🐾 Hippocampus Pet in Grow a Garden — Divine
Hippocampus is a Divine pet from the third part of the High Tide Harvest Event, one of the rarest pearl rewards. Its current is a short, powerful burst for pets and fruit nearby.
Last verified against the Hippocampus page and the ability data on the Grow a Garden wiki.
Pearl rewards, about 0.2%.
📋 Hippocampus at a glance
| Rarity | Divine |
|---|---|
| How to get | Pearls during the High Tide Harvest Event (0.2% per the pet's page; the event page lists 0.24%) |
| Hunger | 150,000 |
| Ability (wiki wording) | Tidebound Steed: Occasionally channels a current. Pets nearby gain extra XP per second and advance their cooldowns faster. Fruits have a chance to gain Sandy; Sandy fruit get Tidal, and Tidal fruit turn Gold. |
| Added | July 18, 2026 (High Tide Harvest Event, part 3) |
| Still obtainable? | No, per the wiki |
⚡ What Tidebound Steed does
Every 31 minutes 40 seconds at base weight, the Hippocampus channels a current for 10 seconds. While it lasts:
- pets within 30 studs gain an extra 90 XP every second, and their cooldowns advance an extra second every second;
- fruit get a 3.5% chance to step up a ladder: Sandy (×3), then Tidal (×5) if already Sandy, then Gold (×20) if already Tidal.
Over several currents, the same fruit can climb from nothing to Gold.
📈 Hippocampus stats by weight
| Pet weight | Cooldown | Current length | Radius | Extra XP/s for pets | Fruit upgrade chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 kg | 29:40 | 11 s | 33 studs | 180 | 3.85% |
| 25 kg | 26:40 | 12.5 s | 37.5 studs | 180 | 4.38% |
| 50 kg | 21:40 | 15 s | 45 studs | 180 | 5.25% |
| 100 kg | 15:50 | 20 s | 45 studs | 180 | 7% |
The XP boost doubles to 180 per second at just 10 kg, and the radius reaches its 45-stud cap at 50 kg. By 100 kg the current lasts 20 seconds and the fruit chance is 7%. The cooldown falls 12 seconds per kilogram to 15 minutes 50 seconds at about 79 kg.
⚡ See Hippocampus's ability at your pet's weight →
❓ FAQ
What does the Hippocampus do in Grow a Garden?
Every 31:40 at base weight, it channels a 10 to 20 second current: pets within 30 to 45 studs gain 90 to 180 extra XP/s and faster cooldowns, and fruit have a 3.5% to 7% chance to move up from Sandy to Tidal to Gold.
How do you get a Hippocampus?
It came from pearls during the High Tide Harvest Event, at about 0.2%.