The cat villagers have been a very popular species in the Animal Crossing series since the beginning. Since most people have or have had cats as a pet at some point in their life, this made wanting a cat villager on their island even more important to them. There are 23 different cat villagers to choose from. Since you can only bring a total of 10 animals to your island, this led people to finding favorites within the cat species. 

Some people have a favorite personality type of villager. So some players would find the cat villagers in that personality category and choose from those. Others would just invite different cat villagers to their island to see if they liked them. If you’ve been playing the series since the beginning, you may already know your favorites that you want to invite. 

The cat villagers are just like any other villager that you can bring to the island aside from their species. There is at least one of each different personality type within the cat species. So if you have a favorite personality type, start there to find your favorite. If you don’t have a favorite personality, you can use this list to see what other players' favorites are and what you may be looking for in a cat villager.

10. Moe

Moe, enjoying a donut.

Moe is a cat villager with a lazy personality. This makes him that much more lovable. He has been in the game since the very beginning, so he has had plenty of time to become the favorite of many fans. With his lazy personality, he’s very chill and easy to get along with. He’ll often talk about food and has a humorous dialogue. Sometimes he’ll even speak about how the bugs in the house talk to him and tell him things. 

Moe has a play hobby, which means he loves to run around with his arms extended, just having a good time. His home even matches his playful side, with playful kid like furniture including a race car bed. He might seem a little weird at first, but this fun loving, easy to get along with cat will have your island bouncing with fun in no time. After he takes his 12 naps for the day of course. 

Moe Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Active & Simple
• Favorite Colors: Black & Gray
• Hobby: Play
• Sign: Capricorn
• Personality: Lazy

9. Lolly

Lolly being her usual cute self.

Lolly is a normal cat villager that has been in the game since the beginning. This created more time for her to become a fan favorite, although it wasn’t hard. This sweet kitty is easy to talk to and gets along well with the other neighbors around her. Her cute blue and gray tabby cat look definitely helped fans fall in love with her quickly. She is easily one of the cutest villagers in the series. 

Her home is cute and quaint, just like her. You can talk to her about anything and she won’t get upset. She gets along with the other personality types and rarely gets angry. Aside from being one of the cutest cat villagers, most players love her for her sweet and caring personality. This sweet kitten loves music and can often be found wandering the island whistling or singing a tune. Who wouldn’t want this sweetheart on their island? 

Lolly Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Simple
• Favorite Colors: Gray & Pink
• Hobby: Music
• Sign: Aries
• Personality: Normal

8. Merry

Merry is enjoying a magazine in her home. 

Merry is a peppy cat villager. She’s been in the series since the first game. Players love her for her sweet and outgoing personality as well as her cute physical traits. Her wide black eyes with eyelashes grab the attention of everyone along with her cute pink button nose. It didn’t take long for her to become a favorite of many players. 

Since Merry is peppy she will get along with mostly all the villager personality types and your character. She will however sometimes bump heads with the cranky or snooty villagers who may find her rude when she accidentally criticizes them. Don’t let the cranky and snooty villagers change your mind about this sweet kitten. She may criticize them a bit, but let’s face it, they could use the criticism. 

Merry Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Cute
• Favorite Colors: Pink & Aqua
• Hobby: Fashion
• Sign: Cancer
• Personality: Peppy

7. Monique

Monique loves to style her home. 

Monique has grabbed the hearts of many. Although a lot of newer players wouldn’t understand why. She’s not the cutest villager, nor is she the friendliest. So what exactly is it that draws people in? Well, her rude and snooty personality catches the attention of many. Even though she isn’t the friendliest, she’s hard to hate. Her physical traits are meant to resemble those of Marilyn Manroe, specifically a pop art piece by Andy Warhol. This could also be why many fans still adore her. 

She may not get along with many of the villagers around town as she will probably upset them often. However, she will still remain friendly towards the player and even get friendlier the more you talk to her and get to know her. She loves fashion and can often be seen wearing different clothing than most of the other villagers. She will get angry with anyone who criticizes her appearance in any way. So definitely make sure to tell her she looks lovely today. She may become your best friend in the long run. 

Monique Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Gorgeous & Elegant
• Favorite Colors: Purple & Pink
• Hobby: Fashion
• Sign: Libra
• Personality: Snooty

6. Tangy

Tangy’s home looks just like her. 

Tangy is a unique peppy villager. Her name comes from the word “tangerine”, a type of orange, which also relates to her odd appearance. With her physical appearance resembling a popular fruit, this has made her a fan favorite of many. Her catchphrase, “mikan” also relates to her name and physical appearance as it is a type of mandarin orange. This fruity cat catches the eyes of many. 

Even though her appearance is what many players love her for, they also love her personality. She is a peppy villager so she can often be found skipping around the island and is usually always happy. Her love of music makes her that much more fun to have on the island. She can sometimes be found singing without a single stereo in sight. Her unique home decorated with fruit themed furniture makes her a unique villager that a lot of players want on their island. Her fruit themed home, fruit themed physical appearance, musical hobby, and sweet upbeat personality make it hard for anyone not to love her. 

