History Main / TeamPet

* In ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', the first party member you can recruit in the game is Poshul, a pink, [[TastesLikeDiabetes unnervingly cutesy]] [[TalkingAnimal talking dog]].

*** A Blue Haro, which joins the orange one in co-piloting the Zabanya in [[Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer the movie]] (Thus earning the moniker ''"[[FanNickname Dual Core Haro]]"'');

* Davan's hairless, amorphous cat Choo-Choo Bear in ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'', odd for an otherwise (usually) non-fantastic LifeEmbellished {{webcomic}}. Sometimes seen seeping out of box, popping out of a toaster or acting as Davan's scarf or somesuch.

* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay'': All Bretonnian mercenaries are considered shepherds for legal reasons, since peasants are technically not allowed to travel without their lords' permission, and may be questioned harshly or killed if they show up in places they aren't supposed to go, but shepherds traditionally have far more leeway in these matters. Merecnary bands usually have one sheep to provide the necessary legal fig leaf, and these sheep often become pampered mascots.

* Lily and Sparkles from ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle''.
* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieSpySquad'' has Percy and Violet, a robot dog and cat pair who help out the agents on their missions.
* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieStarLightAdventure'' has Pupcorn, Barbie's pet space cat.

Most of the time, the Team Pet is comic relief. For obvious reasons their mere presence can [[{{Narm}} ruin a dramatic scene]] most of the time. More seriously, their motivations for fighting may seem kinda vague, especially when they are {{Optional Party Member}}s. You wish more of them were.

If the Team Pet is an otherworldly being, it may end up as an AmusingAlien. It may also be a PetMonstrosity. In some cases of this, the Team Pet is a unique, "tame," example of a type of creature which the heroes usually fight.

GratuitousAnimalSidekick is a special category of this, often used in an AnimatedAdaptation of a live-action show. See also ABoyAndHisX, IntellectualAnimal, NearlyNormalAnimal, TalkingAnimal, and TimmyInAWell.

TagalongKid is the human equivalent to this, RobotBuddy the artificial version. Together, team pets, tagalog kids, and robot buddies were an irritating staple of [[WesternAnimationOfThe1980s 1980s Saturday morning cartoons]], rendering many of them difficult to sit through today.

** Used to a lesser extent in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', where Ness's dog King and a [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys gum-chewing monkey]] both join your party for parts of the game.

* Ricky [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys the monkey]] from ''VideoGame/{{Dubloon}}''.

* In Phase One, ''Music/{{Gorillaz}}'' had [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Mix Monkey]] on turntable.

* Lily and Sparkles from ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle''.
* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieSpySquad'' has Percy and Violet, a robot dog and cat pair who help out the agents on their missions.
* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieStarLightAdventure'' has Pupcorn, Barbie's pet space dog.

* Season 8 of the rebooted''Series/HawaiiFive0'' introduces Eddie, a Labrador Retriever whose handler was killed in the line of duty. Steve later adopts him. He also made an appearance in ''Series/MagnumPI2018'', growling at Juliet, giving her a taste of her own medicine.

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest'': Team Machine has the Belgian Malinois military attack dog Bear.

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* Iggy the Boston Terrier from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''. Played straight for the first few seconds of his introduction as he jumps on Polnareff and chews his hair, then subverted when he's shown to be just as strong as the rest of the human members of the group.

* In early episodes of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Pikachu, when not in battle, was usually found doing something goofy while the human characters were dealing with the situation. This was later dropped with both his and Ash's maturity.
** As the series went on, other Pokémon took the role of Team Pet from Pikachu, usually the weakest Pokémon of the female member of the party. Thus, Pikachu was succeeded by [[TheScrappy Togepi,]] [[TheDitz Torchic]], [[MischiefMakingMonkey Aipom]], [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Piplup]], [[CuteBruiser Happiny]], [[ShoulderSizedDragon Axew]], and finally [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Dedenne]]. The Sun and Moon season mixes it up a little, with all of Ash's classmates having their own non-battling "pet" Pokémon.

* Boota is this for ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.

* Sadaharu from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. He is used for poop gags a lot. Also, the yorozuya combined their... powers... to become Sei-chan, the short-lived mascot of the Shinsengumi.
* Timcanpy from ''Manga/DGrayMan''.
* Xiao Mei from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', at least for the little Scar party. And Black Hayate for the Mustang people.
* [[TalkingAnimal Happy]], a flying cat from ''Manga/FairyTail'' fits better as TheSmartGuy, so [[SummonMagic Plue]] fits better as Team Pet.
* Kirara from ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'', a two-tailed kitten {{youkai}} who can transform into a giant saber-tooth cat when needed.
* Pandaikon from ''Anime/NerimaDaikonBrothers''.
* Cerberus from ''Manga/Eyeshield21''. Although he's not cute and is primarily interested in savaging and eating the Devil Bats. There's also Butaberus, and the little Devil Bat, the actual team mascot, who doesn't physically appear in the story but handles meta explanations, omake and reader questions. There's also Baby Devil Bat, which is just a smaller, student-like version of the Devil Bat.
** WordOfGod reminds us that Cerberus is not a pet. He's a normal person who happens to be a dog. He likes to go for walks, he has his own house, and the only reason he follows Hiruma is because it's an easy way to get food.

