Grow a Garden Best Pets Tier List (August 2025)

Grow a Garden Pets Tier List

Grow a Garden’s pet ecosystem has exploded beyond its humble 1.09.0 update roots into a sprawling roster of 90+ unique pets—complete with common critters, mythical creatures, and powerful dinosaurs. Each pet now delivers meaningful boosts: mutations, growth accelerants, autopick, resource finds, XP bonuses, and even pet‑to‑pet synergies. With such variety, it’s important to evaluate them clearly and objectively. This updated 2025 tier list does exactly that—ranking every pet from game‑changing to decorative, with just the right number in S‑tier. Whether you’re trading goons or breeding dinos, let the information in this article sharpen your Grow a Garden strategy.

If you’re looking to buy Grow a Garden items or trade pets smartly, understanding which ones truly make a difference will save you time and maximize your returns. Here’s a professional breakdown of every pet ranked from top-tier powerhouses to the more decorative companions. 🎯

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Tier List Overview: All 90+ Grow a Garden Pets (2025, Updated)

The table below categorizes all 90+ pets into tiers, ranging from S to C, based on their usefulness, value multiplication, and overall gameplay impact.

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🏆 S‑Tier: Elite Game‑Changers 

These top-tier pets drive core meta strategies—like delivering powerful mutation multipliers, AFK (Away From Keyboard) resource automation, XP acceleration, and cooldown resets. They are essential for high-efficiency farms and trading dominance.

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Pet NameTierKey Ability
Disco BeeSEvery 15 minutes, chance (16%) a nearby fruit into Disco mutation (125×)
DragonflySConverts a fruit to Gold (20×) every 5 min
Queen BeeSEvery 20 min, a nearby fruit gets the Pollinated (3×) mutation
For the Queen: Every 23 min, the pet with the longest cooldown refreshes its ability
Praying MantisSEvery 80 seconds, prays for 10 seconds, boosting variant (Rainbow and Gold) chances by 1.5× within 10 studs
FireflySOnce 80 seconds, 3% chance applies shocked mutation (100×) to a crop
ButterflySEvery 30 min, flies to a nearby fruit with 5+ mutations, clears its crop mutations, and turns it Rainbow (50×)
( Ignores favorited fruit)
Chicken ZombieSEvery 25 min, 20% chance make a nearby fruit Zombified (25×)! Increases egg hatch speed by 10%
MoleSEvery <80 seconds, digs up gear & Sheckles
Golden LabSEvery 60 seconds, 10% chance to dig up seeds
(it can dig up Prismatic seeds such as Burning Bud seeds)
Fennec FoxSEvery 22 minutes, copies a mutation from a random fruit and applies it to a fruit in the owner’s garden; rarer mutations are harder to copy and cannot affect favorite plants
Shiba InuSEvery ~1 minute, has a ~15% chance to dig up a random seed
(it can dig up Prismatic seeds such as Burning Bud seeds)
RaccoonSEvery 15 minutes, steals (duplicates) a fruit from the neighbor’s plots
Blood OwlSAll active pets gain an additional 0.50 XP/sec
SpinosaurusSEats 3-4 mutations from fruits before spreading them once to a favorite fruit. If 4 or fewer fruits remain, it only eats but doesn’t spread mutations
T-RexSEats a random mutation from a fruit every ~20 minutes and spreads it to other fruits. It skips favorite fruits and certain mutations
KitsuneSEvery 22 minutes, mutates and duplicates another player’s fruit with Chakra (15×), rarely applying Foxfire Chakra (90×) instead
Mimic OctopusSEvery ~20 minutes, copies and uses another pet’s first ability in the garden without affecting its cooldown
Corrupted KitsuneSEvery 20 minutes and 53 seconds, it targets 9 fruits. Each has a chance to mutate into CorruptChakra (15×) or rarely Corrupt Foxfire Chakra (90×)
Chance and speed improve with age
French Fry FerretSEvery ~60 min, it gives +1 level to a random pet. The ability can’t be copied or reset
Lobster ThermidorSEvery 300–900 seconds, 20% chance to turn a nearby fruit into a Molten fruit (25×)
Every 500–1800 seconds, 10% chance to turn a nearby fruit into a Meteoric fruit (125×)
Golden GooseSLays a Golden Egg every 13 minutes with the Fortune mutation. Can be harvested, mutates like other plants, and selling it may transfer Fortune to a fruit in your garden
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🔹 A‑Tier: Strong but Situational 

A‑tier pets offer excellent support aligned to specific playstyles; mutation boost, cooldown reduction, growth acceleration, or XP enhancements—but are not universally meta.