Tangy Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Simple & Cute
• Favorite Colors: Green & Yellow
• Hobby: Music
• Sign: Gemini
• Personality: Peppy

5.  Ankha

Ankha is enjoying a nice hot beverage. 

Ankha quickly became a fan favorite due to her relation and appearance to Egyptian culture. A lot of fans found her appearance intriguing and instantly fell in love. Her snooty personality may make her seem rude to most, but it’s what some fans love about her. Her name is rumored to be derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic character, Ankh. Her catchphrase, “kufufu” is also a representation of Egyptian culture as it is a combination of the Pharaoh, Khufu and ufufu, a Japanese onomatopoeia. 

Her home is decorated with golden furniture as well as a pyramid, referring back to Egyptian culture once again. Although most fans love her for her appearance and culture references, some love her for her personality. Although the snooty personality can be seen as rude, it is often intriguing to a lot of players to build up the relationship with them. Most snooty villagers will become more polite towards the player as they gain more friendship, making this Egyptian cat even more popular. 

Ankha Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Gorgeous & Simple
• Favorite Colors: Colorful & Brown
• Hobby: Nature 
• Sign: Virgo
• Personality: Snooty

4. Punchy 

Punchy likes to chill and eat snacks. 

Punchy has become a fan favorite over the years because of his laid back, nonchalant attitude. He gets along with all other villagers and rarely ever gets upset. When you talk to him he’ll often talk about food and how the bugs in his house talk to him. You might be thinking he’s pretty weird and you’d be right. His weirdness just makes him that more lovable. 

He has a lazy personality which makes him laid back towards others. He loves to just run around and have a good time. You can usually find him running around the island with his arms extended just running in the wind. His catchphrase, “mrmpht” makes him sound like he doesn’t care, which let’s be honest, he probably doesn’t. Even though he may not care about what you’re talking about, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care about you. He loves to play and will invite you over to hang with him. He’ll also invite himself over to your house at times. This lovable cat just wants someone to hang with. 

Punchy Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Simple
• Favorite Colors: Blue & Aqua
• Hobby: Play
• Sign: Aries
• Personality: Lazy

3. Bob

Bob loves to stretch in his playroom decorated home. 

Bob is one of the more popular villagers in the entire series. His name is said to come from “bobcat” , a type of larger wild cat. His catchphrase, “neko” means cat, which is his species. According to the co creator of the series, Hisashi Nogami, Bob was the first villager created in the series. They even made his birthday January 1st to reflect this. 

Bob has a playful hobby, which his house reflects. His house is decorated with colorful kid-like furniture that you’d find in a child’s room. He’s a friendly, lazy villager who just likes to have fun. He gets along well with the other villagers and loves to hang out. Most fans have loved him from the beginning, since he was the first villager ever created, but others loved him over time as they got to know him and learned of his loving and fun personality. 

Bob Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Simple & Cute
• Favorite Colors: Colorful & Red
• Hobby: Play
• Sign: Capricorn
• Personality: Lazy

2. Rosie

Rosie is taking a nice stroll around the island. 

Rosie has been in the game since the very beginning. She even appeared as a major character in the Japanese movie Gekijoban Doubutsu no Mori. This likely helped add to her popularity within the game. Fans also fell in love with her for her physical appearance. She is a blue cat with no nose and a curly smile, making her unique in her own cute way. 

Rosie is a peppy villager so she can often be found skipping around the island with a smile on her face. She’ll get along with most villager types and will be sweet and caring to the player. Her sweet demeanor is what people love most about her. She loves to sing and will often be belting out a tune around the island, even if there’s no music around. She’s sure to bring some joy and music to your island. 

Rosie Stats:

• Favorite Styles: Cute
• Favorite Colors: Pink & Red
• Hobby: Music
• Sign: Pisces
• Personality: Peppy

1. Raymond

Raymond is out picking up sticks for a project. 

Raymond was introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. He was not in any other game prior. Being a newly released villager, fans quickly fell for him. His physical appearance resembles that of a typical white collar businessman. His house, catchphrase, and picture quote all reflect the businessman reference as well. Aside from looking like a typical businessman, he does in fact have a unique physical characteristic. His eyes are two different colors, referencing cats that have heterochromia iridum. 

He is a smug villager, which means he may often brag about himself. He is actually the only smug cat villager in the series so far. He may even come off as a bit conceited from time to time. Even though he can be vain at times, he is always very polite and will converse with other villagers easily. He may even sometimes come off as a bit flirty to the player. This handsome gentleman would be perfect for anyone’s island. 

Raymond Stats: 

• Favorite Styles: Elegant & Cool
• Favorite Colors: Black & Gray
• Hobby: Nature
• Sign: Libra
• Personality: Smug

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