
- HP
- 70
- Melee
- 70
- Attack
- 70
- Defense
- 80
- Stamina
- 100
- Food
- 1/10
- Work speed
- 100
- Breed rank
- 2,940
- Price
- 443 g
Hoocrates is a Dark Pal (Paldeck #019) in Palworld 1.0.5. You can find it in the wild at Lv 4–22 near Whisperwind Hill. Its best base job is Gathering Lv 1. To breed it, pair Pengullet + Nox, the earliest of 54 combos. It drops Fiber, Advanced Technical Manual. Its breeding power (combi rank) is 2,940.
What two Pals make Hoocrates?
#54 combos (incl. Hoocrates × Hoocrates) hatch Hoocrates. The recommended pair is the one whose parents you can both catch earliest (how we rank pairs). A combo is an unordered pair of parents (A + B is the same combo as B + A), the same-species pair included; a pair whose child depends on which parent is male is counted under each child it can give.
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Both catchable by Lv 4
How to catch Hoocrates
#Estimated chance per throw against a wild Lv 4 Hoocrates, at full HP and at 30% HP, with no Lifmunk Effigy bonus. A Pal Sphere is the cheapest sphere that catches it at least half the time once it is weakened.
| Sphere | Full HP | 30% HP |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | 77% | |
| 64% | 94% | |
| 85% | 98% | |
| 95% | 100% |
Estimate from the community capture formula (Palworld wiki); the game does not publish its catch table.
Partner skill
#Dark Knowledge
Boosts its own Attack.
How the effect grows as you condense Hoocrates (0 to 4 stars):
| Condensation | Attack (This Pal) |
|---|---|
| ☆☆☆☆ 0 stars | 15% |
| ★☆☆☆ 1 star | 17% |
| ★★☆☆ 2 stars | 20% |
| ★★★☆ 3 stars | 24% |
| ★★★★ 4 stars | 30% |
Base jobs for Hoocrates
#Rank among all Pals for each job
| Job | Level | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gathering | 1 | #95 of 111 |
Where to find Hoocrates
#Find Hoocrates in the wild at Lv 4–22 near Whisperwind Hill.
Palpagos Islands
- Wild 329 spawn points, Lv 4–22

Hoocrates weaknesses and level 80 stats
#Hoocrates takes ×2 damage from Dragon attacks; it takes ×0.5 from Neutral. Every other element deals normal damage.
Hoocrates stats at level 80
| Stat | IV 0 | IV 100 |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 3,700 | 4,540 |
| Attack | 520 | 646 |
| Defense | 530 | 674 |
Work out Hoocrates's IVs or exact stats in the IV calculator.
What does Hoocrates drop?
#Normal drops
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| ×5–10 | 100% | |
| ×1 | 1% |
Alpha Hoocrates drops
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| ×1–3 | 100% | |
| ×1 | 1% | |
| ×1–3 | 100% |
Breed Hoocrates with…
#Pick a partner to see what Hoocrates produces with it.
What Hoocrates breeds into
Hoocrates can parent 108 different Pals. Rarest results first; see every partner in the breeding chart.
Hoocrates base stats
#On paper Hoocrates has 70 HP, 70 Attack and 80 Defense; Defense is where it stands out compared with the rest of the Paldeck. Assign it to Gathering first (Lv 1, #95 of 111 Pals); it also covers Gathering 1. Hoocrates is also a useful parent: 108 children are possible, and Aegidron + Hoocrates gives Vaelet. It is a night-active Pal: useful to keep base jobs running after dark. Our tier list: best pals overall tier list, built from its stats, puts it in D tier. In the wild it appears from about level 4, so it is an early-game catch.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| HP | 70 |
| Attack | 70 |
| Defense | 80 |
| Support | 100 |
| Work speed | 100 |
| Walk speed | 70 |
| Run speed | 380 |
| Ride sprint speed | 550 |
| Transport speed | 225 |
| Stamina | 100 |
| Food | 1 |
| Max stomach | 100 |
| Sell price | 443 |
Hoocrates movement speed
#| Movement | Speed |
|---|---|
| Walk | 70 |
| Run | 380 |
| Ride sprint | 550 |
| Swim | 100 |
| Swim dash | 100 |
| Carrying | 225 |
| Slow walk | 26 |
Hoocrates active skills
#| Skill | Element | Power | Cooldown | Learn Lv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Cannon | 40 | 2s | 1 | |
| Dark Ball | 50 | 2s | 7 | |
| Shadow Burst | 80 | 4s | 15 | |
| Sand Tornado | 200 | 12s | 22 | |
| Spirit Flame | 200 | 12s | 30 | |
| Nightmare Ball | 300 | 16s | 40 | |
| Dark Laser | 450 | 20s | 50 | |
| Dark Whisp | 600 | 30s | 70 |
From My Pals
#Tell the calculator which Pals you own and it finds the fewest breeding steps from them to Hoocrates. Plan a route to Hoocrates
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Data sources
Stats, breeding power, work levels, drops and spawns come from the Palworld 1.0.5 game files (Steam build in our patch notes), compiled with the open-source projects palcalc, palworld-atlas-data and PalEdit. Every breeding pair is computed from the game's breeding rules and cross-checked against PalCalc. Portrait © Pocketpair, Inc. Last checked . Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Next step: get the child of any two Pals, every parent combo and the shortest breeding path in the Palworld breeding calculator.
Frequently asked questions
#What two Pals make Hoocrates?
What is Hoocrates's breeding power?
Its breeding power is 2,940. The game averages the two parents' values and hatches the Pal whose rank is closest, which is how every Hoocrates combo is worked out.


