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All Passive Skills in Palworld explained

Get the work done passively.

Passive Skills in Palworld are just one of the benefits that come with the Pals you capture. The name might not be enough of an indication, but passive skills play a crucial role, especially when you’re off to battle a high-level wild Pal or bosses.

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There are several Passive Skills you can take advantage of in Palworld, each serving a purpose, so here’s a full list of all the skills and what they do for you to keep track of.

What are Passive Skills in Palworld?

In Palworld, Passive Skills are buffs or nerfs that are included in your Pals’ stats. To view your Pal’s Passive Skills, go to your Pal Box, open up the Pal Box Management Menu, and select a Pal; you’ll see characteristics like Mine Foreman, Pacifist, and many more under Passive Skills.

Eikthyrdeer's stats page in Palworld
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Depending on the Pals or bosses you choose to fight, these Passive Skills can help you turn the fight’s outcome or enhance your base, so the next time you go for a battle or need some work done, choose your Pal party according to the Passive Skills you think will be best by your side.

Tip:

Not all Passive Skills are built to offer benefits; some might decrease your Pal’s stats. 

All Passive Skills in Palworld, listed

There are over 60 Passive Skills in Palworld, each ranging from level one to level three efficacies. Here is the entire list, along with their effects, but if you’re combing the list trying to find the Best Passive Skills in Palworld, we’ve already done the work for you.

Passive Skill nameEffect
Abnormal10 percent decrease to incoming neutral damage
Aggressive10 percent increase to attack, 10 percent decrease to defense
Artisan50 percent increase to work speed
Brittle20 percent decrease to defense
Burly Body20 percent increase to defense
Blood of the Dragon10 percent increase to dragon attack damage
Botanical Barrier10 percent decrease to incoming grass damage
Bottomless StomachSatiety drops 15 percent faster
Brave10 percent increase to attack
Celestial Emperor20 percent increase to neutral attack damage
Capacitor10 percent increase to lighting attack damage
Cheery10 percent decrease to incoming dark damage
Clumsy10 percent decrease to workspeed
Coldblooded10 percent increase to ice attack damage
Coward10 percent decrease to attack
Conceited10 percent increase in work speed, 10 percent decrease to defense
Dainty EaterSatiety drops 10 percent slower
Diet LoverDecrease in hunger is less likely by 15 percent
DestructiveSanity (SAN) drops 15 percent faster
Divine Dragon20 percent increase to dragon attack
Downtrodden10 percent decrease to defense
Dragonkiller10 percent decrease to incoming dragon damage
Earth Emperor20 percent increase to ground attack damage
Earthquake Resistant10 percent decrease to incoming earth damage
Easygoing15 percent increase to cooldowns
Eternal Flame30 percent increase to Fire and Lightning attack damage
Ferocious20 percent increase to attack
Fine Furs3 percent increase to shop buy and shop sell
Fit as a Fiddle25 percent Max Stamina increase (Only valid for rideable Pals)
Fragrant Foliage10 percent increase to grass attack damage
GluttonSatiety drops 10 percent faster
Hard Skin10 percent increase to defense
Heated Body10 percent decrease to incoming ice damage.
Hooligan15 percent increase to attack, 10 percent decrease to work speed
Hydromaniac10 percent increase to water damage
Ice Emperor20 percent increase to ice attack damage
Impatient15 percent Active Skill cooldown reduction
Infinite Stamina50 percent Max Stamina increase (Only valid for rideable Pals)
Insulated Body10 percent decrease to incoming lightning damage
Legend20 percent increase to attack, 20 percent increase to defense, 15 percent increase to movement speed
Logging Foreman25 percent increase to player logging efficiency.
Lucky15 percent increase work speed, 15 percent increase to attack
Masochist15 percent increase to defense, 15 percent increase to attack
Mine Foreman25 percent increase to player mining efficiency
Motivational Leader25 percent increase to player speed
Musclehead30 percent to attack, 50 percent decrease to work speed
Nimble10 percent increase to movement speed
Noble5 percent increase to shop buy and shop sell
NocturnalDoes not sleep and continues to work even at night
Otherworldly Cells10 percent increase to attack, 15 percent increase to Fire and Lightning damage reduction
Pacifist 20 percent decrease to attack
Positive ThinkerSanity (SAN) drops 10 percent slower
Power of Gaia10 percent increase to earth attack damage
Pyromaniac10 percent increase to fire attack damage
Runner20 percent increase to movement speed
Sadist10 percent increase to dark damage
Serenity10 percent increase to attack, 30 percent Active Skill cooldown reduction
Serious20 percent increase to work speed
Shabby10 percent decrease to shop buy and shop sell
Sickly25 percent decrease to Max Stamina (Only valid for rideable Pals)
Suntan LoverOne percent decrease to incoming fire damage.
Swift30 percent increase to movement speed.
Stronghold Strategist10 percent increase to player defense
Slacker30 percent decrease to work speed
UnstableSanity (SAN) drops 10 percent faster.
Veil of Darkness10 percent increase to dark attack damage.
Waterproof10 percent decrease to incoming water damage
WorkaholicSanity (SAN) drops 15 percent slower
Work Slave30 percent increase to work speed, 30 percent decrease to attack
Vanguard10 percent increase to player attack
Zen Mind10 percent increase to neutral attack damage.
This list will be expanded upon as new Passive Skills are released.

Again, check out the guide linked above if you want to know which Passive Skills are best in Palworld.

How to pass down Passive Skills with Breeding in Palworld

If you want your Pals to be granted any of the above Passive Skills, you’ll need to partake in selective breeding.

In short, if you breed two Pals using the Breeding Farm with the desired passive skills, there is a high chance that the offspring will inherit the parents’ Passive Skills.

For example, if you breed a Pal with one skill with another will no skills, it is almost guaranteed that the offspring will obtain the one Passive Skill. However, introducing multiple Passive Skills to both parents will decrease the chance of your desired Passive Skill being passed down. This means you’ll have to breed multiple times until you have your match.

That’s all there is to it! Now that you know all Passive Skills in Palworld, it’s time to get out there and start breeding!


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