You’ve been there. You are staring at your base in Palworld, looking at a blueprint for a Hot Spring or a Cement batch, and you realize you are short. Again. It’s always the Pal Fluids. While Ore and Paldium Fragments eventually become automated through mining bases, Pal Fluids remain one of those annoying manual bottlenecks that force you out into the world to hunt.
Actually, it’s a bit of a grind.
If you want to progress into the mid-to-late game, you need an efficient Pal World Pal fluid farm strategy because, honestly, clicking through menus to craft High Quality Pal Oil or Cement without them is impossible. You need hundreds of these things. Maybe thousands if you’re building a sprawling mountain fortress.
Why Pal Fluids Are Such a Pain
The game doesn't really tell you this, but Pal Fluids only drop from Water-type Pals. That sounds simple enough until you realize that not every Water Pal is easy to find in bulk. You can't just set up a Ranch and wait for a Kelpsea to drop them like Wool or Eggs. It doesn't work that way. As of the current patches, there is no "Pal Fluid Ranching" mechanic. You have to go out and get your hands dirty.
Basically, you are looking for low-level areas where Water Pals spawn in clusters. If you're high level, this is a breeze, but it's tedious. If you're low level, you have to be smart about your stamina and your Pal choice.
The Best Locations for a Pal World Pal Fluid Farm
Most players waste time running around the entire map. Don't do that. You want density. You want a high "kill-per-minute" ratio.
The Gobfin’s Turf Massacre
This is widely considered the "meta" spot. If you head to the Gobfin’s Turf fast travel point (roughly coordinates 150, -200), you’ll see exactly why. Gobfins are aggressive. They travel in packs. They are everywhere.
Because they aggro onto you immediately, you don't even have to hunt them. They come to you. You can stand in the shallow water and just let them swarm. Use an Orserk if you have one—its "Ferocious Thunder Dragon" partner skill increases drops from Water Pals when fought together. It’s a game-changer. Even without Orserk, a strong Grass-type Pal with wide-area-of-effect (AoE) attacks like Seed Mine or Solar Blast will clear the beach in seconds.
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You can easily walk away with 50-100 Pal Fluids in about ten minutes here. Just watch your weight limit.
The Starting Beaches
If you’re still in the early game, stick to the Plateau of Beginnings and the surrounding coastlines. Look for Fuack, Pengullet, and Teafant. Teafants are the best because they have very little health and don't fight back effectively.
- Coastline near the Rayne Syndicate Tower: Walk the shoreline.
- Marsh Island: Specifically the northern beaches.
- Forgotten Island: Great for Celaray spawns.
Celarays are underrated. They drop Pal Fluids and they tend to float in groups of two or three. If you have a mount with a ranged attack, you can snipe them from the shore without ever getting your boots wet.
Advanced Tactics: Using the Right Tools
Stop using a pickaxe or a spear. You’re wasting time.
To maximize your Pal World Pal fluid farm, you need a mount that can attack while you ride it. Why? Because manual targeting is faster than waiting for your Pal’s AI to decide which Gobfin to hit.
Orserk is the gold standard. I cannot stress this enough. Its passive ability isn't just a "nice to have"—it's a multiplier. If you are serious about endgame crafting, breeding a high-speed Orserk specifically for fluid hunting is a top-tier move.
Another trick? Use the Vixy Ranch method for spheres first. You’re going to be throwing a lot of spheres if you decide to catch these Pals instead of killing them. Catching gives the same drops as killing. If you have a massive surplus of Blue Spheres from your Vixy farm, just spam them at the Teafants and Fuacks. It's often faster than waiting for an attack animation to finish.
The Traveling Merchant Shortcut
Wait, can you just buy them? Sort of.
Most Wandering Merchants don't sell Pal Fluids. However, the merchant at Fisherman's Point (far south on the volcanic island) sometimes carries them depending on your game version and world settings. It's expensive. If you have a massive Gold farm running through selling cooked berries or nails (though nails were nerfed), buying them is the ultimate "lazy" farm.
Honestly, though? Just go to the Gobfin beach. It’s faster than grinding the gold.
Common Misconceptions About Water Pals
A lot of people think Dumud drops Pal Fluids because it lives in the dirt/water areas. It doesn't. It drops High Quality Pal Oil. Don't waste your time farming the desert area if Pal Fluid is your goal.
Similarly, Penkings in the boss dungeons are great for XP, but they aren't efficient for fluid farming. You want the little guys. The "trash mobs."
Maximizing Your Efficiency
If you’re on a dedicated server, check the spawn rates. If you can bump the Pal Appearance Rate to 2.0 or 3.0, the Gobfin’s Turf becomes a literal sea of blue. It’s chaotic. Your frame rate might dip. But the loot? It’s glorious.
Actionable Steps for Your Next Session
- Check your Paldex: Make sure you've discovered Gobfin’s Turf. If not, head to the center of the map, slightly east of the bamboo groves.
- Bring a Grass or Electric Pal: Preferably one with AoE. Mossanda’s Grenade Launcher is particularly hilarious for this.
- Empty your inventory: Pal Fluids aren't heavy, but the secondary drops like Leather and Meat add up fast.
- The Loop: Fast travel to Gobfin's Turf, run a circle around the shoreline, teleport out, wait one in-game day (or just fly far enough away for a respawn), and repeat.
If you follow the Gobfin method with an Orserk, you will never struggle with Cement or Hot Spring production again. It turns a three-hour grind into a fifteen-minute chore. Get it done so you can get back to the actual fun part of the game—building ridiculous bases and hunting Legendaries.
Next Steps for Palworld Efficiency:
Once you have your Pal Fluids handled, your next bottleneck will likely be High Quality Pal Oil. Unlike fluids, the best way to get Oil is by hunting Dumuds and Digtoises in the desert regions or buying it from the Wandering Merchant in the settlement near the Desolate Church. Map out your route between the Gobfin beach and the desert to create a "resource run" you can complete in one in-game day.
Keep an eye on patch notes for the Sakurajima update and beyond; developers often tweak drop rates, and there is persistent community demand for a "Fluid-producing" Pal for the Ranch. Until then, stay on the beaches.