Punchy Animal Crossing: All About Your Favorite Lazy Cat

Cats are endearing creatures you want to cuddle all day. What separates them from dogs is that most of the time, cats are just incredibly lazy. They do not get overly excited like a dog would when they are out in the park. They would rather just sleep every minute, occasionally standing up, pooping, and eating. Aside from their laziness, they are also incredibly wacky sometimes.

I own a cat, and I would often witness it zooming around my room like it recently got a hit of catnip. It loves playing around with strings and yarns, and it would sometimes pounce at its toy mouse. As I played Animal Crossing on my Switch and saw that everyone you live with on the island are animal, I thought to myself, “I wish I could live with my lazy and sometimes crazy but adorable cat.”

As it turns out, I could! There are cat villagers in the game, and three of them love to laze around all day. One of these lazy cats is Punchy, a black and white cat with half-closed eyes, seemingly looking at others smugly. Between the three lazy cats, I think Punchy is the most realistic-looking one. If you want a Punchy living on your island, here are some details about him you will find useful.

Bottom Line Up Front

Here are essential details about Punchy in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that you need to know.

• Name: Punchy
• Gender: Male
• Species: Cat
• Personality: Lazy
• Birthday: April 11 (Aries)
• Catchphrase: “mrmpht”
• Favorite saying: “There’s always more fish in the sea!”
• Favorite clothing style: Simple
• Favorite colors: Blue and Aqua

Who Is Punchy in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

Punchy is a male cat villager with a lazy personality who first appeared in Animal Crossing, the Nintendo GameCube video game that was the first in the series to be localized for the Western audience. He did not appear in the first entry for the Nintendo 64, although he did reappear in every entry after his debut. As such, he appears in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the entries not in the main series.

His birthday is on April 11, making him an Aries. According to information about him in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, he is the youngest among six siblings, and his skill is staying awake. He aims to become a cartoonist, and his Halloween fear is the Monster Mask. He prefers coffee made from Kilimanjaro beans and without milk or sugar.

Many fans speculate that his name is a reference to his appearance, as he looks like he is dizzy or groggy after being punched a dozen times. However, this is all speculation because nobody would want to hurt Punchy at all. Meanwhile, his Japanese name is “Binta,” which means “a slap in the face” in English. His Japanese name further cements the theory about his name being a reference to how his face looks.

His favorite saying throughout all the games is, “there’s always more fish in the sea!” and his catchphrase is, “mrmpht.” In New Horizons, he likes to play, and so you may occasionally see him running around with his arms out or reading a comic book indoors. He will sometimes carry with him a chocolate donut, a veggie-print handbag, a comic book, a tea can or yellow mug, or an orange popsicle.

What Does Punchy Look Like in Animal Crossing?

Punchy is a black and white cat with pointy ears, yellow eyes, and whiskers. His eyelids are purple and half-closed like he is about to fall asleep. His paws and the lower half of his face are completely white, while the rest of his body is black. His mouth forms like a cat’s cheeky smile, and the inside of his ears is pink. In New Horizons, he wears a Madras Plaid Shirt of the gray variation.

He also carries with him a Frog Umbrella, which is a green umbrella designed like a frog by its eyes. In his appearances from Wild World to City Folk, he wore a Gray Tartan Shirt and carried with him a Blue Umbrella. However, in his debut game, he initially wore a Cherry Shirt. For the Doubutsu no Mori+, he wore a shirt with the label, “I Love GC,” and he carried with him a Nintendo Parasol.

What Is Punchy’s Personality in Animal Crossing?

Punchy is a lazy villager, and as Isabelle calls them, “he’s rather calm and very gentle. I’d consider him an oasis for your heart here in [your town]!” They are iconic for their laidback nature and relaxed demeanor. Punchy is friendly towards you, and his free and easy lifestyle is something to admire. It is understandable why his yellow eyes are droopy. He is one of the 63 lazy villagers in New Horizons.

He wakes up at 8 AM and sleeps at 11 PM in New Horizons. In New Leaf, he still sleeps at 11 PM, but he wakes up at 9 AM instead. He has similar schedules between Wild World and City Folk, as he wakes up at 8 AM and sleeps at 1:30 AM in both games. In his debut game, Animal Crossing, he would go to sleep at 10 PM and wake up at 8 AM.

If you want to know more about lazy villagers, I recommend reading this article all about them.

