Katress: Location & How To Breed

Where to find Katress in Palworld and how to breed it. Covers the habitat map, stats, partner skill, work suitability, and breeding combinations. A handy reference for raising and obtaining it.

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Katress

Dark

HumanoidSizeXSSMLXLRarity6 RareFoodPrice1,356Nocturnal

Stats

HP90#13

Melee100#6

Attack105#10

Defense90#13

Total385#27

Element Matchup

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Dragon

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Neutral

Partner Skill

Mystical Black Magic

While in party, Normal Pals drop 40% more items when defeated. Also has a 10% chance to prevent Pal Sphere consumption when thrown. (Does not stack)

Lv1

40%

Lv2

50%

Lv3

60%

Lv4

70%

Lv5

80%

Lv1

10%

Lv2

15%

Lv3

20%

Lv4

30%

Lv5

50%

Work Suitability

Kindling

Watering

Planting

Generating Electricity

HandiworkLv3

Gathering

Lumbering

Mining

Medicine ProductionLv3

Cooling

TransportingLv2

Farming

AI Analysis

Overview

A Base-oriented Pal, available from early on. Already has Handiwork Lv 3, Medicine Production Lv 3 at this early stage, putting it a clear step ahead in base work.

Its Partner Skill, Mystical Black Magic, increases the yield from defeating Neutral Pals by 40%.

The basic move is to station it at the base as your Handiwork, Medicine Production worker. Available from early on, so securing it early makes your early game much easier.

AvailabilityEarly GameWild Lv 20–46

Base
Night Shift

Strengths

Nocturnal, so it keeps working through the night without sleeping
Obtainable early and comes with Handiwork Lv 3, Medicine Production Lv 3, so it's worth prioritizing as a base worker
Appears in the wild from Lv20, so you can secure it early on

Role Suitability(relative rank among all Pals, 5-star scale)

Combat: ★★★☆☆3
Base: ★★★☆☆3
Travel: ☆☆☆☆☆None
Ranch: ☆☆☆☆☆None
Hatching: ☆☆☆☆☆None

Pals to Pair With

At the Base

Ribbuny
Increases this Pal's Handiwork suitability level by +1
Mycora
Increases this Pal's Medicine Production suitability level by +1
Wumpo
Increases this Pal's Transporting suitability level by +1

In Your Party

Croajiro Noct
Increases Dark damage to weak points by 25%
Hoocrates
Increases Attack of Dark Pals by 15%
Wistella
Increases Defense of Dark Pals by 15%

This analysis is automatically generated from in-game data (base stats, work suitability, food consumption, spawn level, Partner Skill, etc.). It may differ from actual play experience or the latest update.

Recommended passives

Combat

Legend Musclehead Ferocious Lord of the Underworld

To build Katress for combat, prioritize damage passives such as Legend and Musclehead. Adding Lord of the Underworld on top is recommended to further boost the Dark moves it can use at matching element.

Base

Artisan Serious Work Slave Workaholic

To build Katress for base work, stacking work passives led by Artisan is recommended. Add Workaholic as well to slow its SAN drain.

Drops (Defeat / Butcher)

Butchering a Pal you caught yields the same items. Butchered Pals will be gone for good.

For butchering

Meat Cleaver

Pal Disassembly Conveyor

Habitat

GrasslandSnowDungeonLv 20–46 · Night

GrasslandSnow

Also lives in: Dungeon

Moves

Lv	Move	Category	Type / Power
1	Ignis Blast	Ranged	40
7	Dark Ball	Ranged	50
15	Flare Arrow	Ranged	120
22	Shadow Burst	Ranged	80
30	Spirit Flame	Ranged	200
40	Nightmare Ball	Ranged	300
50	Dark Laser	Ranged	450
70	Dark Whisp	Ranged	600

Breeding

Parent pairs that produce this pal (443)

…and 433 more pairs in the breeding calculator.

Unique combos using this pal as a parent

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