Cacao is the legendary special pod that chocolate-themed gardens orbit — 110 Sheckles base, no event lockout required, and a sell curve that makes light pods feel like wasted fertilizer.
Unit weight sells for 110 Sheckles. At 8 kg the raw total is 110 × 64 = 7,040; at 15 kg it becomes 110 × 225 = 24,750 before any mutation. That legendary special band is why traders quote Cacao by kilogram first and pod sheen second.
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Cacao has a base value of 110 Sheckles at unit weight. Because sale value scales with weight squared, the table below shows the raw sell and the same crop with Golden or Rainbow growth applied at common harvest weights.
| Weight | Raw (no mutation) | + Golden (20×) | + Rainbow (50×) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kg | 110 | 2.2K | 5.5K |
| 2 kg | 440 | 8.8K | 22K |
| 5 kg | 2.75K | 55K | 138K |
| 10 kg | 11K | 22K | 55K |
Special pods accept Sundried (×21) and Ember (×25) on long heat stretches, and Pollinated (×6) when bee paths cross the plant. Golden (×20) is the reliable growth pick; Rainbow (×50) only after the pod is already heavy. Avoid stacking Ember with Frozen or Chilled — those pairs conflict.
Plant Cacao on a dedicated special tile and leave it through the swell phase. Prefer heat or clear forecasts over blizzard weeks. Lock one heat-aligned env tag when the weather already offers it, then finish kilograms rather than rerolling endlessly.
Cacao Pod sits nearby at 107 base; Cacao itself is 110. Buyers who paste the wrong comps into your offer are pricing a sibling plant. Lead every ad with the exact slug, the 110 base, and a clear scale shot.
Bamboo and Cactus Fruit compete for the same special fertilizer budget. Choose Cacao when you want pod aesthetics and a mid-legendary special base without desert scheduling pressure.
Special tiles punish split attention. Keep sprinkler radius on the pods you intend to finish, and stop rotating commons onto the same tile mid-grow. One interrupted 110-base plant wastes more opportunity than several uncommon cycles.
Run equal-weight calculator scenarios before deciding whether a clean heavy pod outsells a lighter Ember specimen. On this base, kilograms usually decide unless the fire multiplier is confirmed.