Question about the technicalities of badge earning and island

[supercataleena]

Okay to get the catching/diving/fishing/balloon popping badges completed do you have to do it in your town or does the island tours count towards that..
For example
Playing the island tour that involves bug catching
..do the bugs you catch their count towards the bug catching medal?

Same goes for the balloon popping tour

 

[BigMikey]

No, tour-caught bugs and fish don't count. Unless you catch fish on a bug or other tour, or bugs on a fish tour.
Whatever you're allowed to keep, counts..

If they don't add to your encyclopedia, and aren't considered actually 'caught'. (Example, Fish on a fish tour)

 

[supercataleena]

No, tour-caught bugs and fish don't count. Unless you catch fish on a bug or other tour, or bugs on a fish tour.
Whatever you're allowed to keep, counts..

If they don't add to your encyclopedia, and aren't considered actually 'caught'. (Example, Fish on a fish tour)

What about balloon popping?

 

[BigMikey]

No, only the ones you pop in your town.

 

[Jeannine]

Catching bugs/fish on a tour only counts toward your badges when it's not the purpose of the tour. So catching fish on the Tuna Kahuna tour for example won't count because you're meant to do that

 

[stitchmaker]

The best way to get the bug catching amount badge is daytime on the island. Place 10 or more flowers on the grass and you'll catch a lot of butterflies in a short period of time. You can release them or sell them to the girl inside.

My 2nd mayor and some extra players did this and got their badges in a short period of time.

Wished the tours did count towards the badges.