🐾 Redcap Pet in Grow a Garden — Legendary
Redcap is a Legendary pet from the Fairy Event 2026, found in the Fairy Chest (14.5%). It's a gamble pet: its curse can help or hurt.
Last verified against the Redcap page and the ability data on the Grow a Garden wiki.
Fairy Chest, 14.5%.
📋 Redcap at a glance
| Rarity | Legendary |
|---|---|
| How to get | Fairy Chest (14.5%) |
| Hunger | 40,000 |
| Ability (wiki wording) | Redcap's Curse: Occasionally trades a pet's level for faster egg hatching, or slower egg hatching for a pet level, gaining XP each time! |
| Added | October 3, 2026 (Fairy Event 2026) |
| Still obtainable? | No, per the wiki |
⚡ What Redcap's Curse does
Every 20 minutes at base weight, the Redcap does one of two things:
- takes a level off one of your pets and cuts 20 minutes from a random egg's hatch time, or
- the reverse, which the wiki words as "vice-versa".
Either way, the Redcap itself gains 12% of its current level's XP. Losing a level from a valued pet can hurt, so think about what else is in your garden before using it.
📈 Redcap stats by weight
| Pet weight | Cooldown | Egg hatch time changed | XP gained (of current level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 kg | 19:00 | 25:00 | 12.6% |
| 10 kg | 18:00 | 30:00 | 13.2% |
| 20 kg | 16:00 | 40:00 | 14.4% |
| 50 kg | 10:00 | 40:00 | 18% |
The hatch time changed grows a full minute per kilogram, doubling to 40 minutes at just 20 kg. The cooldown halves to 10 minutes at 50 kg, and the Redcap's own XP gain doubles to 24% at 100 kg.
⚡ See Redcap's ability at your pet's weight →
❓ FAQ
What does the Redcap do in Grow a Garden?
Every 20:00 at base weight, it either removes a pet level to cut an egg's hatch time by 20 to 40 minutes, or the reverse, and gains 12% to 24% of its level's XP.
Can the Redcap lower my pets' levels?
Yes. Half of its effect removes a level from a pet.