How do you kick out villagers?

How to Kick Out Villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Getting tired of a villager who’s just not your type? Want to remove that one villager who never stops talking or making excessive noise? In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, kicking out villagers might not be as straightforward as throwing them out of your neighborhood, but there are steps you can take to eventually get rid of them.

Direct Answer to Question: How do you kick out villagers?

• Ignore them: Sometimes, the simplest approach works best. Stop engaging with the villager by sending them gifts, letters, or even just avoiding conversation. This might send them a hint that it’s time to move out. However, this method has no guarantee of success, and it may take time.
• Don’t give them gifts: In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, giving a villager a gift or attention can improve their friendship status with you. But this can also have a rebound effect, making them become more attached to your presence. Avoid giving them any gifts or attention for some time to see if that helps them decide to move out.
• Check their thought bubble: Another way to get a sense of a villager’s mood is to look out for their thought bubble, which appears above their head. If a villager has a thought bubble that indicates they’re upset with you, it’s because you’ve been interacting with them too much, like giving them gifts. Sometimes, ignoring them is what you need to do.

How to Remove Unwanted Villagers: Strategies to Kick Them Out

Remove unwanted villagers using one or a combination of these methods:

What Happens to Removed Villagers?

There are a few outcomes possible when you remove an unwanted villager:

1. They move away and never return: Most cases, removed villagers won’t come back, so once they’re gone, it’s unlikely you’ll ever see them again.
2. They try again: Some villagers may eventually return, usually by meeting you in the Mystery Tour or through a Mystery Gift. If this happens, you can choose whether or not to accept their "visit."
3. They become friends elsewhere | Some villagers who can’t live in your hometown might become friends in different towns or with different inhabitants.

How Villager Gossip Affects Friend Status

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a villager’s thoughts on you can be seen when they have a Negative Thought Bubble (Image). This means their overall opinion of you is unfriendly. This doesn’t necessarily mean they hate you, but it means the friendship is not a mutual one.

To address or dismiss Unflattering Feedback, you can use an item like a Letter- Writing Kit or, conversely, avoid conversations.

Conclusion

Getting rid of a unwanted villager isn’t always easy, but combining these strategies and learning a bit about villager friendship dynamics can help increase their chances of leaving on their own. Keep in mind that some villagers, those with high friendship scores for instance, may need specific items or actions to "ask" them to move, while others might decide for themselves to leave with nothing more than your Igno |.

Remember, removing an unwanted villager doesn’t damage your friendship scores, ensuring that your friendships in this game are genuine, mutually beneficial, and – mostly – harmonious