Among various fun activities that The Sims 4 offers, one is collecting different collectibles ranging from fishes to coloured crystals. There are a total of thirteen collectibles that can be collected and most of them require you to explore different locations.
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The Sims 4 Collectibles
After acquiring a collectible, you can use it to decorate your home or sell it for a price. Furthermore, some of these collectibles emit an emotional aura that be used to change the mood of Sims in the area where that collectible is placed.
In this guide, I’ll be talking about all thirteen collectibles, their potential effects, and how to find them.
Aliens
Emotional Aura: Confidence
First off, you’ll need a rocket to travel to the outer atmosphere and collect aliens. There are a total of ten aliens that you need to complete this collection. The aliens that you can find in outer space along with their selling prices are:
- Dead Pink Whale – 150
- Dead Blue Slug – 150
- Dead Red Coral – 150
- Dead Space Squid – 150
- Dead Space Porcupine – 150
- Live Pink Whale – 165
- Live Blue Slug – 165
- Live Red Coral – 165
- Live Space Squid – 165
- Live Space Porcupine – 165
Crystals
Emotional Aura: Energy
Unlike collecting aliens, you don’t need to travel to outer space to collect crystals. Instead, you need to explore different neighbourhoods and dig up rocks to find them. There are a total of twenty crystals that you need find to complete this collection.
Crystals are composed of different elements which is another type of collectible that you can collect. Read on to know more about elements collectible. Here are all the crystals along with their selling prices:
- Amethyst – 25
- Diamond – 25
- Emerald – 25
- Hematite – 25
- Jonquilyst – 25
- Orange Topaz – 25
- Peach – 25
- Rainborz – 25
- Sapphire – 25
- Simanite – 25
- Alabaster – 50
- Citrine – 50
- Fire Opal – 50
- Jet – 50
- Plumbite – 50
- Quartz – 50
- Rose – 50
- Ruby – 50
- Shinolite – 50
- Turqoise – 50
Elements
Emotional Aura: None
Like I have mentioned above, crystals are composed of different elements. Once you dig out a crystal from a rock, you can call Geological Council and send them the crystal to get it decomposed into elemental form. Do note that once a crystal is decomposed, it cannot be used a crystal anymore and the process is irreversible.
There are a total of fifteen elements that you can collect and all of them are mentioned along with their selling prices:
- Sydrolin – 45
- Selium – 80
- Plathium – 80
- Plumbobus – 80
- Phozone – 80
- Peryllium – 45
- Melacoo – 80
- Ozinate – 45
- Volenton – 80
- Oxypin – 80
- Firaxium – 80
- Alcineat – 45
- Crytacoo – 80
- Wolfium – 45
- Goobleck – 45
Fish
Emotional Aura: None
Each neighbourhood offers more than one fishing ponds where your Sim can collect different fishes. Some of these fishing ponds only yield common and uncommon fishes; there are some ponds which yield rare fishes. Another thing to keep in mind is your Sim’s fishing skill. There are some fishing ponds which require higher fishing skills.
There are a total of twenty-two fishes that you can collect and they’re provided below:
- Rainbowfish
- Pirahna
- Catfish
- Goldfish
- Tilapia
- Minnow
- Anglerfish
- Bass
- Trout
- Angelfish
- Koi
- Red-Tailed Black Shark
- Salmon
- Wolf Eel
- Betta
- Kissing Gourami
- Sturgeon
- Perch
- Guppy
- Tetra
- Batfish
- Treefish
Another thing to keep in mind is the selling prices of these fishes depend upon the mass of the fish.
Fossils
Emotional Aura: Confidence
Crystals are not the only thing that you get from digging up rocks. Your Sim will sometimes get limestone or fossils from a rock. A limestone can be broken down into its components to acquire a fossil which can be analyzed under a microscope.