* Mint in ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada''. Aisha also seems to fill this role after her introduction in episode 10.
* Subverted in ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', with Mokona, who is treated as nothing more than a useful Team Pet up until [[spoiler:the end, where it's revealed that he's actually the creator of both Cephiro and Earth.]]
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has Shigure's pet mouse Tochumaru. It happens to be a competent martial artist.
* Shiina in the ''Manga/VampirePrincessMiyu'' TV series is both Miyu's talking pet of sorts and a Shinma with a ''very'' powerful eyesight.
* Ein the Welsh corgi from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. He mostly serves as a vehicle for [[AnimalReactionShot Animal Reaction Shots]], though he does get one notable chance to help the team out near the end of the series.
* Arthur the cat is probably this for the student council in ''Anime/CodeGeass''. He's used mostly for {{Running Gag}}s (his tendency to bite Suzaku at every opportunity, his tendency to incite mad chases through the school by stealing important items), but he actually does arguably save Suzaku's life near the end of the first season, when he distracts Black Knight Tamaki, who has Suzaku at gunpoint, by attacking his face.
* [[CatGirl Blair the cat]] from ''Manga/SoulEater'', who has the distinctly unique honor of being the Team Pet ''and'' MsFanservice at the same time.
-->'''Soul:''' Anyone want the sexy kitty? She's free.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' gives us Chamo, the talking [[WeaselMascot ermine]]. He's also a bit of a [[MentorMascot mentor]], though.
* Shuko, the 1121st owl mascot in ''Anime/SoundOfTheSky''.
* ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' has V-8 (Asuka's pet dog) to the Sugo Asurada team. In ''ZERO'', she gives birth to puppies and in the final episode, those puppies have grown up.
* Ryo-Ohki from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' certainly belongs here, when she's not a CoolStarship.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Akamaru serves as the team pet for Team 8.
** The demonic Statue of the Outer Path serves this for Akatsuki with the Deva Path of Pain due to Nagato treating the Deva Path as a friend, while the statue is vessel of the ten-tails serves to absorb the tailed beasts to revive the Ten-Tails.
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has Friedrich, Caro's baby dragon who could take a more adult form during battle.
* ''Manga/HanaKimi'' has Yūjirō.
* Printemps, Jeudi's pet cockatoo in ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose''. [[spoiler:And he actually does something useful at one point, when he attacks Mathilda during breakfast [[EvilDetectingDog because he saw Mathilda]] trying to poison Jeudi with the tea]]. He also has important clues [[spoiler:regarding [the Alpen Rose song.]]
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' had Mao, a Contractor who had the ability to switch bodies. He lost his human body during an explosion and previously resided in the body of a black cat in the first season before regaining consciousness in the second season and found himself occupying Suou's pet momonga, a flying squirrel. Unlike most Team Pets, Mao (when he was in his cat form) was a useful part of the Syndicate through espionage and diversions. However, when he switches his consciousness to a squirrel, his ability to provide assistance is severely hampered by his small size, demonstrated when an enemy contractor (and a PsychoForHire) incapacitated him by grabbing his tail and taping him to his car.
* ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'' has Tetsuya #2, a dog. It was adopted by the Seirin High Basketball Club, and named after the main character, Kuroko Tetsuya, for their identical eyes, [[TheStoic and expression, or lack thereof]].
* Pitz, [[TheChick Hana's]] squirrel-like companion from ''Anime/CaptainEarth''.
* In ''Animation/GuardianFairyMichel'', Poyo is this for the good guys, while Biam is this for the bad guys.
* Tao's parrot, Kokapetl, is the Team Pet in ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold''.
* In ''Anime/{{Endride}}'', Alicia's [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation Warp Relic]], Falarion, is a [[SidekickCreatureNuisance Small Annoying Dragon]] that is mostly there to look cute and bite things on occasion [[spoiler:[[FridgeHorror until the reveal that her missing father's soul is sealed inside it.]]]]
* In ''Anime/BakuganBattlePlanet'', the gang has a French Bulldog tagalong named Lightning.
* In ''Anime/LastPeriod'', The 8th Squad's team pet is a small fuzzy creature called Miu. He is apparently an Art, a type of loot that is sometimes dropped by Spirals when they are defeated. While the team accumulates many additional Arts over the course of their quests, Miu is the only one who normally accompanies them.

