With the survival shooter Palworld, Japanese developer Poketpair released a video game in early 2024 that is strongly reminiscent of Pokémon. In the game, after creating your own character in the character editor, you embark on an exciting adventure in which you will catch tons of Pals and fight many battles with other Pals.
When choosing your companions, you should pay particular attention to the strengths and weaknesses of your Pals. In this guide, we will show you the strengths and weaknesses of each elemental type of your Pals in Palworld.
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These are the strengths and weaknesses of the Pals in Palworld
Each of the Pals in Palworld is assigned a specific type. The type categories range from fire or water to dragon and many others. Certain types of attacks can either be very effective or not very effective against other types.
Accordingly, an attack does more or less damage to the opponent. If you want to remember this effectiveness, it’s sometimes quite simple: water attacks, for example, do a lot of damage to a fire-type Pal, but not vice versa.
Your battle against one or more Pals is often decided by knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your companions and using them effectively against your opponents.
Palworld: The strengths and weaknesses table
| Type | Strong against | Weak against |
| Ground | Electric | Grass |
| Grass | Ground | Fire |
| Dragon | Dark | Ice |
| Ice | Dragon | Fire |
| Electric | Water | Ground |
| Fire | Grass, ice | Water |
| Neutral | – | Dark |
| Dark | Neutral | Dragon |
| Water | Fire | Electric |
To get a pal or a whole team of companions, you have to capture them. To do this, you need Pal spheres, which come in different variants in Palworld. In our guide to the Pal Spheres, you can find out everything you need to know about the spheres, how to make them and how to increase your chances of catching them.
Palworld: The elements and how they work
In addition to combat, the element of your Pal in Palworld is also important for the various tasks they can perform. You can make your Pals work for you and let them collect resources. When assigning tasks, you always have to pay attention to the type of the portal.
In the following overview, we summarize the types and the tasks or jobs they can perform.
| Type | Possible activity | Effect |
| Electric | can generate electricity | Generates electricity to power appliances or lamps |
| Ice | Cooling effect | Can cool appliances |
| Fire | can generate fire | Can light appliances or campfires |
| Grass | can sow seeds | can plant plants |
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