Beginner

Complete Palworld Beginner's Guide 2024

Your First Steps in Palworld

Palworld drops you into the Palpagos Islands with almost nothing. Your first priority is basic survival — gather wood and stone, craft a Pal Sphere, and catch your first Pal as quickly as possible. That first Pal will work in your base and fight alongside you, making everything else much easier.

When you start, you'll pick your starting region. The Windswept Hills area near the beginning is the safest zone for new players — enemies are weak and common Pals like Lamball and Chikipi are plentiful.

How to Catch Pals

Catching Pals is the core loop of Palworld. Here's exactly how it works:

1. Craft Pal Spheres at a Primitive Workbench (5 Wood + 5 Stone + 1 Paldium Fragment each)
2. Weaken the Pal you want — bring it to roughly 30% health
3. Throw the Pal Sphere at the weakened Pal
4. The catch chance increases the lower the Pal's health, and with higher-tier spheres

Pal Sphere Tiers

Better spheres have higher base catch rates. Upgrade as soon as you can unlock them in the Technology tree:

• Pal Sphere — Basic, works on common Pals
• Mega Sphere — Unlocked at Tech Level 14
• Giga Sphere — Unlocked at Tech Level 20
• Hyper Sphere — Unlocked at Tech Level 30

Building Your First Base

Your base is where your Pals live and work. Build it near resources — ideally close to trees, stone deposits, and a water source. The area near the Plateau of Beginnings fast travel point is a popular starting spot.

The first thing you place should always be a Palbox — it's the heart of your base and lets your Pals work automatically. Once placed, assign Pals to the base and they'll start gathering resources and crafting on their own.

Essential Early Base Structures

• Palbox — Required first, manages base Pals
• Primitive Workbench — Crafting basic items
• Wooden Chest — Storage for resources
• Berry Plantation — Food for your Pals
• Campfire — Cook food to restore HP faster
• Logging Site + Stone Pit — Automated resource gathering

Best Early Game Pals

These Pals are easy to catch and extremely useful in the first few hours:

🐑 Lamball

Found everywhere near the starting area. Has Handiwork and Transporting work suitabilities — perfect for automating your base early. Also drops Wool for crafting.

🐧 Pengullet

Found near water. Has Watering work suitability which is needed for Berry Plantations. Doubles as a decent early combat Pal with Ice element attacks.

🦊 Foxparks

A Fire-type Pal that's excellent for combat. Can also be used as a makeshift flamethrower when held — dealing fire damage to enemies. Great for early boss fights.

🐄 Mozzarina

Produces Milk passively in your base. Milk is a key ingredient for many food recipes. Keep one in your base for a steady supply.

Survival Tips

• Always carry food — Your character gets hungry fast. Cooked Berries restore more stamina than raw ones.
• Sleep at night — Craft a Straw Pal Bed and rest to restore sanity and HP.
• Watch your Pals' SAN — If your Pals' sanity drops too low, they get depressed and stop working. Build Hot Springs to restore it.
• Don't fight the Syndicate early — Human enemies near syndicate camps are much tougher than wild Pals at the start.
• Unlock fast travel ASAP — Activate every Teleport statue you find. The map is huge and walking wastes time.

Early Progression Checklist

Use this checklist to make sure you're on track in your first few hours:

• ☐ Craft your first Pal Sphere
• ☐ Catch 5 different Pals
• ☐ Place your Palbox and establish a base
• ☐ Build a Berry Plantation and Logging Site
• ☐ Reach Technology Level 10
• ☐ Defeat your first Tower Boss (Zoe & Grizzbolt)
• ☐ Unlock your first mount Pal
• ☐ Build a Hot Spring for Pal sanity