* ComicBook/XMen have Lockheed, when ComicBook/KittyPryde is on the team, most of the time. Lockheed isn't harmless, though -- when roused to fighting fury, he's single-handedly routed Brood hunter packs and utterly annihilated an entire squad of alien Sidri hunters. Both have given respectable fights to experienced X-Men. He can also speak [[spoiler:and has actually been spying on the X-Men, albeit benevolently, for quite some time]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Bamse}}'' has Katten Jansson and Husmusen, a cat and a mouse who really belong to the main character's grandmother but often sneak along on adventures. Some FurryConfusion is involved here, as the cast of the comic are {{Funny Animal}}s, but Katten Jansson and Husmusen (as well as other pets and wild animals) are portrayed more like {{Talking Animal}}s who only talk among themselves. Katten Jansson and Husmusen are also usually ThoseTwoGuys when they do not star in the story.
* Back in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}}, Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}} both got a GratuitousAnimalSidekick, ComicBook/KryptoTheSuperdog and Ace the Bat-Hound respectively... who ended up as part of the "Legion of Super-Pets". Both were [[RetCon retconned]] out eventually for the obvious reasons, but Krypto has later returned, and so has Ace -- in the 90s run as a seeing eye dog Batman inherits from a blind Native American medicine man, and in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''. Krypto's actually a subversion of sorts as he has all the powers of Superman but little of the human restraint, making him a very dangerous combatant who can fight Superman's foes on even ground.
** Batman gets a Great Dane puppy in The ComicBook/New52 version of Batman and Robin named [[Theatre/TitusAndronicus Titus]].

* Bob the Insecticon is the Autobots' team pet in IDW's ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW Transformers Ongoing]]'' comics. Unlike most examples he's actually able to fight and at one point he takes on Ravage and ''wins''.
* Ravage himself gets treated as the team pet by [[NaiveNewcomer Nautica]] in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''. She comes from a colony that doesn't have any beast-forms and therefore doesn't realize that he's fully sentient. Since she's a CuddleBug and he HatesBeingTouched, HilarityEnsues.

* ''ComicBook/MisfitCity'' has Pippin the dog, who goes wherever the girls do.

* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Buttercup to Prim, especially during the rebellion.

* In ''Literature/MaximumRide'', Total becomes the team pet at the end of ''Angel Experiment'' and stays on.

* In ''Literature/{{Valhalla}}'', though the walruses are described as a nuisance, they've become one of the series' most recognizable assets, and are half celebrated by the ravine. Umberto in particular is associated with Valknut team, and even the fandom and official blog of the books is called "The Walrus Squad."
* Literature/TheFamousFive have a dog, Timmy.
* Subverted at least twice in the Literature/{{Discworld}} series, once with the Luggage (an AmusingAlien which actually ''hates'' its companions and every other life form, aside from its owner [[spoiler: and an occasional LoveInterest]]), and again with Quoth the Raven and the Death of Rats, who tend to constitute a Tag-Team Pet between the pair of them.
* ''Villainous'' example: Nagini from ''Literature/HarryPotter'', the giant snake who is almost always in the company of her master, [[BigBad Lord Voldemort]], and his Death Eaters. Nagini is, however, very dangerous in her own right (being, after all, a huge and very venomous snake), and [[spoiler: she's also a living SoulJar for Voldemort]].
** For the good guys, Hedwig the owl (and to a lesser extent Hermione's cat Crookshanks) are more ordinary examples.

* ''Literature/TrappedOnDraconica'': Specifically Ritchie is Kalak's pet but he's mostly there for comic relief.

* ''Literature/DestinedToLead'': Onta, the onti. She often helps Gaorun as a hunting aid, but her main purpose seems to simply exist, hiss and be cute. At times.
* ''Literature/TheUltraViolets'' have Darth Odor, a genetically modified, purple skunk.
* In ''Literature/TheWitling'', Prince Pelio's pet watchbear Samadhom fills this role once they set off on their journey to the remote island. He becomes even more significant when the three [[{{Muggle}} witlings]] are stuck with only one Talented Azhiri to help them--and he's a DefiantCaptive who will kill them all at the first opportunity, since they're helpless against his PsychicPowers. Enter Samadhom, who uses his own PsychicPowers to protect the witlings.
* This is how Rutti sees the fundamentalist Christian he 'adopts' in ''Literature/TheGiddyDeathOfTheGaysAndTheStrangeDemiseOfStraights''.
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Prim's cat Buttercup, especially during the rebellion.

* In the ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' quartet, the four main characters had their dog Little Bear, which they rescued as a stray puppy in the first book from a couple of boys that were tormenting it. In the later sequel book, ''The Will of the Empress'', Little Bear has been left with a new student for company, so Chime, the living glass dragon that belongs to Tris, fills the role as Team Pet for the four.

* ''Literature/{{Invictus}}'': Saffron, the red panda who lives on the ship. Imogen adores him, Far is annoyed by him.

* Franchise/SuperSentai has a few of these, most notably IC the cyborg dog from ''Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman'' who [[spoiler:dies by using himself as a power circuit for the HumongousMecha, but gives the team one final TearJerker message]].
** An equally notable one is [=DaiGoyo=] from ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger''. Made from a paper lamp, he is a sentient LargeHam that can not only shoot disks (for training or attacking) but can grow to mecha-size and fight alongside the Origamis in battle.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' also had a few of these, including Circuit the robot owl in ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'', RIC the robot dog of ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'', and Fire Heart the dragon in ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' (Technically ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' had a gerbil, but that was their transformed sensei rather than an actual 'pet').

