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Palworld

How to Start Pal Expeditions

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Palworld - How to Start Pal Expeditions

Send Pals out on Pal Expeditions to farm dungeon materials for you while you play in Palworld! Learn how to use the Pal Expedition Station, conduct Pal expeditions, and unlock expedition destinations in this guide.

How to Start Pal Expeditions

Build Pal Expedition Station

Palworld - Pal Expedition Station Unlocked

Level Unlocked Technology Points Material Requirements
15 Palworld - Pal Expedition StationPal Expedition Station 2
Wood ImageWood x20
Stone ImageStone x20

The Pal Expedition Station is available to unlock and build at Level 15. Only one Pal Expedition Station is allowed per base. They are quite large structures as well, so make sure you have ample enough space in your bases to house them.

Once you have built the Pal Expedition Station, go up to the mouth of the cavern-looking entrance to open the Expedition menu.

Select Expedition Destination

Palworld - Pal Expedition Destinations

The destinations for expeditions are listed from lowest to highest difficulty and are unlocked by defeating Tower bosses. Once unlocked, make sure to check the requirements and rewards before selecting a destination!

All Palworld Tower Bosses in Order

Assign Pals to Dispatch

Palworld - Assign Pal to Expedition

You can assign up to 100 Pals per expedition. You can send the Pals from your Palbox, as long as they are not in your party nor working in any of your bases.

Other than the Cave in the Grassland expedition, all other expeditions will require you to send Pals with a specific type. If you are struggling to choose individual Pals, you can try the Auto-Assign option! It will select the appropriate Pals for you, and you could modify the list from there.

Aim for the Recommended Firepower

Palworld - Firepower Recommendation Met

Each Pal has a value of their Firepower depending on their stats. Depending on your preference, you can either add a few of your very powerful Pals or a whole lot of your wimpy ones, as long as you match or go over the Recommended Firepower for the highest chance you can get at reward quality and quantity. Keep in mind the reward percentage does not go past 100% though.

On the other hand, you can actually start expeditions even if your band of Pals go below the Recommended Firepower. Just do not expect much rewards if you do.

However way you assigned your Pals and Firepower, just select the Start button on the bottom to let your Pals be on their merry way and farm those dungeon materials for you!

How to Increase Pal Firepower

Condense Pals

Condensing Pals are the best way to increase Firepower. Condensing a Pal increases all of its stats, which provides you with a general increase in Firepower.

Condensing a Pal to max rank requires a whopping 117 Pals, but provides you with an extremely strong Pal with an insanely high Firepower!

Pal Essence Condenser: How to Rank Up Pals

Level Up Pals

Leveling Up Pals is the easiest way to increase base stats. A Level 1 Pal will have around 200 Firepower, and Leveling it up to max should increase it to around 2500 Firepower on average.

When staying in your base, or out exploring, make sure to bring other Pals to increase their levels for expeditions!

How to Level Up Fast

Enhance Pals with Souls

Enhancing Pals using Souls is also a way to increase a Pal's firepower. As you collect more Pal Souls, offer them up at a Statue of Power to increase a Pal's stats.

The stat increase affects a Pal's firepower, so enhancing a Pal can be a quick way to boost Firepower if you do not want to condense Pals instead.

Passive Skills Do Not Affect Firepower

Passive Skills that affect a Pal's stats do not affect Firepower. It is best to save your perfectly bred Pals to be used in the party instead, since these modifiers do not affect expedition runs.

Can You Start Multiple Pal Expeditions?

You Can Start Multiple Expeditions at the Same Time

Palworld - Icon Pals on Expedition

While you are only allowed to have one Pal Expedition Station per base, you can still have multiple of them across your individual bases, assuming you have more than one base.

You can also send multiple expeditions to a single destination at the same time, although be wary of the availability of your Pals. When they have the dungeon icon on their profile, it means they are already on an ongoing expedition.

How to Lessen Expedition Duration

Additional Firepower Lessens Expedition Duration

Palworld - Decrease Expedition Duration

Going over the Recommended Firepower actually lessens how long the expedition will take to complete. You can tell when the Duration number has turned yellow. The more Firepower you add, the more the Duration decreases. If you do not have the patience to wait but got all the Pals to spare on an expedition, feel free to load up on that Firepower!

Note: Expedition Duration unfortunately only continues when the player is in the game. Quitting the game or just not being in that save freezes the Duration.

Research Time-Saving Expedition

Palworld - Time Saving Expedition Research

In the Pal Labor Research Laboratory, you can find the Time-Saving Expedition research nodes under the Lumbering and Mining Research Subjects. Completing all the research on it decreases Expedition Duration by 35%.

How to Get Pal Labor Research Laboratory

Expedition Destinations

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Cave in the Grassland Forest's Secret Realm
Volcanic Inferno Cave Hidden Ruins of the Desert
Frozen Cave Spirit Blossom Cave
Dark Cave of Feybreak

Cave in the Grassland

Expedition Unlock Condition
Defeat Zoe and Grizzbolt
Risk Level Recommended Firepower Required Pal Type Duration
Low 25,000 None 30 Minutes

Cave in the Grassland Rewards

Possible Expedition Rewards

Forest's Secret Realm

Expedition Unlock Condition
Defeat Lily and Lyleen
Risk Level Recommended Power Required Pal Type Duration
Low 56,000 Grass 30 Minutes

Forest's Secret Realm Rewards

Possible Expedition Rewards

Volcanic Inferno Cave

Expedition Unlock Condition
Defeat Axel and Orserk
Risk Level Recommended Power Required Pal Type Duration
Medium 144,000 Fire 45 Minutes

