In the Animal Crossing community, "rarity" is often a mix of mathematical probability and community demand. Technically, every villager within a specific species has the same spawn rate when using a Nook Miles Ticket. However, Raymond the cat is frequently cited as the "rarest" because he was the first "Smug" cat introduced and, for a long time, did not have an Amiibo card, meaning he could only be found through random island hopping or the campsite. In 2026, following the New Horizons era, Shino and Sasha have also joined the ranks of high-rarity/high-demand villagers. Mathematically, Octopuses are the easiest species to find because there are only four of them (Marina, Zucker, Octavian, and Cephalobot), whereas Cats (with 23 members) are harder to target individually. Therefore, finding a specific cat like Raymond involves much lower odds (roughly 1 in 800 per ticket) compared to finding an octopus. While "rarity" is subjective, the lack of an Amiibo card for newer villagers traditionally makes them the most difficult to obtain without significant "grinding" or trading in the community's virtual marketplace.