Every action you perform in Palworld revolves around your cute little Pals, who are an integral part of this game. As soon as you catch a Pal, you will notice they all come with some unique skills. Also known as passive skills, these grant your pals better attack damage, defense, or high workability at your base. But what do these passive skills do, and how many are there? Learn all that and more as we talk about all the passive skills in Palworld and their effects below. So, with that, let’s begin.
Palworld: All Passive Skills
We have divided passive skills based on their effectiveness by 4 tiers. Tier 3 includes the best skills in them, whereas Tier 2 and Tier 1 include good passive skills to use in the early game. Try to avoid the Negative tier passive skills, as they aren’t that great.
Tier 3 Passive Skills
| Passive Name | Passive Effects |
|---|---|
| Legend | Attack +20%, defense +20%, movement speed +15% |
| Lucky | Work speed +15%, attack +15% |
| Logging Foreman | +25% player logging efficiency |
| Artisan | Work speed +50% |
| Burly Body | Defense +20% |
| Diet Lover | Decrease in hunger less likely by 15% |
| Divine Dragon | +20% dragon attack damage |
| Ferocious | Attack +20% |
| Lord of Lightning | +20% electric attack damage |
| Mine Foreman | +25% player mining efficiency |
| Motivational Leader | +25% player movement speed |
| Stronghold Strategist | +10% player defense |
| Vanguard | +10% player attack |
| Workaholic | Sanity drops 15% slower |
| Rare | Work speed +15%, attack +15% |
| Swift | +30% player movement speed |
Tier 2 Passive Skills
| Passive Name | Passive Effects |
|---|---|
| Runner | +20% movement speed |
| Serious | Work speed +20% |
| Musclehead | Attack +30%, Work speed -50% |
Tier 1 Passive Skills
| Passive Name | Passive Effects |
|---|---|
| Aggressive | Attack +10%, defense -10% |
| Abnormal | -10% incoming neutral damage |
| Botanical Barrier | -10% incoming grass damage |
| Blood of the Dragon | +10% dragon attack damage |
| Brave | Attack +10% |
| Cheery | -10% incoming dark damage |
| Capacitor | +10% electric attack damage |
| Coldblooded | +10% ice attack damage |
| Conceited | Work Speed +10%, defense -10% |
| Dragonkiller | -10% incoming dragon damage |
| Dainty Eater | 10% hunger depletion |
| Earthquake Resistant | -10% incoming ground damage |
| Fragrant Foliage | +10% grass attack damage |
| Hard Skin | Defense +10% |
| Heated Body | -10% incoming ice damage |
| Hooligan | Attack +15%, work speed -10% |
| Hydromaniac | +10% water attack damage |
| Insulated Body | -10% incoming electric damage |
| Masochist | Defense +15%, attack -15% |
| Nimble | +10% movement speed |
| Power of Gaia | +10% ground attack damage |
| Positive Thinker | Sanity drops 10% slower |
| Pyromaniac | +10% fire attack damage |
| Suntan Lover | -10% incoming fire damage |
| Sadist | Attack +15%, defense -15% |
| Veil of Darkness | +10% dark attack damage |
| Work Slave | Work Speed +30%, Attack -30% |
| Waterproof | -10% incoming water damage |
| Zen Mind | +10% neutral attack damage |
Negative Passive Skills
| Passive Name | Passive Effects |
|---|---|
| Slacker | Work speed -30% |
| Pacifist | Attack -20% |
| Brittle | Defense -20% |
| Destructive | Saniety drops 15% faster |
| Bottomless Stomach | Satiety drops 15% faster |
| Unstable | Sanity drops 10% faster |
| Glutton | Satiety drops 10% faster |
| Downtrodden | Defense -10% |
| Coward | Attack -10% |
| Clumsy | Work speed -10% |
Best Passive Skills in Palworld
There is no right way to get a passive skill on a Pal. However, you can breed parents with passives using some of the best breeding combos, and the passive will reflect on the child. It is always better to use a Pal with multiple positive passive skills in Palworld. Here are some of the best Pal passive skills you should look for when using a Pal:
- Legend: This is a guaranteed passive if you capture legendary Pals like Shadowbeak. Once you have one Pal with a Legend passive, use them in the breeding farm. This will get you a child Pal with the Legend passive. It is an easy way to get the Legend passive skill. This is a great trait in a Pal as it gives +20% Attack, +20% Defense, and +15% Movement Speed.
- Lucky: You will find the shiny Pals in several places on the map. These shiny Pals contain the Lucky passive skill. Lucky Pals are very useful for working in the base and protecting it if you assign jobs to Pals. This passive gives the Pals +15% Work Speed and +15% Attack.
- Motivational Leader: Despite being a passive skill found in lower level Pals, Motivational Leader increases your movement speed by 25%. This will allow you to travel across the map faster in the early going and catch more Pals using your Pal Sphere.
These are all the passive skills and their effects in Palworld. Make sure you use the Pals with better passive at base or boss fights. Which passive skill do you think is the best in-game? Let us know in the comments below.
