Fight & travel
Elements and type matchups
Every Pal has one or two of nine elements, and every active skill has one. Hitting a Pal with the element it's weak to doubles your damage, so knowing the chart decides a lot of boss fights.
The element chart
An attack that is strong against the target's element deals 2× damage. One that is weak against it deals 0.5×. Everything else deals normal damage. Pals with two elements combine both sets of strengths and weaknesses. One quirk: Neutral is weak to Dark, but Neutral attacks don't deal reduced damage to Dark Pals.
| Element | Strong against (2×) | Weak against (0.5×) | Pals |
|---|---|---|---|
| neutral | None | DRK | 36 |
| fire | GRSICE | WTR | 43 |
| water | FIRE | ELC | 47 |
| grass | GRD | FIRE | 46 |
| electric | WTR | GRD | 25 |
| ice | DRG | FIRE | 38 |
| ground | ELC | GRS | 44 |
| dark | NEU | DRG | 70 |
| dragon | DRK | ICE | 25 |
The chart forms two loops. Fire beats Grass, Grass beats Ground, Ground beats Electric, Electric beats Water and Water beats Fire. Ice beats Dragon, Dragon beats Dark and Dark beats Neutral. Fire also beats Ice, which links the two.
Building a team
- Carry Pals of at least two or three elements so you always have an answer to whatever you run into.
- A Pal's skills don't have to match its own element. A Ground Pal with a strong Fire skill can still punish Grass enemies, so check the skill list on each Pal's page.
- Element-boost passives (for example +30% to one element's damage) only help skills of that element.
Strongest Pals and skills by element
neutral Neutral
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Royal Step800 power · 30s
- Holy Burst700 power · 30s
- Silver Steed700 power · 30s
- Holy Press700 power · 30s
- Radiant Barrage700 power · 30s
fire Fire
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Magma Laser700 power · 30s
- Flame Cutter700 power · 30s
- Trickster Show700 power · 30s
- Fire Ball600 power · 30s
- Magma Spit600 power · 30s
water Water
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Aqua Tornado800 power · 40s
- Thalassonic Laser700 power · 30s
- Grand Breach700 power · 30s
- Geyser Gush600 power · 30s
- Aqua Surge500 power · 24s
grass Grass
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Spore Burst800 power · 30s
- Root Cannon700 power · 30s
- Lotus Bloom700 power · 30s
- Giant Spore700 power · 30s
- Raging Bull Rush650 power · 30s
electric Electric
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Thunderstorm600 power · 30s
- Thunder Rail600 power · 30s
- Thunder Uppercut600 power · 30s
- Polykeraunos600 power · 50s
- All Range Thunder500 power · 24s
ice Ice
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Ice Laser700 power · 30s
- Crystal Wing700 power · 30s
- Raging Snow Rush650 power · 30s
- Diamond Rain600 power · 30s
- Ice Gale Strike600 power · 30s
ground Ground
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Missile Burst700 power · 30s
- Rocky Impact600 power · 30s
- Horn Burst600 power · 30s
- Rocket Arm600 power · 30s
- Cube Press600 power · 30s
dark Dark
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Toxic Dance800 power · 30s
- Dark Root700 power · 30s
- Dark Nova700 power · 30s
- Poison Promenade700 power · 30s
- Lantern Flame650 power · 30s
dragon Dragon
Highest attack
Most powerful skills
- Blazing Beam700 power · 30s
- Meteorain700 power · 30s
- Dragon Meteor600 power · 30s
- Tail Slash550 power · 24s
- Comet Barrage450 power · 20s
Element chart: Palworld Wiki, "Elements" (CC BY-SA 4.0).