Dark Ball
Dark Ball is a Dark-element shot skill in Palworld with power 50 and a 2-second cooldown. 28 Pals learn it on their own; there is no Skill Fruit for it. Effective range: 500–1000.
Unleashes a sphere of darkness that slowly tracks down the enemy.
- Mid-range
- Spammable
- Effect-bearing
How to get Dark Ball
28 Pals learn Dark Ball on their own — the earliest is Bakemi at level 1. There is no Skill Fruit for it.
Dark Ball can be inherited through breeding. Breeding gives a 50% chance to pass down one active skill from either parent, and it can be any skill they know — not just the four they have equipped. Plan a pair in the breeding calculator.
How Dark Ball stacks up
- Power: #26 of 29 in Dark Shot
- DPS: #16 of 308 across skills with this stat
- Cooldown: #13 of 308 across skills with this stat
- Range: #244 of 308 across skills with this stat
Best Pals for Dark Ball (by SAtk)
- 1
Frostallion NoctSAtk 140Lv 7 - 2
HelzephyrSAtk 125Lv 7 - 3
GhanglerSAtk 125Lv 7 - 4
SootseerSAtk 125Lv 7 - 5
ShadowbeakSAtk 120Lv 7
Ranked by shot attack — the stat that scales ranged/breath skill damage. Full learner roster below.
Pals that learn Dark Ball (28)
- Frostallion NoctSLv 7
- ShadowbeakSLv 7
Lyleen NoctALv 1
GildraBLv 1- HelzephyrBLv 7
- GhanglerBLv 7
- SootseerBLv 7
SplatterinaBLv 1
FelbatBLv 7
NitemaryBLv 1
StarryonBLv 7
OmasculBLv 1
LoupmoonBLv 1
KatressCLv 7
LoomenCLv 1
TombatCLv 15
MaraithCLv 7
WispawCLv 1
BakemiCLv 1
HoodleCLv 1
CawgnitoCLv 7
KillamariDLv 15
DaedreamDLv 1
NoxDLv 7
LeezpunkDLv 7
HoocratesDLv 7
MauDLv 7
DepressoDLv 15
Effects
- Blind50 / 100
On hit, Dark Ball applies Blind (50 of the 100 needed to trigger it).
Closest comparable skills
| Skill | Power | CD | DPS | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic Dance | 800 | 30s | 26.7 | 2000 |
| Psycho Gravity | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 5000 |
| Dark Root | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 5000 |
| Dark Nova | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 2000 |
| Lantern Flame | 650 | 30s | 21.7 | 4000 |
When to use Dark Ball
Dark Ball is spammable filler — 50 power but only a 2-second cooldown, so it stacks well with longer-cooldown burst skills and chips down low-HP mobs while bigger hitters recharge. It also applies darkness, so leading the rotation with it locks the target before your bigger hitters land.