The best Palworld starters aren't offered to you like they are in Pokemon, you'll instead need to catch your first Pal like any other, so knowing which to look out for when you take your first steps on Palpagos Islands is useful knowledge.
Naturally, the first few Pals you'll come across are lower level creatures, enabling you to catch them fairly easily, but you're still going to want to find one that will be the best partner in your early days. Since you're choosing from a larger pool of starting Pals than you might expect, I'll explain which ones you should target first and why below.
What's the best Pal to catch first as a starter in Palworld?
The best starter Pals in Palworld for those beginning the game are the following:
- Daedream
- Foxparks
- Tanzee
The first Pal to prioritize and catch early is Daedream, the floating dark spirit. Daedream only show up at night, but they appear frequently around the map and their glowing purple heads mean that they stand out at a distance, so keep your eyes peeled when the sun goes down.
Daedream is a great starter because it's ultimately a really versatile, useful Pal in combat (though less so as a base worker). It uses ranged attacks that rarely miss, and its typing means that it does increased damage against the vast majority of starting, low-level Pals you'll come across, making quick victories and EXP farming faster to do. This then makes it easier to battle and catch those essential worker Pals.
Later on, you can craft a special Necklace for Daedream that allows it to fire projectiles while sitting in your party, providing a massive advantage.
As a second place option, I also recommend Foxparks. These also stand out from a distance with their fiery tails, though you might have to go a little further afield for them, looking in forests. Again, they tend to have type advantages in those early phases of the game, and range means that they tend to take less damage or get stuck on world geography in Palworld. More importantly, you'll need a fire-type Pal to work at your base.
Finally, we recommend you catch a Tanzee, the green Monkey, as it's not only a serviceable early-game fighter, but Tanzees have a wide range of skills that make them really helpful as base workers, especially if you need a farmer.
With 1.0 here, if you need a refresher on how to catch Pals in Palworld, our guide will help you out! Or if you need to know more on getting the special items needed to catch them, we've also got a guide on Palworld Pal Spheres.
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