As a game franchise,Animal Crossinghas always been about exploring, farming, and collecting.Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis no different, with countless rare fish, bugs, fossils, and items to catch and collect. There are a number of different furniture sets available in the game, as well as items that spawn in the Nook’s Cranny and Able Sisters' shops.
But what items are the hardest to find? The world ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfollows the tenet of supply and demand, so the rarest items are also the most expensive. With some items available only via Amiibo cards and others available only on holidays, players may be surprised by what has the highest selling points.
Updated on June 10, 2025, by Ashely Claudino:There are various ways to determine what’s rare in a game. While some will be interested in the most expensive items in the game, others will focus on special objects that you have to work towards to obtain. This list has been updated and now includes two types of items that can only be obtained from NPCs under special circumstances.
24Lily Of The Valley
Marks an Exquisite Island
TheLily of the Valleyis one of the coveted flowers inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, as these beautiful blooms have some slight prerequisites to fulfill before they can spawn. They only naturally spawn on islands that Isabelle deems dreamy five-star-worthy vacation islands, with one appearing every week while the illustriousfive-star status is maintained.
Players can improve their island with an ample amount of staircases and bridges, a variety of outdoor furniture, and plenty of natural flora to decorate, but they mustn’t forget to clear up weeds and clutter. Once gamers have done their spring cleaning and decorating, they can chat with Isabelle to check their rating. Once they’ve hit five stars, all that’s left to do is sit back and relax, and wait for these unique flowers to begin blooming and eventually spreading.
23The Crown
Look Like a Million Bucks
Bejeweled with the finest crystals, this dainty golden crown can be equipped by the player or gifted to their villagers as a lavish gift to show off their extravagant wealth. However, beauty and luxury do come at a price.
The Crown can sometimes be available in theAble Sisters' apparel shop for a whopping one million bells.If players have paid off their seemingly endless debts to the business-savvy tycoon Tom Nook, they can set their sights on this treasure as their next financial stepping stone before the Royal Crown.
22Arcade Machines
Create Your Own Arcade
Unleash the inner child by decking out an island in Arcade Machines galore! Purchasable from the upgraded Nook’s Cranny for64,000 a piece,these are a great addition to any home, adding some colorful ambiance and some retro-arcade-style music.
These Arcade Machines come in several variations, including theArcade Fighting Gamewhich seems to closely resembleStreet Fighter, with a similar title, logo, and characters on the small screen — perfect for a gaming room!
21Gulliver’s Items
Accompany Gulliver’s Travels
When will that Gulliver learn to hold on to the railings of his boat? Hopefully not soon, as players are still desperate for hisexotic and rare statues.This clumsy sailor has the potential to offer players a variety of world wonders he has discovered on his travels, from the Geisha Wigs to the literal Statue of Liberty.
Almost everything Gulliver has to offer is rare to some degree, though the monuments, such as the Statue of Liberty, Tower of Pisa, Stonehenge,are the most coveted and scarce of all. They are valued atmillions of bells.
However, these can be hard to come by, as players need to go through the tedium of digging up Gulliver’s missing Communicator Parts, giving them to him, and then waiting a day or so to see what exciting treasure Gulliver bestows the player with. It may take players a while to collect all of Gulliver’s unique wares, but it is well worth the wait!
20Blue Roses
Rarest of Them All
The Lilly of the Valley requires players to work on their islands, and it can be difficult to get more of them, as it’s related to the island’s rating. However, the blue rose is even harder to obtain, as it requires players to follow strict breeding patterns and procedures.
According to the easiest method toget a blue rose inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, players must crossbreed purple and orange roses to get hybrid red roses, which can then breed with each other, and this will result in blue roses.
19Bug Models
Trying to Get the Tarantula and Scorpion Models
Players absolutely love Flick, the bright red, bug-obsessed Chameleon that was introduced withNew Horizonsandhis fishing-fanatic counterpart, CJ.One of his quirks is thathe will create models of any bugs the player gives him— provided they have three of them.
However, this can be hard to do unless the player is after a Yellow Butterfly. Coupled with anxiously awaiting his random visits, and trying to actually locate him on their island, players have been having a hard time collecting some of these bug models. The rarer the bug, the rarer the model item!
18Snowman Recipes
Only Available Once a Year
Trying to build aperfect snowman inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis easily the most tedious part of the entire game, especially because the snowboys are never happy - their proportions are always off somehow. This means that thesnow and ice-themed winter DIY cardsare very rare to get, as they can only be obtained if the player perfectly completes this task.
These holiday-themed items are specifically hard to get as they can only be collected fromDecember 15 until January 6,regardless of the island’s hemisphere. The spawn rates for the DIY recipes are low and can be shot down from balloons using a slingshot. On top of the snowmen being frustrating to build, collecting all these recipes will take a long time.
17Fake Art Work
Not As Rare As the Real Deal, But Still Hard to Come By
When Redd visits the player’s island inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, he will bring four pieces of art. However, not all of them are real. Actually, it’s possible that none of them are real at all. Nevertheless, the items are almost as rare because players can only purchase one piece of art from Redd per visit.
The update to Harv’s Island made Redd’s art works less rare; before, Redd would only visit at random, but Harv’s Island gives players the opportunity to visit the shady fox way more often. However, it is safe to say that collecting every piece of fake art is still a feat in itself.
16Desktop Computer
Complete Your Office With This Item
TheDesktop Computeris a rare item that spawns for sale in the Nook’s Cranny shop. It can appear in black, silver, white, or pink. The screen can be customized to display a view of the desktop, a search engine, calculations, web browsing, or programming. It costs100,000 bellsand appears to be running on a Windows-like operating system.
Unfortunately, the only thing players can do with the computer is turn its monitor on and off, but it still adds a very nice touch to any home office.
15Computer Server
Create a Server Room
TheServeris a computer server that spawns for sale in the Nook’s Cranny shop very occasionally. It costs100,000 bells.With it, players can pretend they’re mining cryptocurrency or launching a more stable server forApex Legends.
Some players have purchased servers to create an urban city feel for their island’s outdoors. Others have turned their basements into server-filled rooms. Somewhat annoyingly, this item is not customizable and only comes in one color variation. It adds a nice ambient light to add an extra flair to a home office.
