Vinnie the Hamster
Vinnie the Hamster — uncommon elusive pet. Pinball DOOR chance + pinball MEGA BALL chance + a MINES head start.
Overview
Vinnie the Hamster is an uncommon elusive pet: Pinball DOOR chance + pinball MEGA BALL chance + a MINES head start.
It is an elusive pet — Ticket Trove — Vinnie's Gamble, 10% (1 in 10) per attempt (a losing roll pays 
5,000 as consolation).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1★ | Door Luck | +0.00% | +2.4% | +4.9% | +7.5% | +10% |
| 2★ | Mega Ball Magnet | +0.00% | +2.4% | +4.9% | +7.5% | +10% |
| 3★ | Head Start | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
- Door Luck — The pinball machine's DOOR opens more often.
- Mega Ball Magnet — The pinball ★ MEGA BALL bin hits more often.
- Head Start — MINES opens with this many safe tiles already revealed, and the payout starts at that multiplier.
Head Start (3★) opens every Mines board with 5 safe tiles already revealed.
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★ Vinnie the Hamster |  1,000 |
| 2★ → 3★ | 3 × 2★ Vinnie the Hamster | 3,000 |
Each star switches on the next ability in the table above.
A 3★ copy can become shiny by fusing an owned shiny Vinnie the Hamster into it for 10,000 — see Shiny pets.
Levelling
Gold balls needed per level for a uncommon pet (level-cost multiplier ×2.009):
| Level | Gold balls to next level |
|---|---|
| 1 → 2 | 99 |
| 10 → 11 | 142 |
| 25 → 26 | 235 |
| 50 → 51 | 454 |
| 75 → 76 | 751 |
| 99 → 100 | 1,111 |
- Total Lv 1 → 100
- 50,019
Salvage
Salvaging a copy yields 200, plus a 20% chance of 
20 on top. See Pet Salvage.
How to get
- Ticket Trove — Vinnie's Gamble, 10% (1 in 10) per attempt (a losing roll pays 5,000 as consolation)
- Elusive pets are activated from the ELUSIVE tab and never use a regular slot — see Elusive pets.
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.
- Elusive Pets — The 18 pets that never come from pet crates — where each one drops, its odds, and how the elusive slot cap grows.
- 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.