When you catch a Pal in Palworld, you'll notice that some of them have tags like "Conceited", "Hard Skin", "Hooligan" and more! While these may seem like just quirky personality traits, they actually have a great effect on your Pals and your character.
Here is a list of all the Passive Skills in Palworld, and which ones we recommend for traveling and for fighting.
Player Buff Passive Skills
Some Pals have Passive Skills that buff the Player who has them in their team.
Positive Player Buff Passive Skills
- Motivational Leader - Player Movement Speed +25%
- Stronghold Strategist - Player Defense +10%
- Vanguard - Player Attack +10%
Movement Speed Passive Skills
Pals with these Passive Skills will run, swim, or fly faster when you're riding them.
Positive Movement Speed Passive Skills
- Swift - Movement Speed +30%
- Runner - Movement Speed +20%
- Legend - Movement Speed +15%, Attack +20%, Defense +20%
- Nimble - Movement Speed +10%
Attack Passive Skills
If you want to increase your damage output in Palworld, these Passive Skills either buff your Pal's Attack, or their Elemental Damage.
Positive Attack Passive Skills
- Musclehead - Attack +30%, Work Speed -50%
- Legend - Attack +20%, Defense +20%, Movement Speed +15%
- Ferocious - Attack +20%
- Lucky - Attack +15%, Work Speed +15%
- Hooligan - Attack +15%, Work Speed -10%
- Sadist - Attack +15%, Defense -15%
- Brave - Attack +10%
- Aggressive Attack +10%, Defense -20%
Negative Attack Passive Skills
- Work Slave - Attack -30%, Work Speed +30%
- Pacifist - Attack -20%
- Masochist - Attack -15%, Defense +15%
- Coward - Attack -10%
Positive Elemental Damage Passive Skills
- Divine Dragon - Dragon Damage +20%
- Blood of the Dragon - Dragon Damage +10%
- Lord of Lightning - Electric Damage +20%
- Capacitor - Electric Damage +10%
- Celestial Emperor - Neutral Damage +20%
- Zen Mind - Neutral Damage +10%
- Ice Emperor - Frost Damage +20%
- Coldblooded - Frost Damage +10%
- Earth Emperor - Ground Damage +20%
- Power of Gaia - Ground Damage +10%
- Spirit Emperor - Grass Damage +20%
- Fragrant Foliage - Grass Damage +10%
- Lord of the Sea - Water Damage +20%
- Hydromaniac - Water Damage +10%
- Flame Emperor - Fire Damage +20%
- Pyromaniac - Fire Damage +10%
- Lord of the Underworld - Dark Damage +20%
- Veil of Darkness - Dark Damage +10%
Defense Passive Skills
If you want your Pals to have more survivability, these Passive Skills either increase your Pals' Defense, or reduce incoming elemental damage.
Positive Defense Skills
- Legend - Defense +20%, Attack +20%, Movement Speed +15%
- Burly Body - Defense +20%
- Hard Skin - Defense +10%
- Masochist - Defense +15%, Attack -15%
Negative Defense Skills
- Aggressive - Defense -20%, Attack +10%
- Conceited - Defense -20%, Work Speed +10%
- Brittle - Defense -20%
- Sadist - Defense -15%, Attack +15%
- Downtrodden - Defense -10%
Positive Elemental Defense Skills
- Abnormal - Incoming Neutral Damage -10%
- Botanical Barrier - Incoming Grass Damage -10%
- Cheery - Incoming Dark Damage -10%
- Dragonkiller - Incoming Dragon Damage -10%
- Earthquake Resistant - Incoming Ground Damage -10%
- Heated Body - Incoming Frost Damage -10%
- Insulated Body - Incoming Electric Damage -10%
- Suntan Lover - Incoming Fire Damage -10%
- Waterproof - Incoming Water Damage -10%
Conclusion
When you get a new Pal, you should always take note of what Passive Skills they have. They may not seem important, but they can have huge effects on your Pals' power, depending on which Passive Skills they have.
If you want to see a list of Passive Skills you should remember for Pals you want to keep at your Base for work, check out this guide!
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