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Like any Pokémon-style game, there’s no use going into fights if you don’t know what type of opponent you’re up against. While Palworld is full of simple logical assumptions when it comes to elemental types – fire is weak to water, for example – there are some other types where it isn’t so clear.

We’ll explain how type effectiveness works in Palworld with a comprehensive type chart.

Palworld type chart

All of the nine types in Palworld have one strength and one weakness with two exceptions: Fire, which has two strengths, and Neutral, which has none. This should help you craft a team to take on the caves and raid bosses that are littered throughout the world. 

You can see all of the relationships shown in the image above, but we also have this table that explains it all:

Type Strong against Weak against

Water

Fire

Electric

Fire

Grass & Ice

Water

Grass

Ground

Fire

Ground

Electric

Grass

Electric

Water

Ground

Ice

Dragon

Fire

Dragon

Dark

Ice

Dark

Neutral

Dragon

Neutral

Nothing

Dark

This article first appeared on Video Games on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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