Palworld Melpaca: mount, Wool ranch & farming

Where to catch Melpaca

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Melpaca grazes the open grassland of the Windswept Hills and Sea Breeze Archipelago, day or night, usually around levels 5–17. It's placid and easy to approach.

Weaken one and throw a regular Pal Sphere. A low-level Alpha also sits in the Hillside Cavern.

Region: Windswept Hills · Time: day & night · Sphere: regular · Threat: low

Stats & how they vary

HP 90

Attack 75

Defense 90

Work speed 100

Base values before IVs, passives and condensing. A 90/75/90 line is bulky for an early Pal — Melpaca soaks hits well, even if it won't out-damage a real fighter.

Type matchup · Neutral

Strong vsNothing — Neutral has no elemental advantage.

Weak vsDark hits Melpaca for extra damage.

Base stat shape — at a glance.

IVsHidden HP/Attack/Defense rolls, locked in when you catch or hatch it — worth up to +30%. Catch a few and keep the best.

Passives0–4 traits (e.g. Swift, Ferocious, Lucky) — the biggest controllable swing, inherited through breeding. 1.0 adds powerful World Tree passives with trade-offs (e.g. +50% attack for weaker defense).

Mutation 1.0Breeding can rarely hatch a mutated Pal with higher stats and a unique passive skill. Deluxe Vegetable Cake raises the odds.

Awakening 1.0Spend Radiant Gems from the World Tree to push a favourite past its old stat ceiling.

CondenserFuse duplicates for ★1–★4: +5% per star, up to +20% to all stats, and a stronger partner skill.

LuckyPalworld's "shiny": rare, larger, always carries Lucky (+15% work speed & attack).

Work & drops

Work suitabilities

Farming Lv 2

Farming Lv 2 — a genuinely useful base job on top of the Wool it drops in the Ranch. A grazing Melpaca quietly feeds two supply chains at once.

Drops

WoolLeather

Wool for your earliest cloth, plus Leather — and the Wool keeps coming from the Ranch, not just from defeating it.

Partner skill: ride & ranch

Three uses in one placid, fluffy package.

RideMelpaca can be ridden as an early ground mount once you craft its saddle — a steady, easy first ride.

RanchAssigned to a Ranch it sometimes drops Wool — your earliest reliable cloth source for armour, beds and gear.

Why it mattersWool is an early bottleneck, and getting it from a Pal you also ride and farm with means one slot doing three jobs.

Active skills

Melpaca learns its attack kit as it levels — skill text straight from the game:

Lv 1Air Cannon — quickly fires a burst of highly pressurized air.

Lv 7Fluffy Tackle — Melpaca's exclusive skill — charges forward clad in an aura of sublime adorableness.

Lv 15Bog Blast — hurls sticky mud at an enemy.

Lv 22Power Shot — charges energy into a focused blast.

Lv 30Shockwave — quickly discharges electricity, shocking those around it.

Lv 40Power Bomb — charges a massive amount of energy, then fires a large destructive ball.

Lv 50Pal Blast — charges destructive energy, then fires a high-powered beam across a wide area.

Breeding combos for Melpaca

97 parent pairs breed Melpaca. Two Melpaca always breed another Melpaca. Open in the breeding calculator →

Parent pairs that make Melpaca

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What Melpaca breeds into

Melpaca + each of the other 298 Pals — 106 possible children

Cattivawith Fuddler, Hangyu, Mozzarina

Celaraywith Cattiva, Mau Cryst, Killamari

Cremiswith Lamball, Vixy

Croajirowith Kelpsea Ignis, Muffly

Herbilwith Killamari Primo, Gloopie, Gobfin

Penkingwith Leafan, Skutlass

Melpacawith Eikthyrdeer

Kingpacawith Petallia, Maraith

Daedreamwith Blue Slime, Cave Bat, Demon Eye, Enchanted Sword, Eye of Cthulhu, Green Slime, Illuminant Bat, Illuminant Slime, Purple Slime, Rainbow Slime, Red Slime

