Shovel
Shovels in the Animal Crossing series are used to dig holes and bury items in the ground. It is an essential tool for planting flora, unearthing fossils to donate to the museum, and removing stumps from trees that have fallen to an axe.
Usage
A shovel can be used to dig holes in any location where there is no obstruction, such as stone paths, ground designs, buildings, structures and trees. Flora such as flowers, fruit, saplings and bamboo shoots can be buried within holes in order to grow them. Items can also be buried in the ground, and are marked with a small star-shaped crack. Items can be unearthed with a shovel, while digging plants will destroy them. Tree stumps and bushes can only be removed by digging them out with a shovel.
Shovels can also be used on certain rocks. Daily in every game, a random rock in town will dispense Bells or ore when struck with a shovel. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, a random rock in town can be broken once a week to access the Resetti Surveillance Center. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, a fake rock will appear somewhere in town and can be broken with a shovel to reveal a single piece of ore.
In every game, there are more advanced versions of the shovel that have unique effects, though they differ between the games. The Silver Shovel has a slim chance of altering the Money Rock, causing it dispense double the usual amount of money, or ores instead of Bells. The Golden Shovel has the ability to bury Bells to plant Money Trees, or unearth random Bells from the ground.
Obtaining
In Animal Crossing
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Info |
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Shovel | 500 Bells | 125 Bells | Tom Nook | Standard Shovel | |
Golden Shovel | Not for Sale | 125 Bells | Bury a Shovel in one of the glowing spots around town and it will grow into a tree bearing the Golden Shovel | Can randomly unearth 100 Bells from the ground Can bury Bells in glowing spots to plant Money Trees |
In Wild World
From Wild World onwards, Money Trees can only be planted with a Golden Shovel, but they can now be planted anywhere a standard tree will grow.
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Info |
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Shovel | File:Shovel.gif | 500 Bells | 125 Bells | Tom Nook | Standard Shovel |
Golden Shovel | File:Golden Shovel.gif | Not for Sale | 125 Bells | Bury a Shovel and after three days it will turn into a Golden Shovel | Can bury Bells to plant Money Trees |
In City Folk
City Folk introduces a Silver Shovel with a unique effect, in addition to the standard and golden variations.
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Info |
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Shovel | 50px | 500 Bells | 125 Bells | Tom Nook | Standard Shovel |
Silver Shovel | 50px | Not for Sale | 125 Bells | Resetti Surveillance Center Received from Mr. Resetti after talking to him |
10% chance to double money dispensed by money rock |
Golden Shovel | 50px | Not for Sale | 125 Bells | Bury a Shovel and overnight it will turn into a Golden Shovel | Can bury Bells to plant Money Trees |
In New Leaf
New Leaf changes the requirement to obtain the Golden Shovel.
Item | Image | Buy Price | Sell Price | Available From | Info |
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Shovel | File:Acnl-shovel.png | 500 Bells | 125 Bells | Timmy and Tommy | Standard Shovel |
Silver Shovel | File:Acnl-silvershovel.png | 500 Bells | 125 Bells | Museum Shop For sale only after donating at least 15 fossils to the museum |
Chance for money rock to dispense ore instead |
Golden Shovel | File:Acnl-goldenshovel.png | Not for Sale | 125 Bells | Garden Center Received from Leif after purchasing 50 bags of Fertilizer |
Can bury Bells to plant Money Trees |
Names in other languages
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