Why Dog Coins Matter in Palworld
Dog Coins are the backbone of Palworld's endgame economy. You'll pick them up from fishing, scrap piles, and random drops throughout the campaign, but the quantities are trivial compared to what you need for maxing out your team. The Medal Merchants found in ruined churches across the map sell Stat Fruits, Elixirs, Star Fruits, and Handbooks — items that push your Pals from strong to broken. A single Stat Fruit costs 200 Dog Coins. Star Fruits scale from 50 to 400 depending on tier. If you're chasing 100 across every hidden stat or prepping for Hard Mode Towers, you're looking at tens of thousands of coins.
The Best Farming Method: Mimog at the World Tree
Mimog is a Neutral-type Pal that drops a random stack of Dog Coins on defeat. The catch? It bolts at mach speed the moment it spots you. Most players stumble into one, watch it vanish, and move on. But with the right setup, you can turn Mimog into a reliable ATM. This method only works once you've unlocked the World Tree, so consider it a late-game luxury.
Building Your Farming Party: Katress and Blazehowl Noct
Two specific Pals boost Neutral-type drop rates by 40% each: Katress and Blazehowl Noct. The game says these buffs don't stack, but that restriction only applies to duplicate species. Since they're different Pals, the bonuses combine for 80% increased drops at base level.
Katress spawns early around Mount Flopie, the Frostbound Mountains, and No Man's Trail. Blazehowl Noct is common around Mount Obsidian. Grab one of each and you've got the foundation. Katress also carries a bonus chance to save a Pal Sphere on throw, which is a nice quality-of-life perk while you're out farming.
Leveling Your Partners to 4-Star
The 40% buff doubles to 80% per Pal at 4-star, giving you 160% total increased Dog Coin drops. You have two paths to max them out: catch duplicates and condense them in the Pal Condenser, or feed them Starfruits. Starfruits drop from Bounty Officers, the Relic Recycler, and the Medal Merchant. The condenser route is faster if you're already swimming in captures; Starfruits are better if you'd rather spend coins than time. Either way, plan for a grind — but it pays for itself fast.
Where to Find Mimog: World Tree Route
Mimog spawns more frequently in the World Tree than anywhere else. The icy northwest sector seems to have the highest density, though no biome-specific rates are confirmed. Start at the Abandoned Lab fast-travel point and fly a straight line to Remnant Riverside. The open terrain makes spotting Mimog's cyan-black silhouette easy while moving at speed.
You'll want a fast flying mount — Jetragon or Eidrolon with strong moves work perfectly. Pals with speed passives like Dimensional Leap help refresh spawn radii quicker, meaning more Mimog encounters per minute.
How to Catch Mimog Before It Runs
The second you see that cyan-black flash, hit it with your hardest single attack. Meteorain is ideal — the initial meteor often kills outright, and the spreading rings catch Mimog mid-flee if the first hit doesn't finish it. Immediately mark the target using the targeting mechanic so you don't lose it in the visual clutter. With 160% drop rate active, each kill yields 300–600 Dog Coins. A full circuit between the two fast-travel points typically nets multiple Mimog in a few minutes.
Expected Dog Coin Yields
- Base Mimog drop: variable, typically 100–200 coins
- With 4-star Katress + Blazehowl Noct (160% bonus): 300–600 coins per kill
- Average run (5–7 Mimog): 1,500–4,000 coins in 5–10 minutes
That's enough for a handful of Stat Fruits or a mid-tier Star Fruit per session. Scale it up over an hour and you're funding serious Pal optimization.
World Settings: Spawn Rate Adjustment
If you want to remove the hunt entirely, crank the Pal spawn rate to 3x in the world settings before loading your save. Mimog will spawn in groups of three along your route. It trivializes the loop, but it also trivializes the game's balance. Some players prefer the immersion of the standard rate; others just want the coins. No judgment — play how you want.
Spending Dog Coins at the Medal Merchant
Ruined churches dot the map, each with a Medal Merchant nearby. Here's what your coins buy:
- Stat Fruits (200 coins): Increase a Pal's hidden Attack, Life, or Defense stat by 10. Maxing all three to 100 creates a statistical monster. Use Ability Glasses to check current values.
- Elixirs (200 coins): Permanently boost your own character stats.
- Star Fruits (50/100/200/400 coins): Raise a Pal's star level by one tier. Each star amplifies Partner Skill effectiveness, combat stats, and work speed.
- Handbooks (300 coins): Increase a Pal's work affinity by 1, up to a max of 10. Requires at least 1 base affinity in that category.
Combining max stars, max hidden stats, and Pal Souls is how you build teams that clear Hard Mode Towers and dominate the Arena. Dog Coins are the gatekeeper.
Why This Farming Route Beats the Alternatives
Fishing and scrap scavenging are fine early on, but they scale poorly. Mimog farming scales with your investment — better Pals, higher star levels, faster mounts all compound the returns. The World Tree route is also low-friction: no loading screens, no complex mechanics, just fly, spot, kill, repeat. Once you've condensed your Katress and Blazehowl Noct to 4-star, the setup is permanent. Every session after that is pure profit.
If you're serious about endgame optimization, this is the loop. Park your flying mount at Abandoned Lab, make the run to Remnant Riverside, and watch the Dog Coins pile up. Your Medal Merchant visits are about to get expensive.
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