Palworld best starters explained: Which Pals should you pick?

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Palworld is causing something of a stir in the gaming world, with players rushing to experience ‘Pokémon with guns’ so we’ve got the best starters explained and will go over which Pals you should pick to maximise your chances of survival.

If you need an extra helping hand, you can always call upon some friends to help out in Palworld multiplayer, if they are playing on the same platform as you, that is.

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The best starter Pals will help you net all the Palworld achievements too and give you a fighting chance when going up against higher-level Pals and bosses.

If you’re not sure if the game is for you, you can check out our Palworld review round-up to help make up your mind or try it out on Xbox Game Pass if you’re already subscribed.

But that’s quite enough from us, read on to see which Pals to make pals with!

Unlike Pokémon, you don’t get a starter Pal in Palworld and it’s up to you to capture Pal’s in the wild. Below are five of the best ones we recommend to go after first at the beginning of your run.

Daedream only appear at night, so it might be a short while until you come across them. Once darkness does fall, they are found all over the map and are easy to spot owing to their glowing locks.

Daedreams are great for combat encounters as they use ranged attacks, meaning they keep themselves safe and improve a Pal’s capture rating without you having to get too close before throwing a Palsphere.

They’re ideal for tackling many of the Pals you’ll come across early on and they can be upgraded further with a craftable necklace that makes Daedream launch fireballs at enemies.

They aren’t the best workers for performing tasks in your base, but we’d highly recommend having them in your party as you explore.

Cattiva are low-level Pals who won’t be of huge help in combat but increase your carrying capacity when in your party, which is extremely useful early on as you won’t have anywhere to put your loot until you start