There are a total of fifteen fossils and they’re provided below with their selling prices:
- Fossilized Egg – 70
- Fossilized Sea Monster – 50
- Raptor Claw – 70
- Fossilized Plant Imprint – 70
- Pre-Historic Hoofprint – 40
- Hilariously Tiny T-Rex Arms – 45
- Enormous Trilobite – 40
- Fossilized Sim Hand – 45
- Prehistoric Rock – 15
- Prehistoric Bird – 75
- Perfectly Preserved Mustache – 100
- Pre-Pre-Pre Human Head – 225
- Fossilized Udder – 85
- Fossilized Whatzit – 175
- Fossilized Alien Skull – 250
Frogs
Emotional Aura: Positive Emotions
Frogs can be collected by exploring the neighbourhood areas and looking for them inside small ponds and wooden logs. There are a total of twenty-five types of frogs that you can collect, but you don’t have to find all of them.
Different types of frogs can be cross-bred to give birth to a new type of frog. This can be helpful if you cannot seem to find a particular frog. Here is a complete list of all the frogs with their respective selling prices:
- Leaf Frog – 35
- Eggplant Frog – 35
- Sunflower Frog – 35
- Heart Frog – 35
- Dirt Frog – 35
- Spotted Leaf Frog – 35
- Spotted Dirt Frot – 35
- Spotted Heart Frog – 35
- Leopard Frog – 35
- Spotted Eggplant Frog – 35
- Surfer Leaf Frog – 35
- Sunsurfer Frog – 35 Rare
- Dirtsurfer Frog – 35
- Surfer Eggplant Frog – 35
- Heartsurfer Frog – 35
- Striped Leaf Frog – 35
- Striped Dirt Frog – 35
- Tiger Frog – 35
- Striped Heart Frog – 35
- Striped Eggplant Frog – 35
- Hypno Frog – 35
- Bullseye Frog – 35
- Eggplant Whirl Frog – 35
- Dirtwhirl Frog – 35
- Whirlyflower Frog – 35
Gardening
Emotional Aura: None
Contrary to the popular belief, you don’t need to grow every plant to complete this collection. You can use splicing, grafting, and even harvesting to find different plants. Explore your neighbourhoods to harvest different plants for your collection.
You’ll also need to travel to the outer space to find rare plants to add to your collection. Lastly, it’s very important to improve your Gardening Skill as it’s extremely handy when completing this collection.
There are a total of thirty-one plants to collect and they’re all listed below with their respective selling prices:
- Snapdragon – 4
- Apple – 3
- Lemon – 3
- Cherry – 3
- Strawberry – 2
- Blackberry – 11
- Pomegranate – 4
- Dragonfruit – 16
- Grapes – 7
- Pear – 3
- Rose – 4
- Tulip – 4
- Daisy – 1
- Lily – 4
- Chrysanthemum – 4
- Orchid – 5
- Blue Bells – 4
- Bird of Paradise – 4
- Trash Fruit – 1
- UFO (Unidentified Fruit Object) – 24
- Cowplant Berry – 20
- Potato – 2
- Carrot – 2
- Mushroom – 1
- Basil – 1
- Parsley – 2
- Sage – 2
- Bonsai – 4
- Tomato – 3
- Onion – 3
- Spinach – 1
Metals
Emotional Aura: Confidence
Almost similar to crystals, metals can be dug up from the rocks in your neighbourhoods. Each metal is composed of different elements which make up another collection.
After finding a metal, you can call the Geological Council and send them a metal to get it decomposed in simpler elements. Note that this process is irreversible and you’ll lose the metal forever! There are a total fifteen metals to find and they’re provided below along with their respective selling prices:
- Crytunium – 65
- Furium – 65
- Heavy Metal – 65
- Ironyum – 65
- Ozinold – 65
- Plathinum – 65
- Romantium – 65
- Sadnum – 65
- Simtanium – 65
- Ultranium – 65
- Alcron – 30
- Baconite – 30
- Death Metal – 30
- Flamingonium – 30
- Literalite – 30
- Obtanium – 30
- Phozonite – 30
- Punium – 30
- Pyrite – 30
- Socialite – 30
Microscope Prints
Emotional Aura: None – Used for decoration
First off, you need to develop Level 2 Logic Skill to complete this collection. Once you’ve acquired Level 2 Logic Skill, you need to collect different plants and fossils and analyze them under a microscope to get your desired prints. This is quite a lengthy process so make sure to give it some time.
