The New Year update in Grow a Garden brings more than just festive seeds and shops. One of the biggest highlights of this event is the arrival of brand-new limited pets tied to the New Year’s Egg. Each pet comes with a unique ability that can boost farming efficiency, mutations, or cosmetic rewards. In this guide, we break down every confirmed pet, their abilities, and why they matter for your garden progression. Also check out our Animals Tier List and Grow a Garden Codes!
All New Pets in the New Year’s Egg
1. New Year’s Bird
- Chance: 31%
- Ability: New Year’s Bird
- Effect: Occasionally flies around the garden and launches fireworks as a celebration effect
This is the most common pet in the egg and focuses more on visual flair than progression. While it doesn’t directly boost farming stats, it adds strong seasonal atmosphere to your garden.
2. Firework Sprite
- Chance: 25%
- Ability: Firework Fairy
- Effect: Occasionally grants the player fireworks
Firework Sprite is a solid utility pet, especially if fireworks play a role in mutations or event interactions. It passively supplies resources without any extra effort.
3. Celebration Puppy
- Chance: 20%
- Ability: Celebration’s Best Friend
- Effect: Occasionally digs up a random New Year-themed cosmetic
This pet is ideal for collectors. If you enjoy gathering limited cosmetics, Celebration Puppy gives you a steady chance to earn event items without spending extra currency.
4. New Year’s Chimp
- Chance: 15%
- Ability: Primate Productivity
- Effect: Randomly grabs a fruit from your garden and delivers it to one of four destinations, each granting a random bonus effect
New Year’s Chimp introduces a more complex mechanic. Depending on where the fruit is delivered, you can receive different bonuses, making this pet useful for players focused on optimization and resource variety.
5. Star Wolf
- Chance: 8.75%
- Ability: Celestial Howl
- Effect: Consumes Moonlit mutations from crops, howls, and summons shooting stars that convert fruits into Celestial mutations
Star Wolf is one of the most powerful pets in this update. It directly upgrades crops by transforming them into Celestial variants, making it extremely valuable for mutation-focused farming strategies.
6. New Year’s Dragon
- Chance: 0.25%
- Ability: Breath of Fireworks
- Effect: Breathes fireworks on 20–26 fruits, applying the Fireworks mutation
- Resolution Effect: Consumes Fireworks-mutated fruits to reward the player with Dragon’s Firework
This is the rarest pet in the New Year’s Egg and one of the strongest. Not only does it mutate large portions of your garden at once, but it also converts those mutations into a powerful event item. Players aiming for maximum value during the event will likely chase this pet the hardest.
The New Year update in Grow a Garden introduces one of the most diverse pet lineups the game has seen so far. From cosmetic-focused companions like Celebration Puppy to high-impact mutation pets such as Star Wolf and New Year’s Dragon, each pet serves a different playstyle. If you plan to take full advantage of the event, targeting the New Year’s Egg early may be the best move before these limited pets disappear.