How to Use the Palworld PalDex: Filters, Sorts, and Worked Examples

What is in the roster

• 288 Paldeck entries. Paldeck numbers run to 204, and 84 entries are element variants such as Ignis, Cryst, or Noct forms.
• Elements: Dark 70, Water 47, Grass 46, Ground 44, Fire 43, Ice 38, Neutral 36, Electric 25, Dragon 25.
• 87 Pals carry two elements, so element counts add up to more than 288.
• 70 Pals are nocturnal and keep working through the night.
• Mount types: 29 flying, 77 ground, and 9 water.
• 258 Pals have wild spawn areas on the interactive map. The rest come from eggs, breeding, or special encounters.

The filters and what each one solves

• Search: type a name or a Paldeck number.
• Sort: 15 orders, including PalDex number, HP, Attack, Defense, Work Speed, Work Score, Travel Speed, Run Speed, and Transport Speed.
• Condenser: preview a Pal at 1 to 4 stars. Each star adds 5% HP, Attack, and Defense and raises work levels.
• Element: pick one or more elements. Turn on Exact element match to find pure or specific dual types.
• Work suitability: require a job, set a minimum level, or sort the list by that job's level.
• Traits: Has partner skill, Has saddle, and Rare Variant.
• Travel: Ground, Flying, or Water mounts.
• Combat stats and Movement: minimum HP, Attack, Defense, Walk, Run, Ride, and Transport values.

Your filters are saved in the address bar as you click. Copy it to share an exact shortlist with a friend, or bookmark one you use every playthrough.

Worked example 1: the best Medicine worker

Medicine is the rarest job in the roster. Only 19 Pals have it, and none go above level 3. Require Medicine, then sort by Medicine level. The catch is that most Medicine Pals also plant, craft, or gather, and those jobs pull them away from the bench.

Worked example 2: a flying mount

Set Travel to Flying and turn on Has saddle. Then sort by Travel Speed. 16 Pals pass both filters. Lower Paldeck numbers tend to live in earlier areas, so start at the top of a number sort.

Worked example 3: a Kindling worker

Require Kindling and sort by Kindling level. 44 Pals have it. Then open the Habitat tab to see which top picks you can actually catch, because the best one does not spawn in the wild.

Step by step: from shortlist to caught

• Filter in the PalDex until five to ten Pals remain.
• Tap a card to open the side panel with stats, work, and skills.
• Open the full Pal page for the tabs you need.
• Habitat tab: day and night spawn areas, with a button that opens the filtered map.
• Breed tab: sample parent pairs, plus links to the Breeding Calculator and the shortest breeding path.
• Loot tab: what the Pal drops. Stats and Moveset tabs cover combat. Build lets you test passives.

Felbat

Nitewing

Dupin

Lovander

Foxparks

Incineram

Common mistakes

• Using Max work suitability (10) at base. No Pal starts above level 8, so the list stays empty until you set Condenser stars.
• Picking the highest work level without checking other jobs. Multi-job Pals drift to Planting or Handiwork unless you lock them.
• Forgetting night spawns. Lovander has no day spawn areas at all.
• Assuming every top pick is catchable. Check the Habitat tab before you plan a hunt.

Quick answers

• How many Pals are in the Paldeck? 288 entries.
• Most common element? Dark, on 70 Pals.
• Rarest job? Medicine, on 19 Pals.
• Most common job? Transport, on 140 Pals.