Palworld Tier List: Best Pals in Every Element
Check out our Palworld tier list ranking the best pals in every element for battle effectiveness and utility.
With over 100 capturable Pals in Palworld, building an effective battle team can be a daunting task. To help players focus their efforts, we've created a comprehensive Palworld tier list breaking down the strongest Pals of each element. Read on for a full ranking of the S, A, B, C, and D tiers for each element.
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How Pals Were Evaluated
When assembling this Palworld tier list, Pals were judged based on several key criteria:
- Raw Power - Attack strength and battle viability
- Skills - Quality and coverage of learnable moves
- Utility - Beyond battling, mobility uses, etc.
Using these metrics, Pals could be accurately placed into tiers with others of comparable overall usefulness. Now let's dive into the rankings.
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Palworld Tier List: Fire Type Pal Tier List
| Tier | Fire Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Jormuntide Ignis, Blazamut, Kitsun, Suzaku |
| A | Ragnahawk, Faleris, Incineram Noct, Pyrin, Vanvyrm, Blazehowl |
| B | Bushi, Incineram, Lezzpunk Ignis, Foxparks |
| C | Wixen, Flambelle, Gobfin Ignis, Arsox, Kelpsea Ignis |
| D | Rooby, Fuack |
The supreme Fire legendary Jormuntide Ignis tops the list, while Blazamut and Kitsun also rank very highly. Bushi and basic Incineram are decent mid-tier options.
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Palworld Tier List: Water Type Pal Tier List
| Tier | Water Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Jormuntide, Penking, Surfent, Suzaku Aqua, Broncherry Aqua |
| A | Azurobe, Relaxaurus, Elphidran Aqua |
| B | Gobfin, Celaray |
| C | Kelpsea, Teafant, Pengullet |
| D | Fuack |
Jormuntide's Water variant excels thanks to its Dragon sub-typing. Penking and Surfent round out Water's top tier nicely.
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Palworld Tier List: Electric Type Pal Tier List
| Tier | Electric Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Rayhound, Grizzbolt, Orserk |
| A | Dinossom Lux, Relaxaurus Lux |
| B | Beakon, Univolt, Mossanda Lux |
| C | Dazzi, Jolthog |
| D | Sparkit |
Not a ton of Electric Pals, but the mighty Rayhound, Orserk, and versatile Grizzbolt stand out from the pack.
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Palworld Tier List: Ice Type Pal Tier List
| Tier | Ice Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Frostallion, |
| A | Sibelyx, Cryolinx, Penking, Chillet, Ice Reptyro, Ice Kingpaca, Wumpo |
| B | Vanwyrm Cryst, Wumpo, Foxcicle, Hangyu Cryst, Reindrix, Mammorest Cryst |
| C | Sweepa, Pengullet, Jolthog Cryst, Mau Cryst |
| D | Swee |
The Ice roster is led by crowd favorite Frostallion in the top S rank. Lots of versatility down the list.
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Palworld Tier list: Neutral Type
| Tier | Neutral Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Paladius, Nitewing |
| A | Fenglope, Eikthyrdeer, Galeclaw, Lunaris |
| B | Ribbunny, Melpaca, Direhowl, Tocotoco, Mozzarina, Woolipop, Gorirat, Grintale |
| C | Cattiva, Lovander, Lamball, Cremis, Ribbuny, Kingpaca |
| D | Vixy, Chikipi |
Paladius and Nitewing take top honors for solid well-rounded battlers. Neutrals are common but vary greatly in strength.
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Palworld Tier List: Dark Type
| Tier | Dark Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Pyrin Noct, Shadowbeak, Necromus, Frostallion Noct |
| A | Maraith, Felbat, Helzephyr, Incineram, Incineram Noct, Katress, Blazehowl Noct, Menasting |
| B | Tombat, Vanwyrm, Astegon, Daedream, Cawgnito, Leezpunk, Vanwyrm Cryst, Lyleen Noct |
| C | Hoocrates, Loupmoon, Depresso, Killamari |
| D | Mau, Nox |
The ultra-rare Pyrin Noct is almost unmatched, with Shadowbeak close behind. Dark Pals are formidable overall.
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Palworld Tier list: Dragon Type
| Tier | Dragon Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Jetragon, Jormuntide Ignis, Jormuntide, Orserk |
| A | Elphidran, Quivern, Astegon, Dinossom Lux, Elphidran Aqua |
| B | Azurobe, Chillet, Dinossom, Relaxaurus, Relaxaurus Lux |
| C | Kelpsea Ignis |
Jetragon takes the Dragon top spot by a hair over Jormuntide Ignis—a nice variety of dual types down the list.
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Palworld Tier list: Grass Type
| Tier | Grass Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Mossanda, Warsect, Wumpo Botan |
| A | Lyleen, Lifmunk, Flopie, Mossanda, Caprity, Dinossom |
| B | Beegarde, Bushi, Mammorest Cryst, Elizabee, Gumoss, Bristla, Cinnamoth, Robinquill, Robinquill Terra, Broncherry, Broncherry Aqua |
| C | Verdash, Petallia, Tanzee |
| D | Vaelet |
Mossanda and Warsect lead the pack as heavy-hitting plant creatures. Lots of good workers Pals too.
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Palworld Tier List: Ground Type
| Tier | Ground Pals |
|---|---|
| S | Anubis, Digtoise, Warsect |
| A | Menasting, Eikthyrdeer Terra, Surfent Terra |
| B | Dumud, Ice Reptyro, Robinquill Terra |
| C | Hangyu, Rushoar |
| D | Fuddler, Gumoss |
Anubis takes top-ground honors with Digtoise close by. Menasting offers great dark coverage.
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Palworld Tier List Summary
With loadouts varying by player style, this Palworld tier list aims to highlight each element's objectively most effective Pals as a starting point for building battle teams.
Take these rankings as guidelines and supplement your experience as you encounter and experiment with different Pals during your adventures across Palpagos Island.
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