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Ground Smash

Power 500CD 24sDPS 20.8Range 50001 Pal
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Ground Smash is the signature exclusive Active Skill of Anubis. No Skill-Fruit version exists, so only Anubis can use it.

Anubis's special skill. Leaps high into the air before diving to the ground with a punch. The force of the impact deals damage over a wide area.

  • Long-range
  • High burst
  • Effect-bearing
  • Exclusive signature

How to get Ground Smash

Exclusive signature skill of Anubis. There is no Skill Fruit for it — catch or breed Anubis to get it.

Ground Smash cannot be bred down. The game marks it as not randomly inherited, so a child will never pick it up from a parent.

How Ground Smash stacks up

  • Power: #3 of 20 in Ground Melee
  • DPS: #97 of 308 across skills with this stat
  • Cooldown: #211 of 308 across skills with this stat
  • Range: #18 of 308 across skills with this stat

Pals that learn Ground Smash (1)

Effects

On hit, Ground Smash applies Muddy (100 of the 100 needed to trigger it).

Closest comparable skills

SkillPowerCDDPSRange
Rocky Impact60030s20.05000
Sumo Stomp55024s22.9700
Crash Dash50024s20.83000
Forceful Charge40020s20.03000
Rolling Scratch40020s20.03000

When to use Ground Smash

Ground Smash is a long-range pick — out to 5000 units, comfortable for kiting flying targets and Tower bosses where staying mobile matters more than peak damage. It also applies muddy, so leading the rotation with it locks the target before your bigger hitters land.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ground Smash good in Palworld?
Ground Smash is a top-tier Ground melee skill — 500 power, 24s cooldown, 20.8 DPS-proxy. Ground hits hard against Electric but is resisted by Grass-type Pals. Only Anubis learns it natively (level 40).
What is the Ground Smash skill in Palworld?
Anubis's special skill. Leaps high into the air before diving to the ground with a punch. The force of the impact deals damage over a wide area. It is a Ground-element melee skill with 500 base power and 24s cooldown, range up to 5000.
How does Ground Smash work?
Anubis's special skill. Leaps high into the air before diving to the ground with a punch. The force of the impact deals damage over a wide area. It runs on a long 24-second cooldown — used as a deliberate burst, not part of the rotation. On hit it applies Muddy (100 of the 100 needed to trigger it).
What pals learn Ground Smash?
Only Anubis learns it natively (level 40). It is an exclusive signature skill, so no other Pal can be taught it.
How do you get Ground Smash in Palworld?
Ground Smash has no Skill Fruit version — it is exclusive to Anubis. Capturing or breeding for Anubis is the only way to add it to your roster.