Super Effective and Resistance Mechanics Explained

Super Effective moves deal the highest damage possible to Pals that have weak Resistance against it in Palworld. Read on for more information about Super Effective moves, and how Resistance Mechanics work.

Super Effective Moves Explained

Super Effective Damage and How It Works

A move only becomes Super Effective when used on a Pal that has very weak resistance against the move.

Following the game's elemental chart, using an Electric type move on a Water type Pal like Teafant will become Super Effective due to Water types having weak resistance against Electric types.

Pals with Double Typing and How They Work

Pals with dual typing (specifically Ice/Grass against Fire) are able to take 4x damage. A great example would be Pals like Pengullet and Penking which are Ice/Water types, and Fire is super effective against Ice but not very effective against Water so it cancels out (1x)!

To get a specific set of skills, you can either get them from farming Skill Fruits, or through Breeding, and leveling up.

Element Type Changing Partner Skills

You can also utilize Partner Skills that change your element type attacks by setting any of the Pals on this list as your active Pal.

Some of them may also boost your attack power when mounted.

All Element Type Changing Partner Skills

How to Determine the Damage Output

Chart Symbol	Effectiveness
	Super Effective The attacker deals twice as much damage to the defending Pal.
	Not Very Effective The attacker deals half as much damage to the defending Pal.
No Symbol	Regular Damage The attacker deals the regular amount of damage to the defending Pal.

To battle efficiently, you must familiarize yourself with Elemental Type Matchups to make sure you're dealing at least 2x or 4x damage against the Pal you're facing.

Palworld Type Chart Strengths and Weaknesses

Resistance Mechanics Explained

Some Pal Types Resist Themselves

DEF → ATK ↓	FIR	WAT	GRA	NEU	ELE	ICE	GRO	DAR	DRA
Fire
Water
Grass
Neutral
Electric
Ice
Ground
Dark
Dragon

Take note that some Pal Types are resistant to their own typing instead of dealing normal damage. For a solid example, Fire type Pals are resistant to Fire type moves, Ice type Pals are resistant to Ice type moves and so on.

Neutral Type Pals Do Not Resist Neutral Type Moves

A special case regarding Resistance would be Neutral Type Pals using Neutral type moves against other Neutral Type Pals.

We have tested and confirmed that using Neutral type moves against other Neutral Type pals do not get resisted, and instead deals normal damage like it's a different typing.

List of Neutral Element Type Pals

Low Damage and Greyed Out Numbers

A Pal is resistant to attacks when greyed out damage numbers appear after getting hit by a move. This happens often if your Pal is fighting a Pal that has the same element, or same element type moves.

List of Accessories That Boost Elemental Resistance

Accessory	Rarity	Description
Ring of Flame Resistance	Common	Reduces damage taken from Fire moves by 20%
Ring of Earth Resistance	Common	Reduces damage taken from Ground moves by 20%
Ring of Dark Resistance	Common	Reduces damage taken from Dark moves by 20%
Ring of Resistance	Common	Reduces damage taken from Neutral moves by 20%
Ring of Water Resistance	Common	Reduces damage taken from Water moves by 20%
Ring of Grass Resistance	Common	Reduces damage taken from Grass moves by 20%
Ring of Lightning Resistance	Common	Reduces damage taken from Electric moves by 20%
Ring of Ice Resistance	Common	Reduces damage taken from Ice moves by 20%
Ring of Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Neutral moves by 30%
Ring of Flame Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Fire moves by 30%
Ring of Earth Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Ground moves by 30%
Ring of Dark Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Dark moves by 30%
Ring of Water Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Water moves by 30%
Ring of Grass Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Grass moves by 30%
Ring of Lightning Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Electric moves by 30%
Ring of Ice Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Ice moves by 30%
Ring of Dragon Resistance +1	Uncommon	Reduces damage taken from Dragon moves by 30%
Ring of Flame Resistance +2	Rare	Reduces damage taken from Fire moves by 40%
Ring of Earth Resistance +2	Rare	Reduces damage taken from Ground moves by 40%
Ring of Dark Resistance +2	Rare	Reduces damage taken from Dark moves by 40%
Ring of Water Resistance +2	Rare	Reduces damage taken from Water moves by 40%
Ring of Grass Resistance +2	Rare	Reduces damage taken from Grass moves by 40%
Ring of Lightning Resistance +2	Rare	Reduces damage taken from Electric moves by 40%
Ring of Ice Resistance +2	Rare	Reduces damage taken from Ice moves by 40%
Ring of Mercy	Rare	Pacifist's ring. The wearer's attacks will not reduce the target's Health below 1.
Ring of Freight +1	Common	Carrying capacity increased by 100
Ring of Freight +2	Rare	Carrying capacity increased by 200

List of Accessories

Palworld Related Guides

Game Mechanics

Game Mechanics