Villagers moving out?

[LevyTheFox]

I finally got beau in a town, and now I want to get him onto my main copy of the game. I'm not going to bother becoming a mayor, cause I'm planning on resetting after, But Can villagers move out before you are a mayor?

 

[Miii]

I'm confused... what do you mean by "before you are a mayor"? You're the mayor from the moment you start a new town. If you're talking about transferring a side character to a different copy of the game to become mayor, then no, villagers won't move before you start your town and become mayor.

 

[moonrisekingdom]

you have to become the mayor and start your town, you also have to have 9 villagers before someone will even ping you to move out.

 

[BlackCatCrossing]

Yeah, just TT forward a bit, get nine villagers and take a guide to moving villagers out. Unless you're against time travelling. THen it's gonna take a while.

 

[LevyTheFox]

Alright, Cause I need the citizen approval thing, so whenever I tt a few day forward, isabelle pesters about becoming and official mayor

 

[LinkToTheWorld]

Yes, nobody will move out before you get you approval rating and your development permit

 

[katysu]

I'd take it slowish and have moving Beau over as medium to long term project.
You can get a villager asking to move when you only have 8 in - I did on my 2nd to last town - a new town, and the 8th villager asked to move - confusing as I did have one moving in ( the possible 9th) and a camper.
I was plot resetting, the camper and potential 9th villager changed on each new save file, and I had the 8th and last villager to move in, asking to move. (I said no to that).
In meantime you could take advantage of having two towns.

 

[Katie1313]

Yes, neighbors can move out before you get your permit. When I had a cycle town, I didn't even bother becoming a mayor, and they still asked to leave.

 

[stitchmaker]

The villagers will not move if you don't speak to them and live in a tent. I have a spare town with all players in a tent and the mayor ignores Isabelle request to sit in the chair. It will be 3 years in September with the same villagers locked in the town. Building a house will make the villagers move once you at 9 villagers.

If you do speak to them make sure to watch for movers. After 9 villagers stop visiting your other town and streetpassing until you get Beau request to move. You could get an unwanted villager from the town you plan on erasing.