Elusive Pets
The 18 pets that never come from pet crates — where each one drops, its odds, and how the elusive slot cap grows.
What makes a pet elusive
Elusive pets never appear in a pet crate. Each one comes from a specific machine or event, and instead of taking a regular equip slot it is activated from the ELUSIVE tab of the Pets menu. Activated elusives work alongside your regular loadout, but they are not boosted by the Charm Octopus or by Pet Effectiveness cards.
Every elusive pet
| Pet | Rarity | Source | Stars | Fusable | Tradable | Salvage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dawn Zombie | COMMON | Summoning Altar — rung 1 of 11: 18.5% (1 in 5.41) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Essence Wisp | COMMON | Summoning Altar — rung 2 of 11: 15% (1 in 6.67) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Quest Goblin | COMMON | Summoning Altar — rung 3 of 11: 13% (1 in 7.69) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Gold Slime | UNCOMMON | Summoning Altar — rung 5 of 11: 10.3% (1 in 9.71) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Trinket Kobold | UNCOMMON | Summoning Altar — rung 4 of 11: 11.5% (1 in 8.7) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Vinnie the Hamster | UNCOMMON | Ticket Trove — Vinnie's Gamble, 10% (1 in 10) per attempt (a losing roll pays  5,000 as consolation) | 1★ → 3★ | Yes | Never | Yes |
 Bramble Hedgehog | RARE | Your Garden bushes — 0.0833% (1 in 1,200) on every bush tap (about 1 in 50 bushes) | 1★ → 3★ | Yes | Never | No |
 Courier Pigeon | RARE | Referrals — the reward for 25 friends who count. One per account; never in the pet crates, never traded | 1★ | No | Never | No |
 Fruit Worm | RARE | Ball Grove — rolled once per completed run when you bring a pet: 0.2% (1 in 500) on Hard, 0.0667% (1 in 1,500) on Regular | 1★ → 3★ | Yes | Never | Yes |
 Siege Minotaur | RARE | Summoning Altar — rung 6 of 11: 9% (1 in 11.1) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Sticker Cube | RARE | Summoning Altar — rung 7 of 11: 8.5% (1 in 11.8) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Coin Gremlin | EPIC | Summoning Altar — rung 8 of 11: 7.5% (1 in 13.3) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Dice Imp | EPIC | Summoning Altar — rung 9 of 11: 5% (1 in 20) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Hoard Mimic | EPIC | Chest Rush — every chest opened rolls for the Mimic, from 0.1% (1 in 1,000) on chest 1 up to 10% (1 in 10) on chest 10 | 1★ → 3★ | Yes | Never | No |
 Packyack | LEGENDARY | Summoning Altar — rung 10 of 11: 1.5% (1 in 66.7) per Elusive Orb | 2★ | No | Never | Yes |
 Void Warden | LEGENDARY | Jackpot Frenzy Fortune Wheel — the PET slice is 1% of the wheel on your first spin and grows by 1% every round you survive (up to 29%) | 1★ → 3★ | Yes | Never | Yes |
 Doppelgeist | MYTHIC | Summoning Altar — rung 11 of 11: 0.2% (1 in 500) per Elusive Orb | 3★ → 3★ | Yes | Never | Yes |
 Starlight Kirin | MYTHIC | ASCENSION — 0.1% (1 in 1,000) for every pet you send up at the Sky Altar (a send of 25 rolls 25 times). The CINDERWING PHOENIX's blessing raises it, to 1 in 750 at blessing Lv 100. See Starlight Kirin | 1★ → 3★ | Yes | Never | No |
Sources in detail
Pets from Shop bundles, the Founder programme and giveaways are limited pets — a separate category with its own page.
Jackpot Frenzy wheel
The Fortune Wheel has a PET slice that awards the Void Warden and counts as a CONTINUE. It is 1% of the wheel on the first spin and grows 1% per round survived, to a cap of 29%. See Jackpot Frenzy.
Chest Rush
Every chest opened in Chest Rush rolls for the Hoard Mimic — the deeper the chest, the better:
| Chest | Mimic chance |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.1% (1 in 1,000) |
| 2 | 0.167% (1 in 600) |
| 3 | 0.278% (1 in 360) |
| 4 | 0.465% (1 in 215) |
| 5 | 0.769% (1 in 130) |
| 6 | 1.3% (1 in 77) |
| 7 | 2.17% (1 in 46) |
| 8 | 3.57% (1 in 28) |
| 9 | 5.88% (1 in 17) |
| 10 | 10% (1 in 10) |
Ticket Trove
After the final Mega Trophy, Vinnie's Gamble offers Vinnie the Hamster at 10% (1 in 10) per attempt; a miss pays 5,000. See Ticket Trove.
Ball Grove and the garden
Completing a Ball Grove run with a pet rolls 0.2% (1 in 500) (Hard) or 0.0667% (1 in 1,500) (Regular) for the Fruit Worm. Every tap on a garden bush rolls 0.0833% (1 in 1,200) for the Bramble Hedgehog.
Ascension
Every pet sent up at the Sky Altar rolls 0.1% (1 in 1,000) for the Starlight Kirin, a mythic elusive that strengthens your linked gods.
Summoning Altar
Elusive Orbs from the Summoning Altar climb an 11-rung ladder of raid companions.
See also
- Pets — Every pet in Ballin Tycoon — rarities, crate odds, abilities, natures and jobs, levelling costs, stars, evolution, shinies and where each one comes from.
- Pet Slots & Loadouts — How many pets you can equip and activate, where every slot comes from, per-world loadouts and quick-swap sets.
- Jackpot Frenzy — The Diamond-bin minigame: guaranteed floor loot, tilt rounds that grow a multiplier, the Fortune Wheel, and the Void Warden pet.
- Chest Rush — The star-ball cascade played on Cake Party plays — opening wheels, the three sweeping gates, all ten chests with their loot, and the Hoard Mimic odds.
- Ticket Trove — An idle prestige game on the MENU: tickets per second, 10 upgrade cards, 10 Grand Prizes, Vinnie's permanent bonuses and the 10% Vinnie's Gamble.
- Ball Grove — The fruit-harvest minigame opened at gate 15: pick ripe fruit off the tree, set the bins, escort golden fruit past the crows and grow Mega Melons — every rate, multiplier, basket roll and title.
- Shop — Every shop aisle: the perks and perk bundles, the Ballin Bundle, the weekly limited pet FIRE SALE rotation, gem upgrades, ball / coin / gem packs with prices, the free gift and how checkout works on each platform.