To progress in Hey Kitty Island Journey, you’ll have to rank up your friendship ranges with each character inhabiting the island by giving them items. Doing so will unlock tons of issues — like upgrades to crafting stations, recipes for sure objects, and even different characters — so be certain to present characters day by day.

That can assist you work out what to present the varied characters, we’ve compiled a listing for you, damaged up by one of the best present to offer them and a very good early-game possibility while you don’t have a ton of sources. Be aware that as of this writing, some characters have totally different “greatest” items for them on the Nintendo Change model of the sport. (An replace aligning the gifting level system throughout platforms will come to the Change on Might 22.)

We additionally checklist all of the later unlockable characters beneath a minimize for spoiler causes. A few of these characters have proven up in trailers and whatnot for the sport, however we don’t need to dampen any of the surprises for you.

Beneath, we clarify the greatest items for the varied Hey Kitty Island Journey characters and learn how to make them (or get their recipes).

Badtz-maru’s greatest items

Favourite present: Final Joke Pizza (dough + pineapple + tofu on the pizza oven)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Quattro Formaggi Pizza (dough + moon cheese + coral milk within the pizza oven)

Good early-game present: Pineapple Pizza (dough + pineapple)

Badtz-maru is without doubt one of the beginning characters at Seaside Resort, most frequently hanging out at his comedian e book stand on the docks.

Favourite present: Interactive Historical past of Chocolate (a crafting desk recipe unlocked from friendship stage three with TOPHAT)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Interactive Historical past of Chocolate

Good early-game present: Clean E-book

Chococat is without doubt one of the beginning characters at Seaside Resort. He often hangs out across the crafting desk.

Cinnamoroll’s greatest items

Favourite present: Chocolate Chai (candlenut+ chocolate coin + magma bloom/cinna bloom within the espresso machine)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Spicy Pumpkin Latte (candlenut + cinna bloom + pumpkin within the espresso machine)

Good early-game present: Spicy Pizza (dough + cinna bloom/magma bloom within the pizza oven)

Present reward: Sweet Clouds

Cinnamoroll roams across the island, rushing off to varied areas to make deliveries.

Favourite present: Mermaid Determine (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship stage 13 with My Melody)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Mermaid Determine

Good early-game present: Uncommon-tagged aquatic fish (Sandy Puffler, Galaxy Grouper, Briny Clamfish)

Hangyodon is barely accessible when you unlock swimming and diving.

Hey Kitty’s greatest items

Favourite present: Pink Bow Apple Pie (flour + apple + magma bloom within the oven)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): The Way forward for Every little thing (crafting desk recipe present in a chest on Cloud Island, requires friendship stage two with Lala)

Good early-game present: Strawberry Shortcake (flour + strawberry within the oven)

Hey Kitty is without doubt one of the beginning characters at Seaside Resort, most frequently discovered at her cafe.

Favourite present: Critter Totem (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship rank 10 with Keroppi)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Swampy Music Field (crafting desk recipe present in a treasure chest close to the Nature Protect)

Good early-game present: Bush Fiend critter (caught from night to nighttime within the Spooky Swamp hedge maze)

Keroppi lives within the Spooky Swamp, although you’ll be able to typically discover him hanging out at Badtz-maru’s comedian store.

Favourite present: Pumpkin Spice Soda (fizzy crystal + pumpkin + cinna bloom within the soda machine)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Spicy Pumpkin Latte (candlenut + cinna bloom + pumpkin within the espresso machine)

Good early-game present: Pumpkin Pie (flour + pumpkin within the oven)

Kuromi lives in Spooky Swamp and he or she’s most frequently present in her potion hut.

Favourite present: Pink Clouds Ice Cream (cactus cream + sweet cloud + sakura within the dessert machine)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Starry Skies Shake (cactus cream + snowcicle + starfruit within the dessert machine) or Quattro Formaggi Pizza (dough + moon cheese + coral milk within the pizza oven)

Good early-game present: Pink Latte (candlenut + strawberry/sakura within the espresso machine)

My Melody is without doubt one of the beginning characters at Seaside Resort, generally discovered at her furnishings store.

Favourite present: Mountain Soundtrack (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship stage eight with Retsuko)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Mountain Soundtrack

Good early-game present: Calming Crystal (discovered within the Crystal Caves)

Pekkle may be discovered at Gemstone Mountain, in entrance of the dance corridor.

Favourite present: Pochacco Vitality Pop (fizzy crystal + spinip + tofu within the soda machine)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Pochacco Vitality Pop

Good early-game present: Tofu bread (flour + tofu within the oven)

Present reward: Strawberries

Pochacco is without doubt one of the beginning characters who may be discovered round Seaside Resort.

