Best Pals for every work type in Palworld 1.0

Palworld 1.0 has added plenty of new pals to the existing collection, and several of them are wonderful additions to your base due to their respective work skills. Each pal has familiarity towards specific work skills that they are good at. To build a good base, you will want to spread out your pals in terms of their familiar work skills.

This guide will help you figure out the best pals to add to your base based on each work type.

Best Pals for Kindling in Palworld

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Kindling refers to the activities that require the use of fire. This can be cooking pots where you can prepare different recipes. Alternatively, you will also need Pals with Kindling for smelters that produce various kinds of ingots.

Renjishi is the best option when it comes to kindling activities in your base.
Majex is a great choice if you want someone to work during the night. It also has strong skills in handiwork and medicine production.
Bushi is a good choice for those in the early phase of the game.

Best Pals for Watering in Palworld

Various activities in your base require the use of water. This will be mostly farming needs where you grow different kinds of crops. This could also refer to cooling needs where certain items have to be stored in freezing conditions.

Jormuntide remains the best watering option you can have in the game.
Jellroy is a good mid-game option since it also helps with medicine production.
Ghangler Ignis is a suitable option to consider for your end game.
Skutler Ignis is a bit of a mid-game all-rounder who can also do well in lumbering and kindling.

Best Pals for Handiwork in Palworld

Handy work mostly refers to a pal’s ability to work on various workbenches that can be set up on your base.

Selene is the only one worth enough to be added purely for handy work.

Best Pals for Planting in Palworld

Planting is the art of inserting different types of seeds for them to grow into crops and trees.

Newly added Dandilord is exceptionally strong when it comes to planting.
Prunelia is a must-have for those who grow plenty of plants on their farm. Her passive also makes it easy for you to get extra yield.
Lullu is an effective option as long as you can keep up with her growth rate.

Best Pals for Generating Electricity in Palworld

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You will need electricity to power up various workstations on your base. Having a Pal that can generate electricity becomes almost necessary to ensure that your base does not break down.

Orserk is the best option to have since it can naturally reach level 10.
Dazzi Noct allows you to maintain electricity generation during the night.
Dynamoff is a pretty strong electricity generator for your base

Best Pals for Gathering in Palworld

Gathering is an important skill which allows Pal to collect various kinds of items. This can also include the harvesting of different crops once they are fully grown.

Jetdragon is pretty effective when it comes to gathering different items on your base.
Stalyon Primo is another pal you can consider when it comes to gathering.
Hartalis is another suitable option for gathering.

Best Pals for Lumbering in Palworld

Lumbering is a simple art of cutting down trees to provide yourself with wood.

Celesdir Noct is great for lumbering, but not much use otherwise.
Celesdir is also good at lumbering, and she can also do a bit of gathering.
Bushi Noct can do numerous other jobs along with specialization in lumbering.

Best Pals for Mining in Palworld

Mining helps Pals to break down different kinds of metallic ores. You can then use the product in smelters to produce different kinds of ingots.

Astegon is one of the strongest choices to have in mining.
Aegidron is another great endgame alternative to have in your base.
Anubis is a great choice if you can manage to hatch it from an egg.
Sekhmet is a perfect complementary choice if you have Anubis in your base.
Incineram is a decent addition, especially since it can also work well with kindling activities.

Best Pals for Medicine Production in Palworld

Medicine production refers to the creation of healing items that are very necessary to restore the health and status effects of your pals.

Silvance is the only option who can reach level 10 naturally in medicine production.

Best Pals for Cooling in Palworld

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You will require cooling to preserve certain items that will get spoiled otherwise. Having a refrigerator is not enough because you will also need Pals to cool them down.

Frostallion is the best option when it comes to cooling, as it always prioritizes activity.
Bastigor is a good choice, but it will always prefer lumbering or mining before cooling.

Best Pals for Transporting in Palworld

Transporting refers to the skill of moving an item from one place to another. Pals with high transporting skills will efficiently move different items to your storage locations.

Eidrolon is a great choice since it can reach level 10 naturally when it comes to transporting.
Mimog is another pal that can be used as someone who is dedicated to transporting.
If you have Eye of Cthulhu in your base, you can also use it for gathering.

Best Pals for Farming in Palworld

Pals with farming skill allows you to put them on a ranch, from which you can then generate items like wool, milk, honey, and eggs, which are required for different recipes.