Balloon (item)

This page is about the handheld item. For the balloons that hang in the air with presents, see Balloon.

Several players holding balloons in New Horizons

Balloons are a handheld item in the Animal Crossing series. The player can hold balloons, and these items can also be placed as furniture. If the player trips while running, is stung by wasps, or falls in a pitfall (except in New Horizons) while holding a balloon, they will lose that balloon. Variants of balloons include bunny balloons and heart balloons.

Appearances[edit]

In Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]

In Animal Crossing, balloons are given out by Redd at the lake during the Fireworks Festival on July 4. Tom Nook will also give the player a free balloon in his store during a One Day Sale. In Doubutsu no Mori e+, Tom Nook sells balloons during One Day Sales in addition to the free one. Balloons can be held or placed as furniture, but they cannot be dropped, only "let go" which releases them into the sky. There are five colors of balloons and three colors of bunny balloons:

Balloons in Animal Crossing

#	Item	Buy price	Sell price	Available from
49	Red balloon	40 Bells	10 Bells	Redd's Raffle
50	Yellow balloon	40 Bells	10 Bells	Redd's Raffle
51	Blue balloon	40 Bells	10 Bells	Redd's Raffle
52	Green balloon	40 Bells	10 Bells	Redd's Raffle
53	Purple balloon	40 Bells	10 Bells	Redd's Raffle
54	Bunny P. balloon	80 Bells	20 Bells	Redd's Raffle
55	Bunny B. balloon	80 Bells	20 Bells	Redd's Raffle
56	Bunny O. balloon	80 Bells	20 Bells	Redd's Raffle

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing (N64, GCN), compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, Cuyler, Ruthless Cutie, SuperHamster, vmario, and Chubby Bub.

In City Folk[edit]

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, balloons are obtained free of charge from Phineas in the city. The player can choose between balloons and bunny balloons, but the color is random. Bunny balloons cannot break when the player trips or is shot at with a slingshot by another player.^{[citation needed]} There are eight colors of balloons: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, indigo, and pink.

Balloons in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Item	Type	Buy price	Sell price	Available from
Blue balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Bunny B. balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Bunny C. balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Bunny G. balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Bunny I. balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Bunny O. balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Bunny P. balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Bunny R. balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Bunny Y. balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Cyan balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Green balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Indigo balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Orange balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Pink balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Red balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas
Yellow balloon	Balloon (item)	500 Bells	125 Bells	Phineas

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: City Folk, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, and Cuyler.

In New Leaf[edit]

Holding a balloon in New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, balloons are obtained from HH Showcase players when visiting them via StreetPass. Regular balloons are obtained by StreetPassing the same player two or three times; bunny balloons for five times, and the new heart balloons for seven times. They come in the same colors as in City Folk.

In New Horizons[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, five of the balloons can be obtained as a prize from Redd's Raffle for 500 Bells, or found in Nook's Cranny outside of August for 600 Bells. The Nook Inc. balloon can only be obtained from NookLink. Unlike in previous games, there are no bunny balloons.

Balloons in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

#	Item	Buy price	Sell price	Available from	Durability	Customizable
6	Blue balloon	600 Bells	150 Bells	Nook's Cranny Redd's Raffle	Unlimited	No
62	Green balloon	600 Bells	150 Bells	Nook's Cranny Redd's Raffle	Unlimited	No
81	Nook Inc. balloon	30 Nook Points	210 Bells	NookLink	Unlimited	No
96	Pink balloon	600 Bells	150 Bells	Nook's Cranny Redd's Raffle	Unlimited	No
107	Red balloon	600 Bells	150 Bells	Nook's Cranny Redd's Raffle	Unlimited	No
144	Yellow balloon	600 Bells	150 Bells	Nook's Cranny Redd's Raffle	Unlimited	No

Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.