In Grow a Garden, pets can change when they reach level 50 or higher.
This is called a mutation.
Mutations give pets special powers.
Some give extra XP, some help your plants, and some just look cool.
You need to wait 1 hour for a mutation to happen.
Some mutations are super rare and only show up once in a while.
Here is a list of all known pet mutations, what they do, and how rare they are.
Grow a Garden Pet Mutations List
Shiny
Effect: Provides an additional 15% boost to the pet’s XP per second!
Boost Type: Pet XP Boost
Boost Amount: +30%
Chance: 32.15%
Inverted
Effect: Provides an additional 30% boost to the pet’s XP per second!
Boost Type: Pet XP Boost
Boost Amount: +50%
Chance: 16.08%
Windy
Effect: Every 300–30m, 20–30% chance a nearby fruit becomes Windstruck!
Boost Type: None
Boost Amount: –
Chance: 9.65%
Frozen
Effect: Every 5–0.5m, 20–30% chance a nearby fruit becomes Frozen!
Boost Type: None
Boost Amount: –
Chance: 9.65%
Golden
Effect: Provides a big increase to the pet’s passive!
Boost Type: Passive Boost
Boost Amount: +10%
Chance: 6.43%
Mega
Effect: Pet is gigantic! Has 20% faster hunger rate. Gains 10–40 XP per second.
Boost Type: Size Modification
Boost Amount: +200%
Chance: 6.43%
Tiny
Effect: Pet is very tiny! Has 20% slower hunger rate. Gains 5–30 XP per second.
Boost Type: Size Modification
Boost Amount: -90%
Chance: 6.43%
Shocked
Effect: During a Thunderstorm: Every 60–45s, has a 25–30% chance to attract lightning, shocking nearby fruits!
Boost Type: None
Boost Amount: –
Chance: 3.22%
Rainbow
Effect: Provides a bigger increase to the pet’s passive!
Boost Type: PPassive Boost
Boost Amount: +20%
Chance: 3.22%
IronSkin
Effect: 35–45% chance to recover stolen fruit!
Boost Type: None
Boost Amount: –
Chance: 3.22%
Radiant
Effect: Every 30–20m, emits sunshine to advance a plant’s growth by 24 hours!
Boost Type: None
Boost Amount: –
Chance: 3.22%
Ascended
Effect: Every 360–300m, 75–90% chance to apply Dawnbound mutation to a fruit!
Boost Type: None
Boost Amount: –
Chance: 0.32%
Rideable
Effect: None
Boost Type: None
Boost Amount: –
Chance: 0%
Normal
Effect: None
Boost Type: None
Boost Amount: –
Chance: 0%
Conclusion
Pet mutations turn good pets into great ones.
The right mutation can make your crops grow faster, give your pet more XP, or just make it look extra cool.
Most common mutations are easy to get, but the super rare ones might take many tries.
Keep leveling your pets to at least 50, start the mutation timer, and be patient while it runs.
Check the game’s news and Discord for new updates, because the devs add fresh mutations and powers all the time.
Good luck, and may your next mutation be the rare one you want!
Additional Reading
Grow a Garden Pet Mutations Update Leaks
Fix: Grow a Garden Pet Gifting Disabled
How To Age Pets Faster On Grow A Garden
Brianna is based in Minnesota in the US at the moment, and has been writing since 2017. She is currently a 3rd Year med student at the time of writing this.