Punchy’s House Throughout the Animal Crossing Games

Punchy’s house’s interior design has remained the same most of the time until New Horizons. Looking at it, it truly reflects Punchy’s appearance and personality. Most of his furniture, like his bed, tables, and chairs, is blue because, in all these games, his favorite color is blue. The layout is simple and clean, which I like. Below is a detailed description of the items inside Punchy’s house.

Punchy’s House in Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, he has an orange wall designed with squares and circles in a frantic fashion. His floor consists of blue squares with crosses on them. The crosses often change in terms of the shades of blue. On the upper left corner is his bed with a blue frame and yellow pillows, while on the upper right corner sits a large teddy bear with a red ribbon around its neck.

In the middle of the room are two blue tables with golden yellow chairs behind them. The tables have a yellow cloth laid over them with crisscross patterns. On the lower-left corner of his room is a potted plant known as a bromeliad, and beside it is a black and golden yellow stereo. Meanwhile, in the lower right corner of his room lies a speed bag, and beside it is a potted cactus.

Punchy’s House in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Punchy’s house in Wild World has the same aesthetics as his house in Animal Crossing. However, there are notable changes and additions. In the middle of the room, only one big blue table is present, yet the two golden-yellow chairs are still there. On the upper left corner of his room lies a blue bookcase. Now, his blue bed is located in the lower right corner of his room.

The potted bromeliad is gone now, but the cactus replaces its original position beside the stereo. Also, a wide blue bench sits to the right of the blue table. Additionally, a refrigerator and a stove replace the large teddy bear in the upper right corner.

Punchy’s House in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Punchy’s house in City Folk has the exact same interior layout as his house in Wild World.

Punchy’s House in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Once again, the interior design of his house in New Leaf retains a lot of elements from the layout in the previous game. However, the developers and designers changed and added some more elements. They replaced the two golden-yellow chairs with a blue dresser and an Oombloid, which is a gyroid that makes certain sounds. On the blue dresser is a golden night lamp. Also, the fridge and stove switched places.

Also, they moved the blue bench to the left side now, and the black and golden yellow stereo sits in the lower right corner of his room. The cactus is gone now, yet the potted bromeliad returns with its natural glory. Also, they changed the walls from an orange wallpaper designed with circles and squares to a yellow one with paw prints scattered all over. Furthermore, they attached a blue wall shelf on the left.

Punchy’s House in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

They gave Punchy’s house a complete makeover in New Horizons, albeit with some elements still retained from the previous games. The wall is a simple blue-clothed one, while the floor is designed like jointed pinkish mats. On the upper left corner of his room is a blue wooden chest with potted cat grass on top. Beside it is a blue wooden mini table with a cute music player and a multi-colored cloth on top.

On the upper right corner of Punchy’s house is a blue refrigerator, and beside it is a blue stove. Above the stop is a ventilation fan attached to the wall. To the left, near the window, there is a blue wooden low table and on the opposite side is a cute DIY table with a bunch of materials on top. Finally, his blue wooden simple bed sits in the lower right corner.

The house’s exterior consists of white wooden planks with a straight metal-like roof. The wooden door is white with a brownish doorknob, and the base below the planks are stone foundations. A lamp hangs on the upper left side of the door. The window is an upright rectangle with four glass panels divided equally. A brown wooden sign stands in front of the window, and on the roof is a black chimney.

All About Punchy Throughout the Games

Punchy is in every game of the series aside from the first one, so his details are different each time for the appropriate entry. Listed here are the various elements about Punchy, which can be helpful if you are playing an Animal Crossing game that is not New Horizons.

All About Punchy in Animal Crossing

• Initial attire
  • Initial clothing: Cherry Shirt
  • Initial clothing (in Doubutsu no Mori+): I Love GC Shirt
  • Initial umbrella: Nintendo Parasol
• Style preferences
  • Most favorite style: Funky
  • Least favorite style: Gaudy
• Most favorite live song gift: K. K. Love Song

All About Punchy in Animal Crossing: Wild World

• Initial attire
  • Initial clothing: Gray Tartan
  • Initial umbrella: Blue Umbrella
• Style preferences
  • Most favorite style: Hip
  • Least favorite style: Gauche
• Default hobby: fishing
• Furniture request preferences
  • Favorite furniture color: Blue
  • Favorite furniture genre: Lovely
  • Favorite furniture series: Blue Series; Cabin Series
  • Favorite furniture category: Houseplant; Instrument