* In ''Series/{{Primeval}}'' we get Rex, a Coelurosauravus (sorta of a prehistoric gliding lizard) from the Permian anomaly. He doesn't serve much purpose, except to hang out and look cute, possibly to counter all of the NightmareFuel.
** In the later seasons we also meet Sid and Nancy, a pair of mischievous Diictodon (think reptilian gopher with beak and tusks) who were kept by Connor after their home anomaly closed. Despite being less important as characters, they seem to serve more purpose, as in one episode Sid escapes into the ARC and becomes trapped in a lab containing the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Future Fungus]], leading Connor to have to retrieve him and nearly freezing to death in the proces.
* ''Series/TopGear'' Dog, a Labradoodle bitch belonging to Richard Hammond who occasionally features on the show. Since she throws up whenever she gets in a car (which they discovered after [[HilarityEnsues taking her on a caravan holiday]]) her job is mainly to get in the way and sleep on the studio floor.
** [[FunnyBackgroundEvent And to not help herd sheep.]]
* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' has Myfanwy the pterodactyl.

* ''Series/{{Friends}}'' had the Chick and the Duck. Though aside from Joey and Chandler, [[HomoeroticSubtext who treat the birds like their own children]], no one else in the group is particularly fond of them.

* ''Series/MillionYenWomen'': Cat, the kitten taken in by the household.

* [=ChuChu=] in ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''. There's a scene late in the game where your party gets captured by [[spoiler:Krelian]] and used as bait to draw Elly out. The BigBad has the party's [[HumongousMecha Gears]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic crucified in a field]], which is meant to be somber and reflect on their possible fate. But if you have [=ChuChu=] in your party, that giant plush toy will be up there with the crucified giant robots, turning "Chu-Chu died for your sins!" into a [[MemeticMutation meme]] among Xenogears fans.
* MOMO in ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''.
* Riki in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''. He's also the party's [[VideogameStealing thief]] and at times the TeamDad.
* Mog, and to a lesser extent Relm, in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' (although the team has an actual pet in Interceptor, Shadow's canine partner).
* Cait Sith in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' (Fits more than one stereotype, as the character is actually a robot cat [[TheMole working for the bad guys]].)
* Sazh's Chocobo chick in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
* SwissArmyWeapon Jack in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar''.
* Meemai in the first ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' game isn't a party member -- she's a little seal-like creature that rides in the neck of Xelha's shirt. And is used in several of her super moves.
** [[spoiler:And happens to be the mind of the fragmented Whale, ancient god of the Lost Ocean]]

* Team Pets are common in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** Quickie, Meredy's pet, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia''. He can attacks enemies on his own, even when Meredy chants a spell.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has two: Noishe, Lloyd's Arshis companion, and Corrine, Sheena's manmade Summon Spirit. The latter even [[spoiler:makes a HeroicSacrifice to save Sheena from Volt]]. The former is… a complex case. Lloyd calls him a dog, but he's actually a [[spoiler:Protozoan, the first creature to have been born on the planet. He evolves during the course of its own life, starting off as a single-celled organism, then a fish, then a bird, then the dog-like form, then 'another' form, then finally a human that fights evil.]]
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth'' has Zapie, Claire's pet. He plays a minor part in story, mainly by sensing Claire's presence.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'' has Giet, Moses's pet Galf (a wolf-like creature). The Oresoren also fill the part of mascot characters, but they're their own intelligent race.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' has Mieu, a young [[CartoonCreature cheagle]], who serves [[TheHero Luke]] as part of his punishment for accidentally setting forest on fire, forcing dangerous monster to flee to Cheagle Forest. As result, heroes are forced to kill said monster, only for next antagonist to reveal that [[spoiler:she was [[RaisedByWolves raised by this very monster]]. And now she [[YouKilledMyFather tries to avenge it]]]].
** Coda in ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence''. He's a rat- or monkey-like creature, who does nothing but talks about how hungry he is. [[UpdatedReRelease R version]] makes up for it somewhat, by making him a ButtMonkey.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' features Tenebrae, a millennia-old [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Centurion]], who would like to assert tahat he's ''not'' a dog. Colette and Presea seems to disagree.
** Repede in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' is… a dog. That fights with a [[CutlassBetweenTheTeeth knife in teeth]], but still a dog. Gameplay-wise he's a FragileSpeedster.
** Teepo in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. He's a living doll who [[TokenMiniMoe Elize]] views as her best friend, and assists her in battle by attacking enemies or boosting her magic ability. He sometimes greets people by biting their faces (Except for Milla, for whom he chooses to invoke [[MarshmallowHell something else]]), and just does it for the heck of it, as well. [[spoiler: However, he actually has no personality of his own, and is simply voicing Elize's thoughts.]]
** Ludger's cat, Rollo, takes over this role to a degree in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2''. When he meets Teepo, they get a skit relating to this fact.
** The Normin in ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'' and ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' are this, with Bienfu playing this trope straighter [[spoiler: along with being TheMole (involuntarily)]] in the latter game.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'' has Hootle, Rinwell's pet owl, that rides around in her hood.
** Mobile games likewise has several:
*** ''VideoGame/TalesOfLink'' has Lippy, [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairy]] MentorMascot of [[AmbiguousGender indeterminate gender]][[note]]localization refers to Lippy with male pronouns[[/note]] that fights with a smartphon. Smartphon stands for [="Sacred Magic ARTifact PHONophototabulus"=], by the way.
*** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheRays'' has Karia and Kocis, Mileena's and Ix's [[{{Familiar}} mirrites]] respectively. Kocis later grows out of this trope, [[IGotBigger literally]].
*** ''VideoGame/TalesOfCrestoria'' has Meakyu, a "phantom creature" that can store {{Mana}} in its body.

* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
** Koromaru from ''VideoGame/Persona3'': A highly intelligent dog (based on UsefulNotes/{{Hachiko}}) who can summon the spirit of Cerberus to strike your foes with fire and darkness. And invoke hilariousness when he refuses to eat Yukari's cooking. He's also the one who [[spoiler: saves the team when Ikutsuki tries to force Aegis to kill them.]]
** From ''VideoGame/Persona4'', there's Teddie, a life-sized ''teddy bear'' from the TV World who serves as your initial guide before joining your party for real. [[spoiler:He later takes a ''human'' form when in the real world, and a ''{{Bishonen}}'' at that]]. The shrine fox is a downplayed example; it's not part of the Investigation Team, but it does follow them into the TV World in order to sell them healing leaves.
** ''VideoGame/Persona5'' continues the trend with [[GenderBlenderName Morgana]], a talking cat who takes on a cartoony appearance in the world of the Palace, but looks like a [[OccultBlueEyes mostly]] normal feline in the real world. Between his Persona powers, knowledge of the Palace, and ability to transform into a van, he proves to be an essential part of the team.
* Cupil from ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' fills this role, but doubles as Fina's weapon. To a lesser extent, the "Jester" Pow, who's Vyse's [[strike:dog]] [[CallARabbitASmeerp huskra]].
* Hans in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', a (vestigially) winged pig. Exists mostly to look [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed embarrassed]] when the protagonist flubs romantic moments in cut scenes.
* ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis'' gives us Muppy, a '''slug-like alien''' floating in a pot-shaped [=UFO=]. [[OnlySaneMan No one except Nikki]] can see that he was actually an ''alien invader''. TheSmartGuy[=/=]TheRival thinks he's ''handicapped'', and the principal who admitted him to the school? ''Transfer student'' from "Waii'ha". Everyone else? [[HilarityEnsues Hoo-boy...]]
** And, apart from being the McGuffin at the end of one chapter, he doesn't have any impact on the story at all. And, the best that the main character can get out of his RelationshipValues with Muppy? ''A pinky swear''. No, really.
* Similarly to R2-D2 in the movie example, T3-M4 from ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' is essentially a very useful team pet.

* Nall and Ruby of the ''VideoGame/{{Lunar}}'' series. They both look like adorable winged kittens, but are [[OurDragonsAreDifferent actually baby dragons]].

* In ''VideoGame/Mother3'', one of the party members is the main character's dog, [[LoyalAnimalCompanion Boney]], who is also the only character besides main character Lucas to appear in every chapter.
** Used to a lesser extent in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', where Ness's dog King and a [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys gum-chewing monkey]] both join your party for parts of the game.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'''s [[DubNameChange Borongo/Saber]] is a sabrecat served as TheHero and Bianca's Team Pet. Though in the later of the game, Borongo has no more importance to the plot, and you can develop your own army of monster Team Pet.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'' has Munchie, TheHero's rat pet that is very smart. It can be used to clear curtain puzzles in a dungeon. [[spoiler: It turns out very latter that Munchie is TheHero's ancestor in disguise.]]
* Pochi, the family's pet monster from ''VideoGame/LegacyOfTheWizard''.
* ''VideoGame/JetForceGemini'' has Lupus, an alien dog-like creature who has jet thrusters on his paws, which he uses to hover, and a gun turret on his back that [[RuleOfCool is replaced with the weapon the player selects somehow.]]
* In the ''VideoGame/LearningVoyage'' games, there's a purple alien named Blip who accompanies the Discovercraft Crew on their adventures. He says nothing, simply flying around, pointing things out, and occasionally face-palming at a bad joke.
* Myau from the first ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' game is a Musk Cat, a race of intelligent feline creatures capable of human speech. He can also cast healing and buffing techniques, making him a great asset in Alis' quest to defeat Lassic.
* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', Snake and the Diamond Dogs have DD, a wolf-like dog that the player can take on missions and can be very useful especially with later upgrades.

* ''VideoGame/YuuyamiDooriTankentai'' has Meros, Nao's dog, who helps the kids investigate the UrbanLegends around Hirumi City.

* [[LegacyCharacter Dogmeat]] is often potrayed like this in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' fanworks, due to being the only animal in the [[PlayerCharacter Sole Survivor's]] roster of companions.

* Tucker's alien baby 'Junior' briefly serves as this for Blue Team in Season 5 of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''.

* Parodied in the hiatused webcomic ''Webcomic/RPGWorld'' by the character Dragobo, a portmaneau character based on a dragon and a chocobo.
* Parodied in ''[[http://thosedestined.pensandtales.com Those Destined,]]'' where the Team Pet is also the party thief. Another adventurers party was less lucky, and their Team Pet is a SidekickCreatureNuisance.
* The [[http://exterminatusnow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040528.html May 28, 2004 strip]] of ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'' sees Virus bring a [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Chao]] to the team, [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] its role in the process, which is soon followed with a [[http://exterminatusnow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040611.html discussion on what to name it.]] Seven strips after its introduction, it meets a demon, [[http://exterminatusnow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040716.html undergoes a radical transformation,]] and becomes a bite-sized killing machine. In [[http://exterminatusnow.comicgenesis.com/d/20040723.html the following strip]], it is christened "Blasphemy."

