Palworld 1.0 · Formula · Exceptions
Palworld 1.0 Breeding Guide
Palworld breeding is mostly rank-based, but a useful guide must explain where that rule stops. This page separates the ordinary breeding-power calculation from same-species, fixed special, and gender-dependent outcomes.
Palworld 1.0 breeding guide decision path
1. Check for a gender-dependent recipe
Katress and Wixen have two directional outcomes. Female Katress with male Wixen produces Katress Ignis. Male Katress with female Wixen produces Wixen Noct.
2. Check for a fixed special combination
A special pair maps directly to a child and bypasses the ordinary rank search. These records are stored explicitly in the relationship index.
3. Handle identical parents
Two parents of the same species produce that same species. This rule is evaluated before an ordinary nearest-rank result.
4. Apply the ordinary rank rule
For an ordinary pair, calculate floor((parent A power + parent B power + 1) / 2), then select the eligible child nearest to that value. Ties use the dataset's priority value; special-only children are excluded from this search.
The normal Palworld breeding formula
Breeding power is an internal ordering value, not a visible combat stat. Lower numbers generally sit nearer rare Pals, but the child is chosen by distance from the calculated midpoint, not by simply averaging Paldeck numbers.
childPower = floor((parentA + parentB + 1) / 2)Worked example
The calculator does not recompute only from displayed names. It looks up the pinned 1.0 relationship after applying the source rules, which preserves duplicate-priority and exception behavior that a simplified spreadsheet can miss.
Using the Palworld 1.0 breeding guide
Exceptions that change the result
Special recipes, identical parents, non-breedable or special-only records, and the Katress/Wixen gender pair all need explicit handling. That is why PalBreed ships a complete indexed table as well as this formula explanation.
Use the guide in practice
Start with the target Pal when you are planning a route, because several parent pairs may be easier to obtain than the first one you recognize. Start with two parents when you already own a pair and only need to confirm the child.