Viva Piñata Tips from Prima Games

Get some help from the good folks at Prima Games with these exclusive tips for tasty critter wrangling in Viva Piñata™. Build a better garden, collect rare piñatas, and make more money with help from Prima.

Piñatas
Got friends? Get them to send over rare or cool Piñatas to complete your collection!

You only need one piñata to become a resident to start collecting them. Simply pay Gretchen to fetch the piñata a partner, which can be much easier than fulfilling the piñata's resident requirements.

Are you about to lose a prized piñata to a Ruffian or Professor Pester? Quickly place it in a box and mail it to yourself to save it.

Don't forget that some piñatas can evolve, doubling your rewards. If you fly a Taffly into a firebrand it becomes a Reddhott. You can sell the Reddhott for loads of cash, or fly more Tafflies into a firebrand for an easy Reddhott Master Romancer award.

The easiest way to keep two piñatas from fighting with each other is to buy each of them a gas mask!

Garden Management
You can save multiple gardens, where you will be able to grow different, specific piñatas and plants, which may not always be compatible, and then trade them back and forth for experimentation.

Need to clear cracked earth in record time? Purchase a post office crate, and continually place it across the garden to save yourself a lot of time.

If Ruffians are spoiling your fun, simply buy the Captain's Cutlass, and you'll never have to worry about them again!

Be sure to befriend the beggar and be generous with him. Once he has enough to set up shop, he can offer you the special fertilizer that helps any plant grow big and strong.

Quick cash is always a key factor. Plant and fertilize peppers for a cash infusion, turn your profits into planting and fertilizing orchids, then sell them to Costolot for masses of coinage.

Article by Prima Games