Villager Moving Rumors (guide)

[aetherene]

Another question: usually how often do villagers want to move out? I had Fang ping me yesterday and Poppy doing the same today. It can't possibly be everyday right?!

Usually it's 3-5 days. Four is pretty normal for me, unless everyone is spreading village rumors.

But I have had the rare instance where someone pinged me to move and the next day, I got another ping. So keep that in mind and harass villagers for rumors everyday.

Also, if you plan on not playing for long periods of time, make sure to stop someone from leaving before saving and quitting and starting your hiatus. No one will move after you've stopped someone from moving.

 

[Prisma]

Thanks this will be helpful

 

[VioletsTown]

Great guide, before, I would keep track of the average number of days it takes for the next villager to move out after the previous one has asked and been denied. I'm doing this right now because I have an unwanted guest...
I'll share my own info/research/whatever you call it:
1) It takes 3-5 days before the next villager wants to move out.
2) Silent movers tend to be villagers that are ignored.
3) if creating a new character to get rid of villager, be sure to get through all that instructional/introductory stuff that villagers will tell you when you first move in, after that, the moving prompt will be started, the first villager will ping to move out as early as 2 days
4) villagers that want to move out will always be wandering through town, they will not be in shops or houses

Can someone else independently confirm this? This will save me from some unnecessary reloading the game over and over to talk to everyone at least once.

Also, can someone also confirm or dis-confirm that the villager has to be outside?

Thanks for the great guide!

 

[aetherene]

Can someone else independently confirm this? This will save me from some unnecessary reloading the game over and over to talk to everyone at least once.

Also, can someone also confirm or dis-confirm that the villager has to be outside?

Thanks for the great guide!

In my experience, a moving villager will not be in shops, but they will be in their house or outside. It's more common to have them outside, but there were a few times I had to save and quit to get a moving villager outside and to ping me.

 

[Skyfall]

Really helpful, thanks for this.

 

[kasane]

Omfg I talked to Chrissy and everyone else, then it was Bunny Day...I didn't play the next day, and when I went back on it yesterday, CHRISSY WAS IN BOXES </3

Chrissy get yo lil bunny ears here after the 16 villager cycle

 

[aetherene]

Did you hear any village rumors when you talked to two or more villagers before Bunny Day? If not, you should keep going back to talk to them until you do.

It's hard to get rumors out of villagers during festivals, especially when the whole town is involved (Halloween, Toy Day, Festivale, Fishing/Bug Tourney, etc...) because they are involved in the festivities. You either have to talk to them before the event starts or after (in the case of the Fishing/Bug tourney).

And if it has been 3-4 days since your last villager has asked to move, always be more alert to find out who is moving.

 

[Silverwind]

I just realized there's no mention of what lazy villagers will say when no one is moving...

 

[fairyring]

I think there are a few other rumors than these, actually. From Uchis I do get the one listed but more often Fuchsia tells me that she heard a rumor that [insert villager] is entering a [insert sport] tournament and maybe we should ask him or her ourselves. I haven't had anyone moving after hearing that one, either, so I think that counts as a village rumor along with a few others not listed here. The only ones I've found that don't count are the rumors about the mayor/player (like bell-pincher etc), and the ones about other villager's friendships (tangy and lolly are always together, etc).

As far as lazies... actually I'm going to go talk to Zucker until he says his, because I know I've heard it before, but I can't remember what he says. xD

 

[Sorgatani]

The one time a rumored mover was not outside for me, was another villagers' birthday - Rasher was the mover, and he was helping celebrate.
I couldn't get him to ping me when I opened the gates, either. I had to wait until the next day when, sure enough; he pinged.

 

[Shirohibiki]

Do lazies actually mention anything? D: I'm afraid I'll need to talk to one to get them out, but won't know what they mention ><; I usually try talking to the person I want out to build friendship a little.

 

[Shirohibiki]

OH I think I got it
I just talked to Punchy and he said
"There's a rumor that I have a ___. But now everyone thinks I have a famous ___ collection! Rumors can be scary, don't you think?"

 

[fairyring]

^ YES that's the one! That's definitely it.

 

[Gracelia]

Bumping this since it's quite helpful
^ Ya! I think Lazy villagers will mention that (mine just did ) XD

 

[Shirohibiki]

ahhhh I was just thinking about bumping this today!! thank you for doing that for me gracelia <3

 

[Amykins]

I talk to each and every one of my villagers every day to prevent this from happening, and I STILL get a nasty surprise when I log in sometimes. :/ Whoever designed the moving mechanics in this game is one sadistic sad sack!

 

[Gracelia]

ahhhh I was just thinking about bumping this today!! thank you for doing that for me gracelia <3

of course!! i'm waiting for you to do it the next time

I talk to each and every one of my villagers every day to prevent this from happening, and I STILL get a nasty surprise when I log in sometimes. :/ Whoever designed the moving mechanics in this game is one sadistic sad sack!

ya... my boyfriend sadly lost Alfonso even though he does this too!!(

 

[Gingersnap]

Wow thanks, this is really helpful!
I just skimmed it, but I'll read it later and use it for future reference.

 

[DarkFox7]

Thank you for posting this guide. This is very helpful.

I almost died laughing when you mentioned if a jock villager speaks of rumors that he's a prince from another planet. That totally killed the serious vibe of this thread XD

 

[Rochelle]

Yep I always do this, waiting for pings are just too unreliable, and Mr. Unicorn always informs me straight away if someone is moving out (Such a gossip lol!)

I actually like to talk a lot to my villagers, especially my dreamies I already have, so I don't even feel like its a chore