If you’ve ever accidentally caught a low-level Chikipi when you were hunting for a perfect IV Lamball, or ended up with a Pal packed with useless passive skills taking up space in your box, you’ve probably wondered how to get Pal Reverser in Palworld. Most new players don’t even know the Pal Reverser exists until they’re dozens of hours into the game, but it’s a game-changer once you start using it. I’ve spent over 120 hours playing Palworld across both early access and full release, and I keep at least 10 of these in my inventory at all times for quick cleanups after long hunting runs. We’ll walk through exactly what you need to craft it, where to find rare materials, how to use it effectively, and common mistakes to avoid so you don’t waste your resources.
Exact Requirements to Get Pal Reverser in Palworld
You’ll unlock the Pal Reverser crafting recipe automatically when you reach Technology Level 32, and you only need to spend 2 Technology Points to unlock it permanently for your save. Once you unlock the recipe, you can craft Pal Reverser any time you have the materials on hand, no special high-tier workbench required. Each Pal Reverser only takes a minute to craft, so there’s no reason to run out if you keep a stock of materials in your base.
The full list of materials you’ll need for each Pal Reverser is:
- 10 Paldium Fragments: You can get these from mining blue Paldium nodes all across the map, or as random drops from most wild Pals you defeat or capture.
- 5 Refined Ingots: Smelt Iron Ore in a basic Furnace to make standard Ingots first, then smelt those Ingots again in a High-Quality Furnace to get Refined Ingots.
- 3 Ancient Civilization Parts: These rare drops come from defeating Alpha Pals, dungeon bosses, or looting chests in high-level dungeons across the map.
I usually keep a stack of Paldium Fragments and Refined Ingots in my base storage so I can make a batch of 5 or 10 Pal Reversers whenever I run low, instead of making them one at a time when I need them. If you’re playing with friends, you can split the work of farming materials to make a big stack for your whole group to share, too.
Best Spots to Farm Rare Materials for Pal Reverser
Most of the materials for Pal Reverser are easy to come by, but Ancient Civilization Parts can be tricky to farm if you don’t know the right spots. If you’re farming specifically to make Pal Reverser, prioritize the Alpha Chillet farm first, since it’s the fastest way to get the rare Ancient Parts you need. I usually farm 20 Ancient Parts at a time, which is enough to make 7 Pal Reverser plus extra for other craftable items that use Ancient Parts.
For Paldium Fragments, the best early spot is the starting area near the Plateau of Beginnings, there are tons of small Paldium nodes scattered around the hills west of the first fast travel point. You don’t need a high-level pickaxe to mine them, even a stone pick works for small nodes. For Refined Ingots, Iron Ore is super abundant in the mountain ranges north of the Forgotten Island, and you can set up a small mining outpost there with a Digtoise to farm ore automatically while you do other tasks.
If you’re higher level (level 40+), running the beginner dungeon near the Rayne Syndicate Tower entrance will net you 2-4 Ancient Parts per run, plus extra loot like schematics and high-tier food. I used to farm this dungeon every 15 minutes when I first unlocked the Pal Reverser recipe, and I had enough parts to make 20 of them in less than an hour. Don’t forget to loot every chest you find in dungeons, even the small wooden ones often have 1 or 2 Ancient Parts hidden inside.
How to Use Pal Reverser Correctly to Avoid Wasting It
When you use a Pal Reverser on a captured Pal, it removes that Pal from your collection permanently, and gives you all the drops you would get if you defeated that Pal in the wild, plus any items you had equipped to it. It also doesn’t count as releasing a Pal, so you don’t lose any capture progress for that Pal type in your Paldeck. Before you use a Pal Reverser, take a quick second to check if the Pal has any passives you can extract first.
You can only use Pal Reversers on Pals that are in your Palbox or party, not on Pals that are assigned to work at your base. So if you want to reverse a Pal that’s currently tending to your crops or working at a Furnace, you have to move them back to your Palbox first. A lot of new players get confused when they don’t see the reverse option pop up, and this is almost always the reason.
Another common mistake: Using a Pal Reverser on a Pal that has a rare passive skill you can transfer. If you have a Pal with a 4-star passive like Musclehead or Swift, don’t reverse it immediately—you can use the Pal Essence Condenser to transfer that passive to another Pal first, then reverse the leftover empty Pal for extra drops. It’s also worth noting that you don’t get any of the experience you invested in the Pal back when you use a Reverser, so don’t waste it on high-level Pals you spent time grinding unless you’re 100% sure you don’t need them anymore. I made this mistake once when I reversed a level 35 Vanwyrm that had a bad passive, and I lost all the XP I spent leveling it up for boss fights. Now I always double-check my Pal’s passives and XP level before I hit the reverse button.
Smart Ways to Use Pal Reverser to Improve Your Gameplay
Plenty of players only use Pal Reverser to clear out junk Pals from their box, but it has a ton of other useful applications that can save you hours of grinding. One of my favorite uses for Pal Reverser is farming for rare Pal drops when I’m crafting high-tier gear. It’s way faster than hunting the same Pals over and over again, and you get better drop rates too.
First, you can use it to clear out low-quality Pals you caught accidentally during mass capture runs. If you use a Legendary Sphere to catch a whole group of Pals, you’ll almost always end up with a few that have bad IVs or useless passives, and reversing them gives you extra resources instead of just releasing them for nothing. Capturing a Pal gives you a 1.5x boost to drop rates when you reverse it, compared to defeating it in the wild, so this is a way faster way to farm common materials for crafting.
Second, you can use it to fix mistakes when you catch the wrong Pal during a shiny hunt. I’ve had a few times where I was hunting for a shiny Grizzbolt, and I accidentally caught a regular one that got in the way of my Sphere throw. Instead of letting it take up space in my Palbox, I reverse it immediately and get some extra Electrical Organs as a consolation prize. Third, you can use it to free up space in your Palbox without losing progress. If you’re running out of slots in your Palbox, you can reverse all the duplicate Pals you have saved for the Pal Essence Condenser once you’ve maxed out the level of that Pal type, and you’ll get a bunch of extra resources to use for other crafts.
At the end of the day, learning how to get Pal Reverser in Palworld is one of the best quality-of-life upgrades you can unlock for your playthrough, no matter if you’re a casual player who just wants a clean Palbox or a hardcore player grinding for perfect IV Pals. It doesn’t cost a ton of rare materials to make, and it will save you so much time sorting through your collection and farming for crafting materials. Don’t sleep on this item once you hit level 32—make a stack of them as soon as you can, and you’ll wonder how you ever played the game without it.