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The treatment of the creatures in both games is also vastly different. In Pokémon , Trainers capture Pokémon, battle them, and form close bonds with them. According to its Steam store page, Palworld players are able to "meet, catch, breed, fight, work with, sell, dismantle, and even eat" the mysterious creatures of the world known as Pals. Palworld does have many more options to interact with its creatures, even if it's not always pleasant. **It has a darker overall tone than Pokémon ** , which is always framed as a family-friendly adventure in a semi-utopian wo   Palworld wants to make sure it doesn't leave anything behind as it updates the game, already giving slight hints on what to expect for current content. Map additions, including new dungeons and likely bosses, have been discussed already. Due to player feedback on the current state of dungeons, it's also likely they will get a rework. Current dungeons feel a little empty and lack challenge, and are mainly used for farming experience and ancient civilization parts needed to build more pricey it   Pokémon games have always been lighthearted; the plots of the Evil Teams are always foiled, Pokémon never get seriously hurt in battle - only fainting - and when they do get hurt it's a simple matter of putting them in a machine for a few seconds to restore them back to perfect health. Although some things are gritty, such as the dark meaning of Lechonk's name in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet _ , they've overall been a relaxing series of games that can offer a cathartic experience. Many games have been turning to darker themes and messages lately, including some long-running series like _Final Fantasy , and horror games are highly popular and only growing more so. Even though they serve to somewhat defang a world full of monsters that has a lot of potential to explore a more serious tone, the fun and cheery themes in Pokémon can be a good respite from those kinds of ga   Surfing the ocean and sea will become so much easier when using Azurobe as the mount. While Surfent is the superior choice when it comes to its mobility in the water, encountering Surfent is rarer compared to Azurobe. On top of that, its saddle is locked at the higher levels, unlike Azurobe. That said, while Azurobe is quick in the water, it mightily struggles when used as a mount on l   " Pokémon with guns" seems like a fair description based on what's been shown of Palworld so far, but it also seems much more ambitious than what Pokémon has done in the past. It looks like it will blend the creature capture genre with several others and include some features that Pokémon has lacked. There are many things - aside from the guns - that palworld exp rate dares to do and Pokémon won't or can't due to being a children's series that has to be careful of what goes into its games. It will be interesting to see how all of these aspects will work together when Palworld fully relea   In short, **Palworld is an open-world survival multiplayer game ** , for everything that means, which Pokémon decidedly is not. Pokémon has some free exploration, and the most recent games in the series, Scarlet and Violet , are technically open world. Multiplayer has also always been a part of the Pokémon series, but the way it approaches multiplayer is decidedly distinct from Palworld . Pokémon multiplayer is limited to one-on-one battles, where Palworld takes place in a persistent, massively multiplayer world. Survival elements, meanwhile, have never been a part of Pokémon , and speak more to Palworld 's Ark   The last update discussed was improvements and additions to the building, which focus on Palworld 's crafting and survival aspects. There are no additional details on the matter, but it could mean multiple things. The most likely would be more Pal buildings meant to collect resources and perhaps lighten the survival load. It could also swing the other way and include measures that require repairing buildings after certain amounts of time to prevent decay. Palworld seems at its best when it incorporates the ability to make the game as easy or hard as players w   Once the base is up and running, focus your early game on investing heavily in your base. Find Pals that will help you make the right materials, and focus on the technology investments that improve the base. This will pay off later when you have enough resources to build what you need without much extra mining. A Ranch will give you free Wool in Palworld without having to kill Lamballs for it, and a Berry Plantation will feed all your working Pals (and yourself) without any extra work on your p   Being a Ground-type Pal, Rushoar is a viable option to deal with Electric-type Pals. This becomes an advantage against the first major boss that players need to defeat if they are progressing the main quest line for the early game. For players who want to get an early mount to get around the map in the first few hours of their playthrough, getting a Rushoar is a good opt