Pete
- "Yaaaaaawn... I was up late last night thinking aboutPhyllis. Why do I always do this to myself?"
- — Pete,Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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| Species | Gender | |||||||
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| Pelican |  Male | |||||||
| Birthday | March 8th |  | ||||||
| Favorite saying | "If we can't speak to each other, let's at least write." | |||||||
| Role | Mail delivery | |||||||
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Name in other languages ぺりお 펠리오 Tino Peter 程信雄 Antoine Carturo Pete 程信雄 Antoine Carturo Пит | ||||||||
Pete is apelican who deliversmail in all of theAnimal Crossing games prior toAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]
Pete is a white pelican, just likePelly, another pelican. His eyes are black and oval-shaped. His beak and legs are orange. His beak's upper part is also his nose with brownish-pink linings and dark-purple insides. His inner mouth is orangish-brown. His mailman/postman uniform is mostly green, and he carries a dark-blue bag, which he stores letters inside, with him. His bag also has a yellow/orange buckle, red decoration strings, and a yellow button.
Personality[edit]
As a mailman/postman, Pete does his job seriously and politely.
Appearances[edit]
InAnimal Crossing[edit]
- "Ah, yes. I've heard there are rumors about me and Pelly. And I really don't appreciate any of it. Pelly is nice, and she makes me very nice lunches... But...how do I put this...she's too much of a child. I'm interested in a more mature relationship."
- — Pete talking about his relationship with Pelly,Animal Crossing
InAnimal Crossing, Pete takes the mail after theplayer has sentPelly orPhyllis five letters. He flies down towards the player'shouse at 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM to deliver mail and lands by the bulletin board. He will walk to each letterbox and place mail inside of each one, unless disturbed by the player, whom he will talk to. Once the mail has been delivered, he will take off and fly away within two acres. His love for Phyllis is often talked about among the villagers.
Unlike in later games, Pete's voice in this game is deep, similar to acrankyvillager's voice.
InWild World[edit]
- "I'm in the middle of my deliveries, and I'm in a hurry! If I'm even a little late, a certain someone gets upset. But I won't tell you who!"
- — Pete,Animal Crossing: Wild World
Pete continues to be the mail carrier inAnimal Crossing: Wild World, but with a slightly different role. In the game, he cannot be seen delivering the mail, but can be seen flying above thetown where he can be shot down with aSlingshot at exactly 9:00 AM or 5:00 PM on random weekdays, and he will not be aware who shot him down. He will not appear during rain. He can be found near the player, laying face down. Pete will proceed to get up once talked to. Once he is shot, the player will not be able to move until he falls on the ground.
His relationship with Pelly is complicated in comparison to other games. Pelly really likes Pete, but she does not think he likes her in return. In fact, Pete actually has a crush on Pelly's sister Phyllis, who in return hates him. Unlike in the firstAnimal Crossing, he has a higher pitched voice.
InCity Folk[edit]
- "What? I'm a mail carrier! Don't ask me if I carry babies. We ask the storks to do that."
- — Pete,Animal Crossing: City Folk
InAnimal Crossing: City Folk, Pete appears walking around town from 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM or 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM. He will appear on any weekday in which another special visitor is not in town, andGulliver's UFO is not due to fly over. He also appears when Nintendo sendsDLC to a player. However, he randomly appears in the town, rather than flies in. He will only talk once to the player, when spoken to. Afterward, he only says that he has to get to work.
It is clear that Pete does not have feelings for Pelly inCity Folk, but seems to be interested in her sister, Phyllis because she is more mature than her younger and nicer sister. When talking to him he blushes while mentioning that Phyllis' perfume smells "exotic," and giggles when he mentions that she said "good night" to him.
When he is in town, some villagers will start rumors about Pete and other villagers, some even suggesting they are in a relationship with him. If you listen to some of their conversations,snooty and cranky villagers will say how they have changed the name plates on other snooty and cranky villagers' homes to "Phyllis' House," usually involving this with other arguments, like giving other villagersfleas for revenge. In conversations betweennormal and snooty villagers, snooty villagers may say to address their mail to the "most beautiful girl in town," to which the normal villager will say that the last time they did that, Pete delivered the letter to Phyllis.Booker will not know when Pete is in town because Pete flies into town, rather than goes through thecheckpoint.
InNew Leaf[edit]
Pete retains the same role inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf as inAnimal Crossing: City Folk; he can be seen walking around town at mail delivery times and delivering certain DLC, although some DLC inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf must be claimed at thepost office instead. He can let the player know if they or another player in town has a full mailbox, however.
