Passives
How to Get 4 Perfect Passive Skills
Last updated: May 2024 · 11 min read · Updated for v0.4 Sakurajima
Getting a Pal with 4 ideal passive skills is the end-game of Palworld's breeding system. It takes multiple generations of careful breeding, but the result is a Pal that's dramatically more powerful or efficient than anything you can catch in the wild. Here's exactly how to do it.
🧬 How Passive Inheritance WorksEach parent passes up to 2 passive skills to the offspring. The game randomly selects which skills transfer. To get 4 specific passives on one Pal, you need both parents to each carry 2 of your target passives — then keep breeding until RNG gives you all 4.
The Best 4-Passive Combinations
For Combat Pals
Legend
ATK +20%, DEF +20%, Speed +20%
S Tier — Must Have
Musclehead
ATK +30%, Work Speed -50%
A Tier (combat only)
Swift
Movement speed +30%
A Tier
For Base Worker Pals
Artisan
Work speed +50%
S Tier — Must Have
Work Slave
Work speed +30%
S Tier
Serious
Work speed +20%
A Tier
Lucky
ATK +15%, Work Speed +15%
A Tier
Step-by-Step: The Generation Method
The key is to build toward your target 4 passives across multiple breeding generations. Each generation gets you closer until both parents carry 2 of your 4 target skills.
G1
Catch or find Pals that naturally have 1-2 of your target passives. You need two Pals: one with passives A+B, one with passives C+D.
Parent A+B / Parent C+D
G2
Breed G1 parents together. Keep offspring that inherited 2+ target passives. Repeat until you have two offspring — one with A+B, one with C+D.
Offspring A+B / Offspring C+D
G3
Breed G2 offspring together. Each parent carries 2 target passives. Keep breeding until an offspring inherits all 4: A+B+C+D.
Target: A+B+C+D ✓
⚠️ RNG WarningG3 can take many attempts. Each breed has a random chance of inheriting any combination of the parents' passives. Budget 10-20 Cakes for the final generation — sometimes you get lucky on attempt 3, sometimes it takes 25.
How to Find Pals with Specific Passives
- Check every wild Pal you catch — passive skills show on the capture screen. Catch multiple of the same species and compare.
- Alpha Pals have better passive chances — the glowing alpha versions of Pals are more likely to have 2-3 passives.
- Lucky Pals (sparkling) — these rare shiny versions always have at least 2 passives and often have strong ones.
- Merchants sometimes sell Pals with passives — check wandering merchants regularly.
Tips to Speed Up the Process
- Keep a spreadsheet (or notes) tracking which offspring have which passives — it's easy to lose track across generations.
- Don't discard "almost perfect" offspring — a Pal with 3 of 4 target passives is a great breeding parent for the next round.
- Farm Cake ingredients in bulk before starting — running out mid-session kills momentum.
- Use the same species throughout breeding to avoid species-mismatch issues affecting offspring type.