Rarest Emotes In Fortnite

Fortnite is full of exciting and interesting cosmetic items to use in-game and customise your character with – none more so than emotes. Emotes are everything from taunts, to dances, to spectacular displays of showmanship, and some of these emotes are as rare as a hen’s teeth.

There are certain Fortnite emotes that are considered to be “rare”, whether that be because they were only available for a very short duration, have not appeared in the Fortnite Item Shop for several months (or even years), or that they weren’t popular at the time of their release, meaning fewer players now own it. Some are unobtainable, and others have an “uncommon” rarity rating from the early life of Fortnite, which now does not exist.

Many emotes that are considered to be part of the rarest Fortnite emotes club were due to being featured in early Battle Passes.

While there are hundreds of emotes in Fortnite, we’ve come up with our very own list of the top ten rarest Fortnite emotes (in no particular order), so you can check just how star-studded your inventory is.

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1. Tidy

Origin: Tidy is a dance emote based on Snoop Dogg in his music video for the song "Drop It Like It's Hot".

Price:  500 V-Bucks in the Fortnite Item Shop

First released: 2018

Last seen: Over 924 days ago

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2. Floss

Origin: An iconic Fortnite dance, the Floss is based on a move conceived by Backpack Kid during a Katy Perry performance in May 2017. The Floss became synonymous with the game and even made its way into popular culture when footballer Dele Alli used it to celebrate goals.

Price:  N/A (Tier 49 of the Season 2 Battle Pass)

First released: 2017

Last seen: N/A

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3. Rambunctious

Origin: No particular origin, just a homage to those who love to dance like nobody’s watching!

Price: 500 V-Bucks in the Fortnite Item Shop

First released: 2018

Last seen: Over 954 days ago

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4. Dance Off

Origin: Dance Off is based on Star-Lord’s epic dance moves from Marvel’s film Guardians of the Galaxy and yet another example of Fortnite’s close-knit relationship with the studio.

Price: 500 V-Bucks in the Fortnite Item Shop

First released: 2019

Last seen: Over 779 days ago

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5. Fresh

Origin: Fresh was said to be based on the signature Carlton dance from the TV show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, although that is up for (legal) debate.

Price:  800 V-Bucks in the Fortnite Item Shop

First released: 2017

Last seen: Over 945 days ago

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6. Pony Up

Origin: Pony Up is a traversal emote that was given to owners of the Ride the Pony emote from Season 2 in Season X.

Price:  N/A (Season 2 Battle Pass/Season X Gift)

First released: 2019

Last seen: N/A

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7. Ride The Pony

Origin: Ride The Pony is inspired by the original equine-like dance of Psy’s famous song "Gangnam Style".

Price:  N/A (Tier 20 of the Season 2 Battle Pass)

First released: 2017

Last seen: N/A

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8. Zany

Origin: Based on the dance routine for internet sensation song “Dame Tu Cosita”.

Price: 500 V-Bucks in the Fortnite Item Shop

First released: 2018

Last seen: Over 610 days ago

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9. The Flapper

Origin: No particular origin, just a fun dance emote.

Price:  500 V-Bucks in the Fortnite Item Shop

First released: 2018

Last seen: Over 1,065 days ago

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10. Where Is Matt?

Origin: YouTuber Matt Harding became a viral hit when he started to dance with strangers and crowds, performing intricate dance routines.

Price: 500 V-Bucks in the Fortnite Item Shop

First released: 2019

Last seen: Over 666 days ago

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