For years now, there's been a rumor surrounding every Animal Crossing game that if you hit your unwanted villagers with a net, they'll eventually move out. Unfortunately, there is no evidence that hitting villagers with a bug net will make them leave your island.

What does hitting a villager with a net do?

In New Leaf, if a villager is hit with a net or a toy hammer while sitting on a bench, they will display the shocked emote instead of getting sad or angry. ... In New Horizons, if a villager is hit three times when they are sitting down, they will stand up from where they were sitting if they become sad or angry.

How many times do you have to hit a villager to make them leave?

You'll need to do small tasks for them a total of 3 times before they agree to move in! You'll have to call them to the island 3 separate times to get this to happen!