ALL the Pals in Palworld EXPLAINED!

Disclaimer: This video mentions but does not delve into much of the plagiarism and other such controversies surrounding Palworld. Do not take my lack of mentioning outright disapproval, as approval of their actions. We are working on a second video that will be all about that.

Palworld got REALLY big REALLY fast! It takes the general gameplay of Ark and adds in Pokemon-like creatures called Pals to collect. And I'm sure it got so big despite its tiny budget and almost no advertising for one reason: it dared to do what Game Freak could have done years ago but never did: Make a Pokemon game fun in the eyes of those who aren't into turn-based RPGs. And they clearly succeeded, given their raving reviews on an unfinished early-access game. While the Pals themselves have 'pokemon at home' vibes, some of them are surprisingly well thought out, and in this video, I hope to show you that! Keep in mind we're barely scratching the surface, and so long as this game doesn't get sued into oblivion (which I doubt will happen) we may delve into them again as more and more come out down the line.

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This video covers all of the Pals in Palworld available as of its initial early access launch. So in this videos we hope to answer these questions:

What is Lamball based on?
What is Cattiva based on?
What is Chikipi based on?
What is Lifmunk based on?
What is Foxparks based on?
What is Fuack based on?
What is Sparkit based on?
What is Tanzee based on?
What is Rooby based on?
What is Pengullet based on?
What is Penking based on?
What is Jolthog based on?
What is Gumoss based on?
What is Vixy based on?
What is Hoocrates based on?
What is Teafant based on?
What is Depresso based on?
What is Cremis based on?
What is Daedream based on?
What is Rushoar based on?
What is Nox based on?
What is Fuddler based on?
What is Killamari based on?
What is Mau based on?
What is Celaray based on?
What is Tocotoco based on?
What is Flopie based on?
What is Mozzarina based on?
What is Direhowl based on?
What is Bristla based on?
What is Gobfin based on?
What is Hangyu based on?
What is Mossanda based on?
What is Woolipop based on?
What is Caprity based on?
What is Melpaca based on?
What is Eikthyrdeer based on?
What is Nitewing based on?
What is Ribunny based on?
What is Incineram based on?
What is Cinnamoth based on?
What is Arsox based on?
What is Dumud based on?
What is Cawgnito based on?
What is Leezpunk based on?
What is Loupmoon based on?
What is Galeclaw based on?
What is Robinquil based on?
What is Gorirat based on?
What is Beegarde based on?
What is Elizabee based on?
What is Grintale based on?
What is Swee based on?
What is Sweepa based on?
What is Chillet based on?
What is Univolt based on?
What is Reindrix based on?
What is Pyrin based on?
What is Rayhound based on?
What is Dazzi based on?
What is Lunaris based on?
What is Dinossom based on?
What is Surfent based on?
What is Maraith based on?
What is Digtoise based on?
What is Tombat based on?
What is Lovander based on?
What is Flambelle based on?
What is Vanwyrm based on?
What is Bushi based on?
What is Beakon based on?
What is Ragnahawk based on?
What is Katress based on?
What is Wixen based on?
What is Verdash based on?
What is Vaelet based on?
What is Sibelyx based on?
What is Elphidran based on?
What is Kelpsea based on?
What is Azurobe based on?
What is Cryolinx based on?
What is Blazehowl based on?
What is Relaxaurus based on?
What is Broncherry based on?
What is Petallia based on?
What is Reptyro based on?
What is Kingpaca based on?
What is Mammorest based on?
What is Wumpo based on?
What is Warsect based on?
What is Fenglope based on?
What is Felbat based on?
What is Quivern based on?
What is Blazamut based on?
What is Helzephyr based on?
What is Astegon based on?
What is Menasting based on?
What is Anubis based on?
What is Jormuntide based on?
What is Suzaku based on?
What is Grizzbolt based on?
What is Lyleen based on?
What is Faleris based on?
What is Orzerk based on?
What is Shadowbeak based on?
What is Frostallion based on?
What is Jetragon based on?
And really how far can you go before inspiration becomes plagiarism?
That last question will be covered more in our next Palworld video.

