Random Villager in the Shopping District???

[Lessy]

So I've been noticing the last few times I've visited the shopping district, there's this villager named Frank who's always there. Weird thing is, HE'S NOT EVEN LIVING IN MY TOWN!

At first I was like oh is this a new villager that I have but haven't met yet? I checked my map but he doesn't live in my town...

I know villagers from your town can actually wander around in that area or even inside the stores.

But when I talk to him he knows my name so I'm just really confused that's all.

All I want to know is where he came from LOL

Has this happened to anyone else?

 

[Hound00med]

Has he been in your town before? Because after a villager's moved out, they will come to yours, to let you know they're still being stored in your game's memory .. (It's to let you know that you still haven't cycled through the 16 villagers you must go through before they are allowed back there) .. If that's nott he case, then it's never happened to me xD

 

[Lessy]

I honestly have no idea... I don't remember him ever living in my town!

 

[Hound00med]

It's pretty much certain he's been in your town before, maybe you just don't remember xD .. 'Cos I've cycled through almost 4 years day-by-day game time (I know ) .. And that's never happened to me before ;o

 

[Lessy]

Maybe but I play almost every day and have never seen him in my town so it's very strange haha

 

[Nojiko]

Was does he say when you talk to him? Does he act like he knows you? I've heard of a couple other people who've had villagers they don't know on their mainstreet.

 

[jenikinz]

The only non resident I see in main st is Scoot...he moved out a while back and the last week he has been all over my main street every day!

 

[Hound00med]

The only non resident I see in main st is Scoot...he moved out a while back and the last week he has been all over my main street every day!

Yep .. Previous villagers will visit your main street until they've been cycled out of your game's memory.. Once you've had 16 villagers move in and then out after (in this example) Scoot moved out, then he'll stop visiting you for good.. You can, at that point get him to move back in, say from a friend, or from someone here

 

[ForgottenT]

Yeah I?m pretty sure only villagers that have lived in your town before will be there, have you ever done any big time travels?
if so he might have moved into your town, but moved out again before you met him.

 

[Hound00med]

Yeah I?m pretty sure only villagers that have lived in your town before will be there, have you ever done any big time travels?
if so he might have moved into your town, but moved out again before you met him.

I didn't even know that could happen? .. When I'd not bothered to introduce myself to a villager.. He stayed put for 6 months of TT'ing day-by-day D: .. Which sucked 'cos I wanted him GONE

 

[ForgottenT]

I didn't even know that could happen? .. When I'd not bothered to introduce myself to a villager.. He stayed put for 6 months of TT'ing day-by-day D: .. Which sucked 'cos I wanted him GONE

Some people say that they can?t move unless you talk to them at least once, others says otherwise I?m not sure, but only villagers that have been in your town will show up in the shopping district so it?s the only thing that would make sense xD

 

[Lauren]

I get past villagers in to mine, Wolfgang is pretty much in mine everyday. They just come and visit!

 

[RisingSun]

I've heard of someone getting just a random villager before. I've not had that because I am just now losing my fourth. I will have to watch and see if something like this happens.

 

[MrBox]

I didn't even know that could happen? .. When I'd not bothered to introduce myself to a villager.. He stayed put for 6 months of TT'ing day-by-day D: .. Which sucked 'cos I wanted him GONE

Hhaha yeah, it could happen
my sister had Pancetti in her town and didn't talk to her for about a month or so and she moved out.

 

[Lessy]

I have time traveled before but it was like one day so I don't know lol

 

[beffa]

It's usually previous villagers. Biskit, Rhonda, and Canberra all appear in my mainstreet.

 

[Hyrule_Crossing]

There?s actually a glitch that is believed to have been caused by a slitghtly dammaged cartridge, that allows villagers who didn?t live in your town to visit your Main Street.

 

[Cherry-Blossoms]

Weird, I've never had anyone who hasn't lived in my towns before visit main street.