Skip Navigation

How to Change an Animal Resident's Catchphrase, Nickname, or Attire (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model

In this article, you'll learn how to change the catchphrase or nickname that one of your animal neighbors is using in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Complete these steps

  1. What behavior of the animal resident do you want to change?
    1. Enter the Resident Services building and sit at the chair in front of Isabelle.
    2. When prompted, select Discuss a resident.
    3. Select Yeah to confirm.
    4. Select the resident.
    5. Select The way he/she talks.
    6. Select Yes, please! to confirm.
    7. The resident will return to saying their original catchphrase. They may ask you again for a new catchphrase suggestion in the future.

    Continue playing the game and speak with the resident regularly. The resident will eventually ask if you still like the nickname or if you want to select a new nickname. It is not possible to change a nickname outside of this conversation.

    1. Enter the Resident Services building and sit at the chair in front of Isabelle.
    2. When prompted, select Discuss a resident.
    3. Select Yeah to confirm.
    4. Select the resident.
    5. Select The way he/she dresses.
    6. Select Yes, please! to confirm.
    7. The resident will no longer wear a custom design. Be sure to remove the custom design from the Able Sisters store display if you no longer want residents to wear it.

Was this helpful?