Mimic Octopus in Grow a Garden — Mimicry Ability, Value & Best Combos 2026
The Mimic Octopus in Grow a Garden is a Mythical-rarity pet from the Summer Harvest Event with a 1% hatch rate from the Paradise Egg (50M Sheckles). Its Mimicry ability copies and performs the ability of a random active pet in your garden every ~20 minutes — using the Mimic Octopus's own stats, not the copied pet's. Current trade value is 85 tokens (high demand, unstable market). It is an A-tier to S-tier pet that effectively doubles the output of your best pets without needing duplicates.
Summer Harvest Event — How Mimic Octopus Was Added
The Mimic Octopus was added in Update 1.11.0 during the Summer Harvest Event on June 21, 2025. This update also introduced the Paradise Egg as a new egg type. The Summer Harvest Event was a seasonal update — Mimic Octopus is no longer obtainable through gameplay after the event ended. Player trading is now the only way to get one.
Paradise Egg — Full Drop Table
The Paradise Egg costs 50,000,000 Sheckles or 139 Robux, has a 7% chance to appear per shop refresh (every 30 min), and takes 6 hours 40 minutes to hatch. Here is the complete drop table:
| Pet | Rarity | Hatch Rate | Avg Eggs Needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Macaw | Legendary | 8% | ~13 |
| Hyacinth Macaw | Mythical | Varies | Varies |
| Red Fox | Divine | ~5% | ~20 |
| Raccoon | Divine | ~3% | ~33 |
| Mimic Octopus | Mythical | 1% | ~100 |
⚠️ Mimic Octopus is the rarest pet in the Paradise Egg despite being Mythical rarity (not Divine). The Paradise Egg also contains Divine-rarity pets like Red Fox and Raccoon at higher rates than Mimic Octopus — this is unusual and worth noting before you spend 50M Sheckles per egg expecting a Mimic.
Full List — What Mimic Octopus Cannot Copy
Mimic Octopus cannot copy abilities from certain pets. Since Update 1.14.0 it also lost the ability to copy mutation-applying abilities. Here is the complete cannot-copy list:
| Pet | Reason Cannot Copy |
|---|---|
| French Fry Ferret | Hardcoded exception |
| Green Bean | Hardcoded exception |
| Chinchilla | Hardcoded exception |
| Rhino | Hardcoded exception |
| Elephant | Hardcoded exception |
| Imp | Hardcoded exception |
| Red Panda | Hardcoded exception |
| Sheckling | Hardcoded exception |
| Arctic Fox | Hardcoded exception |
| Other Mimic Octopus | Cannot copy itself |
| Butterfly, Disco Bee, T-Rex (mutation abilities) | Since Update 1.14.0 — mutation abilities blocked |
| Triceratops | Known bug — Mimic freezes when attempting |
Always store incompatible pets in your inventory (not active slots) when running Mimic Octopus. Every incompatible pet in your active roster is a wasted selection chance when Mimic fires.
Huge Mimic Octopus — Size Tiers Explained
Like all pets in Grow a Garden, Mimic Octopus has size tiers based on weight — Normal, Huge, Titanic, and Godly. Higher weight means stronger ability performance. The Huge Mimic Octopus is a community benchmark for strong Mimicry output:
| Size Tier | Weight Threshold | Ability Impact | Trade Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Below Huge threshold | Base performance | Standard |
| Huge | ~61+ kg (community benchmark) | Significantly faster cooldown | Large premium |
| Titanic | Higher threshold | Even faster, stronger | Very large premium |
| Godly | Highest threshold | Maximum performance | Extreme premium |
A Huge Mimic Octopus fires Mimicry with a much shorter cooldown than a Normal one. Using a single Medium Toy on a high-weight Mimic can reduce its cooldown to the hard limit of 15 seconds — making it fire almost continuously. This is why Huge Mimic Octopus trades at a massive premium over standard ones.
What Is the Mimic Octopus in Grow a Garden?
The Mimic Octopus is a Mythical-rarity pet added during the Summer Harvest Event (Update 1.11.0, June 21, 2025). It has a cube-shaped head with square yellow eyes, a mischievous smile, six short blocky tentacles, and a dark gray body — giving it a robotic, pixelated appearance that makes it one of the most distinctive pets in the game.
It is obtained from the Paradise Egg (50,000,000 Sheckles or 139 Robux, 6hr 40min hatch). The Mimic Octopus has a 1% hatch rate — the rarest pet available from the Paradise Egg. On average you need ~100 Paradise Eggs to hatch one. Outside the Summer Harvest Event, it is only available through player trading.
Its value comes from its unique Mimicry passive ability — the only ability in the game that copies another pet's ability and performs it on an independent timer.
