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The '''Pet Journal''' the secondary mode and tab of the {{wl-inline}} [[Collection window]] (was part of [[Mounts and Pets window]] before {{warlords-inline}} Warlords of Draenor). It serves as a [[Pet Battle System|pet battle]] team builder, gives you a list of all your battle pets and a button to find a pet battle. It replaces the "Companions" tab that was seen in the [[Spellbook]] circa {{cata-inline}} Cataclysm.

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== Window ==
* Along the left site is a list of all pets available with un-owned pets grayed out. Just above the list is a search entry field with a filter drop menu control.
* The main right side has slots for three potential pets for your current team.

=== Buttons ===
* At top left is an [[File:Pet_Journal_i_button_34x34.png|18px]] button to toggle an info mode for the Pet Journal.
* At the center top is a count of pet-related achievement points and a link to the Pet achievements window.
*:[[File:Pet battle achievements indicator.png]]
* At top right is the [[File:Revive Battle Pets button 5 0 5 16057.png|22px]] "Revive Battle Pets" button.
* At the botto m left is a "Summon" button.
* At the bottom right is a "Find Battle" button.
** Changes to "Leave Queue" button when looking for a pet battle.
* If you have enabled the [[Pet Battle System]], the count of total pets and unique pets is shown at the bottom of the window.
[[File:Pet battle Total Pet Unique status.png|center]]

== Find Battle ==
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When you click the "Find Battle" button, it changes to "Leave Queue" button while you're waiting to be matched for a pet battle.

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When a pet battle is found, your current team of battle pets is dimmed out, team pets are marked by a [[File:Battle bet combat locked 28x28.png|22px]] lock indicator and the following dialog appears:
[[File:Pet battle match ready dialog 5 0 5 16057.png|thumb|center]]

== Battle pet status ==
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There is lots of status info for battle pets in the Pet Journal. Besides pet achievement points at the top, for each pet the [[level (battle pet)|level]] and whether the pet is tagged as a "favorite" in the main list on the left side.

If a pet is selected from the main list or the team area at the bottom right, it will display info in the uper right area including an icon, name, [[battle pet family]], [[health (battle pet)|health]], [[power (battle pet)|power]], [[speed (battle pet)|speed]], [[rarity (battle pet)|rarity]], an [[XP (battle pet)|XP]] bar, active battle pet abilities, and those that are acquired at later levels (2, 4, 10, 15, and 20). 

=== Menu options ===
[[File:Selected battle pet menu 5 0 5 16135.png|right]]
Right-clicking on the pet's icon gives a menu of options to Summon, Rename, Add/Remove Favorite, [[Put In Cage]] (if not in a team combat slot), or Cancel doing anything.

=== Favorite ===
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Players can tag pets as "favorites" indicated by a [[File:Battle pet favorite star 18x18.png]] star. This mainly only influences list display and sorting for convenience. In Warlords of Draenor your "favorites" will roam your garrison once you unlock the Pet Menagerie building along with a button to randomly summon any favorite pet.

=== Health ===
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The [[File:Pet battle health heart 18x18.png]] heart indicates [[health (battle pet)|health]] status or whether a pet is strong in health. Health for pets is like health for characters. If your pet goes to zero, it dies (for that battle) and needs to be resurrected.

=== Power ===
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The [[File:Pet battle power sword 18x18.png]] sword indicates [[power (battle pet)|power]] status or whether a pet is strong in power. Power usually affects relative damage to other pets.

=== Speed ===
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The [[File:Pet battle speed symbol 18x18.png]] symbol indicates [[speed (battle pet)|speed]] status or whether a pet is strong in speed. Speed usually affects which pet attacks first in a round.

=== Rarity ===
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The [[File:Pet battle rarity dice 18x18.png]] dice indicates relative [[rarity (battle pet)|rarity]] of a battle pet. The differences aren't clearly spelled out by [[Blizz]]ard, but the {{quality|rare}} pets, tend to have better initial stats compared to {{quality|common}} or {{quality|poor}} pets of the same type.

=== XP bar ===
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XP accumulation is shown in blue that grows from left to right in the status bar.

== Battle pet abilities ==
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== Battle Pet Slots ==
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[[File:Battle Pet Slots team area 5 0 5 16135.png|right|200px]]
Also known as the "team area", this is where a player can select up to 3 battle pets to battle as a team.
* A pet can be added to the area by dragging its icon from the main list at the left to one of the 3 slots.
* The order of pets can be re-arranged by dragging the pet's icon to a different slot.
* The current level, health, 3 active abilities, and XP status are shown in the slot area for the pet.

== See also ==
* [[Pet Battle System]]

== External links ==
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