[darknessml]

Palworld being Norse inspired was definetly not something i expected

[jordy_d]

A funnier thing about Lovander dropping Cake too is that Cake is a required item in Pal Breeding.
So either Lovander is using Cake to breed with other Pals, or Pal Breeding requiring Cake was discovered *because* of Lovander.

[HypercomboProduction]

I think Incineram is based off of Krampus and Lovander is based off of the Succubus.
Also, fun fact about Lovander, it apparently wasnt supposed to be 69 in the dex. When the game was still in development, a backer to the project said, "imagine if this was number 69?" Then the devs responded with, "yeah that would be funny."

[ethanemerson]

Salazzle: is a goth girl with an army of simps.

Lovander: IS the simp.

[seivar]

I can't allow you to just skip over the description of Relaxarus lux! "One day, had an idea. Maybe it was about time for a change. Just then, an electric shock raced through its body!" literally the creature had an Apiphany and it changed permanently! Comedy gold right there!

[KarlHeinzRom]

Mau, the pal with the ability of digging gold, has Au, the periodic table name for gold, in its name. It's one of my favorite names in the game for the multiple meanings of it.

[kalma]

"Cattiva" in Italian means bad, but in the feminine sense.
Masculine adjective "Cattivo", feminine adjective "Cattiva"

I think it's a play on words to describe a "bad cat"

[VincereAngelos]

IF you ever get around to Yo-kai Watch, I imagine it would be a headache to cover them all considering there is over a thousand of them in the main series not counting spin-offs.

[ccheart]

Rayhound, with its skinny body, is based on the GREYHOUND, who is famous for being a racing dog. They love it so much that they can get literal depression if they aren't allowed to race. And fast things are often compared to lightning. Especially when dogs are 'off like a bolt!'

[Impulse]

0:40 actually, that one apparently was on the first trailer of the game, which came out before Scarlet and Violet, so any similarity to Tinkaton are in fact a coincidence.

[dragongirl]

The only thing that came to my mind when I saw Depreso pal, was "More espresso, less depresso"

[dinodude]

I love how you started to say “Incineroar” like the smash announcer, only to just end with a flat “Ram.” XD

[smackerooonii]

30:38 I actually named Quivern! It was one of a few pals whose localized english names were put up to fan vote in the discord server, and I had a lot of fun coming up with the name. I know it's not REALLY a Wyvern but doing the quiver-arrow reference with quill- it just felt so correct with the Pal's general shape and vibes. Also there's a dozen creature-collector-creatures named after things that they aren't.

[shadowsteel]

Little correction on the Word cattiva, in Italian it is also used as poor like for example: una torta cattiva (a poor/bad cake) but it’s mainly used to mean naughty or simply evil in a “less impactful” way, and since Cattiva likes to do pranks i think it takes it’s name from that meaning of the word

[saheeddowdy]

Ironically, the tinka ton one was shown in the game trailer before tinka was released

[jcast]

Feel like gobfin being a shark-goblin has to be a reference to goblin sharks

[LoreSeamstress]

The kitsun's deck entry about hiding in caves reminds me of the story where Amaterasu, goddess of the sun, hid in a cave after someone threw a flayed cow or something at her. I don't remember the details but it's a fun story

[RylixBlizzai]

as someone who's been pretty positive towards palworld it's really refreshing to finally have someone who isn't just going off on every little similarity to pokemon so much that they start to call pals ripoffs of pokemon just for being based on the same species, or having a body type a pokemon has used before

i won't deny there are some that are obviously taking ideas from pokemon and recycling them into other creatures, looking at you verdash

but it drives me up the wall when people act like pokemon owns the idea of things like taking a generic lizard frill and turning it into a lightning bolt or just taking a deer and making it blue

[IronDino]

I'm really liking a lot of the Palmon's. (I'm secertly hoping that they release one that's literally just a flamingo, is called 'Flamingo', and is described as being, 'It's just a flamingo.')

[haasa]

For those who are interested
Tulikettu literally is just firefox in Finnish language.
And Finnish word for northern lights is "revontuli" which means "foxe's fire"