Pixpets

**Pixpets** are virtual pets in Pixpet.net. They can be placed in the player's house and then sent on hoards to find items. Once a player obtains a Pixpet through hatching or evolution, the Pixpet's Pixdex entry is filled out.

* Color: The Pixpet's color group. This does not change the Pixpet's appearance, but it determines what items the Pixpet can retrieve on hoards. For instance, a cyan Pixpet can only find cyan-colored items and eggs of Pixpets that have potential to be cyan. There are 16 different color groups.
* LVL: The Pixpet's level. The higher the Pixpet's LVL, the higher the chance of finding rare items and Pixpet eggs. To increase its LVL, a Pixpet must collect hoard experience (HEXP). The maximum LVL is 100.
* SLVL: The Pixpet's satisfaction level. The higher the SLVL, the higher the chance to find items on hoards and the more items that can be found. Pixpets' satisfaction level increases when they live in a comfortable environment (i.e., rare decorative items are placed in their room) and when other players interact with them on their public user page. The maximum SLVL is 100.
* HEXP: The Pixpet's total hoard experience. After each hoard, a pet gains HEXP based on the items that it finds. The maximum HEXP is 10000, which corresponds to LVL 100.
* Gender: The Pixpet's gender. It has no influence on gameplay.
* Hatchday: The date on which the Pixpet hatched.
* ID: The Pixpet's unique ID, which enables players to be 100% sure about which pet they are dealing with.
* Hoards: The number of hoards the Pixpet has been sent on.
* Species: The Pixpet's species.
* Rarity: The rarity of the Pixpet's species, ranging from Very Common to Legendary.
* Lifting Capacity (also called Weight Units, or WU): The amount of weight the Pixpet can carry. Pixpets can only find decorative items that are in their lifting range.

For a Pixpet to go on a hoard, it needs Pixpet food. The amount of food needed is determined by the Pixpet's level and its WU range. Players can get Pixpet food through the Pixpet Interaction Lottery or by turning pumpkin products into food on the Pixpet food page.

When hoarding, Pixpets have the potential to find many kinds of items as well as pixcoins. To increase the chances of successful hoards, a player can give a Pixpet up to three potions to help gather certain items. For instance, a Decorative Item Potion will increase the chance for a Pixpet to find decorative items on hoards. To give a potion to a Pixpet, it must either match the Pixpet's color group or be of neutral color.

After a Pixpet returns, it gains HEXP and needs time to rest until it can go hoarding again. The recovery time is based on the length of the hoard, which is based on the Pixpet's level. The hoard time in hours is level / 3.

## LVL and SLVL mechanic in Hoarding

LVL and SLVL both help determine the quantity and quality of items found in hoards.

(1) LVL and SLVL determine the maximum number of item rolls. A Pixpet with a LVL+SLVL of 100 will get a maximum of ten item rolls. After each item roll, there is a 50% chance of getting another roll if the maximum has not been reached. This also affects potion rolls such as Seed Potions*.* All Pixpets are guaranteed to get at least two item rolls along with other bonus rolls, which assists low-level Pixpets in finding items.

(2) SLVL is used to increase item finding chance. Each point of SLVL increases the finding chance of an item 0.01%. For example, an item with a rarity of 25% would have a 50% chance to be found at SLVL 100. At lower levels, the chance of finding an item is quite high, but for higher level pixpets this boost can tremendously increase hoard item finds.

(3) LVL and SLVL also influence the quantity of items found. For a item rarity of 66-100 the maximum is 3, for item rarity of 33-66 the maximum is 2, and lastly for an item rarity of 0-33 the maximum is 1. SLVL receives part of this; as a result, a rare item will always be collected by itself in any circumstance unless collected in a bonus roll.

(4) Finally, LVL affects the grade of items found. A Pixpet will find items with grade equal to its LVL ±15 random variance. For instance, a LVL 85 Pixpet will have a grade range of 70 to 100.

Potions also affect hoard finds based on the potion's grade. Two bonus items can be collected when a high grade quantity potion is used (+1 for grade 1-50 potions, +2 for grade 51-100 potions), and three more depending on the grade of the item. If using a low grade potion, 1 quantity will still be added.

## Increasing SLVL

There are two ways to increase Pixpets' SLVL: (1) interactions from other players and (2) house decorations.

A player can share their public user page to enable other players to interact with their Pixpets. Each interaction will temporarily increase the SLVL of placed pixpets by 10. This interaction bonus resets every 24 hours. A maximum of 30 SLVL can be obtained through interactions.

