Pollo Sprite in Fortnite: Ability and How to Get It

What the Pollo Sprite Does

The Pollo Sprite is a Mythic companion added in the v41.20 update on July 16, 2026 — a headset-wearing esports chicken with a genuinely strong team passive. Based on in-game reports, earning an elimination slowly replenishes shields for you and nearby squadmates for a duration (treat the exact values as reported until Epic publishes official numbers). Aggressive squads effectively turn every knock into a rolling team heal.

It is a single-variant Sprite: like Burnt Peanut, the Pollo Sprite has only its Normal form, with no Gold, Gummy, Galaxy, or Holofoil finishes listed. One row, one chase. Summoning it costs 7,500 Sprite Dust, the standard Mythic price.

How to Get the Pollo Sprite

The Pollo Sprite appears in Sprite Chests and Rare Chests across the map. Mythic finds are rare and its drop rate is unpublished, so prioritise Sprite Chests — they guarantee an Epic-or-better pull. Extract it at an Extraction Site, with a Portable Extractor, or by winning the match to bank it permanently; an unextracted Pollo is a Pollo you never owned.

Is the Pollo Sprite Worth Chasing?

For squad players, yes. Elimination-triggered shield regen for the whole nearby team rewards exactly what aggressive squads already do, and it stacks naturally with push-heavy strategies. As a first impression it debuts around A tier for team play. Solo players get less from it since the effect shines with squadmates nearby, but a Mythic single-variant Sprite is also simply a clean, satisfying collection target — no variant ladder, just one rare find.

Track Your Pollo Sprite

One row on the checklist, one box to tick. Mark the Pollo Sprite as obtained the moment you extract it, then master it by leveling it to 5 — the Sprite Checklist tracks both collection and mastery separately.