Short answer: Willy loves Catfish, Diamond, Gold Bar, Iridium Bar, Jewels Of The Sea, Mead, Octopus, Pumpkin, Sea Cucumber, Sturgeon and The Art O' Crabbing, plus universal loves such as a Prismatic Shard. Willy's birthday is Summer 24 (a Wednesday), when a loved gift is worth 640 friendship points instead of 80. The cheapest liked gift you can grow for Willy is Corn: plant it by Summer 10.
Quick facts
- Birthday: Summer 24, a Wednesday.
- Marriage: no, but friendship still goes up to 10 hearts.
- Own gift lists: 11 loved, 18 liked and 0 hated by name, and 2 exceptions to the universal lists.
- Crops to grow for Willy: 1 loved and 25 liked.
What Willy loves
| Gift | Also loved by |
|---|---|
| Catfish | Nobody else |
| Diamond | Maru, Penny, Evelyn, Gus, Jodi, Krobus, Marnie |
| Gold Bar | Maru, Clint |
| Iridium Bar | Maru, Clint, Krobus |
| Jewels Of The Sea | Nobody else |
| Mead | Pam |
| Octopus | Nobody else |
| Pumpkin | Abigail, Krobus |
| Sea Cucumber | Nobody else |
| Sturgeon | Nobody else |
| The Art O' Crabbing | Nobody else |
Only Willy loves Catfish, Jewels Of The Sea, Octopus, Sea Cucumber, Sturgeon and The Art O' Crabbing.
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 Willy likes
Willy likes Bait And Bobber, Baked Fish, Carp Surprise, Chowder, Crab Cakes, Crispy Bass, Escargot, Fish Stew, Fish Taco, Fried Calamari, Fried Eel, Lingcod, Lobster Bisque, Quartz, Salmon Dinner, Seafoam Pudding, Tiger Trout and Trout Soup. A liked gift (+45) is the easy fallback when you have nothing loved: 25 crops count as liked for Willy.
Birthday gift plan for Summer 24
These liked crops grow from shop seeds in Summer and are ready on Summer 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | Liked | Summer 10 | 150g | 50g |
| Tomato | Liked | Summer 13 | 50g | 60g |
| Sunflower | Liked | Summer 16 | 125g | 80g |
| Radish | Liked | Summer 18 | 40g | 90g |
| Summer Spangle | Liked | Summer 16 | 50g | 90g |
The loved crop (Pumpkin) can't be grown from seed by Summer 24; harvest one in Fall and keep it in a chest, since crops never spoil.
Other Summer birthdays, so one trip can cover several: Jas (Summer 4), Gus (Summer 8), Maru (Summer 10), Alex (Summer 13), Sam (Summer 17), Demetrius (Summer 19), Dwarf (Summer 22), Leo (Summer 26).
Gifts to avoid
Willy hates nothing on a personal list (-40 each), and dislikes Daffodil, Dandelion, Ginger, Hazelnut, Holly, Leek, Life Elixir, Salmonberry, Snow Yam, Wild Horseradish and Winter Root, and All Cooking (except Baked Fish, Bread, Carp Surprise, Chowder, Crab Cakes, Crispy Bass, Dish O' The Sea, Escargot, Fish Stew, Fish Taco, Fried Calamari, Fried Eel, Fried Egg, Lobster Bisque, Maki Roll, Salmon Dinner, Sashimi, Seafoam Pudding, Strange Bun, & Trout Soup); All Mushrooms (except Red) (-20). On top of that come the universal hates, such as trash and bait.
Neutral (+20) for Willy: Dish O' The Sea, Maki Roll and Sashimi, and All Eggs (except Void Egg); All Fish (except Carp, Catfish, Lingcod, Octopus, Sea Cucumber, Snail, Sturgeon, & Tiger Trout); All Fruit (except Fruit Tree Fruit & Salmonberry); All Milk.
Where Willy breaks the universal rules
These items are universal for most villagers, but not for Willy:
- Life Elixir: Willy dislikes it, though most villagers like it.
- Seafoam Pudding: Willy likes it, though most villagers hate it.
To check any single item, with the points for each quality and day, open the Gift Finder for Willy.