There are many different currencies and fancy names for things inInfinity Nikki. Ability Insight is something you’re able to accumulate in the game and exchange for upgrades. Animal-Grooming allows you to build up Animal-Grooming Insight for great rewards.

There are plenty of animals in the world of Infinity Nikki. You shouldn’t waste time grooming animals that barely give any Insight unless you want the materials. Tracking animals based on how much Insight they give you is the best way to gain Animal-Grooming Insight.

Nikki grooming a Bullquet in Infinity Nikki

Update on Janruary 7, 2025 by Sharnelle Earle:There is always a new reason to start gaining Insight in Infinity Nikki. There are tons of animals or critters to discover each time you unlock a new region. After unlocking these regions, we have added some more animals to the list for increasing as much Animal-Grooming Insight as possible. Luckily, there are many more animals that give five Insight per grooming session.

Animal-Grooming Insight Overview

Your main abilities for collecting resources will build up Insight upon use.An accumulation of Insightallows you to level up your ability and unlocknew sketches. Leveling up your Animal-Grooming Insight will allow you to unlock the ability to collectEssencefrom animals as well as a few clothing sketches.

Players can track the location of resources on their map by pressing thebook iconon the bottom left of the map. This opens up the Collections menu, where you can be shown where to get different materials. This will help you locate the best animals to groom.

A Bullquet inbetween Nikki and Momo in Infinity Nikki

Insight accumulation has adaily limitwhen acquiring it by using the ability by hand and not from the Realm of Nourishment.

Animals That Give The Most Insight

To unlock the ability to collect Essence from animals, you willneed 1,000 Animal-Grooming Insight. To accumulate a lot of Insight in a shorter period of time, you will want tofocus on grooming animalsthat give the most Insight per grooming session.

The table below lists the animals that give the most Animal-Grooming Insight.

Astral Bird during a sunny day in Infinity Nikki

The Bullquet is a rare creature. There is only one of them in the game and because of that, you get five Insight for grooming it.

Five is the most Insightyou can get from a creature, whether it be a bug, animal, or fish. Five Insight creatures will be rare, with probably only one creature per ability category.

An orange circle showing the location of Astral Swan in Infinity Nikki

Another way to acquire a lot of Insight quickly is to use theRealm of Nourishmentat a Warp Spire.

5

Bullquet pacified in Infinity Nikki

Abandoned District

Wait for it to return back to the stonetree after flying. Has cycles of sleeping and being out flying.

Sneak up to it or it will scare.

Bullquet location on the map in Infinity Nikki

3

Bibcoon cat

Dawnfox with a paw up in Infinity Nikki

2

Bowler dog

Noble Pony in the fields in Infinity Nikki

Location of horses and ponies on the map in Infinity Nikki

Front view of Longstocking in Infinity Nikki