GUIDE: How To Earn Badges

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Every time you accomplish certain milestones, such as catching a certain number of fish, and so on, you can earn a badge!. When you have earned a badge, a Ol'sea lion named Phineas will show up in your town. Talk to him to receive badges. 

NOTE: if you time travel, it make take some time for Phineas to show up in your town since time traveling affects NP visitors. 

How to earn badges: You can earn badges by reaching the flowing milestones.

Badge	How to Earn
Good Fishing	Use your fishing rod 500 times
Fishing Expert	Use your fishing rod 2000 times
Fishing Master	Use your fishing rod 5000 times
Good Bug Catching	Use your bug net 500 times
Bug Catching Expert	Use your bug net 2000 times
Bug Catching Master	Use your bug net 5000 times
Diving Expert	Dive 100 times
Pro Diver	Dive 200 times
Master Diver	Dive 1000 times
Fish Professor	Catch 50% of all types of fish
Fish Maniac	Catch 80% of all types of fish
Walking Fish Encyclopedia	Catch all types of fish
Insect Maniac	Catch 50% of all types of bugs
Insect Professor	Catch 80% of all types of bugs
Walking Insect Encyclopedia	Catch all types of bugs
Sea Creature Professor	Catch 50% of all types of sea creatures
Sea Creature Maniac	Catch 80% of all types of sea creatures
Walking Sea Creature Encyclopedia	Catch all types of sea creatures
Balloon Hunter	Pop 300 Balloons
Balloon Buster	Pop 1500 Balloons
Balloon Sniper	Pop 5000 Balloons
Bronze Badgeist	Earn 300 Badges from Island Tours
Silver Badgeist	Earn 1500 Badges from Island Tours
Gold Badgeist	Earn 5000 Badges from Island Tours
Gardener	Plant 100 items
Village Gardener	Plant 250 items
Gardening Artisan	Plant 500 items
Weeds Hunter	Pull 500 Weeds
Weeds Buster	Pull 2000 Weeds
Weeds Sniper	Pull 5000 Weeds
Skilled Saver	Put 1,000,000 Bells in Savings
Millionaire	Put 10,000,000 Bells in Savings
Billionaire	Put 100,000,000 Bells in Savings
Amateur Stock Trader	Make 500,000 Bells on the Stalk Market
Pro Stock Trader	Make 3,000,000 Bells on the Stalk Market
Famous Stock Trader	Make 10,000,000 Bells on the Stalk Market
Skilled Shopper	Spend 500,000 Bells in shops
Shopping Maniac	Spend 2,000,000 Bells in shops
Famous Buyer	Spend 5,000,000 Bells in shops
Remake Beginner	Have Cyrus remake 30 things
Remake Expert	Have Cyrus remake 100 things
Remake Master	Have Cyrus 200 things
Catalog Maniac B	Complete 20% of the catalog
Catalog Maniac S	Complete 50% of the catalog
Catalog Maniac G	Complete 80% of the catalog
Happy Home B	Earn 50,000 points with Happy Home Academy
Happy Home S	Earn 100,000 points with Happy Home Academy
Happy Home G	Earn 150,000 points with Happy Home Academy
K.K. Slider Fan	See K.K. Slider live 20 times
K.K. Slider Regular	See K.K. Slider live 50 times
K.K. Slider Groupie	See K.K. Slider live 100 times
Good Person	Fulfill 50 villager requests
Kind Person	Fulfill 100 Villager Requests
Village Concierge	Fulfill 200 villager requests
Letter Enthusiast	Send 50 letters
Good Correspondent	Send 100 letters
Amazing Correspondent	Send 200 letters
Skilled StreetPasser	StreetPass 100 times
StreetPass Master	StreetPass 300 times
StreetPass Expert	StreetPass 1000 times
Neighborhood Traveler	Visit other towns 100 times
World Traveler	Visit other towns 250 times
Space Traveler	Visit other towns 500 times
Good Host	Be visited by others 50 times
Pro Host	Be visited by others 200 times
Goodwill Ambassador	Be visited by others 500 times
Dreamer	Visit 50 Dream Towns
Big Dreamer	Visit 200 Dream Towns
Eternal Dreamer	Visit 500 Dream Towns
Village Representative	Play for 50 hours
Celebrity Villager	Play for 200 hours
Esteemed Villager	Play for 500 hours

Every time you earn a badge, it will show on you TPC. Anyone can see them on HHA showcase, while visiting you town via dream suit, best friend list, or any online related interaction. 

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