The Mad Hybrid Botanist
Senior Member
Good evening folks! 
I am sure that most people are aware of the "I've moved out" glitch. It can happen from trading villagers in general, and not just from forced amiibo card move-outs! Villagers can also glitch days later, and not just when they move in!
This is a guide on how to tell if a villager is glitched before accepting them into your town, and how to mitigate this risk as much as possible!
Firstly: I would like to point out that if you already have a glitched plot, please check out the guide linked here on how to remove it: https://www.belltreeforums.com/thre...ut-plots-and-or-move-any-villager-out.512278/
Secondly: I, unfortunately, cannot guarantee if this technique is 100% effective for everyone, however, with everyone I have shared this technique with, the glitch has been avoided thus far! I have also asked players with glitched plots on their experience with trading. They have all confirmed that they have noticed this prerequisite (as discussed in the guide) occurring while trading, before there villager glitched out. They have also noted that this has only happened with villagers who meet this prerequisite!
Lastly: I have noticed that other traders have realized that this is a way to prevent the glitch, but I have not seen a guide posted on here (correct me if I'm wrong), so I just thought that everyone on here would benefit from this before their dream villager gets Thanos-snapped out of existence.
The Method:
1) When talking to an islander in boxes, keep talking to them until they are contemplating on moving to your island. Encourage them to do so (the usual adoption method).
2) After convincing them to move to your place, talk to them again! If you see that they are not aware that they are moving to your island and that you can invite them to your town again, this has been proven to link to the villager later glitching (even if you do not speak to them after inviting them the first time)! This is the prerequisite of the glitch!
If they are aware that they are moving to your island when speaking to them again, and if you cannot invite them multiple times, congratulations, the islander is not glitched! You can skip steps three and four and enjoy your dream islander!
3) If the islander can be invited multiple times when talking to them, and are not aware that they have agreed to move to yours. Bingo! They are glitched. Let the person you are trading with know to disconnect the trade (such as through force quitting the game, putting your switch on sleep, etc. - just do not save and end the trade the traditional way).
4) Once disconnected, go back to their island and start from step one once more!
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When trading islanders, I would highly recommend that both you and the person trading with you are aware of this method!
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Closing Thoughts:
I hope I made these steps clear. I apologize for the guide being drawn out for too long. I just wanted to get every point across!
- I traded around 7 islanders this week, and of the 7 I traded, only 1 glitched (Molly). She was the only one who I was able to ask twice, and she was not aware that I invited her! So I was able to invite her as many times as I wanted to! This is not normal. I assumed that it was just some sort of mistake? She moved in perfectly fine! I did not expect her to glitch nearly 7 active days later (7 time-traveled days). That's when I thought that this might have been why. I also remember someone mentioning this here: https://www.belltreeforums.com/threads/glitches-from-the-adoption-of-villagers.480956/
- I have since time traveled, many upon many active days while cycling villagers out, and no one else has glitched! RIP Molly - you will always be loved!
I hope this works for everyone else! Have a lovely afternoon! Stay safe during COVID-19!
EDIT: A member sicklewillow mentioned: "Some have reported that even though their villager can be invited only once, a glitch can still occur once they invites someone after or visited other island."
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. They are correct - I would like to mention (correct me if I am wrong please):
- When inviting another islander, make sure to follow these same steps as one glitched islander can glitch an existing spot
- Be careful when traveling to other islands with an empty plot. You can get a glitched plot through their void!
I hope this gets patched soon! Thanks all!
I am sure that most people are aware of the "I've moved out" glitch. It can happen from trading villagers in general, and not just from forced amiibo card move-outs! Villagers can also glitch days later, and not just when they move in!
This is a guide on how to tell if a villager is glitched before accepting them into your town, and how to mitigate this risk as much as possible!
Firstly: I would like to point out that if you already have a glitched plot, please check out the guide linked here on how to remove it: https://www.belltreeforums.com/thre...ut-plots-and-or-move-any-villager-out.512278/
Secondly: I, unfortunately, cannot guarantee if this technique is 100% effective for everyone, however, with everyone I have shared this technique with, the glitch has been avoided thus far! I have also asked players with glitched plots on their experience with trading. They have all confirmed that they have noticed this prerequisite (as discussed in the guide) occurring while trading, before there villager glitched out. They have also noted that this has only happened with villagers who meet this prerequisite!
Lastly: I have noticed that other traders have realized that this is a way to prevent the glitch, but I have not seen a guide posted on here (correct me if I'm wrong), so I just thought that everyone on here would benefit from this before their dream villager gets Thanos-snapped out of existence.
The Method:
1) When talking to an islander in boxes, keep talking to them until they are contemplating on moving to your island. Encourage them to do so (the usual adoption method).
2) After convincing them to move to your place, talk to them again! If you see that they are not aware that they are moving to your island and that you can invite them to your town again, this has been proven to link to the villager later glitching (even if you do not speak to them after inviting them the first time)! This is the prerequisite of the glitch!
If they are aware that they are moving to your island when speaking to them again, and if you cannot invite them multiple times, congratulations, the islander is not glitched! You can skip steps three and four and enjoy your dream islander!
3) If the islander can be invited multiple times when talking to them, and are not aware that they have agreed to move to yours. Bingo! They are glitched. Let the person you are trading with know to disconnect the trade (such as through force quitting the game, putting your switch on sleep, etc. - just do not save and end the trade the traditional way).
4) Once disconnected, go back to their island and start from step one once more!
---
When trading islanders, I would highly recommend that both you and the person trading with you are aware of this method!
---
Closing Thoughts:
I hope I made these steps clear. I apologize for the guide being drawn out for too long. I just wanted to get every point across!
- I traded around 7 islanders this week, and of the 7 I traded, only 1 glitched (Molly). She was the only one who I was able to ask twice, and she was not aware that I invited her! So I was able to invite her as many times as I wanted to! This is not normal. I assumed that it was just some sort of mistake? She moved in perfectly fine! I did not expect her to glitch nearly 7 active days later (7 time-traveled days). That's when I thought that this might have been why. I also remember someone mentioning this here: https://www.belltreeforums.com/threads/glitches-from-the-adoption-of-villagers.480956/
- I have since time traveled, many upon many active days while cycling villagers out, and no one else has glitched! RIP Molly - you will always be loved!
I hope this works for everyone else! Have a lovely afternoon! Stay safe during COVID-19!
EDIT: A member sicklewillow mentioned: "Some have reported that even though their villager can be invited only once, a glitch can still occur once they invites someone after or visited other island."
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. They are correct - I would like to mention (correct me if I am wrong please):
- When inviting another islander, make sure to follow these same steps as one glitched islander can glitch an existing spot
- Be careful when traveling to other islands with an empty plot. You can get a glitched plot through their void!
I hope this gets patched soon! Thanks all!
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