Can you get a villager from someone else’s island if yours is full?

Answered by Randy McIntyre

Absolutely! If you have a full island and you want to invite a specific villager from someone else’s island, there is a way to make it happen. Let me break it down for you.

Firstly, you need to have a friend who has the villager you want to invite living on their island. It’s important to note that this method only works if the villager you want to invite has already expressed their intention to move away from your friend’s island. So keep an eye out for any villagers with thought bubbles above their heads, as that usually indicates they are thinking about leaving.

Once your friend’s villager has made up their mind and decided to move away, you need to act quickly. You must have an empty plot of land available on your own island. This means you need to have a vacant housing plot that has not yet been claimed by a new villager.

To ensure you have an empty plot, make sure you have not invited any other villagers to move in recently. If you have, you’ll need to wait until that villager has settled in before attempting to invite the villager from your friend’s island.

Once you have a free plot on your island, you can visit your friend’s island and talk to the villager you want to invite. They will mention their plans to move away, and you’ll have the option to ask them to move to your island. It’s important to note that you can only invite one villager at a time, so if you have multiple empty plots, you’ll have to repeat this process for each villager you want to invite.

After successfully inviting the villager, they will be in a “moving out” state and will be packing up their belongings. On the next day, they will be fully moved into your island and will have a new home ready for them.

It’s worth mentioning that this method only works if you have a good relationship with the villager you want to invite. If you have a low friendship level with them, they may decline your invitation and choose to move to a different island instead.

So, in summary, if you have a full island but want to invite a villager from someone else’s island, you need to wait until that villager has decided to move away, have a free plot on your island, and then invite them. It’s a bit of a waiting game, but it’s definitely possible to bring your desired villager to your own island.