Palumba
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GrassNeeds Palumba Saddle equipped — without that gear the skill does nothing. It unlocks at Technology level 35 for 3 points, so a Pal caught early can sit unusable for a while.
Its signature dance breaks the enemy's rhythm, and in turf battles whoever falls in sync with the other first is the loser. Courtship, boredom, combat — it all resolves into dance, which raises the question of what a dance aimed at a human is meant to convey.
Type Effectiveness
Ground
Water
FireBase Stats
Work Suitabilities
Miningbest
Planting
GatheringPalumba Food & Hunger
6/10Higher food need means Palumba eats more often while working at your base.
Palumba Movement Speed
Behavior & Traits
Trust Bonuses (Partner Level)
How strongly Palumba's stats scale as its Trust level rises.
Palumba Stats by Level
What Palumba actually reads at each level, from a worst-case individual (IV 0) to a perfect one (IV 100). These are the base numbers — condensing, souls and Trust raise them further.
| Level | HP | Attack | Defense |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 1 | 557–573 | 108–110 | 58–61 |
| Lv 10 | 1075–1232 | 182–207 | 136–162 |
| Lv 20 | 1650–1965 | 265–314 | 222–274 |
| Lv 30 | 2225–2697 | 347–421 | 308–386 |
| Lv 40 | 2800–3430 | 430–529 | 395–498 |
| Lv 50 | 3375–4162 | 512–636 | 481–610 |
| Lv 60 | 3950–4895 | 595–743 | 567–722 |
How to Get Palumba
Palumba is one of the Pals you can simply buy: a Pal merchant sells it at level 42–48, which skips the hunt when you want one at a known level. Show the merchants on the map →
Palumba is Grass, so a Fire attacker takes it down fastest — and a Pal it resists will drag the fight long enough for it to heal or flee.
Wild Palumba spawn between level 32 and 50. A level 50 one resists far more than a level 32; catch cheap first, then farm the high spawns for condensing.
Its capture rate is 1.0, which makes it exactly average, so weaken it properly and throw from behind for the back-strike bonus.
FirePalumba Tier List Rankings
| Ranking | Tier |
|---|---|
| Best Overall | B |
| Combat | B |
| Base Workers | B |
| Best Mounts | C |
Palumba Boss Rewards
The fight also unlocks Palumba Saddle, the gear that lets you ride or deploy Palumba properly.
Wild Palumba Level Range
Wild Palumba roam at level 32–50 out in the world — plan your spheres and party level around that before hunting one on the interactive map.
Where to Find Palumba
Palumba spawn locations in the wild — every marked spot is a known spawn area.
Most of them are around Seaward Passage (21.4% of known spots), with smaller pockets near Oasis Isle and Sealed Realm of Terraria. They come in groups of up to 3, so plan sphere stock for more than one.
Dungeons Palumba Appears In
Besides its wild habitat, Palumba turns up inside one cavern, and takes the boss chamber in one of them. Caverns are the reliable option when the overworld roll is not going your way.
the boss chamber fight is level 47–49, and ordinary cavern spawns run level 40–45.
Best Palumba Build
Palumba shines as a base worker. Build toward the passives below and the role does the rest. Catching, breeding and implants all supply them.
Partner skill: Samba Step.
Best Palumba Moveset — Highest DPS
ElectricSpark Blast25DPS · 50 pow
NeutralHoly Burst23.3DPS · 700 pow
DragonComet Strike22.5DPS · 180 powRanked by sustained damage per second. STAB moves share Palumba's element for extra damage.
