The Christmas Gorilla is one of the most sought-after pets in Grow a Garden’s festive event, but many players don’t understand how to get this rare creature or what makes it special. This Legendary pet can significantly boost your cooking efficiency with its unique Cold Belly ability, making it valuable for players who spend time crafting recipes. In this complete guide, we’ll explain everything about the Christmas Gorilla, its abilities, stats, and exactly how you can obtain it before the Christmas Harvest Event ends.
Key Takeaways
- The Christmas Gorilla is a Legendary pet with an 8% hatch chance from Santa’s Surprise Present
- Its Cold Belly ability reduces cooking time by ~80 seconds every 5 minutes using Cold-type mutations
- You can only obtain it during the Christmas Harvest Event through Santa’s Surprise Present
- The pet has 55,000 hunger and is especially useful for players who use multiple cooking pots
- Santa’s Surprise Present can be earned through the Christmas Harvest, Event Shop, Player Gifts, or Digging
What Is the Christmas Gorilla Pet?
The Christmas Gorilla is a special Limited pet introduced during the Christmas Harvest Event in Grow a Garden. This festive creature stands out with its blocky red-and-white holiday design, making it both functional and visually appealing for your garden. As a Legendary tier pet, it’s one of the rarer additions to the game, second only to the original Gorilla Chef pet that was released in a previous cooking event.
What makes this pet unique is its specific focus on cooking support. Unlike many other pets that help with planting, harvesting, or general garden activities, the Christmas Gorilla specializes in reducing cooking times. This makes it particularly valuable for players who enjoy the cooking mechanics in Grow a Garden and want to optimize their recipe crafting process.
How Does the Cold Belly Ability Work?
The Christmas Gorilla’s special ability is called Cold Belly, and it’s what makes this pet so useful for cooking enthusiasts. Every 5 minutes, the Christmas Gorilla automatically grabs fruits with Cold-type mutations from your garden and uses them to reduce the cooking time of a random pot by approximately 80 seconds.
This ability works passively, meaning you don’t need to activate it manually. The pet will roam your garden, identify fruits with Cold mutations (such as Frozen, Chilled, or Snowy), and apply their cooling properties to your cooking pots. The time reduction might not seem like much at first, but when you’re running multiple pots with long cooking times, those seconds add up significantly.
For players who regularly craft complex recipes that take several minutes to complete, the Christmas Gorilla can save you hours of waiting time over extended play sessions. The ability becomes even more valuable when you have several cooking pots running simultaneously, as the pet can reduce the time on different pots throughout your garden.
How to Get the Christmas Gorilla in Grow a Garden?
Getting the Christmas Gorilla requires luck and participation in the Christmas Harvest Event. Here’s a step-by-step guide to obtaining this rare pet:
Step 1: Get Santa’s Surprise Present
The Christmas Gorilla can only be hatched from Santa’s Surprise Present, which is a special item available during the Christmas Harvest Event. There are several ways to obtain these presents:
- Christmas Harvest Event: Participate in the Christmas Harvest by turning in plants with Christmas mutations. When you reach 200 points, you have a 15% chance to receive Santa’s Surprise Present as a reward.
- Event Shop: Purchase Santa’s Surprise Present directly from the Event Shop for 5 million shekels or 399 Robux.
- Player Gifts: Receive presents from other players through the Player Gift system, which has a 15% chance of containing Santa’s Surprise Present.
- Digging: While digging in your garden, you have a 6.45% chance of finding Santa’s Surprise Present.
Step 2: Participate in the Christmas Harvest
To earn points in the Christmas Harvest, you need to collect plants with specific Christmas mutations and turn them in at the event area. The accepted mutations are:
- Frozen
- Chilled
- Ornamented
- Sub-zero
- Snowy
These mutations appear randomly on your plants during the Christmas event, especially when the snowy weather is active. The rarer the plant, the more points it’s worth when you turn it in:
- Common: 1 point
- Uncommon: 2 points
- Rare: 3 points
- Legendary: 4 points
- Mythical: 5 points
- Divine: 6 points
- Prismatic: 7 points
- Transcendent: 8 points
Step 3: Hatch the Christmas Gorilla
Once you have Santa’s Surprise Present, you have an 8% chance to hatch the Christmas Gorilla. This means you might need to open multiple presents before getting this rare pet. The present also contains other rewards, so even if you don’t get the Christmas Gorilla right away, you’ll still receive valuable items.
Christmas Gorilla Stats and Value
Here are the complete stats for the Christmas Gorilla:
| Stat | Value |
| Tier | Legendary |
| Ability | Cold Belly |
| Effect | Reduces a random pot’s cooking time using Cold-type fruits |
| Hunger | 55,000 |
| Obtainable From | Santa’s Surprise Present |
| Hatch Chance | 8% |
| Ability Cooldown | Every 5 minutes |
| Time Reduction | ~80 seconds |
The Christmas Gorilla’s high hunger value of 55,000 means it can stay active in your garden for a long time before needing food. As a Legendary pet, it also has better stats and performance compared to lower-tier pets, making it a valuable addition to any player’s collection.