InNew Horizons[edit]
Pete's poster can be obtained fromNook Shopping after inviting him toPhotopia via hisamiibo. Pete was added to the actual game in2.0 Free Update, where he can be invited toThe Roost via amiibo. If Phyllis is invited, she will bring Pelly, and Pete will sit at the counter trying not to be seen by them.
InPocket Camp[edit]
- "I can deliver whatever you need delivered! Just select a request."
- — Pete,Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Pete appears inAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp as the host ofPete's Parcel Service, a delivery service that allows players to deliver requests to various villagers without speaking to them directly. However, Pete cannot deliver items to villagers that the player has not spoken to at least once.
InGekijōban Doubutsu no Mori[edit]
Pete makes a minor appearance in🎬Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori. He deliversMargie's goodbye letter toAi. He also makes a brief appearance during theFireworks Festival, buying cotton candy from one of theNooklings.
Other appearances[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Pete appears as a collectible sticker.
Pete
| Effect | Fighters |
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| [Arm] [Leg] Attack +2 | All fighters |
InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
Pete appears as a collectible trophy.
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Pete
| Description | NTSC-U: Delivering the mail keeps Pete very busy. He takes great pride in his work, and he sometimes looks like he's in need of sleep. That isn't because he's working too hard—thinking about his crush on Phyllis keeps him up all night! He doesn't let that stop him from getting to work early, though. PAL: You might bump into Pete every now and then while he's out delivering post. He takes pride in his work and gets up bright and early every day. Sadly, he's got a terrible illness that keeps him up at night. Yep...he's incurably lovesick. Poor Pete just can't stop thinking about Phyllis from the post office! | |
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| Acquisition | Random | |
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Spirits[edit]
Pete
| Category | Class | Slot cost |
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 Support Spirit | Ace (★★★) | 2 (⬢⬢) |
| Ability | Strong-Wind Immunity | |
| Acquisition | Summon with cores from Cucco, Postman, and any Support core | |
Villager information[edit]
InHappy Home Designer[edit]
| Pete | ||
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| Birthday | Gender | Species |
March 8 | Male | Pelican |
| Umbrella |  Gelato umbrella | |
| House request | ||
| Client's vision | I'll leave it up to you! | |
| Favorite song |  To the Edge | |
| Unlocked items | |
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| Furniture: |  To the Edge Pelly's pic Phyllis's pic Pete's pic |
| Clothing: |  Mailman's hat Gelato umbrella |
| Starting house: |  |
InNew Horizons[edit]
If we can't speak to each other, let's at least write.
| Birthday | Gender | Species |
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| March 8 | Male | Pelican |
| Initial NookPhone |  Green | |
| Final NookPhone |  Checkered 2 - Fabric 7 | |
| Happy Home Paradise traits | ||
| Umbrella |  Raindrop umbrella | |
| Hobby | Music | |
| Book |  Music | |
InHappy Home Paradise[edit]
| Pete | ||
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| Client's vision | Vacation-Home Concept | |
| Unlocked items | |
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| Furniture: | |
Card profiles[edit]
Animal Crossing e-Reader card[edit]
- Main article:199 Pete (Animal Crossing-e)
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Card back
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| #199 Pete -Series 4 | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Sign: | Pisces |
| Profile: | Ever wonder where Pete stores your letters? In his beak, maybe? Ew, no! That wouldn't be professional! He's got a bag where he can keep stuff slobber free. But what does he do when his mail bag is full? Uh oh... Dare we ask? |
| Password: | s2CX6wGxXpF8AV |
| yz#efv3lmmO&CO | |
amiibo card[edit]
Card back
| #206 Pete -Series 3 | ||||||||
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Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing (withPelly)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Trivia[edit]
- The flyingPostman in theNintendo DS gameThe Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass says that he does not want to be shot down by a Slingshot. This could be a reference to Pete.
- Pete shares hisbirthday withZucker.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | ぺりお Perio | From "pelican" and「~お」(-o, Japanese male name ending) |
 | 펠리오 Pellio | From "Pelly" and transliteration of "o" in Japanese name |
 | 唐強 (Dòngwù Sēnlín) Táng qiáng | From「塘鵝」(táng é, gannet) and「強」(qiáng, strong) |
| 程信雄 Chéng Xìnxióng | Pun on「誠信」(chéngxìn, honest) and「信」(xìn, letter), combined with「雄」(xióng, male) |
 | Пит Pit | Transcription of Russian name |
 | Pete | Same as English name |
 | Peter | Similar to "Pete" |
 | Carturo | Portmanteau of "carta" (letter) and "Arturo" |
 | Antoine | French for the name "Anthony" |
 | Tino | Clipped from "postino" (postman) |
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