Tanzeewith Chikipi, Teafant

Flambellewith Direhowl, Leezpunk

Roobywith Lifmunk, Sparkit

Rushoarwith Jolthog, Mau

Killamariwith Woolipop, Kelpsea

Fuddlerwith Jolthog Cryst, Ribbuny

Eikthyrdeerwith Flambelle, Bristla

Direhowlwith Herbil, Leezpunk Ignis

Capritywith Pengullet Lux, Foxparks Cryst

Sweewith Gumoss, Gumoss (flower form), Clovee, Pengullet, Hoocrates

Sweepawith Gloopie Primo, Felbat, Rayhound Cryst, Needoll Noct, Dumud Gild, Skutlass Ignis, Smokie Cryst

Turtaclewith Lovander, Dinossom

Hangyuwith Tanzee Ignis, Swee

Woolipopwith Pupperai, Daedream, Nox

Mozzarinawith Rooby, Rushoar

Azurobewith Helzephyr Lux, Sootseer, Xenogard, Solmora Lux, Venusa

Kelpseawith Cremis, Tanzee

Kelpsea Igniswith Kingpaca, Dazemu

Ribbunywith Fuack, Depresso, Foxparks

Jelliettewith Eikthyrdeer Terra, Galeclaw, Nitewing

Jellroywith Ribbuny Botan, Surfent, Finsider

Amionewith Fuack Ignis, Arsox, Elphidran, Dumud, Kikit

Gloopiewith Tombat, Beegarde, Chillet

Galeclawwith Turtacle, Gobfin Ignis, Needoll

Wispawwith Smokie, Snock, Hoodle

Nitewingwith Dazzi, Snugloo

Tombatwith Fenglope, Chillet Ignis

Tocotocowith Celaray, Tocotoco

Univoltwith Sibelyx, Xenovader

Gobfinwith Celaray Lux, Cawgnito, Puffolt

Loupmoonwith Wixen Noct, Snock Terra

Cawgnitowith Woolipop Terra, Elgrove, Lunaris

Arsoxwith Dazzi Noct, Rayhound

Mufflywith Wispaw, Univolt, Robinquill, Finsider Ignis, Yakumo

Bristlawith Jelliette, Flopie

Cinnamothwith Hangyu Cryst, Amione

Puffoltwith Lullu, Souffline

Elphidranwith Azurobe, Surfent Terra

Vanwyrmwith Univolt Cryst, Beakon Cryst, Dualith, Celesdir, Silvegis, Dupin, Roujay, Faleris, Shadowbeak

Felbatwith Elgrove Cryst, Starryon Primo, Pierdon Cryst, Cryolinx Terra, Blazamut, Anubis, Astegon, Azurmane, Faleris Aqua