Mimicry Ability — How It Works
Every ~20 minutes, the Mimic Octopus selects a random active pet in your garden and copies its first ability. It then performs that copied ability using its own stats (age and weight) — not the copied pet's stats. The original pet's cooldown is not affected.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Ability Name | Mimicry |
| Cooldown | ~20 minutes (20:12 − 0:15 min range) |
| Target | Random active pet in your garden |
| What it copies | First ability of the selected pet |
| Stats used | Mimic Octopus's own age and weight |
| Original pet affected? | No — original pet cooldown not reset |
| Pets it cannot copy | French Fry Ferret, Green Bean, Chinchilla, Rhino, Elephant, Imp, Red Panda, Sheckling, Arctic Fox, other Mimic Octopus |
| Cannot copy mutation abilities | Since Update 1.14.0 — cannot copy pets like Butterfly or Disco Bee's mutation application |
⚠️ Important — Update 1.14.0 change: Mimic Octopus can no longer copy pet mutation abilities. It cannot mimic Butterfly's Rainbow Flutter, Disco Bee's Disco mutation, or other mutation-applying abilities. It still copies all other ability types — movement, theft, cooldown reset, seed farming, etc.
Mimic Octopus performs the ability using its own stats — not the pet it copies. A high-weight, high-age Mimic Octopus copying a Peacock will advance cooldowns more than the Peacock itself would, because the Mimic's own stats apply to the ability strength formula.
Best Pets to Copy With Mimic Octopus
Since Mimic Octopus picks randomly from your active pets, the strategy is to fill your garden with high-value pets so every copy is useful:
| Pet to Copy | Ability | Why It's Good for Mimic |
|---|---|---|
| Raccoon | Rascal — duplicates a random crop | Extra crop duplication every 20 min on top of Raccoon's 15 min cycle |
| Red Fox | Scoundrel — steals/duplicates seeds | Double passive seed income alongside Fox's own 7 min cycle |
| T-Rex | Apex Predator — spreads mutations | Extra mutation spread — helps build 5+ mutations on crops faster |
| Queen Bee / Empress Bee | Resets pet cooldowns | Extra cooldown reset fires more frequently — benefits entire squad |
| Dragonfly | Gold mutation every ~5 min | Extra Gold mutation application on top of Dragonfly's passive |
| Blood Owl | XP generation | Additional XP output to level pets faster |
| Brontosaurus | Weight boost | Extra weight added to crops — compounds with weight² formula |
Mimic Octopus Trade Value 2026
Mimic Octopus currently trades at 85 tokens in the community market. Demand is classified as high but the market is unstable — meaning prices fluctuate more than stable pets. Active trade orders are numerous (26,000+ listings) which reflects its strong demand.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Token Value | 85 tokens |
| Demand | High |
| Market Stability | Unstable |
| Active Listings | 26,000+ |
| Tier | A-tier to S-tier depending on age |
⚠️ The "unstable" market tag means Mimic Octopus prices shift frequently. Check current community prices before any trade — do not rely on prices from more than a week ago.
How to Get Mimic Octopus in Grow a Garden
- Save 50,000,000 Sheckles for the Paradise Egg
- Wait for Paradise Egg to appear — only 7% chance per shop refresh (every 30 minutes)
- Buy and hatch the Paradise Egg — 6 hours 40 minutes hatch time
- 1% chance to get Mimic Octopus — expect ~100 eggs on average
- Outside Summer Harvest Event — only available through player trading
Use a Blood Kiwi pet to reduce hatching time on Paradise Eggs. Over a 6+ hour hatch, Blood Kiwi's passive hatch reduction adds up significantly. Also: The Paradise Egg has a low 7% shop spawn rate — check the shop every 30 minutes or track it with a weather/stock Discord.
Beginner Guide — How to Use Mimic Octopus Effectively
- Fill active pet slots with high-value pets. Mimic copies randomly. The better your pet roster, the better every Mimic copy will be. Remove useless or low-value pets from active slots.
- Remove incompatible pets. French Fry Ferret, Green Bean, and others cannot be copied. If these are active, they waste potential Mimic selections. Store them when not needed.
- Prioritize cooldown-reduction pets with Mimic. If Mimic copies Queen Bee or Empress Bee, it fires a cooldown reset — potentially speeding up all your other pets. This creates a compounding effect across your whole squad.
- Age the Mimic Octopus before trading. Higher age means the copied abilities perform better (its own stats apply). An aged Mimic copying a Peacock reduces cooldowns more than a young one would.
- Do not expect mutation abilities. Since Update 1.14.0, Mimic cannot copy mutation-applying abilities. Build your garden to use Mimic for theft, cooldown resets, and support abilities instead.
Practical Examples — What Mimic Octopus Actually Does for Your Farm
| Setup | Without Mimic | With Mimic Octopus | Benefit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon only (15 min cooldown) | 1 crop duplication per 15 min | ~1.5–2 duplications per 15 min | ~33% more crops per hour |
| Queen Bee only (24 min reset) | 1 cooldown reset per 24 min | Extra reset every 20 min from Mimic | All pets fire more frequently |
| T-Rex only (20 min spread) | 3 mutations spread per 20 min | Extra mutation spread every 20 min | Double mutation output |
| Dragonfly only (5 min Gold) | ~12 Gold mutations per hour | +3 extra Gold mutations per hour | 25% more Gold crops |
| 3 high-value pets active | Each fires on own timer | Mimic adds 1 extra firing of best pet every 20 min | Best when all pets are strong |
The key insight: Mimic Octopus is a force multiplier — it does not create new value on its own. It amplifies whatever you already have. A garden with weak pets sees minimal benefit. A garden with Raccoon, T-Rex, and Queen Bee active sees a meaningful jump in output from Mimic's extra firings every 20 minutes.