Pompompurin’s greatest items

Favourite present: Mama’s Pudding (cactus cream + banana + coral milk within the dessert machine)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Starry Skies Shake (cactus cream + snowcicle + starfruit within the dessert machine)

Good early-game present: Dessert Pizza (dough + sweet cloud/sugarkelp/swampmallow within the pizza oven)

Pompompurin hangs out at Gemstone Mountain, in or round his dessert boat.

Favourite present: Volcanic Guitar (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship stage 4 with TOPHAT)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Sounds of Metal (crafting desk recipe present in a chest within the lava caves)

Good early-game present: Ingots, however extra ideally a Volcano Soundtrack (crafting desk recipe present in a lava caves treasure chest)

Retsuko is often at Mount Hothead, lamenting her misplaced baggage. When you assist her out, she’ll transfer to hold across the scorching springs.

Tuxedo Sam’s greatest items

Favourite present: Designer Island Doll (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship rank 16 with My Melody)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): The Way forward for Every little thing (crafting desk recipe present in a chest on Cloud Island, requires friendship stage two with Lala)

Good early-game present: Any tropical fish with the “uncommon” tag (coastal clamfish, tropical sunfish, and summer season sole)

Tuxedo Sam is without doubt one of the beginning characters, practically all the time present in his clothes store.

The characters beneath unlock through sure story quests. Spoilers will likely be beneath the picture.

Finest items for characters unlocked through quests (spoiler)

Want me mell’s greatest items

Favourite present: Any uncommon candle (creation station recipe unlocked through friendship stage 10 with Want me mell)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Uncommon candle

Good early present: Any rare-tagged fish (bathroom clamfish, burning perch, cavern clamfish, and so on.)

To unlock Want me mell, you’ll have to hit friendship rank 11 with My Melody and full the “Dessert-ed Boat,” “Parched,” and “Revive the Oasis” quests. After this, the questline “Curious Caverns” will unlock, ultimately main you to her.

My Candy Piano’s greatest items

Favourite present: Colourful Lamb Plush (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship rank 10 with My Candy Piano)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Quattro Formaggi Pizza (dough + moon cheese + coral milk within the pizza oven)

Good early present: Critter Totem (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship stage 10 with Keroppi)

To unlock My Candy Piano, you’ll want to succeed in friendship rank 15 with My Melody and full the search collection that begins with “A Good friend Certainly.”

Massive Challenges’ greatest items

Favourite present: The Biggest Problem (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship rank 4 with Lala)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): The Way forward for Every little thing (crafting desk recipe present in a chest on Cloud Island, requires friendship stage two with Lala)

Good early present: Meditations on Resilience (crafting desk recipe unlocked through friendship rank two with Massive Challenges)

Present reward: Little Challenges

To unlock Massive Challenges, you’ll want to finish the story quests that lead as much as Icy Peak, which functionally includes “fixing” all of the island’s areas and incomes their respective Star Fragments.

Favourite present: The Way forward for Every little thing (crafting desk recipe present in a chest on Cloud Island, requires friendship stage two with Lala)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): The Way forward for Every little thing

Good early-game present: Candied Banana Espresso (candlenut + sweet cloud + banana within the espresso machine)

TOPHAT will begin displaying up as a buddy when you clear Massive Problem’s storyline above.

Favourite present: Quattro Formaggi Pizza (dough + moon cheese + coral milk within the pizza oven)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Quattro Formaggi Pizza

Good early-game present: Almond Pound Cake (flour + sweet cloud + toasted almond within the oven)

Whereas Lala will present up in snippets of the story earlier than you actually meet them, you’ll be able to solely begin gifting them when you unlock Cloud Island — which occurs after saving Massive Challenges, hitting rank 17 friendship with Hey Kitty, finishing her given quests, after which finishing the “Stargazing” quest.

Favourite present: Starry Skies Shake (cactus cream + snowcicle + starfruit within the dessert machine)

Finest present for elevating friendship (Nintendo Change solely): Starry Skies Shake

Good early-game present: Almond Pound Cake (flour + sweet cloud + toasted almond within the oven)

Kiki unlocks through the identical technique as Lala above.

Usahana’s greatest items (iOS solely)

Favourite present: Rainbow Dango (rainbow beam + 3 mochi)

Good early-game present: Colorpillar critter

Usahana is a personality locked to the Apple Arcade model of Hey Kitty Island Journey for now, however she is going to come to the opposite variations at a later, unannounced date. Since I play the Steam model of the sport, Usahana’s data is compiled with assist from the Hey Kitty Island Journey Wiki.