as a starting stats its not to big of a thing. I mean every lil bit helps... but mostly you want to find a pet that start with the highest HP and str total as you can for that type.. as those are the real points eaters.. at 3 points for 1 hp and 3 points for 1 str.. so 300=100Hp and 300=100str .... while mana is fairly cheap as 1 point = 2 mana 100=200 mana.. If you can find a pet with a decent amount of these in bulk.. that makes for one truly grand 5 slot pet.. =^-^=