Question about the void

[daiyuflower]

If I have 10 villagers and one of them is in boxes, is it possible for me to pick up a voided villager if someone comes over? I don't want a voided villager to move in once my villager in boxes leaves. Thanks!

 

[Karminny]

I don't think so... I'm pretty sure it only works if you get rid of that villager the day after(ish)

 

[Arabelle]

Probably when you actually go down to 9 villagers (next day), you might get the voided villager.. So I second on what Karminny said.

Have the other person visit someone else's town with 10 villagers before coming over to you if you wanna be extra safe I guess xD

 

[daiyuflower]

Ok and likewise, if I have 10 villagers and someone is moving a few days, it's not possible for me to pick up a voided villager either is it?

 

[daniduckyface]

If a villager in boxes is due to leave next day then it is possible for you to pick up the void i believe. I would put my town on "lock down" until i decide on a 10th villager but that's just my opinion

 

[Arabelle]

Ok and likewise, if I have 10 villagers and someone is moving a few days, it's not possible for me to pick up a voided villager either is it?

Yea probably not. Your town is technically full with 10 villagers.. And villagers can change their mind about moving til they have their stuff actually in boxes. So don't worry about voided villagers until someone's out and you have 9 houses on the map? xD

* after whoever moves out & until you get the 10th villager, I suggest turning off Streetpass feature and don't do trades/visits unless the other person has full town and hasn't voided anyone recently..

 

[fuzzynumber9]

If you have 10 villagers (regardless of if one is moving) you can not hold a villager from someone else's void. The same as how you can't ask anyone to move in, not until you are down to 9 villagers. If they don't have anywhere to go immediately they dissolve, in theory. I'm sure there's gonna be someone with an exception, but 95+% of the time you won't get a villager that way if your town has its max villagers.
If you only have 9 then yes, you will pick up villagers from any visitor's void or from streetpass. HOWEVER, there is a grace period between when your boxed villager leaves and when anyone new will move in of ONE DAY. So the very first day after your TENTH villager moves out no one will be plotted, even if someone is somehow stuck to your void they won't house plot til the second day after the villager is gone, giving you that day to ask someone to move in from another town so you aren't stuck with someone random if you don't want to be.
I used to make a new character every time someone moved out to make sure I didn't have any random move ins and NEVER ONCE did I have anyone moving in the next day, eventually I stopped because its such a waste of time and in almost 2 years playing and multiple towns and resets and lots and lots of villager movement this has always been my experience.

Hope that answers your question.

 

[daiyuflower]

If you have 10 villagers (regardless of if one is moving) you can not hold a villager from someone else's void. The same as how you can't ask anyone to move in, not until you are down to 9 villagers. If they don't have anywhere to go immediately they dissolve, in theory. I'm sure there's gonna be someone with an exception, but 95+% of the time you won't get a villager that way if your town has its max villagers.
If you only have 9 then yes, you will pick up villagers from any visitor's void or from streetpass. HOWEVER, there is a grace period between when your boxed villager leaves and when anyone new will move in of ONE DAY. So the very first day after your TENTH villager moves out no one will be plotted, even if someone is somehow stuck to your void they won't house plot til the second day after the villager is gone, giving you that day to ask someone to move in from another town so you aren't stuck with someone random if you don't want to be.
I used to make a new character every time someone moved out to make sure I didn't have any random move ins and NEVER ONCE did I have anyone moving in the next day, eventually I stopped because its such a waste of time and in almost 2 years playing and multiple towns and resets and lots and lots of villager movement this has always been my experience.

Hope that answers your question.

Thanks so much! That helps a lot! ^_^