The Best Ground Mount Pals in Palworld 1.0

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Getting around the vast and mysterious archipelago of Palpagos in Palworld is no easy feat. With so much ground to cover, literally, going by foot can feel tedious after a while. Thankfully, the game gives you the ability to ease that burden by providing the ability to ride Pals as mounts. This allows you to not only reach various locales quickly, but also certain ones that you otherwise can't get to without flying or swimming.

There are a surprising number of Pals to choose from, in terms of ones that can be ridden. Granted, certain ones can only travel by ground while others go by water or air. Also, knowing which ones are the best in their category can help make your adventures more efficient. Since ground mount Pals are the best way to start, here's how to unlock them and which ones are the best to seek out.

How to Ride Ground Mount Pals in Palworld

Riding Pals in Palworld isn't quite as simple as just hopping and taking off (unless you're the whale of legend, Panthalus, of course). Before you can turn a Pal into a reliable steed for transportation, you'll first need to craft their respective Saddle, which falls under Pal Gear.

Pal Saddles are unlocked via the Technology menu, just like pretty much everything else in the game. Once you successfully capture a ridable Pal for the first time, their respective Saddle will become available to unlock. Granted, different Saddles are unlocked at different levels, so that can factor in as well.

Either way, once you unlock the Pal Saddle you want, you'll then need to craft it at the appropriate work station at your base. The following types of technology can craft saddles:

Pal Gear Workbench (available at Level 6)
Ancient Workbench (available at Level 67; can only be used by Pals)

Once your saddle is crafted, you'll then be able to ride that respective Pal permanently, whether it's a ground mount, swimming mount, or flying mount. Note that the Pal must be in your current party in order to ride them.

Best Ground Mount Pals in Palworld

Ground mount Pals are essentially the stepping stone to flying and swimming mounts, but they're nonetheless a valuable asset for getting around far more quickly during your early adventures. Granted, each ridable Pal functions a bit differently, and some are faster than others, or have more overall stamina. Going for the best ground mount Pals should be a priority for you in the initial hours of the game, but it can be tricky to tell which ones are actually the best.

Below is a comprehensive list of the best ground mount Pals in Palworld, as of the game's 1.0 release, and where you can find them. We've also further subdivided this list into the best ones to find early, and then the best ones for your endgame adventures.

Best Early Game Ground Mount Pals

Pal Name

Palpedia No.

Mount Speed (Range)

Spawn Location(s)

Direhowl	33	800-1,050	Sea Breeze Archipelago (west side) Bamboo Groves (south and north side) Windswept Hills (west side) Marsh Island
Grintale	70	650-1,000	Sakurajima Island (daytime and nighttime) Verdant Brook (nighttime) Moonless Shore (nighttime)
Eikthyrdeer	32	700-900	Windswept Hills Bamboo Groves (south side) Marsh Island
Univolt	54	720-1,100	Bamboo Groves (northwest side)

Best Late Game Ground Mount Pals

Pal Name

Palpedia No.

Mount Speed (Range)

Spawn Location(s)

Necromus	199	1,300-1,900	Dessicated Desert (always spawns with Paladius as a Level 60 joint Alpha field boss encounter)
Paladius	198	800-1,800	Dessicated Desert (always spawns with Necromus as a Level 60 joint Alpha field boss encounter)
Ophydia	175	700-1,500	Level 69 Alpha field boss encounter in Sunreach at (-590, -1478)
Pyrin	93	850-1,300	Mount Obsidian (northeast section)
Azurmane	161	900-1,260	Feybreak Island (south edge)
Dazemu	123	900-1,200	Dessicated Desert Sakurajima Island - Northern Rock Field
Starryon	130	900-1,250	Feybreak Island (eastern yellow section; nighttime only)
Gildane	154	840-1,260	Feybreak Island (central section)
Fenglope	83	750-1,050	No. 3 Wildlife Sanctuary