers ▼Squirrel |
| 4 | 17 Villagers ▼Duck |
| 5 | 16 Villagers ▼Bear Cub |
| 5 | 16 Villagers ▼Dog |
| 6 | 15 Villagers ▼Bear |
| 6 | 15 Villagers ▼Horse |
| 6 | 15 Villagers ▼Mouse |
| 6 | 15 Villagers ▼Pig |
22 Cat Villagers
| Bob | Moe | Olivia | Kitty |
| Rosie | Lolly | Felicity | Punchy |
| Katt | Purrl | Tangy | Merry |
| Kid Cat | Stinky | Ankha | Mitzi |
| Monique | Kiki | Kabuki | Tom |
| Rudy | Raymond | - | - |
20 Rabbit Villagers
| Carmen | Tiffany | Genji | Francine |
| Coco | Bonbon | Hopkins | Dotty |
| Doc | Bunnie | Pippy | Mira |
| O'Hare | Cole | Chrissy | Gaston |
| Snake | Claude | Gabi | Ruby |
18 Frog Villagers
| Puddles | Lily | Frobert | Ribbot |
| Camofrog | Raddle | Jeremiah | Huck |
| Croque | Prince | Tad | Gigi |
| Wart Jr. | Henry | Diva | Drift |
| Jambette | Cousteau | - | - |
18 Squirrel Villagers
| Sheldon | Mint | Filbert | Peanut |
| Sally | Agent S | Blaire | Static |
| Caroline | Nibbles | Poppy | Hazel |
| Cally | Pecan | Ricky | Marshal |
| Sylvana | Tasha | - | - |
17 Duck Villagers
| Joey | Bill | Pompom | Freckles |
| Pate | Molly | Maelle | Miranda |
| Derwin | Scoot | Drake | Deena |
| Weber | Ketchup | Gloria | Mallary |
| Quillson | - | - | - |
16 Bear Cub Villagers
16 Dog Villagers
15 Bear Villagers
15 Horse Villagers
15 Mouse Villagers
15 Pig Villagers
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