Unlike its inspiration, you can’t always rely on a single fixed team in Palworld. Your five Pals need to be chosen with care to maintain a solid balance. Palworld isn’t only about fighting, so your line-up should also include Pals for other tasks. So how do you put together your optimal team? That’s exactly what we’ll cover today so you’re prepared for every situation. The better you know your Pals and can judge their abilities, the easier it is to combine them into the perfect team. And remember, you can stay flexible and use more than just the five Pals in your active party.
Set your Palworld team goals: combat, exploration, gathering, training, catching
First, understand that you won’t have just one team in Palworld — you should field different Pals for different purposes. Every little monster has its own strengths you can use for specific tasks. Sure, you’ll have a few Pals that are almost always worth bringing, but sometimes you should set aside the absolute strongest and fill your team with other creatures to tackle a particular job.
There are also some Pals that aren’t suited to adventuring teams at all and prefer to work at a base. Not every Pal is meant to fight at your side. Some simply prefer working or gathering key resources back home.
Teams are built for the following purposes:
- Combat: Straightforward — you want the strongest Pals you can use. But it’s not only about raw power; tactics matter too. It’s crucial to know what you’re fighting.
- Exploration: When discovering new places, you need a diverse team to be ready for anything. Your mobility is also vital.
- Gathering: Sometimes you just want to farm resources, which calls for a different set of Pals. Some boost your yield.
- Training: In some cases, you’ll simply want to level Pals and make them stronger. This is mainly for Pals who are still weak and need support, or when you take them back to an earlier area to train.
- Catching: Finally, there are specialised teams for catching new Pals. This earns you EXP and rare Pals. Certain abilities can help here, including those of Yakumo.
Mobility and mounts in Palworld: riding, flying, swimming, gliding
At least one slot in your team of five will almost always be taken by a mount. You can run on your own two feet, but over time that’s inefficient. Plenty of Pals make you much more mobile, and you should almost always bring one, no matter your goal.
Which Pal that is is up to you. Broadly, Pals let you ride, fly, swim, and glide. For your early hours, ground mounts are your best bet — we’ve already covered them here (Palworld mounts: Best mounts for early, mid & late game) . In the late game, flying Pals are definitely stronger (Palworld flying mounts: best mounts for early, mid and late game) . Gliders can also be important, and swimming Pals are perfect for treasure hunting or fishing.
It’s also worth considering whether those mounts offer additional abilities you can make use of. Are they strong in combat? Do they shine when working at your base? Factor these elements in when choosing the right mount.
Make the most of Partner Skills: synergies and builds
To pick the right Pals for your team, take a close look at their Partner Skills. These are fixed for each species and can even serve as a foundation for your team composition. We can’t list them all here, but you should read them carefully and use them properly. Find more in our guide (Palworld Guide: The 15 Best Partner Skills for Your Pals) .
These Partner Skills make solid cornerstones for teams:
- Daedream: When the player attacks, Daedream launches an attack as well.
- Gobfin: Boosts the player’s attack and adds a Water strike to their attacks. You can run up to four in one team.
- Beegarde + Elizabee: A team with a central Elizabee and four Beegarde creates a unique combo, as Beegarde empowers Elizabee in battle.
- Sweepa + Swee: Four Swee plus one Sweepa is another fun team combo — they support each other in combat.
These abilities aren’t just for combat. Some increase item drops, improve your mobility, boost elements, or highlight certain objects on the map or in the world around you.
Play type advantages smartly in combat
When preparing for a specific fight, you should learn your opponent’s weaknesses. Then you can build a team that targets them directly. Use strong type matchups to your advantage to take down tough bosses more easily.
Other aspects matter too. For example, moves that match a Pal’s type are 20% more effective. You can also lean on Partner Skills that boost certain elements. Some abilities even convert the player’s attacks to an element, which provides excellent support.
Passive Skills: the best traits for your team
Finally, Passive Skills are crucial when choosing which Pals to bring. Early on they matter less, but the further you progress, the more you should pay attention to these skills. They work similarly to Partner Skills but are not strictly tied to a species (though some are exclusive).
Passive Skills improve stats such as:
- Attack and defence
- Speed
- Work suitability
- Elemental strength
- Stamina
- Night activity
- … and many more
If you want an in-depth look at Passive Skills, check out our guide (Palworld guide: Best passive skills, breeding and the Surgery Table) . You can reroll, assign, and actively hunt for these traits.
Conclusion: Always pick the best five Pals for the situation
A team in Palworld is about much more than just the five strongest Pals. You should build it for the task at hand, because thanks to different abilities and use cases, every Pal is unique. Some excel at mobility, others are better for gathering items. Of course there are Pals made purely for combat, while others are best working at your base.
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