As a game franchise, Animal Crossing has always been about exploring, farming and collecting. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is no different, with countless rare fish, insects, fossils and items to catch and collect. There are a number of different furniture sets available in the game, as well as items that spawn in Noook's Cranny and Able Sister's shops.
But which items are the hardest to find? The world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons follows the principle of supply and demand, so the rarest items are also the most expensive. With some items only available via Amiibo cards and others only available on holidays, players may be surprised at what has the highest selling points.
Updated on January 9, 2026 by Ashely Claudino: Gamers are preparing for the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0. It's ACNH's second major update, and players are extremely excited to return to the game and experience all the new content and quality of life features.
Many players restarted their island so they could get a fresh start with this update. However, this means they will lose some of the rarest items they know. Thankfully, they can store some of them at a friend's house and pick them up later once they've settled into their new island.
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Lily of the Valley
Marks an exquisite island
- How to get the lilies of the valley Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Get a five star rating on your island
The Lily of the Valley is one of the sought-after flowers in Animal Crossing: New Horizonsbecause these beautiful flowers have a few small conditions to fulfill before they can spawn. They only spawn naturally on what Isabelle considers to be dreamy, five-star holiday islands, with one popping up every week while the famous five-star status is maintained.
Players can improve their island with an abundant amount of stairs and bridges, a variety of outdoor furniture and lots of natural flora to decorate, but they mustn't forget to clean up the weeds and trash. Once players have done their spring cleaning and decorating, they can chat with Isabelle to check their rating. Once they've earned five stars, just sit back and relax and wait for these unique flowers to bloom and eventually spread.
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The crown
Looks like a million bucks
- How to get the crown Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Buy it for a million watches in Able Sister's clothing store
Adorned with the finest crystals, this luscious golden crown can be equipped by the player or given to his villagers as a lavish gift to show off his extravagant wealth. But beauty and luxury come at a price.
The crown may sometimes be available in Able Sisters clothing store for a whole million watches. If players have paid off their seemingly endless debts to business-savvy tycoon Tom Nook, they can target this treasure as their next financial stepping stone to the Royal Crown.
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Arcade machines
Create your own arcade
- How to bring in arcade machines Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Buy arcades from the upgraded Nook's Cranny for 64,000 clocks each
Unleash your inner child by decorating an island in tons of arcade machines! Can be purchased from the upgraded Nook's Cranny for 64,000 pieces, these are a great addition to any home, adding some colorful atmosphere and some retro arcade music.
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These arcade machines come in several varieties, including the Arcade Fighting Game which appears to be very similar Street Fighterwith a similar title, logo and characters on the small screen — perfect for a game room!
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Gulliver's Objects
Follow Gulliver's travels
- How to get Gulliver's souvenirs: Help Gulliver when he randomly washes up on land by finding five communicator parts
When will that Gulliver learn to hold the rails of his boat? Hopefully not soon, as players are still desperate for his exotic and rare statues. This clumsy sailor has the potential to offer players a variety of world wonders he's discovered on his travels, from Geisha wigs to the literal Statue of Liberty.
Almost everything that Gulliver has to offer is rare to some extent, although the monuments such as the Statue of Liberty, the Tower of Pisa, Stonehenge, are the most sought after and scarce of all. They are valued at millions of watches.
These can be hard to come by, however, as players must go through the tedious process of digging up Gulliver's missing Communicator parts, giving them to him, and then waiting a day or so to see what exciting treasure Gulliver bestows upon the player. It may take players a while to collect all of Gulliver's unique items, but it's well worth the wait!
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Blue roses
Rarest of them all
- How to bring in blue roses Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Grow two red hybrid roses
Lilly of the Valley requires players to work on their islands, and it can be difficult to get more of them, as it is related to the island's rating. However, the Blue Rose is even more difficult to obtain, as it requires players to follow strict breeding patterns and procedures.
According to the easiest method to get a blue rose Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers must cross purple and orange roses to get hybrid red roses, which can then breed with each other, and this will result in blue roses.
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Bug models
Trying to get the Tarantula and Scorpion models
- How to bring in bug models Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Get three copies of each bug and give them to Flick
Players absolutely love Flick, the bright red, bug-ridden chameleon introduced with New horizons and his fishing awesome counterpart, CJ. One of his quirks is that he will create models of any bugs the player gives him — assuming they have three of them.
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However, this can be difficult to do unless the player is after a yellow butterfly. Along with anxiously awaiting his random visits and trying to find him on his island, players have had a hard time collecting some of these bug models. The rarer the bug, the rarer the model item!
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Snowman recipe
Only available once a year
- How to get in winter recipes Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Build perfect snowboys during the winter
Trying to build a perfect snowman Animal Crossing: New Horizons is easily the most boring part of the entire game, especially because the snowboys are never happy – their proportions are always off somehow. This means that DIY cards with a snow and ice theme are very rare to obtain, as they can only be obtained if the player completes this task perfectly.
These holiday themed items are especially hard to come by because they can only be picked up from December 15 to January 6, regardless of the island's hemisphere. The spawn rate of the DIY recipes is low and can be shot down from balloons with a slingshot. In addition to the snowmen being frustrating to build, it will take a long time to collect all of these recipes.
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Fake artwork
Not as rare as the real deal, but still hard to come by
- How to bring in fake artwork Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Buy from Redd
When Redd visits the player's island in Animal Crossing: New Horizonshe will bring four works of art. But not all are real. In fact, it's possible that none of them are real at all. Still, the items are almost as rare as players can only purchase one artwork from Redd per visit.
The Harv's Island update made Redd's artwork less rare; previously, Redd only visited randomly, but Harv's Island allows players to visit the shady fox more often. However, it's safe to say that collecting each piece of art is still an achievement in itself.
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Desktop computer
Complete your office with this article
- How to bring in a desktop computer Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Buy a desktop from the upgraded Nook's Cranny for 100,000 clocks
The Desktop computer is a rare item that triggers sales in the Nook's Cranny shop. It can appear in black, silver, white or pink. The screen can be customized to display a view of the desktop, a search engine, calculations, web browsing or programming. It costs 100,000 watches and appears to run on a Windows-like operating system.
Unfortunately, the only thing gamers can do with the computer is turn its display on and off, but it still adds a very nice touch to any home office.
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Computer server
Create a server room
- How to get into a server Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Buy a server from the upgraded Nook's Cranny for 100,000 clocks
The Server is a computer server that spawns for sale in Noook's Cranny store very occasionally. It costs 100,000 watches. With it, players can pretend to mine cryptocurrency or launch a more stable server for Apex Legends.
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Some players have bought servers to create a city feel for their outdoor island. Others have turned their basements into server-filled rooms. Somewhat annoyingly, this item is not customizable and only comes in one color variant. It adds a nice ambient light to add an extra touch of style to a home office.