All About Punchy in Animal Crossing: City Folk

• Initial attire
  • Initial clothing: Gray Tartan
  • Initial umbrella: Blue Umbrella
• Clothing style preferences
  • Most favorite clothing style: Funky
  • Least favorite clothing style: Gaudy
• Furniture style preferences
  • Most favorite furniture styles: Dignified and Trendy
  • Most favorite furniture series: Blue Series
  • Most favorite furniture color: Blue

All About Punchy in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

• Initial attire
  • Initial clothing: Gray Tartan Tee
  • Initial umbrella: Blue Umbrella
• Favorites
  • Most favorite clothing style: Basic
  • Least favorite clothing style: Iconic
  • Most favorite color: Blue
• Biography
  • Siblings: Youngest of six kids
  • Skill: Staying awake
  • Goal: Cartoonist
  • Halloween fear: Monster Mask
• Coffee Preference
  • Type of beans: Kilimanjaro
  • Amount of milk: None
  • Amount of sugar: None

All About Punchy in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

• Initial attire
  • Initial clothing: Madras Plaid Shirt (Gray Variation)
  • Initial umbrella: Frog Umbrella
  • Initial phone design: Yellow
  • Final phone design: Playful – Fabric 7
• Favorites
  • Most favorite clothing styles: Simple
  • Most favorite colors: Blue and Aqua
• Hobby: Play
• Carried items
  • Carried bag: Veggie-print
  • Book: Comic
  • Food: Chocolate Donut
  • Drink: Tea Can or Yellow Mug
  • Popsicle Flavor: Orange

All about Punchy in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise

In Happy Home Paradise, the DLC to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you work as a home designer for the villagers, and Punchy can become one of your clients in your line of business. I have listed below the crucial information about what Punchy wants for his dream house.

• Thought bubble: I want a place so comfy that I know I’m treating myself.
• Client’s vision: A Vacation-Home Treat
• Required items: Cat Tower, Cat Grass, and Pile of Cardboard Boxes
• Favorite song: Aloha K. K.

By designing Punchy’s house, you can unlock a lot of furniture which you can later buy from the Nook Shopping Catalogue. I have arranged the said furniture below on a table.

Punchy’s Unlocked Furniture

Punchy’s Unlocked Interior Designs

Punchy’s Unlocked Clothing

Note: all variations of the unlocked clothing are also unlocked.

All about Punchy in Other Games

Aside from the film, Punchy has made an appearance in every spinoff game in the series. If you have Punchy as a client in Happy Home Designer or as a camper in Pocket Camp, then this guide will be helpful to your gameplay.

All About Punchy in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Happy Home Designer is the original game that inspired New Horizons’ DLC, and you can also have Punchy as a client. After you fulfill Punchy’s dream house according to some of his demands, you can unlock items related to him. Below are the crucial details all about Punchy in Happy Home Designer.

• Thought bubble: I want a room where I can unwind and keep myself entertained!
• Client’s vision: A room for entertaining cats.
• Required items: Cat Tower, Cushion, and Cardboard Box
• Favorite song: Aloha K. K.

Punchy’s Unlocked Furniture

Punchy’s Unlocked Housing Designs

Punchy’s Unlocked Clothing

All About Punchy in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Punchy also appears in Pocket Camp since day one. Below are details you might need if you want to befriend Punchy as your camper.

• Personality: Lazy
• Birthday: April 11 (Aries)
• Catchphrase: “mrmpht”
• Initial clothing: Gray Tartan Tee
• Biography
  • Description: Punchy often appears out of nowhere with an inscrutable expression on his face. Good luck figuring him out.
  • Preferred theme: natural
  • Primary reward: Wood
  • Version added: 0.9.0
  • Date unlocked: October 25, 2017
• Items required to invite
  • Required Friendship Level: 5
  • Blue Bookcase
  • Bromeliaceae
  • Blue Cabinet
  • Blue Table
  • Blue Bench
• Friendship rewards
  • Level 7: Gray Tartan Tee and Sparkle Stone
  • Level 9: Sparkle Stone
  • Level 15: Cat Tower (Crafting Request)
  • Level 20: Punchy’s Pic and Sparkle Stone
  • Level 25 to 60: Sparkle Stone

Ideal Gifts to Give to Punchy

Punchy is such a lovable guy; you would want to give gifts to him and befriend him. However, he has different tastes in each game, and the furniture catalogs are quite different as well. Thus, in this guide, I will be listing down samples of gifts that are ideal for giving to Punchy.

