Mini-games are a central gameplay element of Viva Piñata: Party Animals and a side mission in Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise.
In Viva Piñata: Party Animals, there are 40 mini-games to be found.
In Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise there are only two mini-games, the P-Factor and the Great Piñata Paperchase.
Bold means mini-game exclusive.
Italic means not in Just for fun.
| Name | Gloat | List of preferred piñata(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Arfur Stout | My milk-fuelled piñatas really barrel along in the races. | Flapyak Moozipan |
| Babochka | When I grow up, I want to be a Flutterscotch! | Flutterscotch (All colors) |
| Bart | My evolved Piñatas are just the ticket for success. | Evolveds except: Fourheads Pigxie Twingersnap |
| Bear. A. Maracus | I pity any fool who competes against me. | Fizzlybear |
| Carrie Chewdini | First place will not escape me. | All |
| Costolot | I’ll win this competition at any expense! | All |
| Dastardos | My Vulchurro will be circling for the candy prizes. Heh heh! | Vulchurro |
| Diggerling | I’ll be sure to dig deep for the victory treasures. | Profitamole |
| Doc Patchingo | Performance-enhancing pills? You want to get my license revoked!? | Chewnicorn |
| Eddie Lizard | I’ll never change my victory colors! | Fourheads Geckie Jameleon Salamango Syrupent Twingersnap |
| Fannie Franker | My Pudgeon always delivers, no matter the challenge. | Pudgeon |
| Gatherling | I’ve been known to collect a win or two. | All |
| Gretchen Fetchem | My Piñatas are always in the hunt for first place. | Roario |
| Ivor Bargain | Mind me bucket! | All |
| Jardiniero | I was winning the competition before you were born. | Dragonache (Brown) |
| Jeffe | I used to run Piñata Central, you know? Until that rascal Langston... | All |
| Langston | I’m always scouting for the finest talent to send to the most exclusive parties. | Lickatoad |
| Leafos | Take my advice, and don’t even try to beat me! | All |
| Loather | Hssss. Beware of explosive finishes. Hssss. | Sours |
| Maxime | I’ll trample all competition. | Chippopotamus Elephanilla Limeoceros |
| Miss Petula | Like, whatever... | Kittyfloss Roario Tigermisu |
| Nana Urf | I’ll nurture a win out of even the poorest Piñata you give me. | Whirlm |
| Night Watchling | You don’t scare me. In fact, it should be the other way around. | Nocturnals except: Hootyfruity Salamango |
| Professor Pester | Victory will be mine! | Sours |
| Ruffian Minion #1 | Cheaters always prosper. | Sours |
| Ruffian Minion #2 | Victory will be yours! No. No. I meant... | Sours |
| Ruffian Minion #3 | Duh..Erm..Mind me bucket? That’s not it... | Sours |
| Ruffian Minion #4 | You won’t be able to buy me off in this competition. | Sours |
| Sahari | I love it when the competition heats up. | Dessert Deserts + Variants |
| Seedos | I’m ex-seed-ingly good at all forms of competition! | Parrybo |
| Sparticus | I’ll cool down your expectations of winning. | Piñarctics (except Jeli) + Walrusk and Variants |
| Sprinkling | You must be wet around the ears if you underestimate me. | Aquatics except: Custacean Chippopotamus Juicygoose Lackatoad Lickatoad |
| Storkos | I’m not the People’s Champion for nothing, you know! | Chocstrich Cluckles |
| Watchling | I may keep trouble out of your garden, but I’m the trouble in competition! | All |
| Weedling | I’ll be competing my bestest. | Galagoogoo |
| Willy Builder | My Piñatas have been training hard in the secret gym I build for myself. | Sweetooth |
Note: Some species such as Arocknid (Normal), Barkbark, Bispotti, Bonboon, Bunnycomb (Normal), Buzzenge (Normal), Buzzlegum, Choclodocus, Cinnamonkey, Crowla, Custacean, Doenut, Dragumfly, Eaglair, Goobaa, Hootyfruity (Normal), Horstachio, Jeli, Macaraccoon, Mousemallow, Peckanmix, Pigxie, Ponocky, Raisant (Normal), Rashberry, Sarsgorilla, Shellybean, Smelba, Sparrowmint, Squazzil, Taffly and Tartridge are part of the characters whose preferred species is all of them.