Palworld Breeding Calculator & Mechanics Guide (2025)
Breeding is one of the most complex and rewarding end-game mechanics in Palworld. While catching Pals in the wild is great for filling your Paldeck, breeding allows you to create the perfect Pal with optimized Individual Values (IVs), specific Passive Skills, and even exclusive Egg Moves that can't be found on wild Pals.
This guide covers the hidden mathematics behind the breeding calculator, how inheritance works, and how to utilize new mechanics from the Sakurajima Update to breed the strongest Pals in the game.
How Breeding Works: The Basics
To start breeding, you need to meet a few simple requirements:
- Unlock the Breeding Farm: Available at Technology Level 19.
- Bake a Cake: Cooked in a Cooking Pot (requires Flour, Red Berries, Milk, Egg, Honey).
- Assign Pals: Lift and throw one Male and one Female Pal into the Breeding Farm.
- Wait: Once the progress bar fills, an Egg will appear. You can incubate this egg to get your new Pal.
The Breeding Formula
Every Pal species in the game has a hidden Breeding Power value, ranging from 10 to 1500. Lower numbers generally indicate stronger or rarer Pals (e.g., Jetragon is 10, while Lamball is 1470).
The Equation
The game determines the offspring species using this formula:
Offspring Power = Floor((Parent 1 Power + Parent 2 Power + 1) / 2)The game then picks the Pal species with a Power value closest to that result. For specific combinations, like Grizzbolt + Relaxaurus = Orserk, these are hardcoded overrides that bypass the numerical formula.
| Parent A | Parent B | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Grizzbolt | Relaxaurus | Orserk |
| Kitsun | Astegon | Shadowbeak |
| Mossanda | Petallia | Lyleen |
| Vanwyrm | Anubis | Faleris |
Inheritance Mechanics
1. Passive Skills & The Philanthropist Meta
Offspring can inherit up to 4 Passive Skills from their parents. With the Sakurajima Update, a new passive skill called Philanthropist was introduced. This skill significantly reduces the time required for Pals to produce eggs, making it essential for large-scale breeding projects.
- Direct Inheritance: Skills possessed by parents have a high chance of passing down.
- Mutation: There is a random chance for a completely new skill to appear.
- Strategy: Use parents that only possess the 4 skills you want (e.g., Legend, Musclehead, Ferocious, and a damage-type boost like Lord of the Underworld).
2. Individual Values (IVs)
IVs range from 0 to 100 for HP, Attack, and Defense.
- 30% Chance to inherit Parent A's IV.
- 30% Chance to inherit Parent B's IV.
- 40% Chance for a random mutation.
Pro Tip: You can use Ability Glasses (Ancient Technology) to see a Pal's IVs directly, and IV Fruits to boost them if breeding luck fails.
Advanced Breeding Tools
As of 2025, the Concentrate All Pals feature and the Pal Surgery Table have made it easier to manage "breedjects." You can now more efficiently condense extra Pals into your primary worker or fighter to increase their Star Rating and stats.
FAQ
Q: Can I breed Legendaries like Jetragon?
A: Most Legendaries can only be bred by pairing two of the same species. However, some subspecies (like Frostallion Noct) can only be obtained via specific cross-breeding (Frostallion + Helzephyr).
Q: How do I speed up egg production?
A: Use Pals with the Philanthropist passive skill and ensure your base has high stability. Also, ensure your Egg Incubators are in the ideal temperature zone (determined by nearby heaters or coolers).
Q: Is there a breeding calculator I can use?
A: Yes, for complex paths, tools like Palworld.gg or Palpedia are highly recommended.