The Best Ground Mount Pals in Palworld 1.0

By Stephanie Watel Published Jul 27, 2026, 8:02 AM EDT Stephanie Watel is a Contributing Writer at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2022. She specializes in guides and reviews, with additional experience writing lists and features across RPGs, horror games, cozy sims, action games, open-world RPGs, JRPGs, and indie titles. Before joining DualShockers, Stephanie contributed to GameRant , IGN , MovieWeb , Pro Game Guides , Twinfinite , and Prima Games . Her work has covered major releases, underground sleeper hits, and indie games across a wide range of genres. Stephanie holds a B.A. in English , including studies in journalism. Sign in to your DualShockers account 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 Palworld Like Follow Followed Open-World Shooter Survival Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 75 /100 Critics Rec: 69% Released July 10, 2026 ESRB T For Teen Due To Violence Developer(s) Pocket Pair, Inc. 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