Update: We last updated this Grow a Garden Pet Tier List article on November 17th, 2025.
Pets play a crucial role in Grow a Garden, as they allow your plants to flourish or offer some other beneficial effect, making them a valuable addition to your garden. However, not every pet is equally good or useful. Some of them, like the Mimic Octopus, offer incredible traits, while others, like Cat and Dog, are nothing special. However, picking one pet out of the various options can be quite challenging. This is where the Grow a Garden Pet Tier List will come in handy if you’re looking to get all the best pets in the game.
We have divided the tiers based on the pet’s abilities and usefulness in the garden. Most of the Mythical and Legendary pets naturally fall in the higher tier. Now, let’s move to the tier list.
Note: The tier list is subjective and reflects the writer’s opinion.
- The Complete Grow a Garden Pet Tier List
- The S-Tier Pets
- The A-Tier Pets
- The B-Tier Pets
- The C-Tier Pets
- The D-Tier Pets in Grow a Garden
The Complete Grow a Garden Pet Tier List
As you can see, the pets have been divided into S, A, B, C, and D tiers in this Grow a Garden Pet Tier List. These rankings are based on the pet’s usability and passive abilities. Naturally, all the pets falling under the S tier are the best and should be everyone’s target. However, they are equally difficult to obtain since most of them have the lowest drop rates in their respective eggs.
Now, let us break down the tier list and give you the reason why each pet is in its tier.
The S-Tier Pets
| Pet Name | How to get | Passive Ability |
|---|---|---|
| Dragonfly | Bug Egg | Converts random fruits to the Gold variant |
| Mimic Octopus | Paradise Egg | Can mimic other pets and use their abilities |
| Raccoon | Night Egg | Steals fruits from random players |
| Disco Bee | Anti Bee Egg | Has a chance to give a fruit the Disco Mutation |
| Hyacinth Macaw | Oasis Egg | Has a chance to give the Wilt Mutation |
| Red Giant Ant | Mythical Egg | Has a chance to duplicate fruits |
| Fennec Fox | Oasis Egg | Copies a random mutation from another player’s garden and applies it to a random fruit in your garden |
| Bear Bee | Bear Egg | The pet can give the HoneyGlazed Mutation to random fruits |
| Petal Bee | Bee Egg | – Has a chance of giving the Pollinated Mutation – A small chance of retaining flowers |
| Mole | Night Egg | Digs underground and gives free Sheckles and Gear |
| Meerkat | Oasis Egg | Reduces the cooldown of a random pet in the garden |
| Capybara | Paradise Egg | Stops your pets’ hunger and gives them additional XP |
| Flamingo | Rare Summer Egg | The pet increases the growth rate of plants in the garden |
| Queen Bee | Bee Egg | – Chance to give fruits the Pollinated Mutation – Has a small chance of refreshing a random pet’s passive ability |
| Butterfly | Anti Bee Egg | Turn a fruit with 5 mutations into a Rainbow |
| Praying Mantis | Bug Egg | Increases the chances of plants getting a variant |
| Giant Ant | Bug Egg | Has a chance of duplicating harvested fruits |
| T-Rex | Dinosaur Egg | Has a chance to give high-value mutations to three random plants |
| Pterodactyl | Dinosaur Egg | – Has a chance to apply the Winstruck Mutation to a random fruit. – Also has a small chance to apply the Twisted Mutation |
| Iguanodon | Primal Egg | Allows your Dinosaur pets to gain additional XP every second |
| Spinosaurus | Primal Egg | Takes a mutation from a random plant and applies it to a fruit that you harvest |
| Kitsune | Zen Egg | – Can steal fruit from others’ gardens – Has a chance to mutate the fruit with Chakra – Has a low chance to apply the Foxfire mutation |
| Corrupted Kitsune | Kitsune Box | Has a chance to apply mutations to nine different plants |
| French Fry Ferret | Gourmet Pet Egg | Increases your pets’ level by one after a short period |
| Lobster Thermidor | Culinarian Chest | Can apply the Molten and Meteoric mutation to your fruits |
