In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, you can get badges for accomplishing certain milestones, such as catching a certain number of fish, and so on. When you have earned a badge, a sea lion named Phineas will show up in your town. Talk to him to receive badges.
List of Badges
You can earn the following badges in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
| Badge | How to Earn |
|---|---|
| Good Fishing | Use your fishing rod 500 times |
| Fishing Expert | Use your fishing rod 2000 times |
| Fishing Master | Use your fishing rod 5000 times |
| Good Bug Catching | Use your bug net 500 times |
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| Bug Catching Expert | Use your bug net 2000 times |
| Bug Catching Master | Use your bug net 5000 times |
| Diving Expert | Dive 100 times |
| Pro Diver | Dive 200 times |
| Master Diver | Dive 1000 times |
| Fish Professor | Catch 50% of all types of fish |
| Fish Maniac | Catch 80% of all types of fish |
| Walking Fish Encyclopedia | Catch all types of fish |
| Insect Maniac | Catch 50% of all types of bugs |
| Insect Professor | Catch 80% of all types of bugs |
| Walking Insect Encyclopedia | Catch all types of bugs |
| Sea Creature Professor | Catch 50% of all types of sea creatures |
| Sea Creature Maniac | Catch 80% of all types of sea creatures |
| Walking Sea Creature Encyclopedia | Catch all types of sea creatures |
| Balloon Hunter | Pop 300 Balloons |
| Balloon Buster | Pop 1500 Balloons |
| Balloon Sniper | Pop 5000 Balloons |
| Bronze Badgeist | Earn 300 Badges from Island Tours |
| Silver Badgeist | Earn 1500 Badges from Island Tours |
| Gold Badgeist | Earn 5000 Badges from Island Tours |
| Gardener | Plant 100 items |
| Village Gardener | Plant 250 items |
| Gardening Artisan | Plant 500 items |
| Weeds Hunter | Pull 500 Weeds |
| Weeds Buster | Pull 2000 Weeds |
| Weeds Sniper | Pull 5000 Weeds |
| Skilled Saver | Put 1,000,000 Bells in Savings |
| Millionaire | Put 10,000,000 Bells in Savings |
| Billionaire | Put 100,000,000 Bells in Savings |
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| Amateur Stock Trader | Make 500,000 Bells on the Stalk Market |
| Pro Stock Trader | Make 3,000,000 Bells on the Stalk Market |
| Famous Stock Trader | Make 10,000,000 Bells on the Stalk Market |
| Skilled Shopper | Spend 500,000 Bells in shops |
| Shopping Maniac | Spend 2,000,000 Bells in shops |
| Famous Buyer | Spend 5,000,000 Bells in shops |
| Remake Beginner | Have Cyrus remake 30 things |
| Remake Expert | Have Cyrus remake 100 things |
| Remake Master | Have Cyrus 200 things |
| Catalog Maniac B | Complete 20% of the catalog |
| Catalog Maniac S | Complete 50% of the catalog |
| Catalog Maniac G | Complete 80% of the catalog |
| Happy Home B | Earn 50,000 points with Happy Home Academy |
| Happy Home S | Earn 100,000 points with Happy Home Academy |
| Happy Home G | Earn 150,000 points with Happy Home Academy |
| K.K. Slider Fan | See K.K. Slider live 20 times |
| K.K. Slider Regular | See K.K. Slider live 50 times |
| K.K. Slider Groupie | See K.K. Slider live 100 times |
| Good Person | Fulfill 50 villager requests |
| Kind Person | Fulfill 100 Villager Requests |
| Village Concierge | Fulfill 200 villager requests |
| Letter Enthusiast | Send 50 letters |
| Good Correspondent | Send 100 letters |
| Amazing Correspondent | Send 200 letters |
| Skilled StreetPasser | StreetPass 100 times |
| StreetPass Master | StreetPass 300 times |
| StreetPass Expert | StreetPass 1000 times |
| Neighborhood Traveler | Visit other towns 100 times |
| World Traveler | Visit other towns 250 times |
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| Space Traveler | Visit other towns 500 times |
| Good Host | Be visited by others 50 times |
| Pro Host | Be visited by others 200 times |
| Goodwill Ambassador | Be visited by others 500 times |
| Dreamer | Visit 50 Dream Towns |
| Big Dreamer | Visit 200 Dream Towns |
| Eternal Dreamer | Visit 500 Dream Towns |
| Village Representative | Play for 50 hours |
| Celebrity Villager | Play for 200 hours |
| Esteemed Villager | Play for 500 hours |