🐾 Shadow Cat Pet in Grow a Garden — Legendary
Shadow Cat is a Legendary pet you craft, added in the third part of the Summer Camp Event. Every few minutes it naps and has a chance to give nearby fruit the Shadow mutation, a ×33 multiplier.
Last verified against the Shadow Cat page and the ability data on the Grow a Garden wiki.
Crafted at the Crafting Table.
📋 Shadow Cat at a glance
| Rarity | Legendary |
|---|---|
| How to get | Crafting Table (1 hour): 1 Orange Tabby, 1 Grape Seed, 1 Octobloom, 1 Grandmaster Sprinkler and 50,000,000 Sheckles |
| Hunger | 2,500 |
| Ability (wiki wording) | Shadow Nap: Occasionally takes a nap and gives nearby fruit a chance to get the Shadow mutation! |
| Added | June 20, 2026 (Summer Camp Event, part 3) |
| Still obtainable? | Yes, by crafting, per the wiki |
⚡ What Shadow Nap does
Every 5 minutes at base weight, the Shadow Cat naps, and fruit near it get a 12.5% chance at Shadow, a ×33 mutation. The ability text doesn't say how many fruit count as "nearby", so keep it parked by your best plants.
The recipe is the hard part. It eats an Orange Tabby and a Grandmaster Sprinkler, plus 50,000,000 Sheckles, a Grape seed and an Octobloom, and takes an hour at the Crafting Table.
📈 Shadow Cat stats by weight
| Pet weight | Cooldown | Shadow chance |
|---|---|---|
| 10 kg | 4:30 | 25% |
| 25 kg | 3:45 | 25% |
| 50 kg | 2:30 | 25% |
| 100 kg | 2:30 | 25% |
The Shadow chance scales fast: 1.25% per kilogram, so it doubles to its 25% cap at just 10 kg. The cooldown drops 3 seconds per kilogram to its 2 minute 30 second floor at 50 kg. With a low 2,500 hunger, it is cheap to keep running.
⚡ See Shadow Cat's ability at your pet's weight →
❓ FAQ
What does the Shadow Cat do in Grow a Garden?
Every 5:00 at base weight (2:30 at 50 kg or more), nearby fruit get a 12.5% chance at the Shadow mutation (×33). The chance reaches 25% at 10 kg.
How do you craft a Shadow Cat?
At the Crafting Table: 1 Orange Tabby, 1 Grape Seed, 1 Octobloom, 1 Grandmaster Sprinkler and 50,000,000 Sheckles. It takes 1 hour.
How much hunger does the Shadow Cat have?
The wiki lists 2,500 hunger.