** Bun-Bun is actually a parody of this trope as he was specifically bought by Torg so the strip could have a cute animal...said cute animal is a murderous criminal that can take care of himself and seemingly only hangs around Torg for free food and lodging and whom orginially Torg wanted dead and/or gone (although it IS later revealed he has grown to actually really care about the main cast much later in the strip and fairly early on Torg was shown to clearly miss Bun-Bun when he was AWOL for a while). Kiki on the other hand plays this trope very straight.

* ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' has Chookie, some sort of {{Smurfing}} pink thing. Karn has a... [[http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0140.html violent reaction]] during their first encounter, but he's shown to be part of the party later anyway.
* Snookums the tentacle bunny in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'', although he's mainly Molly's pet. It's notable that Molly herself started out as Bob's pet, before she turned out to be sentient and grew to human size.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** Mr. Scruffy the cat becomes the Team Pet once adopted by Belkar.
** Blackwing, Vaarsuvius's raven {{familiar}}, occupied the role before, but he's more of an IntellectualAnimal, and now a full character in his own right.
* ''Webcomic/FontesRants'': Tanooki.
* In [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1037 this]] ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' GuestStrip, Jeremy, the [[PetMonstrosity cat with hedgehog spines]], seems to fulfill this role.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'', Boo is a whimsical, curious ghost inhabiting a {{Magitek}} spider pymaric. Sette and Duane's company teaches it quite a few new tricks and coaxes out some [[http://www.casualvillain.com/Unsounded/comic/ch10/ch10_122.html pretty impressive]] hidden depths.

* You'd think Krosp the [[UpliftedAnimal uplifted cat]] from Webcomic/GirlGenius would be one of these, but he's really more of a character in his own right. The tiny robot Agatha built early on in the comic's run, Dingbot Prime, fits the mold better.

* ''Literature/{{Deviant}}'': Draconian, a dragon-like hybrid, serves as this for superhero team Terminus, acting like a giant puppy. That said, he still breathes fire and eats people, so he's just as scary as the rest of them.
* Bozo the dog from ''Literature/TheJenkinsverse'' is the team pet of the SOR. Like the HEAT Operators themselves he is an absolutely enormous specimen for his species.

* Fussy Britches to the ''WebVideo/D20Live'' 2014 campaign (and subsequently ''D20 Live'' in general).
* ''WebVideo/EasyAllies'': Jones's dog, Sophie.

* Snarf from ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats'' is pretty well the epitome of this trope. Utterly useless in a fight except against the weakest of minions, and tends to serve as weak comedy relief. Subverted only slightly in that Snarf is actually the nanny for Lion-O before he wakes up all growed-up on Third Earth. Occasionally subverted -- but those occasions also meant that Cats who should have ''known better'' [[IdiotBall didn't.]]
* Both ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' have Silkie, the mutant silkworm.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' Snarf is much more explicitly a ''pet'': Though possessing AmplifiedAnimalAptitude, Snarf cannot speak, and instead serves as an EmpathyPet and TheConfidant for Lion-O's many {{Surrogate Soliloquy}}s. Also an EvilDetectingDog... not that KidHero Lion-O pays enough attention when Snarf tries to serve in that capacity.

* In the SequelSeries, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', the two team pets tradition continues with Pabu, the fire ferret (red panda/ferret hybrid) and Korra's polarbear-dog, Naga. Naga can't fly, but she's at least as dangerous in combat as Appa was.
* ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'': In the third episode, Miko gets Ally, a [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Chocobo]]-like creature that she and Five refused to debug. In episode eight, Five gets his own companion in the form of a mech named Alpha, who originates from the same game.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Gompers the goat is this for the Mystery Shack throughout the whole series. To an even greater extent, Waddles the pig becomes this starting in the ninth episode, "The Time-Traveler's Pig", when Mabel wins him in a carnival.
* Radarr is just another element of the ClicheStorm that is ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''. Pun unintended.
* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', where the main characters are robots, and the team 'pet' is usually a human.
** Spike and Daniel are the most blatant examples. Apparently, this trope is genetic.
** In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', Sari is a debatable example for her first two seasons, [[spoiler: then gets upgraded to SixthRanger after her RoboticReveal]].
** In ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce'', Cab's parrot and armadillo are definite examples.
** In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', most of the team gets their own ''individual'' pet. Bulkhead has Miko, Arcee has Jack, and Bumblebee has Rafael, and Optimus has a feral-cat-that-you-sometimes-leave-food-outside-for relationship with Agent Fowler. When Wheeljack arrives, Miko comments that "he'll need his own [pet] human".
* Faffy from ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'' is a spoof of these type of creatures.
** To a lesser extent, Twinkle The Marvel Horse.
* Elvis from ''WesternAnimation/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKids'', whose major plot purpose is to cause Mr. Socrates to sneeze.
* Uni the baby unicorn from the ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'' cartoon.