Ideal Gifts for Punchy in Animal Crossing

Punchy loves funky clothes so below is a sample of such items you can give to him.

Ideal Gifts for Punchy in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Punchy has a lot of furniture preferences; he loves blue or lovely furniture. He also likes furniture in the blue or cabin series, as well as houseplants and instruments. Below is a list of some furniture you can give him that is both blue and lovely.

Below is a list of hip clothing, a style that Punchy loves to have as a gift.

Ideal Gifts for Punchy in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Punchy likes dignified, trendy, and blue furniture. Also, he likes furniture in the blue series. I have listed below some furniture that fits his criteria of favorites.

Furthermore, Punchy likes funky clothing, which is vastly different from his favorite clothing style in Wild World. He dislikes gaudy clothes, so avoid giving him gifts in that manner.

Ideal Gifts for Punchy in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

In New Leaf, Punchy likes basic clothing and furniture. He also likes blue, so the list of furniture below is a combination of blue and basic ones. However, avoid giving Punchy clothes with an iconic style, as he hates them.

Below is a list of blue and basic clothing that you can give to Punchy as gifts.

Ideal Gifts for Punchy in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Punchy adores blue and aqua furniture in New Horizons, so here is a list of them that you can give as a gift for him.

Punchy’s love for blue also translates to his clothing, so it is best to give him blue clothes as gifts. Furthermore, he likes clothes with a simple style; below is a list of such clothes.

Punchy’s Statistics in Animal Crossing

Punchy’s Personality

Among the 26 cat villagers that have appeared throughout the series, three of them do not appear in the latest entry, New Horizons. Thankfully, Punchy made it into the new game, and he is part of the only three cat villagers with a lazy personality, which constitutes 13% of the entire cat population.

Punchy’s Gender

Among the 26 cat villagers in New Horizons, nine of them, or 39.1%, are males, and among the nine male cat villagers, three of them have a lazy personality, two have a cranky personality, and three have a jock personality, and one has the smug personality.

Punchy’s Birthday

Punchy celebrates his birthday on April 11. Only one other cat villager also celebrates their birthday in April, and that is Katt. Katt is a female big sister villager whose birthday is on April 27.

Punchy’s Debut Game

Most of Punchy’s fellow cat villagers debuted in the first game before his debut. Still, only one other cat villager debuted in the same game that Punchy did, and that is Ankha, a snooty female villager who celebrates her birthday on September 22.

Frequently Answered Questions

Conclusion: Is Punchy a Good Villager in Animal Crossing?

Punchy is an aloof yet loving villager whose cuteness you cannot resist. Being a lazy villager, he would often goof around with others, especially when he is in a crowd of other fellow lazybones. To me, Punchy is a good villager to have because he is a super chill cat. I have a super chill (and sometimes crazy) cat at home too, so I feel like I can relate to Punchy so much as a villager.

Punchy is a male cat villager with a lazy personality whose birthday is on April 11, making him an Aries. His first appearance was back in Animal Crossing, and he made an appearance in every game after his debut, as well as the spinoff games like Pocket Camp and Happy Home Designer. He is a black and white cat with cute whiskers, yellow eyes, and white paws. And droopy purple eyelids.

His initial catchphrase is “mrmpht,” and his favorite saying is, “there’s always more fish in the sea!” His hobby is playing; thus, you can find him goofing around, going in circles with his arms spread wide open like an airplane, and reading comic books indoors.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, he likes clothes that are simple. Meanwhile, his favorite colors are blue and aqua. His favorite color remains to be blue throughout the other games, although his taste in furniture and clothing styles would vary.

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Arthur is a writer for Creature Crossings and a huge fan of Animal Crossing. Although the first Animal Crossing game he ever played was New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch, he has spent too much time playing it. He believes that the game’s therapeutic and calming nature is what people need amidst all the chaos in the world. Arthur has been in the writing business for years now, and he loves writing about his hobbies, one of which is video games. He is also a software programmer, so he understands the craft and effort invested in the gaming medium. He is also fond of manga and anime, being an avid follower of One Piece and Kaguya-Sama, to name a few.

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