Can you not trap villagers anymore?

[Greyguard]

I?m trying to get a specific pwp, so I?m going for the diving trick. Every time I trap a villager to go wait when I go back to where I?ve trapped them they?re no longer there but the holes I dug are. Anyone know what?s up with that? Any information would be appreciated, thanks!

 

[ShinyFinderNoah]

Try to get them on the beach. They never escape. Usallly you want to trap them very close to the beach slope then 9 times out of 10 they'll be down on the beach where you'll be good to go

 

[Greyguard]

Try to get them on the beach. They never escape. Usallly you want to trap them very close to the beach slope then 9 times out of 10 they'll be down on the beach where you'll be good to go

Thanks, I’ll have to see if that helps, I’ve trapped her right next to the beach ramp a few times but she escapes and made her way to the town plaza every time. She keeps pinging me but never a pep, this will be around the 8th attempt.

 

[quicktails]

I thought they fixed villager trapping in welcome amiibo :0

 

[Anactoria]

I think you still can? Or at least I've been trapping them successfully.

Did you do anything to "restart" their positions while playing? Like did you hold a PWP completion ceremony (which will have all the villagers 'reset', including the one you trapped)? Or other things, like opening your gate or closing the game? All of those things trigger the villagers to escape (for me).

 

[Greyguard]

I think you still can? Or at least I've been trapping them successfully.

Did you do anything to "restart" their positions while playing? Like did you hold a PWP completion ceremony (which will have all the villagers 'reset', including the one you trapped)? Or other things, like opening your gate or closing the game? All of those things trigger the villagers to escape (for me).

Nope, I trap them and go into the water and they’re gone when I get back.

 

[katysu]

Didn't know trapping no longer worked - but I've never been able to trap a villager, I can't dig the holes fast enough or something.
I managed to trap Joan once when I was buying turnips - very useful - I wonder if trapping NPC's also no longer works?

 

[Anactoria]

Ah... I don't know, maybe you're right. I seem to be still able to trap them. I've only lost one once, when I trapped them near a beach-slope. :S

 

[HHoney]

I?ve tried it a few times - they seem to escape! The holes are still there but they?re out walking around!

That?s my experience.

 

[MorningStar]

Trapping still works for me, but I have to be cautious about where I do it. If they're too close to a PWP that they can interact with, like a bench, they can teleport out of their trap and to the bench, then climb down and wander around like I never trapped them.

I also notice that if I trap them against a structure or a tree, they tend to pop out, whereas if I trap them in a hole-diamond outright, they don't.

 

[Greyguard]

Maybe I’ll try to get them on the beach and just put the holes around the ramps so they can’t use them.

 

[Cherry-Blossoms]

I did notice that yesterday actually, I was at a friend's town and we dug holes around a villager, yet somehow they managed to escape.