| Spaghetti Sloth | Gourmet Pet Egg | Can apply the Sauce or Meatball mutations to your fruits |
| Koi | Zen Shop | Has a chance to give back an egg after you hatch it |
| Golden Goose | Obtained via Sprout Egg | – Every 10 minutes, it lays a Golden Egg plant in your garden that starts with the Fortune mutation. – You can harvest and mutate it similarly to other plants. |
| Lemon Lion | Admin Abuse War | – Brain-Roar: Roars and mutates a random fruit with Brainrot mutation. – Citrus Roar: Occasionally grants bonus experience to a random pet. |
| Cockatrice | Obtained via Enchanted Egg | – Increases the chance of crops getting Gold, Silver, and Toxic mutations. – Helps your other pets gain XP. – Reduces the hatch time of eggs. |
| Peach Wasp | Obtained via the Admin Abuse War event | – Has a chance to apply the Plasma mutation. – Advances pet’s cooldown time. |
| Hex Serpent | Obtained via the Grave Digging Event | You will get random rewards if you use the Hex Cosmetics. |
| Headless Horseman | Obtained via the Spooky Egg | Has a chance to apply the Chaotic mutation to your mutated pets. |
| Ruby Squid | Obtained via the Gem Egg | It copies the passive of other pets continuously. |
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The A-Tier Pets
| Pet Name | Where to get | Passive Ability |
|---|---|---|
| Orangutan | Rare Summer Egg | It has a chance to return the recipe used during crafting |
| Sea Turtle | Rare Summer Egg | Has a chance of giving pets 1000 XP |
| Pack Bee | N/A | Increases the fruit capacity of the backpack by 51 |
| Hamster | N/A | Reduces the crafting time |
| Wasp | Anti Bee Egg | – Has a chance of giving the Pollinated Mutation – Reduces the cooldown of a random pet |
| Honey Bee | Bee Egg | Has a chance to give the Pollinated Mutation |
| Scarlet Macaw | Paradise Egg | Has a chance of giving the Verdent Mutation |
| Seal | Rare Summer Egg | Returns the egg when you sell a pet |
| Peacock | Paradise Egg | Has a chance of reducing the cooldown of other pets in the garden |
| Echo Frog | Night Egg | Boosts the growth of a random plant by 24 hours |
| Crab | Common Summer Egg | Pinches a player to get Sheckles (the player doesn’t lose money) |
| Tarantula Hawk | Anti Bee Egg | – Has a chance of giving the Pollinated Mutation – Reduces the cooldown of a random pet |
| Moon Cat | Legendary Egg | – Boosts the size of random fruits – Has a chance of replanting a Moonlit plant |
| Silver Monkey | Legendary Egg | Has a chance of refunding a sold fruit |
| Cow | Legendary Egg | Increases the growth rate of plants within its radius. |
| Snail | Bugg Egg | Gives an increased chance of getting the Lucky Harvest |
| Toucan | Rare Summer Egg | Increases the size of tropical plants |
| Caterpillar | Bug Egg | Increases the growth rate of leafy plants |
| Sea Otter | Legendary Egg | Water all the nearby plants |
| Bald Eagle | 4th of July Shop | Advances the hatch time of all the eggs in the garden |
| Bee | Bee Egg | Has a chance of giving the Pollinated Mutation |
| Ankylosaurus | Primal Egg | Has a chance to get your stolen fruit back |
| Dilophosaurus | Primal Egg | Advances your pet’s trait’s cooldown or gives them bonus XP |
| Pancake Mole | Gourmet Pet Egg | The pet digs up Sheckles and Gears at regular intervals |
| Hotdog Daschund | Culinarian Chest | Reduces your pets’ cooldown and gives them bonus XP |
| Tanchozuru | Zen Egg | Has a chance to apply the Tranquil mutation to your plants |
| Bacon Pig | Culinarian Chest | Increases the chances of your fruits getting certain mutation types |
| Raiju | Zen Shop | – Increases the value of your Shocked fruits – Has a chance of applying the Shokced mutation |
| Dairy Cow | Sprout Egg | – Makes all plants within 10 studs grow 1.3x faster. – When sold, there’s a small chance to get a Beanstalk Seed. |
| Griffin | Skyroot Chest | – Every 15 minutes, flaunts its wings and releases a Cyclone. – Gives pets a cooldown advanced by 60 seconds, and fruits struck have a 10% chance to get the Cyclonic mutation! |
