With over 100 capturable Pals in Palworld, building an effective battle team can be a daunting task. To help players focus their efforts, we've created a comprehensive Palworld tier list breaking down the strongest Pals of each element. Read on for a full ranking of the S, A, B, C, and D tiers for each element.
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How Pals Were Evaluated
When assembling this Palworld tier list, Pals were judged based on several key criteria:
- Raw Power - Attack strength and battle viability
- Skills - Quality and coverage of learnable moves
- Utility - Beyond battling, mobility uses, etc.
Using these metrics, Pals could be accurately placed into tiers with others of comparable overall usefulness. Now let's dive into the rankings.
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Palworld Tier List: Fire Type Pal Tier List
| Tier | Fire Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Jormuntide Ignis, Blazamut, Kitsun, Suzaku |
| A | Ragnahawk, Faleris, Incineram Noct, Pyrin, Vanvyrm, Blazehowl |
| B | Bushi, Incineram, Lezzpunk Ignis, Foxparks |
| C | Wixen, Flambelle, Gobfin Ignis, Arsox, Kelpsea Ignis |
| D | Rooby, Fuack |
The supreme Fire legendary Jormuntide Ignis tops the list, while Blazamut and Kitsun also rank very highly. Bushi and basic Incineram are decent mid-tier options.
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Palworld Tier List: Water Type Pal Tier List
| Tier | Water Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Jormuntide, Penking, Surfent, Suzaku Aqua, Broncherry Aqua |
| A | Azurobe, Relaxaurus, Elphidran Aqua |
| B | Gobfin, Celaray |
| C | Kelpsea, Teafant, Pengullet |
| D | Fuack |
Jormuntide's Water variant excels thanks to its Dragon sub-typing. Penking and Surfent round out Water's top tier nicely.
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Palworld Tier List: Electric Type Pal Tier List
| Tier | Electric Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Rayhound, Grizzbolt, Orserk |
| A | Dinossom Lux, Relaxaurus Lux |
| B | Beakon, Univolt, Mossanda Lux |
| C | Dazzi, Jolthog |
| D | Sparkit |
Not a ton of Electric Pals, but the mighty Rayhound, Orserk, and versatile Grizzbolt stand out from the pack.
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Palworld Tier List: Ice Type Pal Tier List
| Tier | Ice Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Frostallion, |
| A | Sibelyx, Cryolinx, Penking, Chillet, Ice Reptyro, Ice Kingpaca, Wumpo |
| B | Vanwyrm Cryst, Wumpo, Foxcicle, Hangyu Cryst, Reindrix, Mammorest Cryst |
| C | Sweepa, Pengullet, Jolthog Cryst, Mau Cryst |
| D | Swee |
The Ice roster is led by crowd favorite Frostallion in the top S rank. Lots of versatility down the list.
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Palworld Tier list: Neutral Type
| Tier | Neutral Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Paladius, Nitewing |
| A | Fenglope, Eikthyrdeer, Galeclaw, Lunaris |
| B | Ribbunny, Melpaca, Direhowl, Tocotoco, Mozzarina, Woolipop, Gorirat, Grintale |
| C | Cattiva, Lovander, Lamball, Cremis, Ribbuny, Kingpaca |
| D | Vixy, Chikipi |
Paladius and Nitewing take top honors for solid well-rounded battlers. Neutrals are common but vary greatly in strength.
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Palworld Tier List: Dark Type
| Tier | Dark Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Pyrin Noct, Shadowbeak, Necromus, Frostallion Noct |
| A | Maraith, Felbat, Helzephyr, Incineram, Incineram Noct, Katress, Blazehowl Noct, Menasting |
| B | Tombat, Vanwyrm, Astegon, Daedream, Cawgnito, Leezpunk, Vanwyrm Cryst, Lyleen Noct |
| C | Hoocrates, Loupmoon, Depresso, Killamari |
| D | Mau, Nox |
The ultra-rare Pyrin Noct is almost unmatched, with Shadowbeak close behind. Dark Pals are formidable overall.
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Palworld Tier list: Dragon Type
| Tier | Dragon Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Jetragon, Jormuntide Ignis, Jormuntide, Orserk |
| A | Elphidran, Quivern, Astegon, Dinossom Lux, Elphidran Aqua |
| B | Azurobe, Chillet, Dinossom, Relaxaurus, Relaxaurus Lux |
| C | Kelpsea Ignis |
Jetragon takes the Dragon top spot by a hair over Jormuntide Ignis—a nice variety of dual types down the list.
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Palworld Tier list: Grass Type
| Tier | Grass Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Mossanda, Warsect, Wumpo Botan |
| A | Lyleen, Lifmunk, Flopie, Mossanda, Caprity, Dinossom |
| B | Beegarde, Bushi, Mammorest Cryst, Elizabee, Gumoss, Bristla, Cinnamoth, Robinquill, Robinquill Terra, Broncherry, Broncherry Aqua |
| C | Verdash, Petallia, Tanzee |
| D | Vaelet |
Mossanda and Warsect lead the pack as heavy-hitting plant creatures. Lots of good workers Pals too.
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Palworld Tier List: Ground Type
| Tier | Ground Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Anubis, Digtoise, Warsect |
| A | Menasting, Eikthyrdeer Terra, Surfent Terra |
| B | Dumud, Ice Reptyro, Robinquill Terra |
| C | Hangyu, Rushoar |
| D | Fuddler, Gumoss |
Anubis takes top-ground honors with Digtoise close by. Menasting offers great dark coverage.
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Palworld Tier List Summary
With loadouts varying by player style, this Palworld tier list aims to highlight each element's objectively most effective Pals as a starting point for building battle teams.
Take these rankings as guidelines and supplement your experience as you encounter and experiment with different Pals during your adventures across Palpagos Island.
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