Best Pals for each job in Palworld, listed

Not all Pals are created equal, and because of some quirky design elements, there’s more that goes into being well-equipped for a given job than simply a high score in that category.

Even when you know exactly what sort of job qualifications you’re after in any specific Pal, you still have that pesky little problem of actually finding a Pal with the stats you’re looking for. This guide will briefly explain how you should assign Pals to your base, and give you a clear list of the best worker Pals for each job category in Palworld.

How to tell if a Pal is a good worker in Palworld

I remember catching my first Penking and thinking, “This must be one of the best base Pals in the game, this guy does everything!” Fast forward a few hours, and I had five Penkings running around my base being distracted by everything and completing a grand total of absolutely no tasks. This is because Pals with too many job suitabilities get distracted by multiple tasks, and end up being unable to stay on any task long enough to complete it.

With that said, a Pal that can complete multiple jobs isn’t inherently a bad thing; it all depends on what jobs a Pal can do and what job you want it to do. Some tasks, like Lumbering and Mining, are always going to pull eligible Pals to them because they’re always available en masse. Jobs like Electricity Generating and Medicine Production are far less likely to pull Pals’ attention, as they are rarely going to be passively available.

If a Pal has Lumbering, Medicine Production, Farming, and Kindling, it isn’t definitively a bad worker Pal, but it probably would be best suited for Lumbering. If you want a lot of Kindling to get done, you’d be better off finding a Pal that does not have Lumbering or Mining.

It’s important to keep that fact in mind: While you should stay wary, multiple work skills aren’t always a bad thing; it all depends on your base and what you want out of a given Pal. With that in mind, here are the best Pals for each job in Palworld.

Best Pals for Kindling

One of the hardest things about finding good Kindling Pals is how many of them also have Lumbering or Mining, which means you’ll often return to base and learn your designated cook has spent the last hour at the Lumbering Farm instead of making cakes. Here are our picks for Pals that combine high Kindling levels with minimal distractions:

Pal	Kindling level	Other jobs
Jormuntide Ignis	Four	N/A
Ragnahawk	Three	Transporting
Faleris	Three	Transporting
Reptyro	Three	Mining

Best Pals for Watering

Watering is an easy enough job to keep under lockdown, as tons of different Pals are fantastic at it and also don’t have any other job suitability to bog them down. The only thing you need to watch out for here is how much larger Pals love getting stuck on any and everything; try to place your crops and Crusher with that phenomenon in mind.

Pal	Watering level	Other jobs
Jormuntide	Four	N/A
Azurobe	Three	N/A
Broncherry Aqua	Three	N/A
Suzaku Aqua	Three	N/A

Best Pals for Planting

Planting is an easy enough job to keep consistently manned because Lyleen and Broncherry both don’t have any “permanent” jobs like Lumbering or Mining, meaning even if they do get distracted, it will be for a finite amount of time to make medicine or lend Handiwork.

Another thing to keep in mind is Planting takes a short amount of time and leaves room for lots of other tasks while crops are growing, so in this case, it’s actually usually better to assign a Pal that does other things as well.

Pal	Planting level	Other jobs
Lyleen	Four	Handiwork, Gathering, Medicine Production
Broncherry	Three	N/A
Petallia	Three	Handiwork, Gathering, Medicine Production, Transporting
Vaelet	Two	Handiwork, Gathering, Medicine Production, Transporting

Best Pals for Generating Electricity

Generating Electricity is one of the few jobs I’ve found Pals actually stay assigned to. Throw a Pal on a furnace, and they’ll do anything else when you turn your back. Throw a Pal on a Generator, and they’re actually pretty good about staying. You don’t have to be as careful about Electric Pals with other job suitability, as they don’t get distracted.

Pal	Generating Electricity level	Other jobs
Orserk	Four	Handiwork, Transporting
Relaxaurus Lux	Three	Transporting
Grizzbolt	Three	Handiwork, Lumbering, Transporting
Beakon	Two	Gathering, Transporting

Best Pals for Handiwork

Handiwork is unique because it isn’t ever passively in demand. The only time a Handiwork job needs doing is when you have specifically ordered it. As such, Anubis really is your guy. Anubis won’t ever leave his precious Mining for even a second unless you pick him up and throw him at a bench or assembly line, but that extra step is well worth the speed at which Anubis crafts. If you don’t have an Anubis yet, the same logic still applies to the others.

