Short answer: Elliott loves Crab Cakes, Duck Feather, Lobster, Pomegranate, Squid Ink and Tom Kha Soup, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Elliott's birthday is Fall 5 (a Friday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest liked gift you can grow for Elliott is Bok Choy: plant it by Fall 1.
Quick facts
- Birthday: Fall 5, a Friday.
- Marriage: yes. Friendship stops at 8 hearts (2,000 points) until you give Elliott a Bouquet, so extra gifts before that are wasted.
- Own gift lists: 6 loved, 2 liked and 5 hated by name, and 4 exceptions to the universal lists.
- Crops to grow for Elliott: 36 liked.
What Elliott loves
| Gift | Also loved by |
|---|---|
| Crab Cakes | Nobody else |
| Duck Feather | Leo |
| Lobster | Nobody else |
| Pomegranate | Nobody else |
| Squid Ink | Nobody else |
| Tom Kha Soup | Penny |
Only Elliott loves Crab Cakes, Lobster, Pomegranate and Squid Ink.
The universal loves count too: Golden Pumpkin, Magic Rock Candy, Pearl, Prismatic Shard, Rabbit's Foot and Stardrop Tea. What "universal" means and the points for each kind of gift: gift rules for every villager.
What Elliott likes
Elliott likes Octopus and Squid, and All Books; All Fruit (except Pomegranate & Salmonberry). A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 36 crops count as liked for Elliott.
Birthday gift plan for Fall 5
These liked crops grow from shop seeds in Fall and are ready on Fall 5 if you plant them by the day shown, at normal growth speed. Cheapest to give first: the sell price is the gold you give up.
| Crop | Taste | Plant by | Seeds | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bok Choy | Liked | Fall 1 | 50g | 80g |
Other Fall birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Penny (Fall 2), Jodi (Fall 11), Abigail (Fall 13), Sandy (Fall 15), Marnie (Fall 18), Robin (Fall 21), George (Fall 24).
Gifts to avoid
Elliott hates Amaranth, Quartz, Salmonberry, Sea Cucumber and Super Cucumber (-40 each), and dislikes Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Pizza, Snow Yam, Wild Horseradish and Winter Root, and All Milk; All Mushrooms (except Red) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.
Neutral (+20) for Elliott: Rainbow Shell and Sea Urchin, and All Eggs (except Void Egg); All Fish (except Carp, Lobster, Octopus, Sea Cucumber, Snail, & Squid).
Where Elliott breaks the universal rules
These items are universal for most villagers, but not for Elliott:
- Rainbow Shell: Elliott is neutral about it, though most villagers like it.
- Duck Feather: Elliott loves it, though most villagers are neutral about it.
- Squid Ink: Elliott loves it, though most villagers are neutral about it.
- Sea Urchin: Elliott is neutral about it, though most villagers hate it.
To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Elliott.