Is Mimic Octopus Worth Getting in 2026?
For mid to late game players with strong active pets — yes, absolutely. If your garden already runs Raccoon, T-Rex, or high-value support pets, Mimic Octopus adds meaningful extra output without requiring any new strategy or setup changes.
For early game players — not a priority. Mimic Octopus only amplifies what you have. If your active pets are weak (Bunny, Dog, Golden Lab), Mimic will copy weak abilities and provide minimal value. Invest in better core pets first, then add Mimic Octopus as a late-game multiplier.
Mimic Octopus vs Dragonfly vs Queen Bee — Comparison
| Pet | Ability | Cooldown | Trade Value | Best Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mimic Octopus | Copies any pet ability | ~20 min | 85 tokens | Multiplying your best pet effects |
| Dragonfly | Gold mutation (20x) | ~5 min | Similar | Consistent passive Gold income |
| Queen Bee | Cooldown reset + Pollinated (3x) | ~20-24 min | Similar | Cooldown management + pollination |
Common Mistakes to Avoid With Mimic Octopus
- Keeping incompatible pets active. French Fry Ferret and Green Bean cannot be copied. Having them in active slots wastes Mimic's selection pool. Store them when running Mimic.
- Expecting mutation ability copies. Since 1.14.0, Mimic cannot copy Disco Bee's Disco mutation or Butterfly's Rainbow Flutter. Do not build your setup around this expectation.
- Trading Mimic at low age. The ability strength scales with the Mimic's own stats. A young Mimic Octopus performs every copied ability weaker than an aged one. Age it first.
- Running Mimic alone with weak pets. Mimic only copies what is available in your garden. If your other pets are weak, Mimic copies weak abilities. The pet amplifies what you already have — not what you wish you had.
- Panic-selling during unstable market. Mimic Octopus has an "unstable" market tag — prices move. Do not sell just because you see a lower price one day. Check weekly averages and community Discord for fair value.
Key Takeaways
- Mimic Octopus is Mythical rarity — 1% from Paradise Egg (50M Sheckles)
- Trade value: 85 tokens, high demand, unstable market
- Ability: Mimicry — copies and performs a random active pet's first ability every ~20 min
- Uses its own stats for ability strength — not the copied pet's stats
- Since Update 1.14.0 — cannot copy mutation abilities (Butterfly, Disco Bee etc.)
- Cannot copy: French Fry Ferret, Green Bean, Chinchilla, Rhino, Elephant, other Mimic Octopus
- Best with: Raccoon, Red Fox, Queen Bee, T-Rex, Dragonfly in active slots
- Remove incompatible pets from active slots to maximize copy quality
Want to check if a Mimic Octopus trade is fair? Use the free Grow a Garden Trade Calculator to verify values before accepting any offer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mimic Octopus is worth 85 tokens in the community market. Demand is high but the market is considered unstable — meaning prices shift frequently. Check current community prices before any trade. Older, heavier Mimic Octopuses are worth significantly more than freshly hatched ones.
Buy a Paradise Egg from Raphael's shop for 50,000,000 Sheckles or 139 Robux. Hatch time is 6 hours 40 minutes. You have a 1% chance of getting a Mimic Octopus. On average you need about 100 Paradise Eggs. Outside the Summer Harvest Event, player trading is the only option.
Every ~20 minutes, Mimic Octopus copies the first ability of a random active pet in your garden and performs it using its own stats. The original pet's cooldown is unaffected. It cannot copy mutation abilities (since Update 1.14.0) or the abilities of certain incompatible pets like French Fry Ferret.
Mimic Octopus only copies abilities from pets in your own garden. It does not copy abilities from other players' pets on the server. This is an important distinction — if it copied other players' pets it would be far more powerful and was likely an intentional design decision.
No. Since Update 1.14.0, Mimic Octopus cannot copy pet mutation abilities. This means it cannot mimic Disco Bee's Disco mutation (125x) or Butterfly's Rainbow Flutter. It can still copy many other ability types including theft, cooldown resets, seed farming, and support abilities.
Best active pets to pair: Raccoon (crop duplication), Red Fox (seed stealing), T-Rex (mutation spreading), Queen Bee or Empress Bee (cooldown resets), Dragonfly (Gold mutations), and Brontosaurus (weight boost). Remove incompatible pets like French Fry Ferret from active slots so Mimic always copies something useful.
All values verified against the official Grow a Garden Wiki (Fandom) and Roblox Grow a Garden game data.