Giant Isopod
Giant Isopod — uncommon World 4 pet. Rules the dive board — cheaper launches, fatter hauls.
Overview
Giant Isopod is a uncommon regular pet: Rules the dive board — cheaper launches, fatter hauls.
It comes from the World 4 · Maelstrom claw machine and carries 3 abilities unlocked one per star.
Abilities
This pet has 3 abilities and unlocks them one per star: the first is live from the day you get it, the second needs 2★, the third 3★ (see fusion below).
| ★ | Ability | Lv 1 | Lv 25 | Lv 50 | Lv 75 | Lv 100 | Charm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1★ | Ballast Shell | 0.00% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 5.0% | CHARM |
| 2★ | Deep Larder | +0.00% | +3.6% | +7.4% | +11% | +15% | CHARM |
| 3★ | Pressure Hull | 0.00% | 6.1% | 12% | 19% | 25% | CHARM |
- Ballast Shell — Underwater only: this chance a launch costs NO banked ball — the isopod hoards what it carries.
- Deep Larder — Underwater only: every dive landing pays this much extra in balls.
- Pressure Hull — Underwater only: a GREY landing has this chance to RE-LAUNCH instead of paying nothing — the isopod refuses a dead landing.
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★ Giant Isopod |  1,000 |
| 2★ → 3★ | 3 × 2★ Giant Isopod | 3,000 |
Each star switches on the next ability in the table above.
Bring a 3★ copy to the Ball Grove to try for amped (purple) stars: each amped star adds +5% to that star's ability (1★ 1 in 10, 2★ 1 in 25, 3★ 1 in 50 on Hard; 1 in 30 / 1 in 75 / 1 in 150 on Regular).
A 3★ copy can become shiny by fusing an owned shiny Giant Isopod into it for 10,000 — see Shiny pets.
Levelling
Gold balls needed per level for a uncommon pet (level-cost multiplier ×0.8):
| Level | Gold balls to next level |
|---|---|
| 1 → 2 |  1 |
| 10 → 11 | 6 |
| 25 → 26 | 37 |
| 50 → 51 | 151 |
| 75 → 76 | 341 |
| 99 → 100 | 595 |
- Total Lv 1 → 100
- 19,892
Salvage
Salvaging a copy yields 200, plus a 20% chance of 
20 on top. Untradable (free-pull) copies yield nothing. See Pet Salvage.
How to get
- World 4 · Maelstrom claw machine — 15% (1 in 6.67) per pull at 500
- Base odds are before the Pet Score rare-pet boost and any luck buffs — the claw odds page shows the live numbers.
- Free pulls (daily rewards, invites, the tutorial) give untradable copies; gem-paid pulls can be traded.
See also
- Pets — Every pet in Ballin Tycoon — rarities, claw odds, abilities, levelling costs, stars, evolution, shinies and where each one comes from.
- Claw Machine — Gems in, pets out — cost per world, the intro sale, free pulls, the exact roll with Pet Score boosts, mythic pity, shiny odds and every pet's chance per world.
- Claw Odds — Exact pull chances for every pet in every world's Claw Machine, with and without the Pet Score boost, plus pity, intro pricing and shiny odds.
- 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.