Pet NameTierKey Ability
Polar BearAEvery 90 seconds, 10% chance turns nearby crops Chilled / Frozen (2×/10×)
PigAEvery 118 seconds, creates a 15-second aura that doubles the chance for new fruits within 15 studs to grow as Rainbow (50×) or Gold (20×) variants
Bear BeeAApplies HoneyGlazed (5×) to a nearby fruit every 25 minutes (Cooldown shortens with level)
Honey BeeAEvery 20 minutes, flies to a nearby fruit and pollinates (3×) it
Tarantula HawkAEvery 25 minutes, applies Pollinated (3×) to a nearby fruit
Every 5 minutes, stings a random pet to reduce its ability cooldown by 80 seconds
Moon CatANaps every 70s, making nearby new fruits 1.5× larger. Night fruits have a small chance to stay after harvest
Red FoxAEvery 6:55 minutes, tries to duplicate a Seed Shop seed from a random player’s garden and give it to the owner, repeating if successful
Blood KiwiASpeeds up the egg with the longest hatch time, reducing it by 45s every 60s and boosting hatch speed by 20%
Spotted DeerA3% chance for berry plants to replant after harvest.
Blood HedgehogAIncreases size (~2.05×) and variant bonus (~1.18×) of nearby prickly fruits. Stacks with other hedgehog abilities.
Sand SnakeABuying from the seed or gear shop has a 1.45% chance to duplicate the item
Giant AntA~10% chance to duplicate harvested fruits with all mutations; rarer fruits duplicate less often.
+~5% extra chance to duplicate candy plants.
Red Giant AntAGives a 5% chance to duplicate crops when harvesting, plus an extra 5% for fruit crops; rarer crops have lower chances
CapybaraAPets within ~15.5 studs don’t lose hunger and gain ~3 XP per second (boost grows as the Capybara ages)
Night OwlA+0.20 XP/sec to all active pets
Cooked OwlAEvery 15 minutes, has a 15% chance to cook a nearby fruit. Usually makes it burnt (4×), sometimes cooked (10×) and boosts all active pets’ XP gain by 0.17 XP/s
StarfishAGrants an extra ~6 XP per second to itself only
(Level up quickly to help you upgrade extra Pet Equip slots, Egg Equip slots, and Pet Inventory Capacity)
Golden BeeASometimes pollinates (3×) fruit, with a small chance for harvested fruit to turn gold (20×)
Petal BeeAEvery ~25 minutes, it flies to a nearby fruit and gives it the Pollinated mutation (3×)
AxolotlA6.76% chance to keep Summer fruits after collecting
TriceratopsAEvery 3.5 minutes, Tri-Horn speeds up 3 plants’ growth and may activate again to stack
PterodactylAAdds Windstruck (2×) or Twisted (5×) mutations to nearby fruits and boosts the player’s jump height by 14.39%
BrontosaurusAPets hatched from eggs grow 5.2%–20% bigger and heavier, up to 30% max per egg
IguanodonAGives extra XP per second to all active Dinosaur Pets
AnkylosaurusAWhen a player’s fruit is stolen, there’s about a 17% chance they get a copy of the stolen fruit
DilophosaurusAEvery ~14 minutes, spits venom that spreads to up to 5 pets, giving each either a cooldown reduction or an XP boost. The effects grow stronger as it ages
TanchozuruAEvery ~10 minutes, meditates for 10 seconds. Nearby fruits have a small chance each second to turn into Tranquil (20×)
TanukiAEvery ~10 minutes, performs random actions causing mischief in the player’s garden
RaijuALightning Beast sometimes eats a Shocked fruit for bonus value and shoots chain lightning during thunderstorms to mutate fruits with Static (8×) or Shocked (100×)
It ignores favorited fruits
Static can stack with Shocked
and it’s the only pet that gives Static
KodamaA4.26% chance to give Tranquil mutation (20×) when collecting a Zen-type fruit
Corrupted KodamaA6.37% chance to give Corrupt mutation (20×) when collecting a Zen-type fruit
Sushi BearA15% chance every 10–80 sec to mutate a harvest into Chilled or Frozen (2×/10×)
Every 100–670 sec, it feeds sushi to a random pet, restoring 1–50% hunger
Spaghetti SlothAEvery 3.20 – 14 min, mutates a fruit with the Pasta (4×), Sauce (3×), or Meatball mutation (3×)
JunkbotAOccasionally ~14% chance, oils nearby fruit, giving them the Oil Mutation (15×)
GolemAEvery 5 minutes, uses the mutation machine to tinker and speeds up its timer by 61 seconds
SprigganAEvery 10–25 minutes, spreads roots and may give nearby fruits the Bloom mutation (8×)

🟦 B‑Tier: Solid Mid‑Game Options

B‑tier pets offer respectable perks, which includes; XP boosts, minor mutation support, or growth/cooldown enhancements. However, pets under B-tiers are overshadowed by stronger pets. They are basically ideal for fillers or early-mid-game investments.

