In Palworld, every Pal has a chance of having certain Passive Skills. These will either benefit the Pal or debuff them in certain stats. Having good Passive Skills is something that you may want to pass on in breeding. Here are all the Passive Skills in Palworld.
Note that a Pal may have both good and bad Passive Skills, making them quite the mixed bag.
All Positive Passive Skills in Palworld
Here is a list of all the positive Passive Skills in Palworld, sorted alphabetically. There are loads here, and they range from increasing their effectiveness in battle, making them better workers, or buffing you.
Note that some of these Passive Skills may come with a downside, but ultimately, they’re still good if you lean into the Pal’s specialty.
| Passive Skill | Effects |
| Abnormal | -10% incoming Neutral damage |
| Aggressive | +10% Damage and -20% Defense |
| Artisan | +50% Working Speed |
| Blood of the Dragon | +10% Dragon damage |
| Botanical Barrier | -10% incoming Grass damage |
| Brave | +10% damage |
| Burly Body | +20% Defence |
| Capacitor | +10% Electric damage |
| Celestial Emperor | +20% Neutral damage |
|
| |
| Cheery | -10% incoming Dark damage |
| Coldblooded | +10% Frost damage |
| Conceited | +10% Work Speed and -20% Defense |
| Dainty Eater | Hunger drops 10% slower |
| Diet Lover | -15% chance of Hunger dropping after completing a task |
| Divine Dragon | +20% Dragon damage |
| Dragonkiller | -10% incoming Dragon damage |
| Earth Emperor | +20% increase to Ground damage |
| Earthquake Resistant | -10% incoming Ground damage |
| Ferocious | +20% Damage |
|
| |
| Flame Emperor | +20% Fire damage |
| Fragrant Foliage | +10% Grass damage |
| Hard Skin | +10% Defence |
| Heated Body | -10% incoming Frost damage |
| Hooligan | +15% Damage and -15% Work Speed |
| Hydromaniac | +10% Water damage |
| Ice Emperor | +20% Frost damage |
| Insulated Body | -10% incoming Electric Damage |
| Legend | +20% Damage and Defence and +15% Movement Speed |
| Lord of the Underworld | +20% Dark damage |
|
| |
| Lord of Lightning | +20% Electric damage |
| Logging Foreman | +25% Player logging efficiency |
| Lord of the Sea | +20% Water damage |
| Lucky | +15% Damage and Work Speed |
| Masochist | +15% Defence and -15% Damage |
| Mine Foreman | +25% Player mining efficiency |
| Motivational Leader | +25% Player Movement Speed |
| Musclehead | +30% Damage and -50% Work Speed |
| Nimble | +10% Movement Speed |
| Positive Thinker | Sanity drops 10% slower |
|
| |
| Power of Gaia | +10% Ground damage |
| Pyromaniac | +10% Fire damage |
| Runner | +20% Movement Speed |
| Sadist | +15% Damage and -15% Defence |
| Serious | +20% Work Speed |
| Spirit Emperor | +20% Grass damage |
| Stronghold Strategist | +10% Player Defence |
| Suntan Lover | -10% incoming Fire damage |
| Swift | +30% Movement Speed |
| Waterproof | -10% incoming Water damage |
| Workaholic | Sanity drops 15% slower |
| Work Slave | +30% Work Speed and -30% Damage |
| Vanguard | +10% to Player Damage |
| Veil of Darkness | +10% Dark damage |
| Zen Mind | +10% Neutral damage |
All Negative Passive Skills in Palworld
Here is a list of all the negative Passive Skills in Palworld, sorted alphabetically. As you can see, there are only a handful available.
| Passive Skill | Effects |
| Bottomless Stomach | Hunger drops 15% faster |
| Brittle | -20% Defence |
| Clumsy | -10% Work Speed |
| Coward | -10% Damage |
| Destructive | Sanity drops 15% faster |
| Downtrodden | -10% Defence |
| Glutton | Hunger drops 10% faster |
| Pacifist | -10% Damage |
| Slacker | -30% Work Speed |
| Unstable | Sanity drops 10% faster |
More Passive Skills may come as Palworld develops. So stay tuned!
Now that you’re familiar with all the Passive Skills in Palworld, why don’t you find out the best location for your first base?
