1545 pets
- Battle on Zandalar and Kul Tiras - Rewards a new toy, Laser Pointer
- Battle Safari - Rewards a new pet, Dreadtick Leecher
- How to Keep a Mummy (a Mythic Dungeon achievement) - Rewards Miimii
UPDATE: The existing companions earned from PVP Prestige will be available in BFA. They will require Honor Rank 5 (Dutiful companions) and Honor Rank 20 (Wyrmtongue companions). Those that have already collected these four pets will get to keep them regardless of Honor Rank in BFA. [source]
Over 50 New Pets
The Beta Pet Journal was recently updated with over 50 new pets, bringing the current total of new BFA battle pets to 73! Note that this may not be the final count.
- 27 wild pets (six pictured above)
- 1 vendor pet (Lost Platysaur, pictured right)
- 4 achievement rewards (see below for more information)
- 6 reputation pets
- Many more from unknown sources
Check out over 70 new Battle For Azeroth battle pets!
Many of the new Pet Journal entries are incomplete, so there's still some mystery behind a handful of the upcoming pets. There are lots of new pet models, here's just a preview.
We're sure to learn more in future updates, so stay tuned.
New Achievements
Collectors will be rewarded for their efforts in BFA — 4 new achievement pets! We also now know where a previously datamined companion, Hearthy, will come from.
- Pet Emporium - Collect 800 unique pets. Rewards Rooter.
- Master of Minions - Collect 1000 unique pets. Rewards Hearthy.
- Toybox Tycoon - Collect 400 toys. Rewards Brutus. (pictured right)
- Battle Safari - Catch every battle pet on Zandalar and Kul Tiras. (Placeholder pet reward)
A new achievement, Battle on Zandalar and Kul Tiras, was also added. It requires the completion of 20 Pet Battle WQs (out of a total of 24 possible) on Zandalar and Kul Tiras.
Currently, the BFA WQs have similar spawning to Broken Isles WQs. There are 4 random active Tamer NPCs each day, with one of those possibly on a different timer than the other three. Players must be max level (120) to see and challenge the Tamers. Check out this handy list of possible BFA Pet Tamers and their locations on Zandalar and Kul Tiras.
Pet Charm Changes
As noted last month, there will be a new Pet Battle currency in the expansion. It's still unknown how we'll gather Polished Pet Charms, and what rewards will be available for purchase. A new achievement to collect 500 Polished Charms was also added.
Before you go on a spending-spree to use up existing charms, there is strong evidence that Shiny Pet Charms will not be a new currency. It's likely this is simply a name change, and current Pet Charms will still be usable to purchase rewards from the Dalaran and garrison Pet Battle vendors in BFA. Note that Blizzard has yet to confirm this. We'll announce any updates or clarification on this topic.
Which battle pet are you most excited for? What type of new rewards would you like to purchase with Polished Pet Charms?
For Cronje: "why does the 'My Pet Collection' at the top of the page say 715 of 900 if there are more than 900?" that's because you have 63 pets excluded from your collection. If you want to see all possible pets listed for your collection, you'll need to toggle those pets from Excluded to Wanted tab.
https://youtu.be/Ep2OUD0W2CA?t=715
Q: Will these new Pet Charms invalidate older ones?
A: We'll keep the older ones around for players who haven't finished getting stuff in the older content, but the new Pet Charms will be a completely new system.
It's almost impossible that this is the final set of pets in BFA. Given that there are only 900 unique pets now and there's only 73 new ones in the pet journal so far, that leaves us with 27 short of the Master of Pets achievement.
Edit: Apparently my count was off. There are over 950, so ignore this comment! On a related note, why does the 'My Pet Collection' at the top of the page say 715 of 900 if there are more than 900?
@Truweildude: Keep in mind there is still some time before BFA is released, so maybe a few more will be added. I'm sure even more will be added in follow-up patches throughout the expansion.
@Wezmerelda: At the moment, the Lost Platysaur is just incomplete in the Pet Journal. It's not flagged as a non-combat battle pet with a, "This creature cannot battle" journal entry. Things could change though. We'll have to wait and see.
If the Lost Platysaur truly cannot battle (instead of it just incomplete in the database), then I think that gives my suspicion that it will come with a questline to reunite it with its family some extra oomph. But I hope it also can battle and we can keep it forever :)
Total number feels light compared to Legion and WoD which had well over 100 at launch. Also guys, Platysaur (atm) cannot battle and its 100k! DISAPPOINTING!
http://bfa.wowhead.com/npc=143360/lost-platysaur
"This aquatic pet is a companion. It cannot enter battles and does not have stats."
Given that I had more than 1,000 pet charms banked and nothing to spend them on, this makes sense. (All my pets are maxed and I have more than enough stones to level any new ones, if I didn't want to do the garrison weekly and power-level new pets in Shadowmoon Valley, which is my preferred method.)
Currently cashing my stash in to buy pets as presents for my wife and to sell in the auction house.
Little Ducky looks so cute! Yep yep yep!