The normal tools in Animal Crossing: New Leaf are the net, fishing rod, shovel, axe, watering can, and slingshot. You can get silver and gold versions of all of these by performing certain tasks. Some of these silver and golden tools are more powerful than the normal version. For example, the golden axe will never break.
So lets start how get golden and silver!
The Net
Silver Net
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The museum shop sells the silver net after you have donated at least 30 bugs. The shop sells random items each day, so keep checking back until a silver net is for sale.
UPGRADE ✖️Net radius is increased, effectively making it easier to catch bugs✖️ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰
Golden Net
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To get the golden net, you must catch all of the bug types, completing your bug picture book (tap the book tab on the touch screen). Once your picture book is completed, go to a bug catching tournament ((i will put bug catching ect on next chapter)) and talk to the lizard in charge (Nat) to receive your golden net.
UPGRADE ✖️Slightly larger opening for a bit of ease in catching bugs. Easier catch bugs✖️ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰
SILVER ROD I can't find i image for this but to buy this. Just keep checking museum shop. ✔️
Golden Fishing Rod To get the golden fishing rod, you must catch all of the river and ocean fish (but not deep sea creatures). After you have completed your picture book of all the non-deep-sea fish, go to a fishing tourney and talk to the beaver in charge (Chip) to receive your golden fishing rod.
UPGRADE ✖️Fish are drawn to the hook quicker and linger on it a bit longer when they finally bite.✖️ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 Silver Shovel The museum shop sells the silver shovel after you have donated 15 fossils.
UPGRADE ✖️If you hit the money rock in your town with the silver shovel, the rock might give you ore instead of money.✖️
Golden Shovel
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To receive the golden shovel, you must purchase at least 50 bags of fertilizer from the garden shop. Fertilizer is only available if your store has been upgraded to the department store.
UPGRADE ✖️The golden shovel allows you to bury money in the ground, which has a chance of growing into a money tree.✖️ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰
SILVER SLINGSHOTS
After you have shot down 14 or more balloon presents, you might see the silver slingshot float by in a toolbox carried by silver balloons. Shoot it down with your slingshot to get it.
UPGRADE ✖️The silver slingshot shoots two stones.✖️
GOLDEN SLINGSHOT
After you have shot down 14 or more balloon presents, in rare cases you might see the golden slingshot float by in a golden toolbox. Shoot it down with your slingshot to get it.
UPGRADE ✖️The golden slingshot shoots three stones.✖️
GOLDEN WATERING CAN
Go to the front desk of the town hall and ask Isabelle about citizen satisfaction. If your town maintains perfect town status (also known as "best town ever" status) for 15 days in a row, you will get the golden watering can whenyou ask Isabelle about citizen satisfaction on the fifteenth day.
UPGRADE ✖️The golden watering can is able to water 9 flowers at a time. ✖️ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 Silver Axe
The silver axe can be purchased from the gift shop of the island, but it is rare.
UPGRADE ✖️The silver axe will break after 136 uses (the normal axe breaks after 32 uses) so it lasts more than four times as long as the normal axe.✖️
GOLDEN AXE
To receive the golden axe, you must purchase at least 50 tree saplings (not including shrubs) from the garden shop. Leif will give you the golden axe after you buy your 50th sapling.
UPGRADE Chops down trees faster and is unbreakable