Pet NameTierKey Ability
CaterpillarBMakes leafy crop growth 1.65× faster
Silver MonkeyB8% chance to refund crops. Rare crops are less likely to be refunded
CrabBOccasionally steals from another player, giving you sheckles without taking theirs
SealBWhen selling pets, there’s a 2.42% chance to get the pet back as an egg
FlamingoBEvery ~4 minutes, boosts crop and produce growth by ~15× for ~15 seconds within a ~13-stud radius
WaspBEvery 30 minutes, the Wasp pollinates a nearby fruit, giving it the Pollinated mutation (3×)
Every 10 minutes, it stings a random pet, reducing that pet’s ability cooldown by 60 seconds
HedgehogBSometimes gives prickly fruits a 1.51× size boost. The more Hedgehogs you have, the bigger the boost stacks
MonkeyB2.5% chance to refund a plant when selling, with rarer plants having a lower chance
DeerB3% chance to replant berry plants after harvesting
OwlBAll active pets gain an additional 0.20 XP/sec increasing by 0.01 each age
KiwiBSings on the egg that takes longest to hatch, making it hatch about 25 seconds faster every minute. It stops if there are no eggs or all are hatched
RoosterBMakes eggs hatch about 20% faster
ToucanBGives nearby tropical plants (~25 studs) a ~1.2× size boost and ~1.18× higher variant chance
Bald EagleBEvery ~7 minutes, eggs hatch 70.4s faster. 70.4% chance to double the boost
Bald Eagle jumps, spins, and shoots fireworks when it works
Sea TurtleBEvery ~10 minutes, gives ~1000 bonus EXP to a random pet
Every ~118 seconds, splashes a nearby fruit with a 10% chance to make it Wet
TurtleBMakes sprinklers last about 20% longer
OrangutanBEach crafting material has a 3.49% chance to not be consumed
Scarlet MacawBEvery ~8 minutes, has a 16% chance to apply Verdant mutation (5×) to a nearby fruit
Hyacinth MacawBEvery ~8 minutes, has a ~15.6% chance to apply the Cloudtouched mutation (5×) to a nearby fruit
Echo FrogBEvery 5 minutes, speeds up a nearby plant’s growth by 24 hours
HamsterBBoosts crafting speed by about 30% for 19 seconds every 3 minutes
PandaBEvery 3 minutes, the Panda eats a Bamboo and sells it for 1.5× value, giving the player the money. If no Bamboo is found, the Panda wanders around
RaptorB2%–2.5% chance to apply Amber mutation (10×) when collecting fruit, with chance increasing per level
Increases player movement speed by 14%–14.5%, growing stronger with level
StegosaurusB~8% chance to duplicate harvested fruit (rarer crops less likely)
~5% extra chance to duplicate Prehistoric crops
IguanodonBGives extra XP per second to all active Dinosaur Pets
ParasaurolophusBSometimes speeds up opening the cosmetic crate with the longest wait time
PachycephalosaurusBGives a 6% chance to duplicate crafted items
KoiBSmall chance to get the egg back when hatching, excluding Premium/Exotic Eggs
MeerkatBEvery 7:14 minutes, boosts another pet’s cooldown by 21 seconds, with a 15.5% chance to repeat
KappaBEvery 7:58, Water Spirit sprays nearby fruits with Wet (2×). There’s a 10.27% chance to turn Wet into Bloodlit (5×)
FootballBThe pet gives sheckles equal to its hunger (max 870), with a cooldown of 87 seconds—both referencing Travis Kelce’s number 87
TsuchinokoBIncreases the chance of getting a lucky harvest (extra seeds and fruits)
Mochi MouseBBoosts XP per second for all active Food-type pets
Grants 510 extra XP every 9 minutes and 52 seconds
Hotdog DaschundBDrops an 8–16 stud mustard or ketchup puddle every 80–240s, lasting 30–45s; mustard gives pets +20–40% cooldown speed, ketchup gives +20–40% XP
Gorilla ChefBIf a Cooking Pot or Cooking Cauldron is in the garden, the Gorilla cooks there, giving a 5–10% chance to duplicate cooked food
SeedlingBEvery 5 minutes, swaps mutations between two random fruits, excluding favorited ones
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⚪ C‑Tier: Decorative or Beginner Picks

C‑tier are mostly cosmetic or early-game companions with minimal passive benefits. They are great for collectors or entry-level players, but easily outclassed later on.

