How to get Gayle in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Sam Smith
Gayle Animal Crossing

Interested in adding Gayle, the pink alligator, to your Animal Crossing: New Horizons village? Our guide offers the necessary steps to welcome her to your island.

In the vibrant world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, attracting each character to your village can be a challenge. Some, like the charming Gayle, are more elusive but can be invited with the right approach.

The good news is that we know exactly how you can bring Gayle to your island in the game. Here’s everything you need to know about getting Gayle in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.


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Gayle in Animal Crossing
Gayle is a pink, fluffy, and fun addition to the Animal Crossing roster.

How to get Gayle to move to your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

There are three ways to get Gayle to move to your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons:

  • Visit other islands and convince her to move to your island when you find her.
  • Purchase her Amiibo Card and she will instantly move to your island.
  • Wait for her to visit your campsite and convince her to stay.

The standard method to get Gayle in Animal Crossing is to wait for her to visit your island or find and talk to her while you’re off visiting other islands. This will build up a friendship between you both, and in time, you’ll be able to invite her to your island.

Just remember though, this could take months as there are hundreds of villagers in the game and you’ll not be able to convince them all to join you. So, there’s no guarantee this method will work.

Gayle Animal Crossing gameplay
You can befriend Gayle, then convince her to move to your island – although this doesn’t always work.

Gayle’s Amiibo card in Animal Crossing

The only guaranteed (and fastest) way to get Gayle to move to your island is to purchase her Amiibo Card and scan it into the game.

This will bring her to your village without needing to interact with her and develop a friendship – although you should still become friends with her after she does move to your village.

Her Amiibo card appeared in Series 2 of the Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards collection.

However, the problem with this method is that Amiibo Cards are sold at random in packs of three, so they can become quite expensive. Another option is to purchase one second-hand on a website like eBay.

Gayle amiibo animal crossing
Gayle can be unlocked using an Amiibo card.

How to increase friendship with Gayle in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Gayle is considered a ‘normal’ personality type in Animal Crossing, this makes her easier to become friends with than most.

She will get along and coexist best with lazy, peppy, smug, snooty, and other normal villagers types. The best way to befriend her is to indulge her in conversation every time you see her.

That’s everything you need to know about getting Gayle in Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Check out some other guides below:

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