* It would really be a disservice to call Franchise/{{Godzilla}} a team pet in ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries''; the crew prefer "TheBigGuy". They have [[RobotBuddy N.I.G.E.L]] for that.
** The earlier ''WesternANimation/TheGodzillaPowerHour'', on the other hand, had Godzooky.
* Slimer in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' and ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters''. Also in ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'', but since it's based purely on the film continuity, ''there'' he's an incorrigible mischievous glutton who has to be kept in a terrarium so he won't wreak comedic and comparatively harmless havoc -- one of the first major tasks in the game is to recapture him after he escapes.
* Franchise/ScoobyDoo is the team pet of mystery-solving teenage sleuths Mystery, Inc. with the slight twist that he's also the protagonist.

* Az the Tofu, a RidiculouslyCuteCritter from '' WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}''.
* Chuchu, the family dog on ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingChanAndTheChanClan''.
* Kuma in ''WesternAnimation/PolePosition''.
* Tally-Hawk is the ''WesternAnimation/SilverHawks''' mascot.

* ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'' has one in the form of Bubble Puppy.

* The parody series ''[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles The Adventures of Mr. Incredible]]'' had Mr. Skipperdoo, a mostly useless, bespectacled rabbit.
* Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. The former is generally more useful.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'': Zak has three Team Pets, all of them cryptids, including a 7-foot tall "gorilla-cat" named Fisk, a komodo dragon (named, you guessed it, Komodo), and a pterosaur named Zon. Unlike most team pets, Zak treats them like their part of his family, including Fisk, whom he likens to an adopted brother
* Bronx in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' is the pet of the gargoyle team, and their equivalent of a [[AllAnimalsAreDogs dog]].
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has both Sphere the supercycle and Wolf the um, [[ADogNamedDog wolf]]. They both help in missions.
* The ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' has Kiko the bunny. In season 1, the Trix had Pepe the duck, but [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he disappeared after season 1.]]
* R.O.T.H. in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}'', who's a {{Cute Machine|s}} / RobotBuddy. He makes these shrill, quiet shrieking noises instead of talking.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has Timmy's fairy dog Sparky.
* ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'' includes two Team Pets. Kisa is a black panther which Jedda has raised from a cub. Zuffy is a zuffoid, a small bipedal creature native to the planet Mongo; he becomes Kshin's constant companion.
** Ming's giant serpent, Mongor, is a villainous example of the same trope.

* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieSpySquad'' has Percy and Violet, a robot dog and cat pair who help out the agents on their missions.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** Steven has his magical pink pet lion... [[ADogNamedDog Lion.]] He is mostly comic relief, but has hidden abilities which are slowly revealed through the series.
** Steven later brings a pumpkin to life to give to Lapis and Peridot as a pet. The pumpkin is, of course, named Pumpkin.
** In the episode "Pool Hopping", Garnet adopts a stray kitten that she names Cat Steven.
* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' has a few. First and most obvious, the Lions, though they aren't actually animals. Then there's the space mice from Altea. In "Space Mall", Pidge and Lance got a free Earth cow named Kaltenecker with their video game. Finally, [[spoiler: the cosmic wolf with the ability to teleport that Krolia and Keith adopted during their two years traveling through the Quantum Abyss]].
* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieStarLightAdventure'' has Pupcorn, Barbie's pet space dog.
* ''WesternAnimation/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes'' has F.T. (Fuzzy Tomato) a mix between tomato and dog, also part of the TokenEnemyMinority.
* The title creature of ''WesternAnimation/MyPetMonster'' is this for Max and his friends.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' adopted a dog named Puppy in the latter seasons.

* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Sunspot, being the only animal in the main cast, fills in this role, and also serves a mascot of sorts for the group.
* The Bean Team of ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe'' has a winged cat named Cookie who mostly hangs with the youngest of the group, Cricket.
* ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'': Russell, the walrus. [[TheVoiceless She cannot speak]], but that doesn't prevent her from joining in the fun.

* Team Pets are common in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'': Quickie, Meredy's pet, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia''; Noishe, Lloyd's Arshis companion, and Corrine, Sheena's manmade Summon Spirit, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''; Zapie, Claire's pet, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth''; Giet, Moses's pet Galf, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'' (the Oresoren may also count somewhat); and Mieu, a young cheagle, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''.
** Repede in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' is... a dog. That fights with a knife, but still a dog. Gameplay-wise he's a FragileSpeedster.

* Uni the baby unicorn from the ''[[WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons Dungeons & Dragons]]'' cartoon.

* ''VideoGame/YuuyamiDooriTantenkai'' has Meros, Nao's dog, who helps the kids investigate the UrbanLegends around Hirumi City.

** ''VideoGame/WildARMs1'': Both the heroes and the villains have one. The Dream Chasers/Wanderers have Hanpan, a pale blue Wind Mouse. The Quarter Knights have Luceid, a [[BigBadassWolf Big Badass Wolf]] and the Guardian of Desire.

* The Bean Team of ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe'' has a winged cat named Cookie who mostly hangs with the youngest of the grou, Cricket.

* ''Manga/OnePiece''

* Kirara from Manga/{{Inuyasha}}, a two-tailed kitten {{youkai}} who can transform into a giant saber-tooth cat when needed.

