Palworld offers a vast world to explore, and you’ll constantly encounter new Pals. They aren’t exactly friendly, so you’ll need to prove yourself in battle before you can capture them. Unlike other monster games, combat is in real time – there are no fixed turns. You, the player, can also take a decisive role! Your Pals come with far more stats and attributes you can leverage. Today we’re taking a fresh look at Palworld’s combat system and showing you how to come out on top.
Palworld stats and values: How to make your Pals strong
Every Pal comes with its own specific stats. Some are always fixed, while others are variable. This helps you build a team of five Pals that covers strengths and weaknesses. You can choose from over 150 Pals to create your perfect squad. You can also breed Pals to tailor their stats to your needs and obtain even stronger companions.
Level: Indicates overall strength and influences several other stats and abilities.
Type: Each Pal can have one or two types. These element types determine their attacks and interact differently with other types.
Partner Skill: These vary widely, but each Pal has one fixed Partner Skill. Some support you in battle, others are passive or better for base building or other non‑combat activities. They are only active when the Pal is in your party. Always check which Partner Skills a Pal has!
Active Skills: These are the attacks your Pals can use. You can have three selected at any time and learn new ones as your Pal levels up. They have a power value, a cooldown, and possible special effects. They’re also tied to a type. Pals use attacks automatically, but you can command them to trigger skills directly.
Passive Skills: Passives are always active and continuously affect your Pals. They are usually positive, but can be negative. Some passives are fixed per Pal, but you can also find them at random or breed them.
Stats: Your Pal also has various stats that make them effective in battle. Classic examples include HP, Attack, and Defence. There are also hidden values, such as Speed and bonuses granted when your Pal trusts you. Stats can be influenced by items, passive skills, and breeding.
Palworld types guide: strengths and weaknesses in battle
Type combinations are among the most important factors when choosing the right Pals. You should know their strengths and weaknesses so you don’t walk into a fight unprepared. You can now view these by selecting the type in the Pal menu. It pays to learn these type match-ups! In general, there are two loops of type interactions.
The first loop:
Water: Weak to Electric / Strong against Fire
Fire: Weak to Water / Strong against Leaf
Leaf: Weak to Fire / Strong against Ground
Ground: Weak to Leaf / Strong against Electric
Electric: Weak to Ground / Strong against Water
The second loop:
Ice: Weak to Fire / Strong against Dragon
Dragon: Weak to Ice / Strong against Dark
Dark: Weak to Dragon / Strong against Neutral
Neutral: Weak to Dark (has no strengths)
Palworld weapons and player attacks: melee, ranged, shields
In Palworld you’re not reliant on Pals alone — you can fight personally as well. You can be attacked, but you can also defend yourself and join your Pals in battle. You’ll find a range of weapons that you can discover or unlock via Technologies. Weapons have a fixed attack value that varies by rarity. This is combined with your own Attack stat. They also have durability.
You have plenty of weapon choices for fighting Pals. There are swords, axes, and spears as typical melee options, but also bows and crossbows. You can bring out heavier firepower with pistols, machine guns, or grenades. Palworld is not picky about your arsenal! Many of these weapons also support combos or special attacks. You can even use Pals directly as part of your offense, either as support perched on your head or as ammunition for certain weapons. See which weapon suits you best!
Finally, we recommend investing in shields. You unlock them via Technologies, and they appear as a blue bar at the bottom left beside your health. It depletes in combat, recharges after a short time, and protects you from damage. As you progress, you’ll unlock better shield variants.
Palworld combat tips: tactics against Alpha-Pals and raids
Now that you’ve got the basics, here are a few final pointers — especially important against Alpha-Pals and raid bosses so you don’t get overwhelmed. Palworld battles can be chaotic, but you can always keep control!
Use your dodge roll to avoid damage. Read your opponent’s attack patterns and move out of the way at the right moment.
Use Pals as distractions so wild Pals don’t target you directly. In most cases, Pals attack other Pals first and ignore you.
Because fights are real time and don’t take place in a separate arena, use the terrain to your advantage. Strike from stealth or from higher ground to surprise Pals!
Pull wild Pals together and let them fight each other to save yourself the hassle.
Swap Pals regularly during battle to keep things dynamic and varied. This also helps ensure your Pals don’t go down.
Use status effects to weaken wild Pals. There are many effects, such as burn, poison, blindness, or stun.
Conclusion: master dynamic real-time combat in Palworld
Combat in Palworld is exciting and dynamic because it happens directly in the overworld and you fight alongside your Pals. This lets you leverage your Pals’ strengths while also striking with the weapon of your choice. The classic RPG formula is loosened up and delivers varied, engaging gameplay.
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