Pets

Pets (ペット, Petto) is an minigame in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. Raising a certain amount or certain pet will reward the player with both skills and trophies.

Gameplay
Throughout Danganronpa 2, the player will have a virtual pet that will be accessible through their e-Handbook. It is similar to a Tamagotchi. There are a total of six unique pets that the player can acquire.

The four stages of a pet are:

After hatching from it's egg into a Chibimi, your pet will accumulate Hope and Despair depending on your actions. What pet evolves from Chibimi's cocoon form is determined by Chibimi's Hope and Despair levels prior to entering it's cocoon. If a pet accumulates 10 points of Despair it will die, and it will take another 2,000 steps to get a new egg.

Hope is raised by 1 point every time you give your pet a present. Pets have no preference for gifts - all gifts will have the same effect - so the cheapest gift to give your pet is Mineral Water, which can be purchased from the Vending Machine in Rocketpunch Market for 1 Monocoin. Hope will never decrease, no matter how much Despair accumulates.

Every 100 steps, your pet will poop. If you do not clean up after your pet, your pet's Despair will gradually raise. Despair will be lowered every time you give your pet a gift.

Keeping a pet alive for 2,000 steps after reaching adulthood will give the player rewards. You will receive an amount of Monokuma coins, 1-2 items and exp equal to approx 1-2 levels. Successfully raising Monokuma and Monomi for the first time will grant the player a skill.

Trivia

 * The trophy Gotta Raise 'Em All! is a reference to the popular anime famous tagline: Gotta Catch 'Em All!