Latest Neopets News

Tomorrow is Blumaroo Day! Here's what's new that bounced in early today:


If you plan on creating a Void Blumaroo, check out our Modeling page, as we'll need your help!

A new Dusk Glade outfit is available over at Cog's Togs:


A coral recolour of the Goth Blumaroo Makeup from Blumaroo Day 2019 is also available at Uni's Clothing.


A colourful plant is now available at the Neopian Garden Centre:


An informative book is on the shelves of the Magical Bookshop:


A tasty treat can be found at the Chocolate Factory:


And lastly, a Pet Day mystery capsule is available at the NC Mall:


Uni's Clothing is selling a Neopoint item to complement the above capsule, too:

One Neocash equipment item from Grave Danger has received a prize pool update today. The new NC prizes will come with any petpet ventures that began using the Adventurers Sword and Shield after the pool was updated. As we see them filter into Neopia, we'll be adding them to our Item Database and updating our guide. (As a note, the Neopoint prizes you can win have not had a refresh.)


These items have a Gurokawaii theme:

TNT has sent out an email update this morning with a summary of what's recently launched and what's coming soon to the site!

Here are some of the highlights of the new stuff that we have not yet reported on:

Wonderclaw-Themed Mini Event Coming
An oddly-themed event is coming later this month, where Bigsby Shadington and Nigel the Chia are teaming up to bring back the Wonderclaw to the NC Mall!

Keep your eyes peeled later this month for Biggsby’s [sic] Wondercog hunt! Help him find cogs to fix the Wonderclaw machine and earn prizes in the process.

This is also going to be tied in to the New York City Neopets pop-up shop, and feature NYC-themed prizes:

Back in the digital world, Nigel the Chia has made a very lucrative investment in repairing an old NC Mall game machine, but he needs your help! Keep your eyes peeled later this month for an interactive on-site scavenger hunt where you can earn prizes and help Bigsby and Nigel fix the machine.

Customisation Spotlight Prizes Revealed
We previously reported on the updates to the Customisation Spotlight rolling out this week, but for the first time TNT has revealed what the new trophies and prizes will look like in this email:


It appears that each category (NP, NC, Pet Styles) will have its own trophy, along with themed editions getting one.

New Pet Styles
This month, Darigan Pet Styles will be returning, alongside brand new Baby Mutant Pet Styles. Here's a preview:


Tales of Dacardia New Content
This hasn't happened in years: Tales of Dacardia is finally getting new story content! In addition, this month's Donation Drive event will be Usukicon-themed.

Hello Town Planners! Big things are coming to Tales of Dacardia this month. With Usukicon gearing up, Dacardia has decided to get in on the fun! An all-new Donation Drive with Usuki-themed prizes is on its way, but that's not the only storm that's coming: a strange ship has been spotted on the horizon, and it seems to be bringing new quests, new resources, and new friends...

Meet the Captain of the Salty Slorg, play the all-new Cannon Cove minigame, and collect more Dacardite Stones in Tales of Dacardia's August update! (And don't forget to get those donations in!)

Updates usually drop mid-month, so we'd expect these to begin rolling out next week.

Neopets Funko Pops Arrive
Neopets have finally been immortalized as little plastic dolls with disproportionately large heads! (Well, I guess Kacheeks have always been that way.) You can begin preordering the Neopets Funko Pops wherever you normally get your Funkos from, starting now.


Recap Content
In addition to the coming soon updates above, the following recent updates we previously covered were also highlighted:

• Neopets will be having a pop-up shop in New York City from August 21st through 23rd
• Potions to remove your petpetpets and have the petpetpet land in your inventory have been released
• Five new NeoPass polls have gone live for voting
• The Gong cha Bubble Tea promotion is in full swing in western Canada (this is the same promotion that the rest of Canada and the USA had earlier this year)
• The Makeship Kanrik and Hannah plushies are available to order until August 13th
• The latest Faerie Fragments event is in full swing until August 19th
• Neopets visited San Diego Comic-Con late last month, check out our recap and interview with CEO TNT Dom

Which of the updates above are you most looking forward to this month? Let us know in the comments!

Premium Scratchcards have received a prize pool update this morning!


We're working collecting new prize data—if you scratch any today, please let us know in the comments (or write in) with what you get and which icon image you received the prize from. (If you'd like to help us with data collection, please do not use the multi scratch option. We need to know which icon image awarded which prize.)


Note that the first scartchcard you scratch will likely be a prize from the old pool, but all scratchcards after that will be from the new one.

It's not just you! The onsite Customisation app had some breaking updates over the weekend, which TNT acknowledged in yesterday's New Features:

We are aware of the closet and customisation related bugs some users began experiencing over the weekend, and are looking into it ASAP.

Specifically, it seems like scrolling your wearables is no longer feasible, though you can still access items using the search and filter features.


Some earlier issues included the save button only sometimes appearing when expected and unstyled page elements, though these seem to have been fixed yesterday.

The Neopets Companion App has received an update yesterday, adding in The Rubbish Dump and the Wheel of Extravagance.

After updating your app, tap the "Dailies" button on the bottom toolbar. The Rubbish Dump can be found at this first level, while the Wheel of Extravagance is under the Wheels submenu.


These features function just like they do on Neopets.com and are linked to the site. The Wheel of Extravagance does not have any app-exclusive bonuses, though the Rubbish Dump offers the dubious bonus of collecting 3 extra items for Premium members and bizarrely shows only one item at a time UPDATE, ~8pm NST: the full stock is now showing!.

See our guide for details about other Companion app features:


What do you hope gets added to the app next? Let us know in the comments!

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You can download the app through the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. Note that it's intended for main accounts only and requires NeoPass to access your account.

(The store links above may be for US folks only—if you're not automatically redirected, just fire up your app store and search "Neopets companion"!)

TNT has announced downtime for the morning of Tuesday, August 11th for scheduled maintenance. The downtime is scheduled from 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM NST.

This translates to the following time zones:

• North America Pacific - 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM
• North America Mountain - 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM
• North America Central - 3:00 AM to 7:00 AM
• North America Eastern - 4:00 AM to 8:00 AM
• Brazil BRT - 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM
• Europe Western - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
• Europe Central - 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Europe Eastern - 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Hong Kong - 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

For quick conversion to other timezones, check out this Timezone Converter!

UPDATE, August 5th: RSVPs are now open for the Saturday after party. The event will be 21+. RSVPs are free. Click here to get your ticket!

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The details for the upcoming Neo York pop-up shop in NYC have finally been revealed on the portal blog.

The shop will open to the public beginning on Friday, August 21st at 10am. It will run daily from 10am-7pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There will also be an exclusive, invite-only preview night occurring on Thursday, August 20th.

TNT will also be hosting a community meetup / after party at a Brooklyn-based bar called Purgatory on Saturday, August 22nd from 10pm-2am. The bar is a 21+ venue—we do not have information on this time if attendees under 21 will be allowed in for the party specifically. The event will be free, but may require RSVPs which have yet to open up.


The pop-up shop will include licensed merchandise from many Neopets partners such as It's My Obsession!, Steady Hands, CptnAlex Designs and more! Select retailers will be debuting new merchandise, and some will be offering Neo York exclusive merchandise as well.


A new avatar will also be available. Although we do not have confirmation, it is highly likely that this will be available from a lendable item similar to the recent San Diego Comic-Con Beach Please! avatar and the Monopoly avatars.



And finally, you'll have the opportunity to view the winners of the recent #NEOPETS contest as their work will be on display at the pop-up all weekend long.


Will we see you in Neo York?