Fruit Worm
Fruit Worm — rare elusive pet. Faster AUTO launch.
Overview
Fruit Worm is a rare elusive pet: Faster AUTO launch.
It is an elusive pet — Ball Grove — rolled once per completed run when you bring a pet: 0.2% (1 in 500) on Hard, 0.0667% (1 in 1,500) on Regular.
Abilities
| ★ | Ability | Lv 1 | Lv 25 | Lv 50 | Lv 75 | Lv 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1★ | Quick Wriggle | +20% | +20% | +20% | +20% | +20% |
- Quick Wriggle — AUTO launch fires this much faster — +30% at 2★, +40% at 3★.
Quick Wriggle is keyed to stars, not level: +20% AUTO launch speed at 1★, +30% at 2★ and +40% at 3★.
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★ Fruit Worm |  1,500 |
| 2★ → 3★ | 3 × 2★ Fruit Worm | 4,500 |
What each star gives
This pet has one core ability — its stars add perks around it:
| ★ | Ability | Effect | Lv 1 | Lv 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1★ | Quick Wriggle | AUTO launch fires 20% faster | — | — |
| 2★ | Quicker Wriggle | AUTO launch fires 30% faster | — | — |
| 3★ | Frantic Wriggle | AUTO launch fires 40% faster | — | — |
A 3★ copy can become shiny by fusing an owned shiny Fruit Worm into it for 10,000 — see Shiny pets.
Levelling
Gold balls needed per level for a rare pet (level-cost multiplier ×1.6):
| Level | Gold balls to next level |
|---|---|
| 1 → 2 |  1 |
| 10 → 11 | 12 |
| 25 → 26 | 75 |
| 50 → 51 | 303 |
| 75 → 76 | 683 |
| 99 → 100 | 1,190 |
- Total Lv 1 → 100
- 39,830
Salvage
Salvaging a copy yields 400, plus a 20% chance of 
40 on top. See Pet Salvage.
How to get
- Ball Grove — rolled once per completed run when you bring a pet: 0.2% (1 in 500) on Hard, 0.0667% (1 in 1,500) on Regular
- 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, claw odds, abilities, levelling costs, stars, evolution, shinies and where each one comes from.
- Elusive Pets — The 16 pets that never come from the claw — 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.