Metin2 pets: how System Pets and normal pets differ, how to hatch and level them, and when skills unlock

Tue Oct 20, 2026 5:17 am

Metin2 pets: how System Pets and normal pets differ, how to hatch and level them, and when skills unlock

Metin2 has two pet systems that look similar and behave very differently. One is built for long-term progression, the other is a short-term bonus you switch on when you need it. Mixing them up leads to wasted Yang and dead pets, so this covers both, how to hatch and level a System Pet, and when skills become available.

The two systems

System Pets hatch from eggs, gain experience, have a lifespan, pet types, and can learn skills
Normal pets are summoned from a pet seal and give a fixed bonus for a set duration

Hatched System Pets are not directly tradable. Pet eggs are, and a transport box can temporarily make a hatched System Pet tradable. Inside the box the pet does not age, and any durability it had is restored when you unpack it.

Getting a System Pet

Obtain a pet egg.
Place it in the incubation basket and incubate it. Incubation costs 100,000 Yang.
Give the pet a name while it incubates. Names must be 4 to 20 characters.
Wait for the outcome. The maximum lifespan and the number of skill slots are set during incubation, and the slots decide how many skills the pet can ever learn.

Those two rolls matter more than the egg you pick. A pet with three skill slots is worth more than a pet with one, and the skill slot count cannot be changed later.

Leveling a System Pet

A System Pet gains two kinds of experience:

Normal experience, 90 percent. Shown as four red orbs, collected by defeating monsters while the pet is summoned. This is not taken from your character's experience.
Item experience, 10 percent. Shown as a blue orb, collected by feeding equipment. Two Yang equals one experience point.

A pet can only be summoned if its level is not higher than your own character's level. A high level pet is useless until you catch up.

Lifespan, feeding, and death

Every System Pet gets a random maximum lifespan at incubation, and it runs in real time whether you play or not. You top it up by feeding other pets, pet eggs, or a Protein Snack. When the lifespan hits zero, the pet dies.

A dead pet comes back with a Protein Snack or a Divine Protein Snack. A Protein Snack resets the pet's age. A Divine Protein Snack revives it at 80 percent of its original age, and you need one Divine Protein Snack per 10 days of age.

Evolution stages

Young: level 1 to 40
Wild: from level 40
Brave: from level 80 or 81
Heroic / Hero Training: from brave level 81 and up
Awakened: Champion range
Powerful: a higher development stage in Champion range

Skills only matter from Heroic onwards. Later stages expand the system into Champion levels and potential skills.

Pet types and stats

There are eight pet types, and type 1 is the weakest while type 8 is the strongest. System Pets give percentage bonuses to HP, Defence, and MP. The starting values are set at incubation and improve with level depending on the pet type.

You can see the pet type with a Pet Identification Orb. Pet Enchantment can change the pet type, which recalculates HP, Defence, and MP. The skill slots only change if the pet has not learned a skill yet.

Age also affects stat development. Older pets can get an extra improvement, but the increase is capped and stops at 800 days.

Skills

System Pets learn skills from the Heroic stage onwards, limited by the skill slots set at incubation. Passive skills are always on and show a buff symbol. Active skills trigger in certain situations and have a cooldown.

A skill can be trained up to 19 times, and each training level costs 2,000,000 Yang. Pet Reverti or Pet Revertus resets skills. Skill books come from the Pet Book Chest, which contains a random book.

Normal pets

Normal pets are the simpler option. You summon them from a seal, they give a fixed bonus for a duration, and they are not leveled or developed through pet types.

They cover a wide range of uses:

Attack and combat: magic or melee attack, often combined with HP
Critical or piercing hits
Auto loot: Bruce, Wayne, Robin, and Bonsai (Loot) pick items up for you
Leveling and farming: EXP bonus, strong against monsters, or extra drop effects
Elemental bonuses: resistance or elemental power
Event and set bonuses

Bonsai, Bonsai (Loot), and Mini Bonsai are three different pets. Bonsai gives an EXP bonus, Bonsai (Loot) auto loots and adds bonuses, and Mini Bonsai has no direct bonus.

Which one to pick

Go for a System Pet if you plan to play for months and want something to build. Go for a normal pet if you need a specific bonus this week, such as auto loot or an EXP boost, and do not want to maintain a lifespan.

FAQ

How do I get a System Pet?
Hatch one from a pet egg in the incubation basket for 100,000 Yang.
Can I trade a hatched pet?
Not directly. Use a transport box to make it temporarily tradable.
How does a pet level up?
90 percent normal experience from monsters, plus 10 percent item experience from feeding equipment.
Can a pet die?
Yes, when its lifespan reaches zero. Revive it with a Protein Snack or a Divine Protein Snack.
When do skills unlock?
From the Heroic stage onwards, and only as many as the skill slots set at incubation allow.
What is the difference between the two systems?
System Pets are developed over time. Normal pets give a fixed bonus for a set duration.

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