Hoodle Palworld — Dark type, Common rarity
Tier B Dark Common Paldeck #166

Hoodle

#10 of 68 Dark Pals by total stats

HP 70
16%
Melee ATK 85
44%
Defense 80
46%
Speed 400
92%
Stamina 100
57%
Total 735
85%

About Hoodle

Hoodle has a base Speed of 400, putting it ahead of 93% of Dark Pals.

Hoodle can perform Handiwork at Level 1 — best used in early-game bases.

Hoodle is very easy to breed (BP 1770) — a great starting point for breeding chains to rarer Pals.

Partner Skill — Void-Dweller

While in party, increases the player's damage dealt to enemies that are not in combat. (Does not stack)

🔧 Unlock by crafting Hoodle's harness in the Technology menu.

Skill Builds for Hoodle

Burst

One-rotation power spike

Apocalypse Dark ⚡125 · ⏱24s · Lv40
Spirit Flame Fire ⚡90 · ⏱12s · Lv22
Dark Cannon Dark ⚡80 · ⏱10s · Lv7
Total Power: 295 · Rotation: 24s · DPS: 12.3

Cast Apocalypse, then Spirit Flame, then Dark Cannon — repeat on cooldown.

💡 Frontloaded damage — cast all skills, then wait 24s for Apocalypse to refresh. Speed 400 is elite — rotations cycle much faster than average (median 80).

Sustain

Cooldown-optimized DPS

Dark Ball Dark ⚡40 · ⏱2s · Lv1
Shadow Burst Dark ⚡75 · ⏱8s · Lv15
Dark Cannon Dark ⚡80 · ⏱10s · Lv7
Total Power: 195 · Rotation: 6.7s · DPS: 29.3

Prioritize Dark Ball for DPS, fill gaps with Shadow Burst and Dark Cannon.

💡 Prioritize Dark Ball on cooldown for 29.3 DPS — Dark Cannon fills the gaps. Speed 400 is elite — rotations cycle much faster than average (median 80).

STAB (Dark)

Same-type Dark skills with +20% bonus

Apocalypse Dark ⚡125 → 150 · ⏱24s · Lv40
Dark Cannon Dark ⚡80 → 96 · ⏱10s · Lv7
Nightmare Ball Dark ⚡80 → 96 · ⏱10s · Lv30
Total Power: 342 · Rotation: 24s · DPS: 14.3

Use only Dark-element skills for the 20% STAB bonus.

💡 Full Dark STAB — every skill in this rotation gets the +20% same-type bonus. 7/8 skills match its Dark element — partial STAB coverage.

All Hoodle's Skills

LvSkillElementPowerCooldown
1 Dark Ball Dark ⚡40 ⏱2s
7 Dark Cannon Dark ⚡80 ⏱10s
15 Shadow Burst Dark ⚡75 ⏱8s
22 Spirit Flame Fire ⚡90 ⏱12s
30 Nightmare Ball Dark ⚡80 ⏱10s
40 Apocalypse Dark ⚡125 ⏱24s
50 Dark Laser Dark ⚡80 ⏱10s
70 Dark Whisp Dark ⚡80 ⏱10s

8 skills total — see the Skill Builds section above for optimal loadouts.

Breeding Hoodle

Breeding Hoodle: choose from 30 parent pairs. These require the least setup:

Amione 🟢 Starter + Gorirat Terra 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Amione 🟢 Starter + Katress Ignis 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Bristla 🟢 Starter + Wispaw 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Bulldosu 🟢 Starter + Puffolt 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Bushi 🟢 Starter + Needoll Noct 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Hoodle 🟢 Starter + Snock 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Lovander Noct 🟢 Starter + Snugloo 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Lunaris 🟢 Starter + Snugloo 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Needoll 🟢 Starter + Petallia 🟢 Starter → Hoodle
Needoll 🟢 Starter + Robinquill Terra 🟢 Starter → Hoodle

Work Suitability

Handiwork
Lv 1
Transporting
Lv 1

Hoodle specializes in Handiwork (Lv 1).

Where to Find Hoodle

⚠️ Boss encounter — prepare for a challenging fight before attempting to capture.

What to Breed After Hoodle

Use Hoodle as a breeding bridge to unlock these targets:

Dynamoff
Tier A
Produce a Tier A Rare Pal
Leafan
Tier A
Produce a Tier A Rare Pal
Carnibora
Tier A
Produce a Tier A Common Pal

There are 30 ways to breed Hoodle. Open the Calculator to find the easiest pair you can make right now.

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