Starting your island life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an exciting experience, but you might quickly find your pockets feeling a little cramped. Initially, you’re limited to just 20 inventory slots, which, while an improvement from New Leaf‘s 16, can still feel restrictive when you’re gathering resources, catching fish, and collecting bugs. Essential materials like Stone, Wood, and Iron Nuggets, crucial for crafting tools and furniture, quickly fill up your precious space. If you’re eager to explore, craft, and collect, expanding your inventory is a must. Thankfully, Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers a straightforward solution to dramatically increase your carrying capacity with the Pocket Organization Guide.
Unlock More Space with the First Inventory Upgrade: Pocket Organization Guide
The first step to alleviating your inventory woes is easily accessible right at the heart of your island. Head to the Resident Services tent and locate the Automatic Bells Dispenser (ABD), the handy machine tucked in the corner. Interacting with the ABD reveals a menu, and among the options, you’ll find the Pocket Organization Guide available for purchase with 5,000 Nook Miles. While 5,000 Nook Miles might seem like a significant investment early on, the benefits are undeniable. Purchasing this guide instantly rewards you with an additional 10 inventory slots, boosting your total carrying capacity to a much more manageable 30 slots. This upgrade, the Pocket Organization Guide, is a game-changer for early gameplay, allowing you to gather more resources and enjoy longer crafting and exploration sessions without constant trips back to storage.
Expand Further with the Ultimate Pocket Stuffing Guide
Showing the last inventory upgrade in Animal Crossing New Horizons
Image showing the Ultimate Pocket Stuffing Guide inventory upgrade screen in Animal Crossing New Horizons, accessed at the Nook Stop machine.
Thinking 30 slots are ample? Think again! For avid collectors and dedicated crafters, even 30 slots might eventually feel limiting. Fortunately, Animal Crossing: New Horizons provides a second inventory upgrade to maximize your pocket space. Unlocking the Ultimate Pocket Stuffing Guide, however, requires a bit more island development. As you progress in the game and work towards establishing a thriving community, you’ll reach a point where Tom Nook tasks you with placing housing plots for three new villagers. Once the third villager moves in, marking a significant milestone in your island’s growth and villager count, Nook announces an upgrade for the Resident Services tent, transforming it into a proper building.
After a day of construction, the upgraded Resident Services building officially opens its doors. Inside, accessing the ABD (now often called the Nook Stop) and selecting “Redeem Nook Miles” reveals a refreshed selection of rewards. Among these new offerings is the Ultimate Pocket Stuffing Guide, priced at 8,000 Nook Miles. Purchasing this second guide grants you another 10 inventory slots, pushing your total pocket capacity to a generous 40 slots.
Reaching Peak Inventory and Future Possibilities
Currently, 40 inventory slots is the maximum achievable in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This expanded inventory significantly enhances your gameplay, allowing for more extensive resource gathering, longer expeditions, and less frequent trips back to storage. While there are no further upgrades available at this time, the world of Animal Crossing is ever-evolving. Should future updates introduce additional inventory expansions, we’ll be sure to keep this guide updated, ensuring you always have the most current information to optimize your island adventures and make the most of your pocket organization guide knowledge.
