Description¶

This page offers information on all of the Nook Miles achievements relating to the critterpedia.

Angling for Perfection¶

These achievements rely on you doing lots of fishing! It doesn’t matter what fish you catch, as these achievements are based on the number of fish you catch. Fish will spawn regularly in ponds, rivers and the sea. If you don’t want to rely on the fish naturally spawning, you can use fish bait made from manilla clams found buried in the beaches. When you’ve crafted the fish bait you can then choose to throw it into a body of water and it will spawn a random fish.

Island Ichthyologist¶

These achievements are reliant on the player finding new fish species. The best way to find new fish is to make sure you know the type of fish that are present during that month. For rarer fish, you should be aware of their specific spawn locations (i.e. the pier or estuary) and the time of day that they would spawn. A useful tip for fishing for rarer fish would be to use lots of fish bait to try to force that specific species to spawn.

You’ve Got the Bug¶

These achievements require that you catch lots of bugs. Bugs will spawn on trees, near flowers, on the ground, on tree stumps, on the water’s surface, and inside trees. You cannot attract bugs like you can fish, but growing lots of flowers does help to spawn butterflies and certain bugs.

Bugs Don’t Bug Me¶

These achievements are reliant on the player finding new insect species. The best way to find new bugs is to make sure you know the type of insect that are present during that month. For rarer bugs, you should be aware of their specific spawn locations and the time of day that they would spawn.

Deep Dive¶

During the Summer 2020 Update, deep-sea diving was introduced, which allowed players to go swimming in the sea and catch deep sea creatures. For more information on how to dive for sea creatures, head over to the Deep-Sea Diving page.

Underwater Understudy¶

These achievements asks that you find lots of different unique sea creatures. Like the fish and insects, different sea creatures will spawn during different times of the day and different times of the year. Harder to catch sea creatures will spawn less, but they will also move very fast under the water when you try to dive for them. Luckily, they don’t despawn when you fail to catch them, so you can swim and chase them around until you finally catch them. You can’t swim underwater for long, so you want to swim above water and then dive at the last moment to catch the speedy ones.

Flea Flicker¶

Fleas can be found on the bodies of villagers. If you hear a strange noise and see a small black bug jumping off the villager’s body, then you can whip out your net and use it to relieve the villager of their flea-issue.

Cicada Memories¶

Cicada Shells are a rare specimen found on the trunks of trees during July and August (Northern Hemisphere). They can be caught using a net and they won’t fly away if you run too close to them.

Netting Better!¶

To earn this achievement, you need to be a master of catching wasps. Wasps are hidden in trees and the wasp nest will only drop out of the tree if you shake it or hit it with an axe. If you want to unlock this achievement, the best way to do so would be to shake the trees on your island with a net in hand. That way, you’ll be prepared to catch the wasps that fly out of the nest.

Taking the Sting Out¶

This achievement is only unlocked when you are stung by two wasps and faint as a result. This will only happen if you have not taken medicine between the two incidents. When you faint, you will awake at your home.

Faint of Heart¶

Tarantulas and scorpions will attack you if you get to close to them. You can catch them before they sting you, but to unlock this achievement, you’ll need to be stung at least once by either a tarantula or a scorpion.

Cast Master¶

These achievements require that you become the master of fishing! You must catch a certain amount of fish in a row, without failing. If a fish gets away or you reel in too fast, you will lose your counter and have to begin again.

Trash Fishin’¶

Occasionally, when fishing, you’ll catch some trash instead of a fish! Whilst this might be a bit annoying, you are cleaning up the ocean! Plus, every so often you’ll unlock a new DIY that recycles trash.