Vaeletwith Dualith Noct, Knocklem, Ophydia, Lyleen

Beegardewith Pyrin, Foxcicle

Elizabeewith Frostplume, Sekhmet, Prixter Lux

Lovanderwith Shroomer Noct, Dogen

Grintalewith Shroomer, Prixter

Tarantrisswith Moldron, Suzaku Aqua, Gildane

Polapupwith Jormuntide, Reptyro Cryst

Leezpunkwith Caprity, Cinnamoth

Goriratwith Bushi, Digtoise

Surfentwith Sweepa, Gorirat

Robinquillwith Elizabee, Katress Ignis

Flopiewith Croajiro, Jellroy

Wixenwith Vanwyrm Cryst, Mossanda Lux

Katresswith Mammorest, Blazehowl, Solmora, Tropicaw

Elgrovewith Turtacle Terra, Incineram Noct, Nitemary Botan

Lunariswith Loupmoon Cryst, Quivern Botan

Fenglopewith Gildra, Suzaku, Bulldosu, Wistella

Dinossomwith Vaelet, Incineram

Bushiwith Flaracle, Xenolord

Munchillwith Kingpaca Cryst, Bakemi

Petalliawith Ghangler Ignis, Whalaska

Leafanwith Blazamut Ryu, Hartalis

Incineramwith Knocklem Ignis, Lyleen Noct

Dazziwith Penking, Wixen

Pyrinwith Palumba, Nitemary

Foxciclewith Azurobe Cryst, Quivern

Beakonwith Sibelyx Primo

Rayhoundwith Polapup Terra, Menasting, Pierdon

Needollwith Loupmoon, Grintale, Munchill

Reindrixwith Helzephyr, Starryon, Omascul, Verdash

Mossandawith Broncherry, Prunelia, Dynamoff

Chilletwith Caprity Noct, Reindrix

Digtoisewith Moldron Cryst, Whalaska Ignis

Broncherrywith Aegidron, Shaolong

Dumudwith Croajiro Noct, Penking Lux, Pyrin Noct

Kitsunwith Wumpo Botan, Bellanoir

Sibelyxwith Fenglope Lux, Ghangler, Loomen

Shroomer Noctwith Jormuntide Ignis, Paladius, Frostallion, Neptilius

Dazemuwith Elphidran Aqua, Vanwyrm, Polapup, Beakon, Kitsun, Carnibora, Lapiron

Lulluwith Icelyn, Nyafia

Kikitwith Gorirat Terra, Dinossom Lux, Valentail

Yakumowith Tarantriss, Mimog, Slowatt

Skutlasswith Eidrolon Ignis, Orserk, Bellanoir Libero, Frostallion Noct

Snugloowith Robinquill Terra, Katress, Mossanda

Prixterwith Celesdir Noct, Eidrolon, Solenne, Renjishi

Pruneliawith Bastigor, Dandilord

Smokiewith Kitsun Noct, Tetroise

Dogenwith Tetroise Primo, Necromus

Valentailwith Mammorest Cryst, Relaxaurus, Ragnahawk, Broncherry Aqua, Braloha, Majex, Reptyro, Cryolinx, Grizzbolt

Snockwith Bushi Noct, Wumpo

Soufflinewith Blazehowl Noct, Warsect

Lapironwith Menasting Terra, Warsect Terra

Hoodlewith Petallia Ignis, Lapure

Slowattwith Relaxaurus Lux, Splatterina, Mycora

Bakemiwith Selyne

Solmorawith Panthalus

Dynamoffwith Silvance, Jetragon

Palworld 1.0 breeding table, read from the game's own data and cross-checked against a second dataset. See how breeding works in our Palworld breeding calculator.

The story of Melpaca

Melpaca ambles through the grasslands with the unbothered calm of something that has never once been in a hurry. It's gentle, endlessly patient, and produces wool faster than it seems to have any use for — which is fortunate, because you have plenty. It'll carry you, work your field and stock your cloth, all at the same unhurried pace.

Paraphrased from Melpaca's in-game Paldeck entry.

Field notes

— from the log of a Pal keeper

Day 5. The Melpaca has the exact energy of a sofa that agreed to help. I mean this as praise.

Day 11. Rode it, farmed with it, sheared wool off it in the Ranch. Getting my money's worth out of one alpaca.

Day 22. It has never once been startled by anything. A raid happened around it. It kept grazing. I aspire to this.

Melpaca, answered

Where do you find and catch Melpaca?

Melpaca grazes the open grassland of the Windswept Hills and Sea Breeze Archipelago, day or night, usually around levels 5–17. It's placid and easy to approach. Weaken one and throw a regular Pal Sphere. A low-level Alpha also sits in the Hillside Cavern.

What does ride & ranch do?

Melpaca can be ridden as an early ground mount once you craft its saddle — a steady, easy first ride.

Is Melpaca good?

Early on, yes, for its role: Farming Lv 2 — a genuinely useful base job on top of the Wool it drops in the Ranch. Its stats are modest, so lean on the partner skill and trade up by midgame.

How do you breed Melpaca?

It has no unique combo — pairs like Cattiva with Direhowl, or Lamball with Snugloo produce it. Breed repeatedly to stack good passive skills onto one you like.

What does Melpaca drop?

It drops Wool and Leather. Wool for your earliest cloth, plus Leather — and the Wool keeps coming from the Ranch, not just from defeating it.

Can you ride Melpaca?

Yes — Melpaca is a solid, docile early ground mount once you craft its saddle. It also farms at base and drops Wool in the Ranch, so it earns its slot three ways.

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