Palworld Passive Skills explained: Every ability & effect

❘ Published: 2024-02-27T16:39:19

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In Palworld, Passive Skills are particular attributes that Pals can have that help or hinder them in work or combat. They can affect the creature as well as the player, so here’s every Passive Skill available in Pocket Pair’s game, as well as their effects.

In Palworld, Passive Skills serve as distinct characteristics that can either support or challenge Pals during work or combat situations. These skills have repercussions for both the creature and its human partner. Discover every Passive Skill offered in Pocket Pair’s creation and its effects.

Pals can have different characteristics like Lucky, Alpha, Noct, Cryst, and more, but not even the regular ones can be identical between them and that’s due to Passive Skills. These special abilities are unique to each creature on Palpagos Island and offer them advantages and disadvantages in the game.

To make sure you keep the ones that are more beneficial for you, here’s everything you need to know about Passive Skills in Palworld.

What are Passive Skills and how do they work?

Every Pal in Palworld can have up to four Passive Skills that add positive and negative effects in and out of combat or around the bases. These special abilities can offer an attack or defense bonus, boost speed, increase type damage, or even expand the players’ inventory.

However, because these activate automatically, many players overlook them, but once they really understand how to take advantage of those buffs or nerfs, they can be quite beneficial.

Even a humble Lifmunk can become a powerful asset with the right Passive Skills in Palworld.

Can you change Passive Skills in Palworld?

No, you cannot change the Passive Skills a Pal has. But, you can use selective breeding to birth powerful Pals stacked with the Passive Skills you’re looking for, as they inherit some of these traits through the process.

Another way to find the Passive Skills you’re looking for in a Pal is to try your luck by catching plenty of them until you find the right one.

Every Passive Skill in Palworld

There are over 60 of these abilities in the game so far. Below is a list of every Passive Skill in Palworld and their effects so that you can plan your party and workforce appropriately.

PASSIVE SKILL	EFFECT
Abnormal	10% decrease to incoming Neutral damage
Aggressive	10% increase to Attack, 20% decrease to Defense
Artisan	50% increase to Work Speed
Blood of the Dragon	10% increase to Dragon damage dealt
Botanical Barrier	10% decrease to incoming Grass damage
Bottomless Stomach	Hunger level drops 15% faster
Brave	10% increase to Attack
Brittle	20% decrease to Defense
Burly Body	20% increase to Defense
Capacitor	10% increase to Electric damage dealt
Celestial Emperor	20% increase to Neutral damage dealt
Cheery	10% decrease to incoming Dark damage
Clumsy	10% decrease to Work Speed
Coldblooded	10% increase to Frost damage dealt
Conceited	10% increase in Work Speed, 20% decrease to defense
Coward	10% decrease to Attack
Dainty Eater	Hunger level drops 10% slower
Destructive	Sanity drops 15% faster
Diet Lover	Decrease in Hunger level from completing tasks is 15% less likely
Divine Dragon	20% increase to Dragon damage dealt
Downtrodden	10% decrease to Defense
Dragonkiller	10% decrease to incoming Dragon damage
Earth Emperor	20% increase to Ground damage dealt
Earthquake Resistant	10% decrease to incoming Ground damage
Ferocious	20% increase to Attack
Flame Emperor	20% increase to Fire damage dealt
Fragrant Foliage	10% increase to Grass damage dealt
Glutton	Hunger level drops 10% faster
Hard Skin	10% increase to Defense
Heated Body	10% decrease to incoming Frost damage
Hooligan	15% increase to Attack, 10% decrease to Work Speed
Hydromaniac	10% increase to Water damage dealt
Ice Emperor	20% increase to Frost damage dealt
Insulated Body	10% decrease to incoming Electric damage
Legend	20% increase to Attack, 20% increase to Defense, 15% increase to Movement Speed
Lord of the Underworld	20% increase to Dark damage dealt
Lord of Lightning	20% increase to Electric damage dealt
Logging Foreman	25% increase to player Logging efficiency
Lord of the Sea	20% increase to Water damage dealt
Lucky	15% increase to Work Speed, 15% increase to Attack
Masochist	15% increase to Defense, 15% decrease to Attack
Mine Foreman	25% increase to player Mining efficiency
Motivational Leader	25% increase to player Movement Speed
Musclehead	30% increase to Attack, 50% decrease to Work Speed
Nimble	10% increase to Movement Speed
Pacifist	20% decrease to Attack
Positive Thinker	Sanity drops 10% slower
Power of Gaia	10% increase to Ground damage dealt
Pyromaniac	10% increase to Fire damage dealt
Runner	20% increase to Movement Speed
Sadist	15% increase to Attack, 15% decrease to Defense
Serious	20% increase to Work Speed
Slacker	30% decrease to Work Speed
Spirit Emperor	20% increase to Grass damage dealt
Stronghold Strategist	10% increase to player Defense
Suntan Lover	10% decrease to incoming Fire damage
Swift	30% increase to Movement Speed
Unstable	Sanity drops 10% faster
Waterproof	10% decrease to incoming Water damage
Workaholic	Sanity drops 15% slower
Work Slave	30% increase to Work Speed, 30% decrease to Attack
Vanguard	10% increase to player Attack
Veil of Darkness	10% increase to Dark damage dealt
Zen Mind	10% increase to Neutral damage dealt

That’s every Passive Skill in Palworld so far. Given the game is currently in its early access period, there’s a good chance that more of these abilities could be added to the game in the future.

Keep an eye out for updates to this list and if you’re adventuring through the Palpagos Island, check out our Palworld guides.