* Cerberus from ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}''. Although he's not cute and is primarily interested in savaging and eating the Devil Bats. There's also Butaberus, and the little Devil Bat, the actual team mascot, who doesn't physically appear in the story but handles meta explanations, omake and reader questions. There's also Baby Devil Bat, which is just a smaller, student-like version of the Devil Bat.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' gives us Chamo, the talking [[WeaselMascot ermine]]. He's also a bit of a [[MentorMascot mentor]], though.

** Batman gets a Great Dane puppy in The ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of Batman and Robin named [[Theatre/TitusAndronicus Titus]].

* Bob the Insecticon is the Autobots' team pet in IDW's ''[[Comicbook/TheTransformersIDW Transformers Ongoing]]'' comics. Unlike most examples he's actually able to fight and at one point he takes on Ravage and ''wins''.
* Ravage himself gets treated as the team pet by [[NaiveNewcomer Nautica]] in ''Comicbook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye''. She comes from a colony that doesn't have any beast-forms and therefore doesn't realize that he's fully sentient. Since she's a CuddleBug and he HatesBeingTouched, HilarityEnsues.

* Waspinator on the Decepticon team in ''[[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-fan-fiction/828948-transformers-meta.html Transformers Meta.]]''
* Gull the Chocobo in FanFic/TheTaintedGrimoire is this to Clan Gully.

* In ''{{Literature/Valhalla}}'', though the walruses are described as a nuisance, they've become one of the series' most recognizable assets, and are half celebrated by the ravine. Umberto in particular is associated with Valknut team, and even the fandom and official blog of the books is called "The Walrus Squad."

* ''{{Literature/Malevil}}'' has Craa, a raven spotted raiding the castle's wheat fields. Though a pest, they name and feed him as he's the only wild animal they've seen since WorldWarIII.
* Literature/TrappedOnDraconica: Specifically Ritchie is Kalak's pet but he's mostly there for comic relief.

* Literature/DestinedToLead Onta, the onti. She often helps Gaorun as a hunting aid, but her main purpose seems to simply exist, hiss and be cute. At times.

* ''{{Series/Lexx}}'' had 790 the robot head (and briefly, Squish the cluster lizard).

* Riki in ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}''. He's also the party's [[VideogameStealing thief]] and at times the TeamDad.

** In ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', a hamster is named Boo in honour of Minsc's pet.m

** The Normin in VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria and VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria are this, with Bienfu playing this trope straighter [[spoiler: along with being TheMole (involuntarily)]] in the latter game.

** Koromaru from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'': A highly intelligent dog (based on UsefulNotes/{{Hachiko}}) who can summon the spirit of Cerberus to strike your foes with fire and darkness. And invoke hilariousness when he refuses to eat Yukari's cooking. He's also the one who [[spoiler: saves the team when Ikutsuki tries to force Aegis to kill them.]]
** From ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', there's Teddie, a life-sized ''teddy bear'' from the TV World who serves as your initial guide before joining your party for real. [[spoiler:He later takes a ''human'' form when in the real world, and a ''{{Bishonen}}'' at that]]. The shrine fox is a downplayed example; it's not part of the Investigation Team, but it does follow them into the TV World in order to sell them healing leaves.

*** Oghren's just annoyed that Dog doesn't agree that his wearing a saddle and serving as Oghren's personal cavalry mount is a good idea.

*** And Dragon Age Inquisition gives us a codex entry about a Fereldan song (Andraste's Mabari) that says Andraste, the holy prophet, must have have a Mabari too according to them, for "all Ferelden knows it right".

* In ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'', one of the party members is the main character's dog, [[LoyalAnimalCompanion Boney]], who is also the only character besides main character Lucas to appear in every chapter.

* ''VideoGame/JetForceGemini'' has Lupus, an alien dog-like creature who has jet thrusters on his paws, which he uses to hover, and a gun turret on his back that [[{{RuleOfCool}} is replaced with the weapon the player selects somehow.]]

* In VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain, Snake and the Diamond Dogs have DD, a wolf-like dog that the player can take on missions and can be very useful especially with later upgrades.

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* A puppy named Pavlov in Webcomic/DrFrost is this to the psychologists in the counseling center at Yonggang University.

* The ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' has Kiko the bunny. In season 1, the Trix had Pepe the duck, but [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse he disappeared after season 2.]]

The default mascot of TheTeam and usually the most outlandish of the bunch. Can be a robot, magic animal, or in a more realistic setting, a [[TagalongKid little]] [[TokenMiniMoe girl]] much younger than everyone else. Often a SmallAnnoyingCreature.

* In ''Anime/{{Endride}}'', Alicia's [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation Warp Relic]], Falarion, is a [[SmallAnnoyingCreature Small Annoying Dragon]] that is mostly there to look cute and bite things on occasion [[spoiler:[[FridgeHorror until the reveal that her missing father's soul is sealed inside it.]]]]

* Parodied in ''[[http://thosedestined.pensandtales.com Those Destined,]]'' where the Team Pet is also the party thief. Another adventurers party was less lucky, and their Team Pet is a SmallAnnoyingCreature.