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All Tool Weapons in Palworld — What They Do and When to Use Them

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If your Palworld plan calls for a Tool Weapons, this is your shortlist: 32 entries that all share that Subtype. The table shows what each one actually does, so you can pick the one that fills the slot you need.

Every tool weapon, by name

NameSubtypeDamageAmmoNotes
Advanced Fishing Rod (Depresso)Tool25—A fishing rod designed for catching Pals. It’s sturdier and offers slightly better performance than Advanced Fishing Rod (Pengullet).
Advanced Fishing Rod (Pengullet)Tool25—A fishing rod designed for catching Pals. Use it with bait near water where shadows are visible to start fishing. It boasts improved performance, making catches vastly easier.
Beginner Fishing Rod (Chillet)Tool25—A fishing rod designed for catching Pals. Use it with bait near water where shadows are visible to start fishing. Perfect for beginners and ideal for reeling in low level Pals.
Beginner Fishing Rod (Gumoss)Tool25—A fishing rod designed for catching Pals. It’s sturdier and offers slightly better performance than Beginner Fishing Rod (Chillet). Perfect for beginners and ideal for reeling in low level Pals.
Boost GunTool250Boost Gun AmmoFiring this at a Pal in your team temporarily boosts that Pal’s attack and defense. Firing it at an enemy deals damage instead.
Decal Gun 1Tool——Strange gun that paints a picture of Cattiva where it is fired. Have some fun and paint the walls or ceilings!
Decal Gun 2Tool——Strange gun that paints a picture of Lamball where it is fired. Have some fun and paint the walls or ceilings!
Decal Gun 3Tool——Strange gun that paints a picture of Melpaca where it is fired. Have some fun and paint the walls or ceilings!
Decal Gun 4Tool——Strange gun that paints a picture of Anubis where it is fired. Have some fun and paint the walls or ceilings!
Decal Gun 5Tool——Strange gun that paints a picture of Relaxaurus where it is fired. Have some fun and paint the walls or ceilings!
Giga Grappling GunTool——It fires a hook that latches on to distant targets, pulling the user’s body towards the target. Using data from prototype versions, its capabilities have been further increased.
Grappling GunTool——It fires a hook that latches on to distant targets, pulling the user’s body towards the target. It allows for easy movement between places with varying elevation.
Hand-Held TorchTool10—Lights up dark areas and keeps you warm. Can also be used for close range combat in a pinch.
Homing Sphere LauncherTool——A launcher for firing spheres. Fired spheres home in on Pals.
Hyper Grappling GunTool——It fires a hook that latches on to distant targets, pulling the user’s body towards the target. As a result of research, it has achieved overwhelming mobility.
Intermediate Fishing Rod (Cattiva)Tool——A fishing rod designed for catching Pals. Use it with bait near water where shadows are visible to start fishing. It boasts improved performance, making catches a bit easier.
Intermediate Fishing Rod (Croajiro)Tool——A fishing rod designed for catching Pals. It’s sturdier and offers slightly better performance than Intermediate Fishing Rod (Cattiva).
Meat CleaverTool——Knife for butchering Pals. When equipped, the Pet command becomes Butcher. Butchered Pals will be gone for good.
Mega Grappling GunTool——It fires a hook that latches on to distant targets, pulling the user’s body towards the target. Since it’s upgraded, it now has greater range.
Metal AxeTool30—An axe for cutting wood. Made from metal, its sharpness has improved.
Metal DetectorTool——Holding it allows you to detect hidden ores nearby. It marks the metal when close to the ore, but the mark disappears if you move away.
Metal PickaxeTool30—A pickaxe used for mining. Made from metal, its durability and efficiency have improved.
Pal Metal AxeTool120—An axe for chopping wood. It has achieved extraordinary sharpness thanks to Pal Metal. It can slice through high-grade trees from the harshest regions without trouble.
Pal Metal PickaxeTool120—A pickaxe for mining. It has achieved extraordinary efficiency thanks to Pal Metal.
Plasma MulticutterTool——The Plasma Multicutter is a tool in Palworld. The Plasma Multicutter is the ultimate resource harvesting tool, able to swiftly break down trees and large rocks within seconds.
Refined Metal AxeTool60—An axe for cutting wood. Made from high quality metal, its sharpness and durability has improved even further. It can harvest Hardwood from sturdy trees that grow in unforgiving lands.
Refined Metal PickaxeTool60—A pickaxe used for mining. Its durability and efficiency have further improved.
Scatter Sphere LauncherTool——A new type of launcher that fires a large number of spheres. It can easily capture a herd of Pals.
Single-Shot Sphere LauncherTool——A launcher that fires spheres. It can capture Pals from a greater distance.
Stone AxeTool20—An axe for cutting wood. Made from stone, it’s not very sharp.
Stone PickaxeTool20—A pickaxe used for mining. Made from stone, the efficiency is questionable.
Ultra Grappling GunTool——It fires a hook that latches on to distant targets, pulling the user’s body towards the target. With new materials, cooldown time has been significantly reduced.

Showing 32 of 115 weapons; the analysis below covers this subset only.

How the weapons split by subtype

Tool (32)

Beginner Fishing Rod (Gumoss) — A fishing rod designed for catching Pals. It’s sturdier and offers slightly better performance than Beginner Fishing Rod (Chillet). Refined Metal Axe — An axe for cutting wood. Made from high quality metal, its sharpness and durability has improved even further. Giga Grappling Gun — It fires a hook that latches on to distant targets, pulling the user’s body towards the target. Using data from prototype versions, its capabilities have been further increased.

The numbers at a glance

MetricValue
Total weapons tracked32
Tool — Subtype32
With a written description32
Carrying a Damage value14
Average Damage58.57
Highest Damage250
Lowest Damage10

Ranged is the largest subtype at 51 of 32. That is where most of the decisions in this set land.

14 of 32 entries carry a Damage value, so the damage column is a shortlist tool, not a verdict: the rest are compared on ammo.

The ceiling is 250 on Boost Gun, with the floor at 10 — a spread of 240 across the documented set.

Entries worth a closer look

Boost Gun — Firing this at a Pal in your team temporarily boosts that Pal’s attack and defense. Firing it at an enemy deals damage instead. (ammo: Boost Gun Ammo)

Pal Metal Axe — An axe for chopping wood. It has achieved extraordinary sharpness thanks to Pal Metal. It can slice through high-grade trees from the harshest regions without trouble.

Pal Metal Pickaxe — A pickaxe for mining. It has achieved extraordinary efficiency thanks to Pal Metal.

Refined Metal Axe — An axe for cutting wood. Made from high quality metal, its sharpness and durability has improved even further. It can harvest Hardwood from sturdy trees that grow in unforgiving lands.

Refined Metal Pickaxe — A pickaxe used for mining. Its durability and efficiency have further improved.

Metal Axe — An axe for cutting wood. Made from metal, its sharpness has improved.

Frequently asked questions

How many weapons are on this page?

This page lists 32 weapons — a 32-entry slice of the 115 in the dataset. Every row comes from the cached palworld-weapons.json file, not from an estimate.

Where does the weapon data come from?

Parsed from palworld.wiki.gg item data and cached in the site's own data file, so each name, subtype, Damage and description can be traced back.

Is this weapon list complete?

No. The full dataset holds 115 entries; this page covers 32 of them, and the numbers section sizes this slice exactly.

How should I use this reference?

Use the subtype column to jump to the group that matches your run, then read the notes column to choose between entries with similar numbers.

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Sources

Figures and item data on this site are read from the game’s own reference wiki before publishing. Where a value could not be confirmed there, the page says so instead of filling the gap.