Highlights

  • Palworld has nine different Pal types, each with advantages and weaknesses against other types.
  • A type chart can be found in the game's Survival Guide, providing players with helpful tips on Pal types.
  • Understanding Palworld Elemental types can give players a big advantage when facing bosses.

It's no secret that Palworld takes a great deal of inspiration from Pokemon, and this includes the fact that the monsters in the game are assigned specific types that have advantages and weaknesses to others. With Palworld still being in early access, it's entirely possible that future updates will increase the number of types that are available in the game, but at the time of this writing, there are nine different Pal types.

Currently, the different Palworld Pal types players can catch are Ground, Electric, Water, Fire, Grass, Ice, Dragon, Dark, and Neutral. Most Palworld Pal types are super-effective against one other type, with a couple of exceptions to the rule. Fire-type Pals are super-effective against both Grass and Ice, while Neutral Pals aren't effective against anything.

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Palworld players may not even realize this, but a helpful type chart can be found in the game itself. To reach it, go to the pause menu and then cycle over to Options. From here, click on the Survival Guide. A lot of Palworld tips and tricks can be found in the Survival Guide, but to find the type chart, scroll down to Elements.

Palworld Elemental Type Chart Advantages and Weaknesses

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  • Ground > Electric
  • Electric > Water
  • Water > Fire
  • Fire > Grass, Ice
  • Grass > Ground
  • Ice > Dragon
  • Dragon > Dark
  • Dark > Neutral

Reddit user mastersmash expanded on the Palworld type chart to point out some other helpful details that fans might want to know. They pointed out that Pals are resistant against the types they're super-effective against along with their own types. For dual-type Pals, the advantages and weaknesses both their types is taken into consideration. Mastersmash used the example of dual Ice and Water-type Pal Penking. Because Ice is weak against Fire, but Water is strong against Fire, Fire-type attacks meet in the middle with Penking and do normal damage. Additionally, it was mentioned that Pals will do more damage performing attacks that match their types. Palworld players will want to consider all of this when choosing which Pals to take with them in battle.

With knowledge about Palworld Elemental types, players should be able to give themselves a big advantage when facing the game's bosses. Since all Palworld bosses are Pals themselves, they all adhere to the type chart, and so going in with a strong team of Pals that are super-effective against any particular boss will give players a much better chance of coming out the victor.