Rarity Ladder
See which animals are common, and which are truly rare.
Rarity ladder
Every animal has a spawn weight. Higher weight means more common. Lower weight means rarer.
When a quest says "X or rarer", it means any animal below X in this list. You'll see this in Drug Den and battlepass quests.
Examples from the zoo
These photos are real zoo animals in our game. Use this gallery to learn names fast.
Spawn chances by animal
These percentages are based on spawn weights. Think of them as the general odds over time.
- 🦓 Zebra — about 24.34% spawn chance
- 🦒 Giraffe — about 18.26% spawn chance
- 🐘 Elephant — about 12.17% spawn chance
- 🦁 Lion — about 8.52% spawn chance
- 🐯 Tiger — about 6.69% spawn chance
- 🐼 Panda — about 5.60% spawn chance
- 🦍 Gorilla — about 4.87% spawn chance
- 🐊 Crocodile — about 4.26% spawn chance
- 🦏 Rhino — about 3.65% spawn chance
- 🦩 Flamingo — about 3.04% spawn chance
- 🦛 Hippo — about 2.43% spawn chance
- 🐺 Wolf — about 1.95% spawn chance
- 🦦 Otter — about 1.22% spawn chance
- 🐻❄️ Polar Bear — about 0.85% spawn chance
- 🐆 Snow Leopard — about 0.61% spawn chance
- 🦎 Chameleon — about 0.49% spawn chance
- 🦈 Shark — about 0.37% spawn chance
- 🦉 Owl — about 0.24% spawn chance
- 🦚 Peacock — about 0.19% spawn chance
- 🦘 Kangaroo — about 0.12% spawn chance
- 🐬 Dolphin — about 0.07% spawn chance
- 🐨 Koala — about 0.05% spawn chance
How to use this list
- Drug Den bounties often use the phrase "or rarer".
- Battlepass quests may target a specific rarity tier.
- Prisms can push a catch into a rarer tier.
- Zoo Rain increases volume, not rarity. It just gives more rolls per minute.
Rarity tiers in plain English
Think of rarity as a ladder. Zebra sits near the top (common), while Koala sits near the bottom (legendary).
When a quest says “or rarer”, it means anything below that animal on the ladder counts too.
Example
If a quest says "catch Lion or rarer", then Lion, Tiger, Panda, and everything below them all count.
Why rarity feels different in practice
- Speed matters: rare spawns are often missed if no one is watching.
- Prism boosts: prisms can bump a common animal into a rarer tier.
- Rain volume: rain doesn’t change rarity, but it gives more rolls per minute.
- Drug Den perks: some perks increase the chance of boosted or doubled catches.
Using rarity in quests
When a quest mentions “rarer”, it’s pointing to this ladder. That means you can complete it using any animal below the target in this list.
Common confusion
- Spawn chance is not the same as catch total.
- Rarity is based on the spawn list, not on how many you personally own.
- Rarity tiers are server‑wide and do not change between servers.
Reading a spawn chance
A 5% spawn chance does not mean “every 20 spawns.” It means that over a long run, it averages near 5%.
- Short streaks can feel weird. That is normal randomness.
- Rain increases the number of rolls, so rare animals feel more reachable.
- Packs and prisms are your shortcuts when RNG is cold.