| Apple Gazelle | Admin Abuse War | – Apple Harvester: Fruits that have apple in the name have a 4-7% chance to duplicate when collected. – Sugar Warp: Harvesting Sugar Apple crops has a 2-4% chance to apply Warped mutation to a random fruit in your garden. |
| Spriggan | Obtained from Goliath’s Goods | Has a chance to apply the Bloom mutation to random crops |
| Glimmering Sprite | Obtained from Enchanted Egg | Has a chance to apply the Glimmering mutation to random crops. |
| Wisp | Can be purchased from the Elder Wisp Fairy Fares Shop | Offers bonus XP to pets if a Wisp Well is present nearby. |
| Space Squirrel | Can be purchased from the Fall Pets Shop | Has a chance to apply the Voidtouched mutation to random crops. |
| Swan | Obtained by hatching the Fall Egg | – Has a chance to apply the Graceful mutation to random crops. – It can mimic other players’ pets’ abilities. |
| Barn Owl | Obtained by hatching the Fall Egg | It’s passive allows all your active pets to gain more XP. |
| Tiger | Obtained by hatching the Jungle Egg | – The pet distributes mutations to all your active pets. – It occasionally replaces 3 random mutations with a single one. |
| Chinchilla | Obtained via the Nutty Chest | You get the pet egg back when you sell the pet. |
| Dark Spriggan | Obtained via the Creepy Critters Shop | Has a chance to apply the Blight and Necrotic mutations |
| Emerald Snake | Obtained via the Gem Egg | – Duplicated a Seed, Gear, or Egg when you purchase it from the shop. – Reduces the cooldown of pets. |
| Reaper | Obtained via the Spooky Egg Shop | It takes away four random fruits and either reduces a pet’s cooldown or gives bonus XP. |
| Amethyst Beetle | Obtained via the Gem Egg | The pet gives you a random reward after fighting with other beetles. |
| Diamond Panther | Obtained via the Gem Egg | Devours plants with more than 12 mutations to increase its age by 1. |
The B-Tier Pets
| Pet Name | How to get | Passive Ability |
|---|---|---|
| Frog | Night Egg | Advances the growth of a random plant by 24 hours |
| Seagull | Common Summer Egg | Chance to get a seed while shoveling |
| Moth | Anti Bee Egg | Restores the hunger of the hungriest pet in your garden |
| Blood Kiwi | Blood Moon Shop | – Boosts the hatching speed of eggs – Reduces the hatch time of eggs |
| Snake | Oasis Egg | Has a chance of duplicating an item that you buy from the Seed or Gear Shop |
| Cooked Owl | Free | Has a chance of turning your fruits in Cooked or Burnt |
| Blood Hedgehog | Blood Moon Shop | Boosts the size of prickly fruits in your garden |
| Squirrel | Mythical Egg | Offers a chance of not using the seed when you plant it |
| Panda | N/A | Consumes bamboo and sells it at a higher price |
| Red Fox | Mythical Egg | Gives you a chance to get a random seed from another player |
| Turtle | Legendary Egg | Sprinklers last longer when this pet is around |
| Golden Lab | Common Egg | Has a chance to dig up a random seed |
| Chicken Zombie | N/A | Has a chance to give the Zombified Mutation |
| Axolotl | Oasis Egg | Has a chance to retain Summer Fruits after you harvest them |
| Monkey | Rare Egg | Chance to refund a fruit when you sell it |
| Pig | Rare Egg | Increases the chance of your plants getting a mutation |
| Grey Mouse | Mythical Egg | Obtains bonus XP and also boosts your movement speed |
| Brontosaurus | Dinosaur Egg | Advances the growth of three random plants in your garden frequently |
| Pachycephalosaurus | Primal Egg | Has a chance to duplicate a crafted item |
| Raptor | Dinosaur Egg | – Has a chance to apply the Amber Mutation – Increases player movement speed slightly |
| Stegosaurus | Dinosaur Egg | Has a small chance to duplicate a harvested fruit |
| Mochi Mouse | Cooking Quests | Increases its own and other food-type pet’s XP |
| Sunny Side Chicken | Rat Connoisseur Rewards | Boosts the egg hatching speed |
| Gorilla Chef | Rat Connoisseur Rewards | Gives you bonus food when cooking |
