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Learn how to get the Tanuki in Grow a Garden, its passive ability, and why this Legendary pet is one of the best pets in the game.
The Tanuki is a mischievous Legendary-tier pet added during the Zen Event in Grow a Garden, released on July 19, 2025. With a unique passive that triggers random beneficial effects, Tanuki is both a fun and powerful addition to any player’s garden, if you can hatch it.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Tanuki pet, including how to obtain it, what it does, and why it stands out in the Zen Egg pool.
Tanuki Pet Overview
- Tier: Legendary
- Hatch Chance: 20.82% from Zen Egg
- Hunger: 15,000
- Obtainable: Yes (Zen Event only)
- Passive Ability: Mischief – every 10 minutes, the Tanuki triggers one of several random effects in your garden.
What Does Tanuki Do in Grow a Garden?
The Tanuki’s trait, Mischief, makes it unpredictable but highly versatile. Every 10 minutes, the pet gives a random buff to your garden. Here’s a full breakdown of all possible effects:
Tanuki’s Random Effects
- Self EXP Boost – Grants experience to itself.
- Choc Mutation – Applies the Choc Mutation to a random crop (2× sell value).
- Chilled Mutation – Applies the Chilled Mutation to a random crop (2× value).
- Moonlit Mutation – Applies the Moonlit Mutation to a random crop (also 2× value).
- Free Sheckles – Grants around 1,000 Sheckles to the player.
- Cooldown Reduction – Reduces the cooldown of a random equipped pet by 60 seconds.
While the passive is unpredictable, it adds dynamic utility to your garden and scales well the longer you play.
Also read: How To Earn Chi in Grow a Garden
How To Get the Tanuki Pet
To obtain the Tanuki pet, you’ll need to hatch it from the Zen Egg, which is available for a limited time during the Zen Update Event.
Methods to Get Zen Eggs:
- Buy for 30 Chi at the Zen Shop (via Tranquil plant donations).
- Buy for 149 Robux (instant).
- Level up Zen Channeller’s Tree – Chance to earn a Zen Egg as a reward.
With a 20.82% hatch rate, you have about a 1 in 5 chance of getting the Tanuki from each Zen Egg.
Also read: Grow a Garden Zen Event: All New Pets
Appearance and Lore
The Tanuki resembles its real-life namesake, a brown raccoon dog with varied brown-tinted fur spots. Its animations and model are based on the raccoon but carry thematic influences from Japanese folklore. In mythology, Tanuki are playful shapeshifting yokai known for causing mischief, fitting for their in-game behavior.
Mutation Chances
Like other pets in the Zen Event, the Tanuki can hatch with one of several mutations:
| Mutation | Chance |
|---|---|
| Shiny | 32.15% |
| Inverted | 16.08% |
| Windy | 9.65% |
| Frozen | 9.65% |
| Golden | 6.43% |
| Tiny | 6.43% |
| Mega | 6.43% |
| IronSkin | 3.22% |
| Radiant | 3.22% |
| Shocked | 3.22% |
| Rainbow | 3.22% |
| Ascended | 0.32% |
The Tanuki is one of the most chaotic but rewarding pets in Grow a Garden. With effects that range from passive boosts to rare crop mutations and even free currency, it adds depth, fun, and surprise to your gameplay. Imagine if you pair it with Nihonzaru, it would buff its passive even more. If you’re farming Zen Eggs, this is definitely a Legendary pet worth chasing.
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