All status ailments and how to treat them in Palworld

Pals can get sick in Palworld. You don’t want to let them rot in that state, or they’ll ruin your team’s productivity. Fortunately for players, there are ways to cure them from status ailments, even though they’re not always obvious.

All status ailments hinder the capabilities of your Pals in some way. Here’s the list of all status ailments and how to treat them in Palworld.

List of all status ailments and cures in Palworld

There’s a total of 10 status ailments in Palworld. Sometimes, you’ll notice your Pals will get affected by them because of your mistreatment, but other things can also cause them out of your control.

Cold

A Cold is unlucky, but fortunately for players, it’s among the most manageable status ailments to cure in Palworld. You need to get Low Grade Medical Supplies and give them to your sick Pal. You can get some randomly through Pal loot when defeating Flopie, Lifmunk, or Vaelet.

But you can also craft it using a Medieval Medicine Workbench. It’s unlocked at Level 12, and the recipe requires five red berries and two horns. If you want to spare yourself the effort, buy them from Merchants for 240 Gold. However, we advise you to keep your Gold for Medical Supplies of higher tiers since they require more time and resources to be crafted.

Depressed

The Depressed state is a dreary thing in Palworld. If a Pal becomes afflicted by it, you have failed to take good care of them because you let their Sanity decrease too much.

Fortunately, the Depressed state won’t require expensive therapy (but with all the game elements I’ve seen in Palworld, I wouldn’t even be too surprised to find a Pal therapist hidden away somewhere). But it’s still among the most challenging status ailments to fix in the game. It can be cured with High Grade Medical Supplies, which are more challenging to craft than the base version used for other status ailments. To craft them, you need a Medieval Medicine Workbench. It requires five ingots, five horns, and two bones.

It’ll take some time to craft it, so you should speed up the process with the help of your Pals. Once it’s crafted, you can feed it to your Pal. They can also be bought from Merchants for 3,000 gold.

Fracture

The Fracture status ailment can happen even when you take care of your Pals, although it’s less likely if you do. It’s more major than a simple sprain, so you’ll need better Medical Supplies to cure it. To do so, you must feed your Pal Medical Supplies of medium quality.

You can craft the Supplies using a Medieval Medicine Workbench. It requires three Ingots, three Horns, and one Bone to be crafted. It’ll take more time and materials than Low Grade supplies. These can also be bought directly from Merchants for 800 gold each.

Ulcer

Pals can have an ulcer, a status ailment similar to Fracture. The way to heal Pals from it is also the same: you must feed your Pal Medical Supplies of medium quality.

Overfull

The Overfull status ailment prevents your Pals from being productive, too. But it’s not a big issue for you. It can be cured with Low Grade Medical Supplies, looted, bought, or crafted. To do that, feed them to your Pal afflicted by it.

Sprain

You’ll likely encounter the sprain status ailment quickly in your Palworld journey. It’s very common, so even when taking perfect care of your Pals, you’ll undoubtedly see it and have to cure it. However, the sprain isn’t a major status ailment, so don’t panic. It can be easily cured: feeding your Pal Low Grade Medical Supplies is required.

Weakened

Weakened is inflicted upon your Pals because of your mistreatment. It hinders their ability to work and their movement speed. You’d better be safe than sorry and care for them so they don’t become Weakened. But if they do, you have to cook some medicine for them.

The Weakened state can be cured with High Grade Medical Supplies, similar to the Depressed state. You can feed them to your Pal by approaching them and opening the Inventory.

Hungry or Starving

Feeding your Pals is part of your job as a good trainer (or boss). If you take good care of them, they should never get to the point of being Starved. Notice when they’re Hungry and make them some food when they do. If you don’t feed them enough, they will get sick, hindering productivity.

Incapacitated

Pals become incapacitated when defeated in combat, as there is no death in Palworld. To fix this, you can revive them. To do so, you need to be in your base. Once the requirement is met, go to your Palbox and place your Incapacitated Pal in it. A timer will appear, notifying you how long you need to keep them in the box so they are revived. There is no magic solution to shorten the time, so you must be patient.

Curing negative status with a Pal Box in Palworld

Placing Pals with negative status in the Pal Box will heal them from that condition if they’re left there long enough. This feature was implemented in an April 2024 update during early access.

We’ve recently tested this feature with some Pals afflicted by negative conditions to see how long it takes for them to be healed, since Palworld developers were never clear about how long is “enough.” A level 38 Lovander with a Sprain took two hours in the Pal Box to be cured, while an Alpha level 39 Relaxaurus Lux hadn’t healed from Overfull after five hours in there. It’s unclear if each status condition has a different healing time, or if it varies with the Pal species, their level, or whether they’re an Alpha Pal or not. It’s also unclear if Day Time and Night Time Speed settings affect how quickly these status effects are healed.

Still, it’s fair to assume that it takes at least a couple of hours for your Pals to be cured of status conditions once placed in a Pal Box.

There you have it! You know everything you need to know about every status ailment in Palworld. Good luck!