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Badges are a new achievement system in New Leaf. They are awarded by Phineas, who will only appear on days with clear weather if the player meets the conditions for the new badge. Badges have three ranks: bronze, silver, and gold; they are received for a multitude of accomplishments, including catching bugs and accumulating playtime.

Skill-Related Badges[]

Fishing[]

  • The Fish badge is awarded to players who have caught a variety of different fish. Badges depend on how much of their encyclopedia has been completed.
Color Name Completed
Bronze Fish Maniac 50% (36)
Silver Fish Encyclopedia 80% (58)
Gold Prof. of Ichthylogy 100% (72)
  • The Angler badge is awarded to players who have caught a large quantity of fish, regardless of type.
Color Name Total Caught
Bronze Skilled Angler 500
Silver Expert Angler 2000
Gold Master Angler 5000

Bug-Catching[]

  • The Insect badge is awarded to players who have caught a variety of different bugs. Badges depend on how much of their encyclopedia has been completed.
Color Name Completed
Bronze Insect Maniac 50% (36)
Silver Insect Encyclopedia 80% (58)
Gold Prof. of Entomology 100% (72)
  • The Bug Catcher badge is awarded to players who have caught a large quantity of bugs, regardless of type
Color Name Total Caught
Bronze Skilled Bug Catcher 500
Silver Expert Bug Catcher 2000
Gold Master Bug Catcher 5000

Diving[]

  • The Seafood badge is 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
Bronze Seafood Maniac 50% (15)
Silver Seafood Encyclopedia 80% (24)
Gold Prof. of Seafood 100% (30)
  • The Diver badge is awarded to players who have caught a large quantity of seafood, regardless of type
Color Name Total Caught
Bronze Skilled Diver 100
Silver Pro Diver 200
Gold Dive Master 1000

Balloon Hunting[]

  • The Balloon badge is awarded to players who have shot down a number of balloons flying in their town with the Slingshot. However, shooting balloons down at the Balloon-Hunting Tour does not count.
Color Name Total Shot
Bronze Balloon Hunter 30
Silver Balloon Buster 100
Gold Balloon Master 200

Money-Related Badges[]

Saving[]

  • The Bell Saver badge is awarded to players who have saved a fair amount of Bells in their bank account. The badge only counts the bells the player currently has in their account; it is not awarded based on cumulative savings over the course of the gameplay.
Color Name Bells Saved
Bronze Avid Bell Saver 1,000,000 Bells
Silver Wealthy Bell Saver 10,000,000 Bells
Gold Tycoon Bell Saver 100,000,000 Bells

Despite the flavor text for 'Tycoon Bell Saver' telling the player they need to save over 1 billion Bells, they only need to save 100,000,000 Bells. This is an error in the game. Furthermore, it is impossible to store more than 999,999,999 Bells in the bank account, which means if the number of Bells needed was 1 billion, it would be impossible to earn.

Spending[]

  • The Catalog Maniac badge is awarded to players who have registered a fair amount of items in their item catalog. Players can check their progress at the kiosk once T&T Mart has opened.
Color Name Catalog filled
Bronze Catalog Maniac Bronze 20%
Silver Catalog Maniac Silver 50%
Gold Catalog Maniac Gold 80%
Color Name Bells Spent
Bronze Good Shopper 500,000 Bells
Silver Expert Shopper 2,000,000 Bells
Gold Master Shopper 5,000,000 Bells
  • The Turnip Trader badge is awarded to players who have made a profit from buying and selling turnips from Joan on Sundays.
Color Name Total Bell Profit
Bronze Amateur Turnip Trader 500,000
Silver Pro Turnip Trader 3,000,000
Gold Master Turnip Trader 10,000,000

Recreational Badges[]

Gardening[]

  • The Gardener badge is awarded to players who plant many flowers and/or tree saplings in their town. It is for players with a strong interest in gardening.
Color Name Total Planted
Bronze Backyard Gardener 100
Silver Village Gardener 250
Gold Gardening Specialist 500
  • The Weed badge is awarded to players who have pulled a vast amount of weeds growing in their town, or in the towns of other playersWeeds pulled in dream towns via the Dream Suite will not contribute to the total required for each badge.
Color Name Total Pulled
Bronze Weed Hunter 500
Silver Weed Buster 2000
Gold Weed Menace 5000

Town-Related[]

  • The Happy Homer badge is awarded to players who have earned many points through Happy Home Academy evaluations.
Color Name Points Earned
Bronze Happy Homer Bronze 50,000
Silver Happy Homer Silver 100,000
Gold Happy Homer Gold 150,000
  • The K.K. Slider badge is awarded to players who attend and listen to many of K.K. Slider's live songs.  Although requesting multiple songs on the same Saturday night will not award the player with a new song, every request will contribute to the total amount of songs required. 
Color Name Songs Listened
Bronze K.K. Slider Fan 20
Silver K.K. Slider Fanboy/girl 50
Gold K.K. Slider Diehard 100
  • The Letter badge is awarded to players who write and send many letters to their townsfolk. Messages composed must contain a minimum of 10 characters/letters in order to receive the badge.
Color Name Letters Sent
Bronze Letter Writer 50
Silver Letter Author 100
Gold Postmaster 200
  • The Medalist badge is 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 Earned
Bronze Bronze Medalist 150
Silver Silver Medalist 1500
Gold Gold Medalist 5000
  • The Refurbishing badge is awarded to players who have asked Cyrus to refurbish many items.
Color Name Items Refurbished
Bronze Refurbishing Beginner 30
Silver Refurbishing Expert 100
Gold Refurbishing Master 200
  • The Samaritan badge is awarded to players who successfully complete many tasks for their townsfolk.
Color Name Villagers Helped
Bronze Good Samaritan 50
Silver Great Samaritan 100
Gold Town Concierge 300
  • The Villager badge is awarded to players who have spent a good chunk of time in their village.
Color Name Total Playtime
Bronze Village Representative 50 hours
Silver Village Leader 200 hours
Gold Villager of Honor 500 hours

Traveling[]

  • The Dreamer badge is awarded to players who have visited many towns via the dream suite.
Color Name Dreams Seen
Bronze Dreamer 50
Silver Heavy Sleeper 200
Gold Mr. Sandman 500
  • The StreetPass badge is awarded to players who have tagged many people through StreetPass.
Color Name Players StreetPassed
Bronze StreetPass Beginner 100
Silver StreetPass Expert 300
Gold StreetPass Master 1000
  • The Host badge is awarded to players who have invited many friends to visit their town.
Color Name Friends Invited
Bronze Good Host/ess 50
Silver Great Host/ess 200
Gold Goodwill Ambassador 500
  • The Traveler badge is awarded to players who have visited many other towns via the Train Station.
Color Name Towns Visited
Bronze Neighborhood Traveler 100
Silver World Traveler 250
Gold Space Traveler 500

Trivia[]

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