Direhowl
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NeutralNeeds Direhowl's Saddled Harness equipped — without that gear the skill does nothing. It unlocks at Technology level 9 for 1 point, so a Pal caught early can sit unusable for a while.
Direhowl used to hunt at the side of humans, but that bond wore away over the years.
Type Effectiveness
DarkBase Stats
Work Suitabilities
GatheringbestDirehowl Food & Hunger
2/10Higher food need means Direhowl eats more often while working at your base.
Direhowl Movement Speed
Behavior & Traits
Trust Bonuses (Partner Level)
How strongly Direhowl's stats scale as its Trust level rises.
Direhowl Stats by Level
What Direhowl actually reads at each level, from a worst-case individual (IV 0) to a perfect one (IV 100). Condensing, souls and Trust stack on top of these.
| Level | HP | Attack | Defense |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 1 | 545–557 | 108–110 | 55–57 |
| Lv 10 | 950–1070 | 182–207 | 106–123 |
| Lv 20 | 1400–1640 | 265–314 | 162–196 |
| Lv 30 | 1850–2210 | 347–421 | 218–269 |
| Lv 40 | 2300–2780 | 430–529 | 275–342 |
| Lv 50 | 2750–3350 | 512–636 | 331–415 |
| Lv 60 | 3200–3920 | 595–743 | 387–488 |
How to Get Direhowl
Direhowl is Neutral, so a Dark attacker takes it down fastest — and a Pal it resists will drag the fight long enough for it to heal or flee.
Wild Direhowl spawn between level 6 and 14. The higher end resists spheres noticeably harder, so it is worth hunting the low-level spawns for your first catch and saving the high ones for a condenser stack.
Its capture rate is 1.0, which makes it exactly average, so weaken it properly and throw from behind for the back-strike bonus.
DarkDirehowl Tier List Rankings
| Ranking | Tier |
|---|---|
| Best Overall | C |
| Combat | C |
| Base Workers | D |
| Best Mounts | C |
Direhowl Boss Rewards
The fight also unlocks Direhowl's Saddled Harness, the gear that lets you ride or deploy Direhowl properly.
Wild Direhowl Level Range
Wild Direhowl roam at level 6–14 out in the world — plan your spheres and party level around that before hunting one on the interactive map.
Where to Find Direhowl
Direhowl spawn locations in the wild — every marked spot is a known spawn area.
Most of them are around Sealed Realm of the Myriad Flames (17.7% of known spots), with smaller pockets near Sea Breeze Coast and Small Cove. They come in groups of up to 3, so plan sphere stock for more than one.
Direhowl in Base Raids
Direhowl shows up in 3 raid groups that attack your base, at level 5–39 around the Forest and Grasslands. Worth knowing before you settle there — build your defences around what actually turns up.
Dungeons Direhowl Appears In
Besides its wild habitat, Direhowl turns up inside 2 caverns, and takes the boss chamber in 2 of them. Caverns are the reliable option when the overworld roll is not going your way.
the boss chamber fight is level 10–13, and ordinary cavern spawns run level 6–9.
Best Direhowl Build
Direhowl shines as a mount. The passives below push that strength as hard as possible — hunt them through catches, breeding or implants.
Partner skill: Direhowl Rider.
Best Direhowl Moveset — Highest DPS
NeutralFierce FangSTAB25DPS · 50 powNeutralHoly BurstSTAB23.3DPS · 700 powNeutralPal BlastSTAB22.5DPS · 450 powRanked by sustained damage per second. STAB moves share Direhowl's element for extra damage.
Active Skills (9)
| Lv | Move | Element | Power | Cooldown | DPS | Type | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Fang | Neutral | 40 | 2s | 20 | Melee | 180 |
| 2 | Fierce Fang | Neutral | 50 | 2s | 25 | Melee | 900 |
| 7 | Bog Blast |  Ground | 40 | 2s | 20 | Shot | 5000 |
| 15 | Air Cannon | Neutral | 40 | 2s | 20 | Shot | 4000 |
| 22 | Power Shot | Neutral | 80 | 4s | 20 | Shot | 3000 |
| 30 | Ignis Blast |  Fire | 40 | 2s | 20 | Shot | 5000 |
| 40 | Power Bomb | Neutral | 120 | 8s | 15 | Shot | 5000 |
| 50 | Pal Blast | Neutral | 450 | 20s | 22.5 | Shot | 1800 |
| 70 | Holy Burst | Neutral | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | Shot | 5000 |
Leather
Ruby
Gold CoinAlpha & Boss Direhowl Drops
Boss encounters with Direhowl drop these instead — including Ancient Civilization Parts.
Egg Moves (9)
| Move | Element | Power | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Burst |  Water | 200 | 16.7 |
| Dragon Breath |  Dragon | 160 | 20 |
| Iceberg |  Ice | 120 | 15 |
| Ignis Breath | Fire | 160 | 20 |
| Lock-on Laser |  Electric | 140 | 17.5 |
| Multicutter |  Grass | 160 | 20 |
| Power Bomb | Neutral | 120 | 15 |
| Sand Tornado | Ground | 200 | 16.7 |
| Spirit Flame | Dark | 200 | 16.7 |
What Direhowl Can Breed Into (141)
Put Direhowl in a Breeding Farm with the right partner and these are the 141 Pals that can come out. The pairings needing the fewest specific partners are listed first — those are the ones worth planning a chain around.
Beakon
Cawgnito
Dumud
Elizabee
Gloopie
Mammorest
Muffly
Rushoar
Sibelyx
Smokie Cryst
Surfent
Surfent Terra
Wixen Noct
Yakumo
Amione
Arsox
Bakemi
Beegarde
Blazehowl
Bristla
Broncherry
Bushi
Caprity
Caprity Noct
Carnibora
Cattiva
Celaray
Chillet
Chillet Ignis
Cinnamoth
Croajiro
Croajiro Noct
Dazzi
Dazzi Noct
Digtoise
Dinossom
Dinossom Lux
Dogen
Dynamoff+101 more — work out any pairing in the breeding calculator →
