With so many little critters running around Friendship Island, a guide is a must! Critters can be found in every area, each with their own tags and time of day preferences. Learn where to find each critter, where to donate them, and which island residents appreciate the gift of a critter more than others here.
All critters on Friendship Island in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
You’ll find plenty of critters running around Friendship Island in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, but you’ll have to be fast to catch them. The moment a critter notices you, a blue question mark will appear above their head, quickly followed by a red exclamation markas they try to run away. You’ll need to swing your Net or Bubble Wand at the critter to catch it within a couple of seconds, or it will disappear.
Almost all of the areas on Friendship Island have critters that can be donated or gifted. You can donate them, I’ve left the related donation room/location in brackets after the area’s name.
The Comedy Club: Your base of operations for water critters! Screenshot by Dot Esports
Name
Rarity
Where to find
Time of day
Tags
Barnabeetle
Common
South of Mount Hothead, between the mountain and Moon Island
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, Aquatic
Crustocean
Common
Between Cozy Islands bridge and the Comedy Club (head north from the Comedy Club)
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, Aquatic
Sapphire Seapony
Common
Around the Comedy Club
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, Aquatic
Slugnautica
Common
Around the trench (head northeast from Hopstotch Islands)
Morning, Night
Critter, Aquatic
Wollypog
Common
In the Kelp Maze
Day, Evening
Critter, Aquatic
Dreamshell Drifter
Uncommon
In the Kelp Maze
Day, Evening, Night
Critter, Aquatic, Rare
Inky Ballooper
Rare
Around the sunken ship
Evening, Night
Critter, Aquatic, Rare
Rainbow Ribbiter
Rare
Found in two ravines: near Hopscotch Islands (head northeast) and near the Kelp Maze (head north)
Night
Critter, Aquatic, Rare
Icy Peak critters
Needs more apple. Screenshot by Dot Esports
The Icy Peak is the only ground-level area on Friendship Island that can’t be accessed by random exploration. It’s unlocked when you start the quest A Challenging Rescue. After completing its other prerequisite quests, you need three Stamina Apples to trigger this quest.
Icy Peak critters cannot be donated anywhere in Hello Kitty Island Adventure.
Tell me your secrets, Pompompurin. Screenshot by Dot Esports
You can access Merry Meadow after the Curious Caverns quest, unlocked after the Revive the Oasis quest. Pompompurin will help you find the Merry Meadow by showing you the way to the hidden path under the Oasis waterfall.
Name
Rarity
Where to find
Time of day
Tags
Catercreeper
Common
Found around the Merry Meadows Overlook, the Merry Meadows Temple, and around the Merry Meadows Critter Corral. May also be found near the rear wall of the Merry Meadows Plaza on the upper levels
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, Meadow
Mossling
Common
In the Merry Meadows Fields
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, Meadow
Flowerfly
Uncommon
Around the Merry Meadows Overlook, Merry Meadows Temple, and near the Merry Meadows Critter Corral
Day, Evening
Critter, Meadow
Blossom Bounder
Rare
Left of the Merry Meadows Plaza and in the Merry Meadows Overlook near the water
Day, Evening, Night
Critter, Meadow
Hearthling
Rare
In the Merry Meadows Fields
During Steam weather events
Critter, Spooky, Steamy
Cloud Island critters (Cloud Island Critter Corral)
For all your baked goods and some of your quests! Screenshot by Dot Esports
To access Cloud Island, you need to finish the Stargazing quest, which appears after completing the quests A Challenging Rescue and Baker’s Assistant (Hello Kitty’s Level 17 quest).
Name
Rarity
Where to find
Time of day
Tags
Cloudragon
Common
On any of the small islands off of Cloud Island and in the Cloud Island Plaza
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, Cloud
Starry Nightwing
Uncommon
On any of the small islands off of Cloud Island and near the Candy Cloud Machine
Evening, Night
Critter, Stars
Stardrake
Rare
On any of the small islands off of Cloud Island and in the Cloud Island Plaza
During Starfall weather events
Critter, Stars, Starfall
All critters on Imagination Island in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
This little birdy will get you to new places! Screenshot by Dot Esports
Imagination Island only has one location: City Town. In City Town, you can find five more critters, but there isn’t anywhere to donate them. If you haven’t unlocked City Town yet, you’ll need to reach Friendship Level 7 with Badtz-maru, Keroppi, Kuromi, Chococat, and Cinnamoroll, and complete Deep Diving, Keeping it Reel, and A Zipline Adventure. After doing all of this, you’ll receive the quest Ship Shape from Badtz-maru, which leads to a ship that you can use to travel to City Town.
