Pistol Shrimp
Pistol Shrimp — common World 4 pet. Snaps pressure blasts that fling balls back to the top.
Overview
Pistol Shrimp is a common regular pet: Snaps pressure blasts that fling balls back to the top.
It comes from the World 4 · Maelstrom pet crate and carries 3 abilities unlocked one per star.
Abilities
This pet has 3 abilities and unlocks them one per star: the first is live from the day you get it, the second needs 2★, the third 3★ (see fusion below).
| ★ | Ability | Lv 1 | Lv 25 | Lv 50 | Lv 75 | Lv 100 | Charm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1★ | Snap Shock includes the common ×1.00 rarity multiplier | +0.00% | +12% | +25% | +37% | +50% | CHARM |
| 2★ | Shockwave | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 3★ | Undertow Snap includes the common ×1.00 rarity multiplier | 0.00% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 5.0% | CHARM |
- Snap Shock — Boosts how often a landing erupts a pressure column by this much.
- Shockwave — The column is wider, catching balls one bin further either side.
- Undertow Snap — This chance a column drags an extra ball down into the whirlpool.
Stars and fusion
Fuse 3 copies at the same star into one at the next — guaranteed, at the Fusion forge. The XP invested in all three copies is pooled into the result.
| Fuse | Needs | Essence |
|---|---|---|
| 1★ → 2★ | 3 × 1★ Pistol Shrimp |  500 |
| 2★ → 3★ | 3 × 2★ Pistol Shrimp | 1,500 |
Each star switches on the next ability in the table above.
Bring a 3★ copy to the Ball Grove to try for amped (purple) stars: each amped star adds +5% to that star's ability (1★ 1 in 10, 2★ 1 in 25, 3★ 1 in 50 on Hard; 1 in 30 / 1 in 75 / 1 in 150 on Regular).
A 3★ copy can become shiny by fusing an owned shiny Pistol Shrimp into it for 10,000 — see Shiny pets.
Levelling
Gold balls needed per level for a common pet (level-cost multiplier ×1.005):
| Level | Gold balls to next level |
|---|---|
| 1 → 2 |  50 |
| 10 → 11 | 71 |
| 25 → 26 | 117 |
| 50 → 51 | 227 |
| 75 → 76 | 375 |
| 99 → 100 | 555 |
- Total Lv 1 → 100
- 24,997
Salvage
Salvaging a copy yields 100, plus a 20% chance of 
10 on top. See Pet Salvage.
How to get
- World 4 · Maelstrom pet crate — 25% (1 in 4) per pull at 500
- Base odds are before the Pet Score rare-pet boost and any luck buffs — the pet crate odds page shows the live numbers.
- Every copy can be traded, free pulls included (free-pull copies salvage for full essence too, only without the bonus gem roll). A trade is a straight swap — shiny, stars, purple stars, evolution, nature and worn items go with the pet, its level resets to 1, and it can be traded again.
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 Crates — Gems in, pets out — cost per world, the intro sale, free pulls, the exact roll with Pet Score boosts, mythic pity, shiny odds and every pet's chance per world.
- Pet Crate Odds — Exact chances for every pet in every world's pet crate, with and without the Pet Score boost, plus pity, intro pricing and shiny odds.
- Pet Fusion — Fuse three copies of a pet into the next star tier — costs by rarity, what each star unlocks, and which pets can fuse.
- Pet Salvage & Essence — Turn spare pets into Pet Essence — yields by rarity, the gem bonus, what cannot be salvaged, and everything essence pays for.