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Animal Crossing: New Horizons How To Get Shovel

By

Leonardo Ortíz García

Updated:

06 Dec 2021

In case you’re a newcomer, it shouldn’t take you a lot of days to get Blathers to ask you to place his museum tent anywhere on your island. Once he’s opened, he’ll give you a small chat about fossils and give you a shovel DIY recipe!

Shovel is a must-have item to get through your island life. Having one will let you bury bells to grow money trees, unearth fossils to get them evaluated, hit rocks to gather essential materials, and even dig up clams at the beach!

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Leonardo Ortíz García

Communications student in the past, seeker of adventures nowadays; videogames lover ever since I touched my first console. Science fiction enthusiastic, both as a writer and spectator.

Gamer Since:

2011

Favorite Genre:

RPG

Currently Playing:

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (HD Remaster)

Top 3 Favorite Games:

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, LISA

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