Pocket Camp!

It's a discontinued spin-off!

This is an archive of information about my Pocket Camp save prior to its end of service. This was the second Animal Crossing game I discovered after City Folk.

Note that this information is out of date. For up-to-date information on my Pocket Camp Complete save, see this page.

Here's some facts about it:

• Founded October 20, 2018
• Level: 107
• HH Rank: Expert Rank 6 (451 medals)

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Fruit (lemon, lychee, or grape?):

• Grape

Here are the seasonal events that I have completed (collected all 30 pieces of event material):

• Gulliver's Seaside Stay (mariner's anchor) - July 2020
• Third Anniversary Celebration (third-anniversary candle) - November 2020
• Bustling City Business (city survey) - June 2021
• Wheat-Field Reveries (bundle of wheat) - September 2024
• Twilight Halloween Lanterns (Halloween dango) - October 2024
• Campfire Fun (fall flower bouquet) - November 2024

Here's more that I participated in but didn't complete:

• Anniversary Celebration (first-anniversary candle) - November 2018 (I know I crafted the final item when it was reissued in 2020.)
• Toy Day Decor (bell ornament) - December 2018 (I've had the tuxedo jacket from this event basically forever.)
• Wedding Bell Bliss (wedding-bell ornament) - June 2020 (I sold the material off at some point, but I know I never got the final item.)
• Bamboo Bonanza (stardust fan) - August 2020 (obtained 84)
• Deciduous Delights (fall ginkgo leaf) - September 2020 (obtained 38)
• Jingle's Floral Festivities (poinsettia ornament) - December 2020 (obtained 16)
• Rover's Choco Locale (sweet chocolate bar) - February 2021 (obtained 1)
• Zipper's Hoppin' Spring (enamel Bunny Day egg) - April 2021 (obtained 15)
• Tropical Island Paradise (tropical bouquet) - July 2021 (obtained 30)
• Pascal's Pearl Plunge (pearl-oyster shell) - August 2021 (obtained 10)
• Sweet Treat Valentine (dipped pretzel) - February 2023 (obtained 6)
• Merry & Bright Delights (Toy Day card) - December 2023 (obtained 1)
• Wintry Snow Show (snowflake) - February 2024 (obtained 2)
• Fantasy Doorway (ancient crystal) - August 2024 (obtained 20)

Here are all the Fishing Tourneys that I participated in:

• Fishing Tourney #8 - silver - November 2018 - 5700.0 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Wedding) - gold - June 2020 - 7033.8 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Pirates) - gold - July 2020 - 64407.6 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Goldfish) - gold - August 2020 - 3382.6 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Gallery) - wood - September 2020 - 288.4 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Fintastic) - silver - November 2020 - 12958.6 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Luxe Life) - gold - June 2021 - 6374.4 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Cycling) - gold - September 2024 - 6144.2 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Antiques) - gold - October 2024 - 3960.5 cm
• Fishing Tourney (Clock Shop) - gold - November 2024 - 13806.6 cm

Player: Tyler

Friend code: 5245-4806-307

While Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp might be gacha slop, I have a lot of nostalgia associated with it, and I'm sad that it's gone now.

Pocket Camp was a spin-off Animal Crossing game that Nintendo brought to market in November (October in Australia) 2017. It borrowed assets from New Leaf and City Folk.

While New Horizons stopped receiving new updates rather quickly, Pocket Camp stayed in the background, receiving new items, feature updates, villagers, and seasonal events throughout the remaining years of the 3DS and the release and subsequent abandonment of New Horizons.

As such, I can see how people were introduced to Animal Crossing through Pocket Camp, and I can also see how fans used Pocket Camp to wait for the next Animal Crossing game.

However, all good things must come to an end, and Pocket Camp's service ended on November 28, 2024 at 15:00 UTC.

I discovered this game in October 2018 while I was looking at Super Mario Run. I've played it in short bursts since then, with the longest burst being in 2020, when I rediscovered my City Folk town.

And I had another long burst starting in late August 2024, when I was browsing GameFAQs one day and saw that Nintendo had announced the end of service for Pocket Camp.

But you can bet I preordered Pocket Camp Complete. And you can bet I started playing it on day one.



Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (どうぶつの森 ポケットキャンプ): October 25, 2017 - November 28, 2024