City Town critters
Name
Rarity
Where to find
Time of day
Tags
Citywing
Common
Around the Imagination Cafe, near the City Center fast-travel mailbox, and in the plaza near the City Critter Park fast-travel mailbox
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, City Town
Colorpillar
Common
Around the Imagination Cafe, near the City Center fast-travel mailbox, and in the plaza near the City Critter Park fast-travel mailbox
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, City Town, Rainbow
Squeakle
Common
In the Sewers
Morning, Day, Evening, Night
Critter, City Town
Crowbert
Uncommon
Around the City Rooftop fast-travel mailbox
Morning, Night
Critter, City Town
Dust Bun
Rare
In Dumpster Alley
Day, Evening
Critter, City Town
How to catch critters in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
A critter-catching tool! Screenshot by Dot Esports
There are two tools you can use to catch critters.
Net
The Net is the first critter-catching tool in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. It’s one of the items you need sticks to craft, though it does require other items, too. You’ll gain access to its recipe after completing Keroppi’s Open the Nature Preserve quest.
You need these materials to craft it after getting the recipe:
10 Stick (found around trees in Seaside Resort and Deadwood Forest)
3 Thread (obtained after gifting items to Tuxedosam)
1 Light Stone (obtained after gifting items to Kuromi)
You can use the Net to catch any critters that are above ground. Any underwater critters need to be caught using the Bubble Wand.
Bubble Wand
If you want to catch any of the critters in the Rainbow Reef, you’ll need the Bubble Wand. This tool is unlocked after you complete the Magic Bubble Wand quest, which appears after completing these quests:
Bring Back the Swing
Comic Relief
Deep Diving
Enraging Ruins
Finding Flippers
Open the Nature Preserve
To craft the Bubble Wand, you’ll need these materials:
5 Box Clam (found around Rainbow Reef)
20 Starfish (found around Rainbow Reef)
3 Mechanism (crafted from 3 Gizmo)
What to do with critters in Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Two actions will benefit you in Hello Kitty Island Adventure after catching critters: You can donate critters or gift them to the islanders.
Donating critters
I feel like the chickens shouldn’t be with the bugs… Screenshot by Dot Esports
The Nature Preserve, found in the Spooky Swamp, accepts any of the critters found in:
Seaside Resort
Spooky Swamp
Gemstone Mountain
Mount Hothead
Rainbow Reef
To donate critters, just talk to the Nul in the area and select the critter you want to donate.
Merry Meadows and Cloud Island have their own Critter Corals for the critters found in those areas.
Icy Peaks critters cannot be donated.
Gifting critters
Gift swampy bugs to Keroppi! Screenshot by Dot Esports
You can gift critters the same way you would gift any other item to an island resident. Each islander has their own trio of tags that tell you what kind of gifts they prefer, and this should help you choose the best critter gifts for them. Here is a quick list of islanders and the location you can find their preferred critters:
Island resident
Critter preferences
Badtz-maru
Tropical (Seaside Resort critters)
Chococat
None
Cinnamoroll
None
Hangyodon
Aquatic (Rainbow Reef critters)
Hello Kitty
None
Keroppi
Critters (any) and Swampy (Spooky Swamp critters)
Kuromi
Spooky (Hearthling critter)
My Melody
None
Pekkle
Rocky (Gemstone Mountain critters)
Pochacco
None
Pompompurin
None
Retsuko
None
Tuxedosam
Tropical (Seaside Resort critters)
Keropi is the best islander to gift critters to because you can hit two of his tags by gifting him a critter from the Spooky Swamp. This means you’ll give him a two-star gift, which can raise his Friendship Level faster.