Volcanic Inferno Cave Rewards

Possible Expedition Rewards

Hidden Ruins of the Desert

Expedition Unlock Condition
Defeat Marcus and Faleris
Risk Level Recommended Power Required Pal Type Duration
Medium 209,000 Ground 45 Minutes

Hidden Ruins of the Desert Rewards

Possible Expedition Rewards

Frozen Cave of the Snow Mountain

Expedition Unlock Condition
Defeat Victor and Shadowbeak
Risk Level Recommended Power Required Pal Type Duration
High 286,000 Ice 1 Hour

Frozen Cave of the Snow Mountain Rewards

Possible Expedition Rewards

Spirit Blossom Cave of Sakurajima

Expedition Unlock Condition
Defeat Saya and Selyne
Risk Level Recommended Power Required Pal Type Duration
High 375,000 Water 1 Hour

Spirit Blossom Cave of Sakurajima Rewards

Possible Expedition Rewards

Dark Cave of Feybreak

Expedition Unlock Condition
Defeat Bjorn and Bastigor
Risk Level Recommended Power Required Pal Type Duration
High 476,000 Dark 1 Hour

Dark Cave of Feybreak Rewards

Possible Expedition Rewards

Palworld Related Guides

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Tips and Tricks

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Feybreak Update Tips

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Bounty Tokens Guide Attack Chopper Guide
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Sakurajima Update Tips

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General Palworld Tips

General Palworld Tips
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Best Base Locations and How to Move Bases Best Stats to Upgrade
Best Ancient Technology Statue of Power Guide
How to Get a Gun Fast and Early in Palworld Day/Night Cycle
How to Get Ancient Technology Points Fast Pal Distillation Pod: How to Rank Up Pal
Base Building Guide Raid Guide
How to Remove Wanted Status List of Palworld Achievements
Best Palworld Team How to Destroy and Move Structures
When Do Items and Resources Respawn? Transferring Characters
Base Level Rewards and Requirements How to Attack Enemies on Water
Best Structures for Your Base How to Trade Pals
Best Type Combinations What to Do in Palworld
Can Pals Evolve in Palworld How to Mount and Ride Pals
How to Get More Base Storage When Do Bosses Respawn?
Benefits to Killing Syndicate Thugs All Black Marketeer Pals
How to Move Bases How to Create and Join a Guild
Story Walkthrough Guide Post Game Guide
Pal Buy and Sell Values Explained Post Game Raid Boss
Choices, Missables, and One-Time Events How to Fly
How to Handle Pals Not Working and Assign Pals to Jobs How to Get a Level 5 Work Suitability Pal
List of the Best Palworld Mods Rare Drops List and Best Rare Drops to Farm
How to Change Player and Pal Names Stats and IVs Explained
How to Change Your Character's Appearance How to Keep Items on Death
How Many Pals Are in Palworld How to Refresh Vendor Stock
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Level Cap All Pal Skins and How to Change
Palworld Halloween Skins How to Use Global Palbox

Pal Catching Tips

Pal Catching Tips
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How to Get Lucky Pals Pal Sphere Farming Guide
How to Reroll Dungeon Bosses

Survival and Exploration Tips

Survival and Exploration Tips
How to Cook Pals How to Farm Paldium Fragments
How to Heal Pals and Player HP How to Keep Pals Happy and Sane
How to Increase Carrying Capacity How to Increase Stamina
How to Upgrade Palbox How to Repair Tools
How to Fix Pal Injuries How to Revive Pals
How to Cancel Arrows How to Eat Food
How to Put Out and Avoid Fires How to Increase Movement Speed
How to Cure Depressed Pals How to Cure Weakened Pals
How to Cure Pals of Overfull How to Get Keys
Night Guide: How to Survive the Night How to Manage Food Expiration
Best Base Locations
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Settings and Multiplayer Tips

Settings and Multiplayer Tips
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Does Palworld Have Crossplay? Is There PvP in Palworld?
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Which Difficulty Settings to Choose How to Backup Save Data
All Controls and How to Change How to Drop Items and Pals
All Console Commands and Cheats Palworld PC System Requirements
How to Migrate Server Data How to Change Death Penalty Settings
Is There Splitscreen Local Co-Op in Palworld -

Glitches and Exploits

All Glitches and Exploits
Infinite Pal Sphere Exploit Guild Save File Deletion Bug
Pal Pathfinding Bug Fix How to Catch Tower Bosses
Refresh Food Expiration Glitch Infinite Sweepa Boost Glitch
Carry Weight Glitch Pal Sphere Gliding Glitch
Egg Duplication Glitch Instant Pal Revive and Heal Glitch
Infinite Syndicate Thug Glitch Black Marketeer Gold Glitch
Item Duplication Glitch 2 Combat Pals at A Time Glitch
Unraidable Base Glitch Clipping Glitch
How to Fix World Save Bug Infinite Loot Glitch
Infinite XP Glitch Freeze and Rocket Launcher Glitch
Pal Skill Cooldown Reset Trick Fierce Fang Glitch

Comment

2 Anonymous Anonymous 5 months

True. Thanks for the info. 10 fully condensed Chikipi could sweep any dungeon effortlessly. Doesn't even matter the passives.

1 Anonymous Anonymous 10 months

It’s not mentioned anywhere on the page but for whoever was looking for info on how to raise your pals firepower you need to condense them. 10 lvl 3-4 condensed pals will do any of the expeditions.

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