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Badges are a new achievement system in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. They are awarded by Phineas in his new role as a scout master. Badges have three stages: bronze, silver and gold. They are received for a variety of accomplishments, such as spending money to accumulated playtime.

Skill-Related Badges[]

Fishing[]

  • The Maniac badges are awarded to players who have caught a variety of different fish. These badges depend on how much of their encyclopedia has been completed.
Color Name Completed Description
Bronze Fish Maniac 50% (36) A badge for players with a fish encyclopedia at 50%.
Silver Fish Encyclopedia 80% (58) A badge for players with a fish encyclopedia at 80%
Gold Prof. of Ichthylogy 100% (72) A badge for players with a complete collection of fish.
  • The Angler badges are awarded to players who have caught a large quantity of fish. These badges do not count on different types, but rather total fish count.
Color Name Total Caught Description
Bronze Skilled Angler 500 A badge for players who have caught a lot of fish.
Silver Expert Angler 2000 A badge for players who love fishing, day and night.
Gold Master Angler 5000 A badge for players who love fishing non stop

Bug-Catching[]

  • The Maniac badges are awarded to players who have caught a variety of different bugs. These badges depend on how much of the encyclopedia has been completed.
Color Name Completed Description
Bronze Insect Maniac 50% (36) A badge for players with a bug encyclopedia at 50%.
Silver Insect Encyclopedia 80% (58) A badge for players with a bug encyclopedia at 80%.
Gold Prof. of Entomology 100% (72) A badge for players with a complete bug collection.
  • The Bug Catcher badges are awarded to players who have caught many bugs. These badges do not count on different types, but rather total bug count.
Color Name Total Caught Description
Bronze Skilled Bug Catcher 500 A badge for players who have caught many bugs.
Silver Expert Bug Catcher 2000 A badge for players really into catching bugs.
Gold Master Bug Catcher 5000 A badge for only the most avid bug catchers

Diving[]

  • The Seafood badges are awarded to players who have caught a variety of different seafood. Badges depend on how much of their encyclopedia has been completed.
Color Name Completed Description
Bronze Seafood Maniac 50% (15) A badge for players with a diving encyclopedia at 50%.
Silver Seafood Encyclopedia 80% (24)

A badge for players with a diving encyclopedia at 80%

Gold Prof. of Seafood 100% (30) A badge for players with a complete diving collection.
  • The Diver badges are awarded to players who have caught a large quantity of seafood. These badges do not count on different types, but rather total seafood count.
Color Name Total Caught Description
Bronze Skilled Diver 100 A badge for players who have done a lot of diving.
Silver Pro Diver 200 A badge for players who love diving for sea creatures.
Gold Dive Master 1000 A badge for the most avid divers and sea scavengers.

Balloon Hunting[]

  • The Balloon badges are awarded to players who have shot down a number of balloons flying in their town.
Color Name Total Shot Description
Bronze Balloon Hunter 30 A badge for players who love popping balloons.
Silver Balloon Buster 100 A badge for players who really love popping balloons.
Gold Balloon Master 200 A badge for the most avid balloon hunters in the world

Money-Related Badges[]

Saving[]

  • The Bell Saver badges are awarded to players who have saved a fair amount of Bells in their bank account.
Color Name Bells Saved Description
Bronze Avid Bell Saver 1,000,000 Bells A badge for players who've saved a fair amount of Bells.
Silver Wealthy Bell Saver 10,000,000 Bells A badge for players who've saved a TON of Bells.
Gold Tycoon Bell Saver 100,000,000 Bells A badge for players who've saved over 100 million Bells.

Spending[]

  • The Shopper badges are awarded to players who have spent a fair amount of Bells at shops. Bells spent buying turnips from Joan, as well as those spent at Re-Tail for Cyrus's services, Nook's Homes, Shampoodle, or the Fortune Shop do not count.
Color Name Bells Spent Description
Bronze Good Shopper 500,000 Bells A badge for players who've spent a lot while shopping.
Silver Expert Shopper 2,000,000 Bells A badge for players who love to shop.
Gold Master Shopper 5,000,000 Bells A badge for players who've spent over 5 million Bells.
  • The Catalog Maniac badges are awarded to players who have cataloged a fair amount of items through various means.
Color Name Catalog filled Description
Bronze Catalog Maniac Bronze 20% A badge for players with an item catalog filled over 20%.
Silver Catalog Maniac Silver 50% A badge for players with an item catalog filled over 50%.
Gold Catalog Maniac Gold 80% A badge for players with an item catalog filled over 80%.

