Grow a Garden’s next major update is shaping up to be the biggest overhaul the game has ever seen. According to developer Jandel, the plan includes bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, balance changes, and brand-new meta mechanics in the Beanstalk Event. This means the current game economy — and the pets that dominate it — could look very different soon.
While nothing is officially confirmed, some pets are so powerful (or so broken) that they could be heavily nerfed or even removed. This list covers 8 Grow a Garden pets that might not survive the next patch in their current form. If you own any of these, enjoy their power while it lasts.
1. Snail
The Snail pet, obtainable from the Bug Egg with a 30% drop rate, gives a 5% chance to duplicate seeds when harvesting crops. This chance stacks across multiple snails, meaning eight of them could give up to a 40% duplication chance.
However, the ability hardly works on rare plants, which makes it nearly useless in high-tier farming. If buffed to affect rare crops consistently, it could become overpowered — making it a likely candidate for rework or removal.
Why It Might Be Removed: Overpowered if buffed, ineffective in current state.
2. Red Fox
Once a rare 1.5% drop from the Mythical Egg, the Red Fox steals or duplicates seeds from other players’ plots every 6 minutes. The problem? It’s widely reported as unreliable and underperforming, despite its rarity. If fixed, it could be too strong for the game’s balance, leading many to suspect it may be scrapped entirely.
Why It Might Be Removed: Rare but broken mechanic that could be overpowered if fixed.
3. Mochi Mouse
Earned from the Divine Rewards via the Chris P NPC, the Mochi Mouse gives pets more XP every 10 minutes, plus an extra 500 XP bonus. It’s the fastest way to level pets in the game, which makes it highly desirable — and possibly too efficient. This could lead to an XP gain nerf in the update.
Why It Might Be Removed: Levels pets significantly faster than any other method.
4. Mooncat
No longer obtainable, Mooncat boosts the size of nearby plants by 1.56x every time it wakes from its nap, with the effect stacking across multiple Mooncats. Eight of them can produce absurdly large crops, which has wrecked the in-game economy. A nerf seems inevitable.
Why It Might Be Removed: Causes massive economy imbalance with oversized plants.
5. Butterfly
Every 30 minutes, the Butterfly removes mutations from a nearby plant and turns it rainbow. While not as game-breaking as other pets here, the rainbow mutation is among the most desirable in Grow a Garden, making this pet potentially too rewarding for its effort.
Why It Might Be Removed: Grants one of the strongest mutations too easily.
6. Dragonfly
One of the earliest mutation pets, the Dragonfly turns a random fruit golden every 5 minutes with a high success rate. Since golden mutations are powerful and easy to farm with this pet, developers may slow its trigger rate or reduce its mutation success to restore balance.
Why It Might Be Removed: Provides high-tier mutation too frequently.
7. Raccoon
Considered one of the most broken pets in Grow a Garden, the Raccoon can duplicate crops from other players’ gardens and bring them to you. This has effectively created a built-in duplication glitch that has inflated the economy. Many players believe it needs a complete rework.
Why It Might Be Removed: Enables legal crop duplication, damaging the game’s economy.
8. Kitsune
Similar to the Raccoon, the Kitsune duplicates crops from other players but also applies the Shakra mutation before delivering them. This makes it arguably even stronger. With its extremely rare drop rate from the Zen Egg (0.08%), it’s also a major point of trading controversy.
Why It Might Be Removed: Combines duplication and mutation, making it overpowered.
The upcoming Grow a Garden update is more than just a balance pass — it’s a potential reset for the game’s economy. If you own any of the pets listed above, be prepared for major changes to how they work. While losing an overpowered pet may hurt, the long-term health of the game may depend on these nerfs or removals. The best strategy? Enjoy their current benefits while you still can, and be ready to adapt your farming setup after the patch.