Active Skills (8)
| Lv | Move | Element | Power | Cooldown | DPS | Type | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seed Machine Gun | Grass | 80 | 4s | 20 | Shot | 300 |
| 7 | Seed Mine | Grass | 120 | 8s | 15 | Shot | 5000 |
| 15 | Grass Tornado | Grass | 200 | 12s | 16.7 | Shot | 3000 |
| 22 | Wind Edge | Grass | 200 | 12s | 16.7 | Shot | 5000 |
| 30 | Dash KickSignature | Grass | 300 | 16s | 18.8 | Melee | 3000 |
| 40 | Reflect Leaf | Grass | 400 | 20s | 20 | Shot | 4000 |
| 50 | Crosswind | Grass | 500 | 24s | 20.8 | Shot | 5000 |
| 70 | Wind Burst | Grass | 600 | 30s | 20 | Shot | 1200 |
Drops
| Item | Qty | Rate |
|---|---|---|
 Hardwood | 2-4 | 100% |
 Onion Seeds | 1-2 | 100% |
 Carrot Seeds | 1-2 | 100% |
Alpha & Boss Palumba Drops
Boss encounters with Palumba drop these instead — including Ancient Civilization Parts.
Egg Moves (42)
| Move | Element | Power | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Blade | Neutral | 160 | 20 |
| Apocalypse |  Dark | 400 | 20 |
| Aqua Burst | Water | 200 | 16.7 |
| Aqua Surge | Water | 500 | 20.8 |
| Beam Slicer | Dragon | 350 | 21.9 |
| Charge Cannon | Dragon | 400 | 20 |
| Circle Vine | Grass | 300 | 18.8 |
| Comet Strike | Dragon | 180 | 22.5 |
| Crosswind | Grass | 500 | 20.8 |
| Curtain Splash | Water | 300 | 18.8 |
| Dark Laser | Dark | 450 | 22.5 |
| Diamond Rain |  Ice | 600 | 20 |
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 160 | 20 |
| Dragon Cannon | Dragon | 40 | 20 |
| Dragon Meteor | Dragon | 600 | 20 |
| Flame Funnel | Fire | 300 | 18.8 |
| Flame Wall | Fire | 250 | 20.8 |
| Freeze Wall | Ice | 200 | 16.7 |
| Holy Burst | Neutral | 700 | 23.3 |
| Hydro Laser | Water | 450 | 22.5 |
| Hydro Slicer | Water | 350 | 21.9 |
| Iceberg | Ice | 120 | 15 |
| Ignis Breath | Fire | 160 | 20 |
| Ignis Rage | Fire | 500 | 20.8 |
| Lightning Bolt | Electric | 450 | 22.5 |
| Lock-on Laser | Electric | 140 | 17.5 |
| Nightmare Ball | Dark | 300 | 18.8 |
| Pal Blast | Neutral | 450 | 22.5 |
| Power Bomb | Neutral | 120 | 15 |
| Reflect Leaf | Grass | 400 | 20 |
| Rockburst | Ground | 300 | 18.8 |
| Rocky Impact | Ground | 600 | 20 |
| Sand Twister | Ground | 500 | 20.8 |
| Solar Blast | Grass | 450 | 22.5 |
| Spark Blast | Electric | 50 | 25 |
| Splash | Water | 160 | 20 |
| Thunder Rain | Electric | 400 | 20 |
| Thunderstorm | Electric | 600 | 20 |
| Torrential Blast | Water | 250 | 20.8 |
| Tri-Lightning | Electric | 200 | 16.7 |
| TriSpark | Electric | 250 | 20.8 |
| Volcanic Rain | Fire | 450 | 22.5 |
What Palumba Can Breed Into (133)
Put Palumba in a Breeding Farm with the right partner and these are the 133 Pals that can come out. The pairings needing the fewest specific partners are listed first — those are the ones worth planning a chain around.
Mammorest Cryst
Nitemary Botan
Petallia
Quivern
Relaxaurus Lux
Smokie Cryst
Surfent Terra
Venusa
Bakemi
Beakon
Blazehowl
Blazehowl Noct
Broncherry
Bulldosu
Bushi
Bushi Noct
Caprity Noct
Chillet Ignis
Croajiro Noct
Cryolinx
Dazzi Noct
Digtoise
Dinossom
Dinossom Lux
Dogen
Dynamoff
Elgrove
Elizabee
Elphidran Aqua
Felbat
Fenglope
Foxcicle
Frostplume
Ghangler
Ghangler Ignis
Gildane
Gildra
Gloopie Primo
Gorirat
Gorirat Terra+93 more — work out any pairing in the breeding calculator →
How to Breed Palumba (212 parent combos)
Full guide: How to breed Palumba →