There are a total twelve microscope prints to collect and they’re all provided below along with their respective selling prices:
- Trace Remains – 255
- The Drifter – 105
- Crystal Palace – 485
- Blemish Blossum – 220
- Falling – 215
- Cell Block – 220
- Snow Fight – 110
- Leaf Meat – 445
- Psychedelic Rock – 110
- Party in Pink – 115
- Hooplankton – 100
- Rhapsody in Blue – 95
MySims Figurines
Emotional Aura: Playful
Finding MySims Trophies is also a lengthy process – like finding microscope prints. To start, you need to dig up rocks found in different neighbourhoods which will yield a treasure map. Once you’ve acquired the treasure map, you can follow its directions and find a buried capsule. Opening up these hidden capsules will yield the MySims Trophies.
There are a total of twenty MySims Figurines which are provided in the list below along with their respective selling prices:
- Buddy – 35
- DJ Candy – 35
- Leaf – 35
- Lyndsay – 35
- Morcubus – 35
- Poppy – 35
- TOBOR – 75
- Trevor Verily – 35
- Violet – 75
- Yuki – 35
- Zombie Carl – 75
- Chaz McFreely – 35
- Dr. F – 35
- Elmira Clamp – 35
- Ol’ Gabby – 35
- Chef Gino – 35
- Gonk – 35
- Goth Boy – 75
- Hopper – 35
- Jenny – 35
Postcards
Emotional Aura: None
This is by far my favourite collectible in the game. To get started, you need to buy your Sim a computer – this is very important. After buying a computer, you need to head over to the socialize category and look for a Pen Pal in any city. After a couple of hours, you’ll know where your Pen Pal lives so you can it a letter.
After building up a strong relationship, you can ask your Pen Pal to send you a postcard of the city it lives in. There are a total fifteen postcards to complete this collection and they’re all provided below with their respective selling prices:
- Riverview – 10
- Littlehaven – 10
- Lucky Palms – 10
- Moonlight Falls – 25
- Barnacle Bay – 25
- Champs Les Sims – 25
- Dragon Valley – 25
- Sunset Valley – 40
- Twinbrook – 40
- Bridgeport – 40
- Appaloosa Plains – 40
- Lunar Lakes – 40
- Midnight Hollow – 40
- Isla Paradiso- 40
Space Prints
Emotional Aura: None – only for decoration
To start collecting these collectibles, you need to have an observatory in your backyard which not only requires a lot of space, but also 1,500 bucks.
After setting up the observatory, simply observe the sky and just wait to get a space print. This is another collectible which needs your time so make sure to be patient! There are a total fifteen space prints to collect which are listed below along with their respective selling prices:
- Rosie the Riveting – 125
- Twinkle – 285
- Saturn Return – 290
- Standard Space – 130
- End of Time – 135
- T-Rex Nebula – 465
- Big Star – 140
- I Dream of Plesiosaur – 215
- Out of This World Style – 105
- Seeing Red – 110
- Star Crossed Lovers – 210
- Animal’s Planet – 115
- Cloudy Vision – 265
- Surfacing – 475
- Battle Stars – 495
Space Rocks
Emotional Aura: Positive Emotions and Decoration
This is another collectible that requires you to have a rocket and explore the outer space. With only four space rocks to collect, this is the smallest collection of collectibles that the game offers. Below, you’ll find a complete list of these collectibles and their respective selling prices:
- Unnaturally Large Space Rock – 275
- Common Space Rock – 95
- Uncommon Space Rock – 145
- Large Space Rock – 200
