The Grow a Garden Tanuki is both a merchant in the Zen update and an obtainable pet. A big part of this update in Grow a Garden is a new currency type called Chi, which you use to purchase event items. Check out our How to Get Chi guide!

Grow a Garden Tanuki

The Tanuki is a pet and a merchant NPC that is part of the Zen update.

Tanuki Merchant

You must visit the Tanuki merchant if you want to exchange Tranquil crops for Chi. Chi is the main currency that you can use to purchase items from the Tranquil Treasures shop! You can upgrade your Zen Tree by exchanging Tranquil crops with the Zen Channeler NPC instead. The higher the level of your Zen Tree, the more items are available in the Tranquil Treasures shop.

To get crops with the Tranquil mutation, you must wait for the Zen Aura weather event to spawn. An orb spawns from the Zen Channeler, which then gives the Tranquil mutation to a random crop in your garden. This increases the selling value of the crop by 20x, but you do need Tranquil crops for Chi and Zen Tree upgrades.

Tranquil Treasure Shop Items

The Tranquil Treasure shop changes stock every 60 minutes, but you can restock it yourself for the first time with 500K Sheckles. The price of the restock increases the more you purchase it.

Available items:

  • Zenflare Seed
    • 6 Chi
    • Requires Zen Tree Level 2
  • Zen Seed Pack
    • Costs 12 Chi
  • Zen Sand
    • Costs 15 Chi
  • Zen Crate
    • Costs 15 Chi
    • Requires Zen Tree Level 3
  • Zen Gnome Crate
    • Costs 15 Chi
    • Requires Zen Tree Level 6
  • Tranquil Radar
    • Costs 18 Chi
  • Soft Sunshine Seed
    • Costs 20 Chi
    • Requires Zen Tree Level 4
  • Zen Egg
    • Costs 30 Chi
  • Hot Spring
    • Costs 30 Chi
  • Koi
    • Costs 45 Chi
    • Requires Zen Tree Level 5
  • Spiked Mango Seed
    • Costs 75 Chi
    • Requires Zen Tree Level 7
  • Pet Shard Tranquil
    • Costs 200 Chi
    • Requires Zen Tree Level 8

Tanuki Pet

The Tanuki can perform random actions within your garden, including:

  • Decreases the cooldown of a random pet’s ability by 1 minute
  • Applies the Choc mutation to a random crop
  • Applies the Chilled mutation to a random crop
  • Applies the Moonlit mutation to a random crop
  • Provides you with a random amount of Sheckles
  • Provides itself with a random amount of EXP
  • Steals a random fruit from the garden of another player

How To Get the Tanuki Pet

You can get the Tanuki pet by hatching the Zen Egg, which you can purchase for 30 Chi from the Tranquil Treasures shop. The Tanuki has a 20.82% chance of hatching!

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