Ability search is for lineup design: you need pets that cover specific jobs—mutation windows, weather synergy, hatch helpers, sell buffs, protection—while your active slots stay limited. Rarity tells you hatch difficulty; the ability string tells you whether the pet actually does the job. Searching the 93-pet roster by keyword is faster than opening every species page when you are filling one missing role.
Query methods that match how the filter works
- Ability keywords — match substrings in the stored ability blurb: mutation names (ember, tranquil, shocked), weather hooks (rain, aurora, heat), or mechanics (hatch, sell, growth, xp if present in text).
- Name or slug — type part of the display name or URL slug when you already know the species but need its card and calculator links.
- Rarity filter — common through prismatic, for budget ladders (“what rares still cover wet mutation?”).
- Tier filter — S–F editorial bands from the same dataset as the pet tier list. Use tier to prefer efficient picks, not as proof a lower-tier pet cannot win a niche.
Combine filters when the list is noisy: for example, search mutation with rarity mythical and tier S/A when stocking an end-game aura team, or search hatch / speed-related wording without a tier gate when you only need temporary egg helpers.
Role-based roster building
Write the roles you need this session (one primary income aura, one weather specialist, one hatch helper, one flexible filler). Run a keyword per role and shortlist pets whose ability text names the mutation or weather you actually farm — a high tier with a mismatched passive wastes a slot.
Interpreting results and data limits
Each card shows name, editorial tier badge, rarity, and the ability summary stored in our pet data. Result count is “pets matching the filter,” not a live server census. Ability strings are concise references—they may omit exact percentages, cooldowns, or patch-specific wording that appears in the client. If a search for a mechanic returns nothing, the roster may describe that effect with different vocabulary, or the passive may live only on a pet detail page you have not indexed yet.
Do not treat empty results as “no pet does this in-game.” Cross-check new or reworked species after updates, and use weight/trade tools separately: search finds role candidates; weight classification and market prices decide whether a specific hatch is worth keeping.