Stock Market[]

  • The Turnip Trader badges are awarded to players who have made a profit from buying and selling turnips from Joan on Sundays.
Color Name Total Bell Profit Description
Bronze Amateur Turnip Trader 500,000 A badge for players who understand the stalk market.
Silver Pro Turnip Trader 3,000,000 A badge for players really into playing the stalk market.
Gold Master Turnip Trader 10,000,000 A badge for players with a total mastery of turnips.

Recreational Badges[]

Gardening[]

  • The Gardener badges are awarded to players who planted many flowers and/or tree saplings in their town. It is for players with a strong interest in gardening.
Color Name Total Planted Description
Bronze Backyard Gardener 10 A badge for players with a strong interest in gardening.
Silver Village Gardener 250 A badge for players with an addiction to town gardening.
Gold Gardening Specialist 500 A badge for the masters of the art of town gardening.
  • The Weed badges are awarded to players who have pulled a vast amount of weeds growing in their town.
Color Name Total Pulled Description
Bronze Weed Hunter 500 A badge for players who've pulled quite a few weeds.
Silver Weed Buster 2000 A badge for players who have compulsively plucked weeds.
Gold Weed Menace 5000 A badge for only the most avid weed pullers.

Helping Out[]

  • The Samaritan badges are awarded to players who successfully do many tasks for their townsfolk.
Color Name Villagers Helped Description
Bronze Good Samaritan 50 A badge for players who have helped a lot of neighbours.
Silver Great Samaritan 100 A badge for players who enjoy helping others.
Gold Town Concierge 300 A badge for players who never stop helping others.

Letter Writing[]

  • The Letter badges are awarded to players who have sent a good chunk of letters.
Color Name Letters Sent Description
Bronze Letter Writer 50 A badge for players with a love of letter writing.
Silver Letter Author 100 A badge for players who really like to send letters.
Gold Postmaster 200 A badge for only the most avid letter writers.

Playtime[]

  • The Villager badges are awarded to players who have spent a good chunk of time in their village.
Color Name Playtime Description
Bronze Village Representative 50 hours A badge for players who've spent a lot of time playing.
Silver Village Leader 200 hours A badge for players really into playing.
Gold Villager of Honor 500 hours A badge for players who've played more than 500 hours.

Touring[]

  • The Medalist badges are awarded to players who have been successful in many island tours. It is for players who have earned tons of the island medals.
Color Name Medals Description
Bronze Bronze Medalist 300 A badge for players who've earned tons of island medals.
Silver Silver Medalist 1500 A badge for players who love island tours and medals.
Gold Gold Medalist 5000 A badge for truly hard-core island-medal earners.

Host[]

  • The Host badges are awarded to players who have invited many people to their town. It is for players who have many guests over.
Color Name Guests Description
Bronze Good Host/Hostess 50 A badge for players who've hosted a lot of town guests.
Silver Great Host/Hostess 200 A badge for players who love to host guests.
Gold Pro Host/Hostess 500

Dreamer[]

  • The Dreamer badges are awarded to players who have visited many dream villages. It is for players who fall asleep often.
Color Name Dreams Description
Bronze Dreamer 50 A badge for players who've experienced a lot of dreams.
Silver Big Dreamer 200 A badge for players who are really into dreaming.
Gold Eternal Dreamer 500 A badge for players who've had more than 500 dreams.

Happy Home[]

  • The Happy Homer badges are awarded to players who have received a lot of points from the Happy Home Academy. It is for players who take interior decoration seriously.
Color Name Points Description
Bronze Happy Homer Bronze 50,000 A badge for players who've scored big with the HHA.
Silver Happy Homer Silver 100,000 A badge for players with truly amazing HHA scores.
Gold Happy Homer Gold 150,000 A badge for players with HHA scores over 150,000.
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