The opening hours
Palworld starts you cold and alone. Your first move is to craft a Pal Sphere and catch a nearby Pal, because a captured Pal can fight, harvest and build for you.
The Pal database lists all 302 Pals with their elements. Catch a low-level one before you explore far.
A base before a quest
Drop a base near resources and water. A campfire, a bed and a storage box turn a panic into a home you can return to.
Stay warm, stay fed
Cold and hunger drop fast. Keep food cooking and a fire nearby. A dead player loses gear, so pace the first day.
Catch, then automate
A captured Pal is labor you do not pay. Assign it to chop wood or mine stone, and your base grows while you rest.
Travel light, return loaded
Make short trips and come back full. A long greedy run ends in a death far from your bed.
Know the tools
The weapon database shows what you can craft and carry. Plan your next weapon before you outgrow the starter gear.
Build, then explore
A safe base lets you take risks on purpose. Scout only after the campfire is lit and the food is cooking.
Starter-friendly Pals to catch first
- Astegon (element Dragon, skill Black Ankylosaur)
- Azurobe (element Water, skill Waterwing Dance)
- Bristla (element Grass, skill Princess Gaze)
- Caprity (element Grass, skill Berry Picker)
- Cawgnito (element Dark, skill Eerie Nightstreaker)
- Anubis (element Ground, skill Guardian of the Desert)
- Blazehowl (element Fire, skill Hellflame Lion)
- Cattiva (element Neutral, skill Cat Helper)
- Blazamut (element Fire, skill Magma Kaiser)
- Broncherry (element Grass, skill Love’s First Blossom)
- Boltmane (element Electric)
- Arsox (element Fire, skill Warm Body)
- Beegarde (element Grass, skill Worker Bee)
- Beakon (element Electric, skill Thunderous)
- Alpha Pals
- Celaray (element Water, skill Zephyr Glider)
- Bushi (element Fire, skill Brandish Blade)
- Blazehowl Noct (element Fire, skill Darkflame Lion)
- Broncherry Aqua (element Grass, skill Overaffectionate)
- Bellanoir (element Dark, skill Nightmare Iris)
Early weapons to aim for
- Beginner Fishing Rod (Gumoss) (type Tool, rarity Common)
- Advanced Fishing Rod (Pengullet) (type Tool, rarity Rare)
- Energy Shotgun (type Ranged)
- Boost Gun (type Tool, rarity Common)
- Advanced Fishing Rod (Depresso) (type Tool, rarity Rare)
- Excalibur (type Melee)
- Charge Rifle (type Ranged)
- Beam Sword (type Melee, rarity Common)
- Core Eject Shotgun (type Ranged, rarity Common)
- Combat SMG (type Ranged)
- Enhanced Lily’s Spear (type Melee)
- Beam Scatter (type Ranged)
- Drone Launcher (type Ranged)
- Beam Launcher (type Ranged)
- Handgun (type Ranged)
- Homing Sphere Launcher (type Tool, rarity Common)
- Metal Pickaxe (type Tool, rarity Uncommon)
- Metal Axe (type Tool, rarity Uncommon)
- Meat Cleaver (type Tool, rarity Common)
- Makeshift Handgun (type Ranged, rarity Common)