Pal	Handiwork level	Other jobs
Anubis	Four	Mining, Transporting
Lyleen	Three	Planting, Gathering, Medicine Production
Lunaris	Three	Gathering, Transporting
Wixen	Three	Kindling, Transporting

Best Pals for Gathering

Gathering is similar to Planting in that it only requires small bursts of work with long periods of downtime in between. Unless your base has tons of crops, you probably don’t need to keep a Frostallion Noct sitting around. Instead, I use Verdash, who completes any Gathering job quickly when it comes up and doesn’t sit around Idle the rest of the time.

Pal	Gathering level	Other jobs
Frostallion Noct	Four	N/A
Jetragon	Three	N/A
Verdash	Three	Planting, Handiwork, Lumbering, Gathering
Grintale	Two	N/A

Best Pals for Lumbering

Lumbering is a weird one. On the one hand, it’s one of the single most important jobs in Palworld. On the other hand, the fact a Lumbering Farm never runs out of work that can be done right here and right now means Pals love leaving their important jobs to spend an eternity gathering Wood even though you already have 10,000.

Tons of Pals are equipped for Lumbering, and my experience has been the job is getting done whether you like it or not. These Pals are the most efficient choices.

Pal	Lumbering level	Other jobs
Wumpo	Three	Transporting, Handiwork, Cooling
Wumpo Botan	Three	Planting, Handiwork, Transporting
Warsect	Three	Planting, Handiwork, Transporting
Bushi	Three	Kindling, Handiwork, Gathering, Transporting

Best Pals for Mining

Mining is without a doubt the most important skill in Palworld. Setting up a proper ore farm requires finesse, planning, and Pals with great Mining scores. Thankfully, it’s easy enough to design a second base that doesn’t have anything to distract your peak Miners from their work. Similar to Lumbering, the thing to watch for here is how tempting a Stone Pit is to Pals. If you have a Pal that has Mining in addition to another job you really want them to do, try to keep them as far away from a Stone Pit as possible.

Pal	Mining level	Other jobs
Astegon	Four	Handiwork
Blazemut	Four	Kindling
Anubis	Three	Handiwork, Transporting
Ice Reptyro	Three	Cooling

Best Pals for Medicine Production

Medicine Production is exactly like Handiwork in that there is never a passive demand for it. Medicine can only be made when you order it specifically, so you should work around that fact. Don’t leave a Felbat in your base unless there’s Medicine that actively needs to be made, and don’t be afraid to have Medicine Production Pals that also contribute elsewhere. When you need Medicine, hard-assign them to a Workbench.

Pal	Medicine Production level	Other jobs
Felbat	Three	N/A
Lyleen Noct	Three	Handiwork, Gathering
Lyleen	Three	Planting, Handiwork, Gathering
Vaelet	Three	Planting, Handiwork, Gathering

Best Pals for Cooling

I don’t want to say that Cooling is broken in Palworld, but here’s the thing: sorting an inventory refreshes the expiration timer on all food in that inventory, so Cooling is absolutely unnecessary 99 percent of the time. Combine that with the fact that, unlike Power Generators, Pals seem to love sneaking away from the Cooler even after they have been hard assigned, and you can’t rely on them to keep your food safe anyway. The only time you should worry about Cooling Pals is when you need to keep an egg cold to reduce incubation time.

Pal	Cooling level	Other jobs
Frostallion	Four	N/A
Ice Reptyro	Three	Mining
Ice Kingpaca	Three	Gathering
Cryolinx	Three	Handiwork, Lumbering

Best Pals for Transporting

Unless you’re setting up an ore farm, Transporting can be something of a lower-priority task. In an ore farm, strong gatherers are necessary to allow more ore to spawn. In a regular base, Transporting is sort of more about keeping your farm from becoming an absolute mess. Still, if you can afford a slot for a designated transporter, it will keep everything running at peak efficiency. The thing to be careful with about this job suitability is how easily it can cause Pals to get stuck in a perpetual state of running to pick something up, only to be distracted by something else along the way.

Pal	Transporting level	Other jobs
Wumpo	Four	Handiwork, Lumbering, Cooling
Wumpo Botan	Four	Planting, Handiwork, Lumbering
Dragostrophe	Three	N/A
Faleris	Three	Kindling

Best Pals for Farming

It’s difficult to say what the best Farming Pals are, as the only caveat for Farming is what resource you’re after. Instead, I’ve listed Pals here based on which resources I think are the most important: the ones needed to make Cake, and then Gold (because who doesn’t love passive income). Don’t be afraid to swap Pals in and out of your Farm if you’re low on Wool, High Quality Cloth, Flame Organs, etc. In fact, it is probably best to always be swapping Pals in and out depending on how your reserves are looking.

Pal	Farming level	Resource
Beegarde	One	Honey
Mozzarina	One	Milk
Chikipi	One	Egg
Mau Cryst	One	Gold

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