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Welcome to Piñata Journal!

a community-run Viva Piñata encyclopedia

Piñata Journal is an independent wiki dedicated to the Viva Piñata franchise. It exists to preserve game knowledge, document new discoveries, and provide a modern, reliable reference for players old and new.

Whether you’re a longtime expert or a first-time editor, your contributions help make this the place for Viva Piñata fans. To get started editing, simply make an account and check out the contribution guide.

We have 423 articles on a range of topics.

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Piñatas

Plants

Characters

Shops

Buildings

Surfaces

Garden Decor

Accessories

Did you know…

...that Leafos' advice that Elephanillas require a garden without Mousemallows is true only in Pocket Paradise, where she doesn't even appear?
...that the Dastardos Scarer will keep Dastardos away for a whole 10 minutes?
...that Jameleon did not display its signature metachrosis until Trouble in Paradise?
...that variant Galagoogoos in the original game are only worth 100 chocolate coins?
...that the characters exclusive to The P Factor are repurposed from scrapped designs created for the first game?
...that every piñata's second trick utilizes the same item it uses as a projectile while fighting?
...that Polollybears first appeared in Party Animals, a whole year before their formal introduction in Trouble in Paradise?
...that only 7 species introduced in Trouble in Paradise also appear in Pocket Paradise?
...that wildcard Eaglairs look identical to the standard variant, but only in the first game?
...that a piñata sent to another player can arrive as a sour if the recipient hasn’t unlocked its Tower of Sour block?

Help wanted!

Piñata Journal needs your help! Listed below are the major projects and tasks that need to be completed:

Current projects

Document all shop stock
Create pages for all accessories
Add alternate journal entries for species with journal entries that differ from Trouble in Paradise

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