| Sushi Bear | Gourmet Pet Egg | – Has a chance to apply the Chilled or Frozen mutations – Feeds your other pets |
| Shiba Inu | Zen Egg | Has a chance to dig random seeds in your garden |
| Junkbot | Admin Abuse | OIL OR BOIL: Occasionally has a chance to oil nearby fruit by applying the Oil mutation. |
| Jackalope | Sprout Egg | Every 100 seconds, thumps its feet and has a ~15% chance to mutate a nearby fruit, applying the Sandy mutation. |
| Green Bean | Admin Abuse War | Sacrifice a Beanstalk in your garden to grow a random plant with a fruit size bonus. |
| Gnome | Friendship Shop (Beanstalk Shop) | – Gnome Collector: Has a chance to mutate a random fruit with the Gnomed mutation. – Gains an additional chance for every Gnome cosmetic in the garden. |
| Phoenix | Obtained via Enchanted Egg | – Has a chance to apply the Flame mutation. – Advances the age of pets from the mutation chamber. |
| Red Squirrel | Can be obtained from the Fall Pets Shop | It advances the cooldown of all the Fall-type pets that you have in your garden. |
| Mizuchi | (will update soon) | When selling a fruit with the Azure Mutation, your other crops have a chance of obtaining a random mutation. |
| Tree Frog | Obtained by hatching the Jungle Egg | The pet advances the growth of your crops at frequent intervals. |
| Silver Dragonfly | (will update soon) | The pet frequently gives the Silver Mutation to random crops in your garden. |
| Lich | Obtained via the Halloween Event | Boosts the size, growth rate, and variant chances of random plants. |
| Rhino | Obtained via the Safari Egg | – Gives Mirage mutation – Reduces the hatch time of eggs. |
| Bone Dog | Obtained via the Spooky Egg | Digs out seeds in the game. |
| Idol Chipmunk | Obtained via the Nutty Chest | It restores the hunger stat of nearby pets. |
| Chubby Chipmunk | Obtained for free | Eats food to gain weight and grow in size. It then spawns an Acorn on the map. |
| Smithing Dog | (will be updated) | (will be updated) |
| Sapphire Macaw | Obtained via the Gem Egg | Has a chance to apply the Crystallized mutation to random crops. |
| Mummy | Obtained via the Spooky Chest | When using the Sarcophagus cosmetic, the pet applies the Gold mutation to random plants. |
The C-Tier Pets
| Pet Name | How to get | Passive ability |
|---|---|---|
| Dog | Common Egg | Has a chance of digging up a random seed occasionally |
| Blood Owl | Blood Moon Shop | Boosts the XP of pets in your garden |
| Ostrich | Paradise Egg | Increases the age of the hatched pets |
| Night Owl | Night Egg | Give all active pets an additional 0.23XP/s |
| Kiwi | Night Egg | It reduces the hatch time of eggs |
| Owl | Mythical Egg | Gives all the active pets an additional 0.22XP/s |
| Polar Bear | Legendary Egg | Has a chance of turning nearby fruits into Chilled or Frozen |
| Brown Mouse | Mythical Egg | Obtains bonus XP and gives you boosted jump height |
| Rooster | Rare Egg | Reduces the hatch time of eggs |
| Hedgehog | Night Egg | Gives all the prickly fruits in your garden a 1.51 size boost |
| Parasaurolophus | Primal Egg | Reduces the time it takes to open a Cosmetic Crate |
| Triceratops | Dinosaur Egg | Boosts the size of hatched pets |
| Kappa | Zen Egg | – Has a chance to apply the Wet mutation – Has a chance of applying Bloodlit mutation to wet plants |
| Tanuki | Zen Egg | Runs around your garden doing mischief |
| Bagel Bunny | Gourmet Pet Egg | Increases the value of your carrots by five times |
| Kodama | Kitsune Chest | Tree Spirit: ~5% Zen type Fruit gets tranquil mutation after collecting. |
| Corrupted Kodama | Corrupt Zen Quests | Tree Spirit: 4.22% chance Zen-type fruit gets Corrupt mutation after collecting. |
| Seedling | Sprout Egg | Every 5 minutes, swaps mutations between two different random fruits! Ignores favorited fruits. |
| Luminous Sprite | Can be obtained from the Lumina Fairy Fares Shop | Has a chance to apply the Luminous mutation to random crops. |
| Marmot | Can be obtained from the Fall Pets Shop | Gives you random rewards periodically. |
