Getting started in Palworld
Updated: 2026-06-27
Catch your first Pals
Craft Pal Spheres and weaken a wild Pal in combat before you throw — the lower its HP, the higher the catch rate. An elemental advantage helps too.
You can estimate the chance up front in the capture calculator. Lamball and Cattiva are easy, useful first workers.
Build a base
Place a Palbox and assign Pals to jobs: handiwork, lumbering, mining. The base keeps growing while you explore.
Who to assign to which job — the base planner shows the best Pals for the work skills you need.
Progress
Spend technology points on benches, gear and structures. Cook food and watch your Pals’ health and hunger — starving Pals work poorly.
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