Is the Christmas Gorilla Worth Getting?
Whether the Christmas Gorilla is worth getting depends on your playstyle in Grow a Garden. Here are the pros and cons to consider:
Pros:
- Significant time savings: The ability to reduce cooking times by 80 seconds every 5 minutes adds up over long play sessions.
- Passive ability: Works automatically without any input from you.
- Limited availability: As an event-only pet, it won’t be available after the Christmas Harvest Event ends.
- Legendary status: High-tier pet with better stats and performance.
- Useful for cooking-focused players: Especially valuable if you regularly use multiple cooking pots.
Cons:
- Low hatch rate: With only an 8% chance from Santa’s Surprise Present, it might take many attempts to get one.
- Specific use case: Only beneficial if you use cooking pots regularly.
- Event-limited: You can only obtain it during the Christmas Harvest Event.
The Christmas Gorilla is definitely worth getting if you enjoy the cooking mechanics in Grow a Garden and plan to play regularly during the event. For players who rarely use cooking pots or prefer other aspects of the game, it might not be as valuable compared to other event pets.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I unlock the Christmas Gorilla in Grow a Garden?
You can unlock the Christmas Gorilla only through Santa’s Surprise Present during the Christmas Harvest Event. First, you need to obtain Santa’s Surprise Present by participating in the Christmas Harvest (turning in plants with Christmas mutations), purchasing it from the Event Shop, receiving it as a Player Gift, or finding it while digging. Once you have the present, you have an 8% chance to hatch the Christmas Gorilla when you open it.
What is the hatch chance for the Christmas Gorilla?
The Christmas Gorilla has an 8% hatch chance inside Santa’s Surprise Present. This means that, on average, you would need to open about 12-13 presents to have a good chance of getting one. However, since it’s based on luck, you might get it on your first try or it might take many more attempts.
Does the Christmas Gorilla speed up all pots?
No, the Christmas Gorilla does not speed up all pots at once. Its Cold Belly ability targets one random pot each time it activates (every 5 minutes) and reduces that specific pot’s cooking time by approximately 80 seconds. If you have multiple pots running, the ability will cycle through them randomly, potentially affecting different pots each time it activates.
Is the Christmas Gorilla good for farming?
The Christmas Gorilla is primarily a cooking support pet rather than a farming pet. It doesn’t directly help with planting, growing, or harvesting crops. However, if your farming activities include cooking the crops you harvest, then the Christmas Gorilla can be beneficial by reducing the cooking time for your recipes. For pure farming activities, you might want to consider other pets that specifically boost plant growth or harvest yields.
How does the Cold Belly ability work?
The Cold Belly ability works automatically every 5 minutes. The Christmas Gorilla will search your garden for fruits with Cold-type mutations (such as Frozen, Chilled, or Snowy) and use them to reduce the cooking time of a random pot by about 80 seconds. You don’t need to activate this ability manually—it happens passively as long as you have the pet active in your garden and have Cold-type mutated fruits available.
What mutations does the Christmas Gorilla use?
The Christmas Gorilla specifically uses fruits with Cold-type mutations for its Cold Belly ability. In the Christmas Harvest Event, the relevant Cold-type mutations include Frozen, Chilled, Ornamented, Sub-zero, and Snowy. These mutations can appear on your plants randomly during the event, especially when snowy weather is active. Make sure to keep some of these mutated fruits in your garden to ensure the Christmas Gorilla can use its ability effectively.
Is the Christmas Gorilla worth getting?
The Christmas Gorilla is worth getting if you regularly use cooking pots in Grow a Garden and want to reduce your cooking times. Its ability to save approximately 80 seconds every 5 minutes can significantly speed up your recipe crafting, especially when running multiple pots. As a limited-time event pet, it also has collectible value and won’t be available after the Christmas Harvest Event ends. However, if you rarely use cooking pots, you might want to focus on other event pets that better match your playstyle.
The Christmas Gorilla is more than just a festive decoration for your garden—it’s a powerful tool for players who enjoy the cooking mechanics in Grow a Garden. With its Cold Belly ability reducing cooking times by 80 seconds every 5 minutes, this Legendary pet can save you hours of waiting time over extended play sessions. Remember that you can only obtain it during the Christmas Harvest Event, so start collecting those Christmas-mutated plants and opening Santa’s Surprise Presents while you still can. Don’t miss your chance to add this valuable and limited pet to your collection before the event ends!
For more Roblox gaming guides and tips, check out our Roblox 3008 Survival Strategies and The Fields Roblox Survival Tips. Visit the official Grow a Garden Wiki for detailed game information, or join the official Grow a Garden Discord server to connect with other players.
