Summary
Pocketpair’sPalworldmay be shrouded in controversy as of late, but the effect it has had on the nostalgia of longtimePokemonfans is undeniable. While the gaming community at large expectedPalworldto be nothing short of a meme, it has surprisingly garnered a significant amount of positive interest in its ability to take a beloved decades-old franchise and put a creative and challenging twist on it that modern fans of other genres can enjoy. However,the similarities betweenPalworldandPokemonare nonetheless there and can be seen even in the various elemental affinities that the game’s creature companion “Pals” possess.
Just as withPokemon’s Pokemon types, each ofPalworld’s Pals possesses an elemental affinity that ultimately determines its strengths and weaknesses on the battlefield. WhilePalworldfeatures fewer elemental variations than thePokemonfranchise, their nuanced similarities remain unmistakably clear, meaning veteranPokemonfans should feel right at home withPalworld’s Pal elements. Still, even those unfamiliar withPokemon’s elemental mechanics should findPalworld’s fairly easy to navigate.
How Each Element in Palworld Compares to Their Pokemon Counterparts
There Are Nine Elemental Affinities in Palworld to Pokemon’s Eighteen
Each ofPalworld’s elemental affinitiescompares toPokemon’s in two ways: name and mechanics. While many of them are similar in both ways, there are some that differ in terms of their strengths and weaknesses in combat. UnlikePokemon, which boasts eighteen elemental types (nineteen including Stellar), there are only nine elemental affinities inPalworld.
Eight ofPalworld’s nine elements are identical to eight ofPokemon’s types in name, with Neutral being the other. However,Palworld’s Neutral element could be most closely associated withPokemon’s Normal type. Furthermore, many ofPalworld’s elements abide by similar rules as theirPokemoncounterparts, with the exception of a few outliers.
Strengths and Weaknesses of Every Palworld Element and Their Pokemon Counterparts
As most ofPalworld’s elements are similar to some ofPokemon’s typesin name, many of them are alike in effect as well. Specifically, most ofPalworld’s most basic elements — Ground, Electric, Fire, Ice, Grass, and Water — all have the same strengths and weaknesses as theirPokemoncounterparts. However,Palworld’s remaining elemental affinities — Dark, Dragon, and Neutral — all differ fromPokemon’s similarly named types.
Electric
Electric, Grass
The most significant difference betweenPalworld’s elements andPokemon’s types is that most ofPokemon’s types are strong and weak against multiple elements, whereas all but one ofPalworld’s elemental affinities are strong against a single element and weak against a single element. The only one ofPalword’s elemental affinities that can be used effectively against more than one element is Fire, which is strong against Pals of Grass and Ice affinities.
Palworldis obviously strikingly similar toPokemonin terms of its elemental affinities, but it still manages to break away from its spiritual predecessor by including a few differences here and there. At the very least, longtimefans of thePokemonfranchisecan get a leg up inPalworldthanks to the valuable knowledge they’ve gained during their time playingPokemongames, and the added bonus of nostalgia makes it all the better.
Palworld
WHERE TO PLAY
In this game, you may peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