Decorative items will also increase the SLVL of Pixpets that are placed in the same room. Only the 20 rarest items in a room will contribute to boosting SLVL; any additional items will not count. A maximum of 70 SLVL can be obtained through decorative items.

The total maximum SLVL is 100 (30 from interactions, 70 from decorations). Also, a Pixpet cannot benefit from SLVL that exceeds its level. For instance, a LVL 10 Pixpet will not gain benefits from having SLVL above 10. While Pixpets are on hoards or in the Pixpet inventory their SLVL cannot be changed.

## Pixpet Interaction Lottery

Every player has ten daily Pixpet Interactions which they can use to get items. Interacting with another player's egg (called Egg Hatch Help) will give a random grade and color pumpkin seed, and it will make that player's egg hatch 20 minutes faster. Interacting with another player's hatched Pixpets (called User Lottery Play) will give PC, Pixpet food, or plant seeds.

When playing the Pixpet lottery, the player "receives" a randomly chosen food which they can then feed to the other player's Pixpets. (These items are not added to either player's inventory.) If the player is logged in, received items cannot be switched and must be fed before a new item can be obtained. The higher the food rarity, the higher the reward. Not all foods with the same rating have equal rarity; for instance, Broccoli and Tomatoes are both rated as "very unfavorable," but Broccoli has lower rarity and will result in less rewards. Lemons, Leola Roots, and Blueberry Lollipops are the only lottery items with the same rarity. However, all received interactions give the same +10 bonus to the SLVL of placed Pixpets. The food items below are listed from least to greatest reward.

## Evolution & Devolution

    Some Pixpets have multiple evolution stages. They can evolve by eating the appropriate Evobar once they have reached the required level. Evolving can change the Pixpet's lifting capacity (WU) and its color group. Evolved Pixpets will find double the normal amount of Pixcoins, and second evolutions will find triple the normal amount. Legendary Pixpets cannot evolve, but they will find double the normal amount of Pixcoins just like evolved Pixpets. Evolutions can be reversed through Devolution by using a Reverse Evobar. Both normal and reverse Evobars are obtained by Cooking and must meet or surpass a minimum grade to work.

## Methods of Obtaining Pixpets

Every player receives a Pixpet egg to start the game, with a choice of Drax, Canisqua, Unicubb, Troffinch and Feliphene. Additional eggs can be found through hoarding and Pixpet Adventure. Tips on obtaining eggs:

* Higher-level Pixpets are more likely to find eggs.
* Giving a Pixpet Potion to a Pixpet also increases the chance of finding eggs.
* Each Pixpet species has a rarity value which affects the chance of finding its egg. Players who are seeking particular highly rare species may use Pixpet Rarity Excluder Potions together with Pixpet Potions to ensure that all egg finds exceed a certain rarity level.
* Each Pixpet species also belongs to one or more color groups. For instance, Drax belongs to the aqua, yellow, and cyan color groups. As a result, only aqua, yellow, and cyan Pixpets can find Drax eggs.
* Some pixpets are only found during certain times of year, whether it be during certain seasons, or during  holiday events such as Halloween, etc.

## Color Variations

Vivid Pixpets are the most common variations. Every non-legendary Pixpet has one! They are obtained through Adventure.

Some Pixpets have special color variations. These variations are very similar to the original designs, although they may have minor modifications such as Albino Xeldron's extra tail spike set. Color variations differ from color groups because they actually change the Pixpet's appearance, and they have different rarities and color group chances. Because color variations have their own Pixdex entries, the Pixdex has more entries than it has unique species.

Currently, the only Pixpets that have special color variations are:

* #5-C Duskubb
* #12-C Gorbath
* #15-C Nightshade Sunobra
* #38-C Crocus Shluppbun
* #38-E Orchid Shluppbun
* #46-C Albino Colocrow
* #69-C Albino Ravehain
* #L02-C Albino Noo-Long
* #L03-C Albino Xeldron

## Pixdex

Once a pixpet is hatched, its corresponding dex entry is unlocked in the players Pixdex/Vivid Pixdex. Each pixpet has its own unique dex number and a letter denoting what color variation it is.

* A: Original
* B: Vivid
* C: Color Variant
* D: Vivid Color Variant
* E: Color Variant 2
* F: Vivid Color Variant 2

Legendary Pixpets have their own numbering system beginning with an L and are always listed at the end of the pixdex.

For a list of all currently known pixpets, see the Pixdex and Vivid Pixdex pages.