How Pets Work
Pets are companions that provide passive abilities in your garden. Each pet has:
- Ability — A unique effect (mutation application, XP generation, etc.)
- Weight — Determines value in trades, grows with age
- Rarity — Common through Transcendent (8 tiers)
- Utility Score — Our rating of how useful the pet actually is (0-100)
Weight Formula
Pet weight grows with age following this formula:
W(age) = W_initial × (age + 10) / 11
At age 0, the pet weighs slightly less than its initial weight. At age 100, it weighs 10x its initial weight. Use our Pet Weight Calculator to predict exact weights.
The Tier List
S-Tier (Must-Have)
Fairy (Prismatic) — Utility: 100/100 The rarest pet in the game. +300% XP boost and max farming multiplier. Found through extremely rare Fairy encounters — not from any egg.
Kitsune (Prismatic) — Utility: 99/100 0.08% hatch rate from Zen Egg. Applies Chakra (5x) or the legendary Foxfire Chakra (90x) mutation. Also duplicates fruit from other players.
Disco Bee (Divine) — Utility: 98/100 Applies the Disco mutation (125x) to nearby fruit every ~15 minutes. The only source of Disco — makes this bee invaluable for late-game profit.
Butterfly (Mythical) — Utility: 98/100 Converts crops with 4-5+ mutations into Rainbow (50x). Essential for mutation farming strategies. Found in Bug Egg and Anti-Bee Egg.
A-Tier (Excellent)
Golden Goose (Legendary) — Utility: 97/100 Lays Golden Egg Plants with the Fortune mutation (50x) every ~13 minutes. Consistent passive income machine.
Orchid Mantis (Divine) — Utility: 97/100 Chains mutations automatically: base → Floral → Gold → Rainbow. One of the best automated mutation pets.
Raccoon (Mythical) — Utility: 97/100 Visits other players' plots and duplicates random crops for you every ~15 minutes. Free crops from other players.
T-Rex (Legendary) — Utility: 96/100 Applies random mutations to 3 fruits every 3-4 minutes. High frequency makes it reliably useful.
Spinosaurus (Legendary) — Utility: 96/100 Copies mutations from ~3 fruits, then spreads that mutation to others. Mutation amplifier.
B-Tier (Very Good)
Capybara (Rare) — Utility: 85/100 Prevents nearby pets from losing hunger and generates XP. The best support pet for keeping your lineup active.
Diamond Panther (Divine) — Utility: 95/100 Increases pet age when harvesting crops with 12+ mutations. Crucial for pet weight farming.
Mimic Octopus (Mythical) — Utility: 95/100 Copies whichever pet just fired its ability. Essentially doubles your best pet.
Empress Bee (Divine) — Utility: 92/100 Resets ALL equipped pet cooldowns simultaneously. Game-changing for high-frequency ability rotations.
C-Tier (Good Utility)
Dragonfly (Legendary) — Utility: 95/100 Applies Gold mutation (20x) directly. Reliable and consistent.
Griffin (Legendary) — Utility: 88/100 Applies Cyclonic (15x). Stacks multiplicatively with other mutations.
Seal (Rare) — Utility: 80/100 2% chance to recover the egg of any pet sold. Very useful for rare egg recovery.
Night Owl (Rare) — Utility: 65/100 All active pets gain additional XP during nighttime. Good passive XP boost.
D-Tier (Situational)
Bee (Uncommon) — Utility: 40/100 Applies Pollinated (1.5x). Low multiplier but it's free and stacks with everything.
Starfish (Uncommon) — Utility: 45/100 Generates 6.36 XP/sec passively. Decent for AFK XP farming.
Cow (Common) — Utility: 30/100 Growth radius bonus. Useful early game, outclassed later.
Best Pet Lineups
Early Game (2 slots)
- Dog or Cat (seed digger)
- Bee (pollination)
Mid Game (3 slots)
- Dragonfly (Gold mutations)
- Bee (Pollinated stacking)
- T-Rex (random mutations)
Late Game (5 slots)
- Disco Bee (125x Disco)
- Butterfly (Rainbow conversion)
- Kitsune (Foxfire Chakra)
- Empress Bee (cooldown reset)
- Capybara (hunger shield)
Hatching Tips
- The Kitsune has a 0.08% hatch rate from the Zen Egg — expect ~1,250 hatches on average
- Use our Egg Probability Calculator to plan your hatching budget
- Event eggs are often the best value since they're free
- Sell unwanted pets from expensive eggs — the Seal pet can sometimes recover the egg