| Badger | Can be hatched from a Fall Egg | Has a chance to apply the Crackef mutation to random crops. |
| Chipmunk | Can be obtained from the Fall Pets Shop | Provides a chance to not consume a harvest tool when you use it. |
| Fortune Squirrel | (will update soon) | The pet has a chance to apply the Fortune Mutation to random crops. |
| Oxpecker | Obtained via the Safari Egg | Reduces the trait cooldown of all the Safari Pets. |
| Blue Jay | Obtained via the Game Pass | The pet boosts the growth rate of all your Berry-type Crops . |
| Farmer Chipmunk | Obtained via the Nutty Chest | The pet boosts the growth rate of all the Nut-type plants. |
The D-Tier Pets in Grow a Garden
| Pet Name | How to get | Passive Ability |
|---|---|---|
| Spotted Deer | Rare Egg | Has a chance of letting the berries stay on the plants after you harvest them |
| Bunny | Common Egg | Eats a carrot and sells it for a higher value |
| Chicken | Uncommon Egg | It decreases the hatch time of eggs |
| Deer | Uncommon Egg | Berries have a chance of staying on the plant after you harvest them |
| Starfish | Common Summer Egg | The pet increases its own XP |
| Orange Tabby | Rare Egg | The pet frequently sleeps, and the fruits within its radius have a chance of growing bigger |
| Black Bunny | Uncommon Egg | The pet eats a carrot and increases its value |
| Cat | Uncommon Egg | When the cat naps, fruits within its radius have a chance of growing bigger |
| Nihonzaru | Zen Egg | If there is a hot spring nearby, this pet boosts the passives of all other pets in your garden |
| Football | Pre-update event | Has a chance to give your free Sheckles or Watering Cans. |
| Golem | Sprout Egg | Every 5 minutes, goes to the mutation machine and tinkers with it and advances its time by 61 seconds. |
| Mandrake | Skyroot Chest | Harvesting Mandrake crops has a 3% chance to apply the Rot mutation to a random fruit in your garden. |
| Elk | Skyroot Chest | 2% chance berry fruit stays after collecting. |
| Pixie | Enchanted Egg | – Advances the growth of plants. – Allows you to levitate. |
| Imp | Enchanted Egg | Gives you a random item after every successful chase. |
| Ladybug | Enchanted Egg | Advances the growth of Flower-type crops. |
| Cardinal | Enchanted Egg | Increases the growth rate of all the magical plants in your garden. |
| Shroomie | Enchanted Egg | Has a chance to increase the size of plants, depending on how many mushrooms you have in the garden. |
| Drake | Elder Wisp Fairy Fares Shop | Advances the timer of an active recipe. |
| Mallard | Can be obtained from the Fall Pets Shop | Gives you a random reward periodically. |
| Maneko Neko | Can be obtained from the Kitsune Box | Has a chance to refund fruits when you sell them. |
| Sugar Glider | Can be obtained from the Fall Pets Shop | Has a chance to refund fruits when you sell them. |
| Woodpecker | Obtained from the Fall Pets Shop | The pet reduces the overall crafting time. |
| Hummingbird | Obtained by hatching the Jungle Egg | The pet transforms random single-harvest crops into seeds. |
| Tomb Marmot | Obtained via the Spooky Chest | The pet gives you random Graveyard cosmetics. |
| Cape Buffalo | Obtained via the Safari Shop | Has a chance to duplicate a fruit when you harvest it. |
| Wolf | Obtained via the Spooky Egg Shop | – Has a chance to apply the Moonlit mutation to random fruits. – Increases your movement speed and jump height. |
| Hyena | Obtained via the Safari Shop | The pet gains additional XP for every other Hyena present around. |
| Bat Sugar Glider | will update soon | will update soon |
| Scarab | Obtained via the Spooky Chest | The pet boosts the growth size of random pets. |
| Gecko | Obtained via the Safari Shop | Ensures that your Safari-type plants have higher chances of obtaining variants. |
This brings us to the end of the Grow a Garden Pet Tier List. You must focus on pets that have the best abilities since they are worth obtaining.
