Picking the best starter in Palworld is a more complicated, but perhaps rewarding, process than it is in other creature-collectors. It’s a game that combines elements of Pokemon, Breath of the Wild, and even survival-crafting games like Minecraft. It’s trying to do a lot all at once, meaning even players familiar with one of those games might be thrown off by the way Palworld subverts expectations using other genres. Here we’ll explain what you can expect when going to pick your starter Pal in Palworld.
Which starter should I pick in Palworld?
In Palworld, you’ll immediately begin in an open-world setting with all sorts of Pals (the game’s version of Pokemon) scurrying around the land. There’s no Professor Oak analog here, so in theory, you can pick any Pal you see to be your first Pal. But there’s a catch, and that catch signals how the game still wants you to decide from one of three.
Each Pal has a level, and only three particular Pals spawn at the lowest levels (1 and 2), making them your de facto starter Pals. So even though you could, in theory, have a different Pal to start, you’d first need to level up a few times to successfully capture those tougher Pals. And unless you’re tweaking the difficulty to make leveling easier, as we explain in our Palworld tips and tricks, you’ll want to select a Pal from the following trio: