In Palworld, the monsters are called Pals which seems like a simple enough name to remember. Players can catch them in Pal Spheres by weakening them first in battle. Unlike Pokemon, players can directly attack Pals with weapons, or they can call in Pals for assistance. Players can carry five pals at one time, and the rest go back to a device known as the Palbox.
It's a derivative system of the aforementioned Pokemon series but there is something unique in Palworld to help it stand out as an open-world game with survival and RPG mechanics. Partner Skills are unique abilities to a few select Pals in the game. They can range from weapon-like abilities to ways players can ride them. Palworld runs the gamut of skills, so let's see what is in store.
8.Melpaca’s Saddle
Ride It Like A Horse
Melpaca looks a bit like a pink llama and is a Neutral-based Pal. Players can get a saddle for it and ride the Pal around to help with ground traversal. Saddles are one of the most common items players can build for their Pals as Melpaca is not the only ground mount by far.
It’s not the fastest but it will be the quickest to capture early on. One of the best things about ground mounts is being able to take down bosses while on their backs, shooting weapons like a bow and there are many types of them in Palworld.
7.Nitewing’s Saddle
Soar Above Palworld
Nitewing is another monster in Palworld but this one can fly once a saddle gets attached. This Pal will give players the ability to fly so that they can explore other islands. There are many uses for bird-type Pals besides traversal. For example, it’s easier to spot Pals from above as well as other objects like Lifmunk Effigies. In Palworld, there are small pedestals hidden throughout the land with little glowing green holograms on them which can then be used to upgrade capture abilities.
6.Lifmunk’s Submachine Gun
The Ultimate Cute Combo
Lifmunk is more than a hologram in Palworld as its real counterpart is a grass-type Pal that looks like a squirrel version of Leafeon from the Pokemon series. Lifmunk’s Partner Skill item will turn the player’s head into a saddle.
Once activated in battle, Lifmunk will jump on the player’s head and start firing a submachine gun for a limited time. This ability runs on a cooldown which is different from the previous two saddled Pals. The head mounting is a bit like the battle system in World of Final Fantasy which is another Pokemon clone.
5.Tanzee’s Assault Rifle
This Monkey Has A Gun
Tanzee is another Grass-type Pal that can wield a gun. Unlike Lifmunk, Tanzee operates independently of the player. He will pull out an assault rifle and start firing away at enemies for a few rounds before it is ready to cool off. The Partner Skill is good in a pinch especially when surrounded by a bunch of raiders at home base. However, sometimes the AI’s aiming for Tanzee can be a bit off which is to be expected in an Early Access game.
4.Foxparks’ Harness
Turn It Into A Flamethrower
Foxparks is a small Fire-based Pal that looks like a fox if the name wasn’t a punny giveaway. The partnership between Pal and the player fit this one is rather numerous but it only gets wildly following this example. The Partner Skill will allow players to pick up Foxparks and use it as a flamethrower in battle akin to that final scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Palworld is full of inventive ways to turn Pals into weapons and Foxparks is easily near the top of the Partner Skills list.
3.Jolthog’s Gloves
It’s Electric
Jolthog is an electrified hedgehog and a pretty small Pal overall. It’s one of the few Electric-type Pals that will be around the starting area and even then they are quite rare. Instead of wielding it like a gun, players will instead throw their Jolthog when the Partner Skill is activated.
A bomb will go off, affecting the area around it with a shocking dome. While it looks painful, Jolthog will be perfectly fine after the attack although it does need to cool down before trying the combo again. Perhaps Sonic’s super form inspired the design and powers of this little Pal.
2.Tocotoco’s Gloves
An Awkward Grenade Launcher
Tocotoco has an explosive Partner Skill too but it’s way different compared to Jolthog’s. This Neutral-type Pal can be picked up and then players can shoot eggs…out of its butt. This is a real element in Palworld’s gameplay and Tocotoco strangely looks okay with the whole thing.
The ability is odd, yes, but the explosiveness is quite useful. It’s about as weird as Birdo shooting eggs from its nose in the Mario series. Imagine if players got to wield Birdo as a weapon in a Mario game like Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
1.Pengullet’s Rocket Launcher
Kamikaze Penguins
Pengullet is a small penguin with two types of elements in the game. It is proficient in both water and ice powers. These elemental effects have nothing to do with this Partner Skill though as this is perhaps the strangest in the game.
Players will take out a cannon that looks a lot like the Super Scope from the SNES era, put Pengullet inside, and then fire. The damage will be savage to the enemy but in turn, Pengullet will be depleted of its entire HP.
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