Pet NameTierKey Ability
BeeCPollinates a nearby fruit every ~25 minutes, applying the Pollinated Mutation (3×)
Black BunnyCEvery ~40 seconds, eats a carrot from the garden and auto-sells it for ~1.5× its value
BunnyCEvery ~40 seconds, the Bunny eats a carrot from the garden and auto-sells it for 1.5× value, with the multiplier increasing as it ages
CatCEvery 80 seconds, the Cat naps for 10 seconds, making nearby fruits grow 1.25 times bigger
Orange TabbyCEvery 90s, increases crop size (1.5×) within 15 studs
StarfishCGrants an extra ~6 XP per second to itself only
SeagullCCurrently inactive due to an exploit abuse
SnailCGives a 5% chance to get seeds when harvesting, stacking with others but not working on event seeds
FrogCEvery ~10 minutes, croaks to speed up a nearby plant’s growth by 24 hours
ChickenCBoosts egg hatch speed by ~10%, and this effect stacks with certain other pets
PeacockCEvery ~10 minutes, fans feathers to reduce nearby pets’ ability cooldowns by ~60 seconds
CowCPassively boosts growth of plants within 8 studs by 1.12×
NihonzaruCWhen near a Hot Spring, bathes to boost all other pets’ passives by ~2.5%
Maneki-nekoCEvery 2 minutes, it gives an 8% chance to get fruits back for 10 seconds. Rarer fruits have a better chance
Bagel BunnyCEats a carrot every 5–45 seconds, boosting its value by 5×
Pancake MoleCIt digs underground every 10–80 seconds to find Sheckles or gear
Sunny-Side ChickenCIncreases egg hatching speed by 20%, but the effect doesn’t stack with multiple
Bacon PigCEvery 5–120s, emits an aura lasting 15+ seconds that gives over 2× chance for new fruits within 15+ studs to grow as variants
JackalopeCEvery 100 seconds, thumps its feet with a 15% chance to give a nearby fruit the Sandy mutation (5×)
Dairy CowCBoosts growth of all plants within 10 studs by 1.3×
Selling this pet gives a small chance to get a Beanstalk seed

🦖 Dinosaur Pets

New prehistoric companions brought by the Primal/Dinosaur Egg. They are powerful niche tools especially in mid to late gameplay.

Pet NameTierKey Ability
T-RexSEats a random mutation from a fruit every ~20 minutes and spreads it to other fruits. It skips favorite fruits and certain mutations
SpinosaurusSEats 3-4 mutations from fruits before spreading them once to a favorite fruit. If 4 or fewer fruits remain, it only eats but doesn’t spread mutations
TriceratopsAEvery 3.5 minutes, Tri-Horn speeds up 3 plants’ growth and may activate again to stack
PterodactylAAdds Windstruck (2×) or Twisted (5×) mutations to nearby fruits and boosts the player’s jump height by 14.39%
AnkylosaurusAWhen a player’s fruit is stolen, there’s about a 17% chance they get a copy of the stolen fruit
BrontosaurusAPets hatched from eggs grow 5.2%–20% bigger and heavier, up to 30% max per egg
PachycephalosaurusAGives a 6% chance to duplicate crafted items
DilophosaurusAEvery ~14 minutes, spits venom that spreads to up to 5 pets, giving each either a cooldown reduction or an XP boost. The effects grow stronger as it ages
IguanodonBGives extra XP per second to all active Dinosaur Pets
StegosaurusB~8% chance to duplicate harvested fruit (rarer crops less likely)
~5% extra chance to duplicate Prehistoric crops
RaptorB2%–2.5% chance to apply Amber mutation (10×) when collecting fruit, with chance increasing per level
Increases player movement speed by 14%–14.5%, growing stronger with level
ParasaurolophusBSometimes speeds up opening the cosmetic crate with the longest wait time

Now that you have all the details about the tiers, their groups and abilities, it’s time to explore. Use S‑tier pets for core efficiency, A‑tier for targeted builds, and B/C for progression or aesthetics. Dinosaur pets slot neatly into this system—T‑Rex at the top, with A‑tier dinos following. 

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🎯 High-Value Trading Strategy: Pet Economics in 2025

In today’s market, not all pets are priced by rarity—true value lies in passive impact and cooldown mechanics. Pets like Mole, Raccoon, and Red Fox have become trading favorites due to their self-generating Sheckles, loot, and seed theft capabilities. They perform well in AFK and maintain consistent returns, making them reliable picks for resale or trade.

When buying or selling high-tier pets or Roblox Grow a Garden accounts:

  • Prioritize high-multiplier mutation pets (Disco Bee, T-Rex)
  • Evaluate cooldown speeds for long-term performance.
  • Watch for limited event pets (like dinosaurs or golden variants)

As a gamer who is either flipping pets on the trading board or investing in an optimized lineup, make sure you understand mutation synergy, and know that AFK value is important for making profit and progressing in the game.

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