Upper Smash
Upper Smash is a Dark-element melee skill in Palworld with power 350 and a 16-second cooldown. 1 Pal learns it on their own; there is no Skill Fruit for it. Effective range: up to 3000.
Prixter's exclusive skill. Closes the distance to the enemy at high speed, then swings its pincers upward with full force.
- Long-range
- High burst
- Effect-bearing
- Exclusive signature
How to get Upper Smash
Exclusive signature skill of Prixter. There is no Skill Fruit for it — catch or breed Prixter to get it.
Upper 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 Upper Smash stacks up
- Power: #10 of 21 in Dark Melee
- DPS: #85 of 308 across skills with this stat
- Cooldown: #152 of 308 across skills with this stat
- Range: #131 of 308 across skills with this stat
Pals that learn Upper Smash (1)
Effects
- Poison100 / 100
On hit, Upper Smash applies Poison (100 of the 100 needed to trigger it).
Closest comparable skills
| Skill | Power | CD | DPS | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Spears | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 1000 |
| Poison Promenade | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 2000 |
| Dark Wing | 700 | 30s | 23.3 | 2500 |
| Lethal Step | 550 | 24s | 22.9 | 3000 |
| Grudge Barrage | 500 | 24s | 20.8 | 4000 |
When to use Upper Smash
Upper Smash is a long-range pick — out to 3000 units, comfortable for kiting flying targets and Tower bosses where staying mobile matters more than peak damage. It also applies poison, so leading the rotation with it locks the target before your bigger hitters land.