Nightmare Ball.

Which pals learn Nightmare Ball

47 pals learn Nightmare Ball by level-up in Palworld 1.0, the earliest at level 22, and Bellanoir Libero gets the most out of it at 150 attack.

All 47 are in the grid on this page with the level each one unlocks the move at. The unlock level runs from 22 to 40 depending on the pal. The list is regenerated from the game's own skill-master table on every build, so it is the complete set rather than a sample of the popular ones.

Wispaw Lv 22 Dark Helzephyr Lux Lv 22 DarkElectric Gildra Lv 22 DarkGround Starryon Lv 22 Dark Celesdir Noct Lv 22 Dark Astegon Lv 22 DragonDark Bakemi Lv 22 Dark Loomen Lv 22 DarkFire Wistella Lv 22 Dark Solenne Lv 22 DarkNeutral Bellanoir Libero Lv 22 Dark Necromus Lv 22 Dark Croajiro Noct Lv 30 WaterDark Gloopie Lv 30 WaterDark Vanwyrm Lv 30 FireDark Vanwyrm Cryst Lv 30 IceDark Felbat Lv 30 Dark Leezpunk Lv 30 Dark Menasting Lv 30 DarkGround Kitsun Noct Lv 30 Dark Shroomer Noct Lv 30 GrassDark Sootseer Lv 30 DarkFire Xenovader Lv 30 Dark Smokie Lv 30 Dark Omascul Lv 30 Dark Splatterina Lv 30 Dark Hoodle Lv 30 Dark Roujay Lv 30 Dark Lyleen Noct Lv 30 Dark Shadowbeak Lv 30 Dark Bellanoir Lv 30 Dark Depresso Lv 40 Dark Hoocrates Lv 40 Dark Daedream Lv 40 Dark Nox Lv 40 Dark Mau Lv 40 Dark Killamari Lv 40 DarkWater Tombat Lv 40 Dark Loupmoon Lv 40 Dark Cawgnito Lv 40 Dark Vaelet Lv 40 Grass Katress Lv 40 Dark Helzephyr Lv 40 Dark Maraith Lv 40 Dark Nyafia Lv 40 Dark Nitemary Lv 40 Dark Frostallion Noct Lv 40 Dark

Nightmare Ball power and cooldown

Nightmare Ball hits for 300 on a 16 second cooldown, which is at the low end of Dark's range, where the hardest hitter lands at 800. 16 seconds between casts puts it in the middle of a rotation rather than at the start of one.

How to get the Nightmare Ball skill fruit

Nightmare Ball has a skill fruit, so any pal can carry it whatever its own element. Fruits rotate on the blue skill fruit trees and turn up in Palworld field chests. Feeding one to an off-element pal costs you the same-type damage bonus and nothing else, so a 300-power move is still worth the slot on a pal with the attack to swing it.

Can Nightmare Ball pass to eggs

Yes. A parent that knows Nightmare Ball gives the hatchling a chance to be born with it already equipped, which is one fewer fruit and one fewer level grind. Check which half of a pair carries it before you commit them, because the breeding planner reads the moves off your save and can tell you.

Is Nightmare Ball worth using

Early on. 300 power is at the low end of Dark's range, so it is what you use before the element's real moves unlock at up to 800. Keep it if the 16 second cooldown is doing the work; drop it once Bellanoir Libero learns anything bigger.

Nightmare Ball FAQ

Which pals learn Nightmare Ball in Palworld?

47 of them, and the grid on this page names every one with the level it unlocks Nightmare Ball at. The earliest is Wispaw at level 22; Bellanoir Libero gets the most out of it at 150 attack. The list is read off the game's own skill-master table.

Can you get Nightmare Ball from a skill fruit?

Yes. Nightmare Ball has a skill fruit, so any pal can learn it whatever its element. Fruits rotate on the skill fruit trees and turn up in field chests. Putting it on an off-element pal costs you the same-type damage bonus, not the move itself.

How much damage does Nightmare Ball do in Palworld?

Nightmare Ball has 300 power and a 16 second cooldown. Power gets multiplied by the pal's attack stat and the element matchup, so the same move hits far harder on Bellanoir Libero at 150 attack than on anything below it.

Is Nightmare Ball a good skill in Palworld?

Early only. 300 power is at the low end of Dark's range against 800 at the top of the element, so it fills a bar before the real Dark moves unlock and comes off it afterwards. The 16 second cooldown is the one thing in its favor.

Can Nightmare Ball be inherited by breeding?

Yes. A parent that knows Nightmare Ball gives the egg a chance to hatch with the move already equipped, which saves you a fruit and a level grind. Worth checking which parent has it before you commit a pair to the breeding farm.

Other Palworld Dark skills like Nightmare Ball

The closest Dark moves to Nightmare Ball by power are Dark Charge at 300 power on 16s and Lock-On Lunge at 300 power on 15s. Dark carries 50 active skills in Palworld 1.0, and every one of them has a page listing its learners and unlock levels.

Every other move Bellanoir Libero learns

Bellanoir Libero learns 8 moves by level-up in Palworld 1.0, and Nightmare Ball at level 22 is one of them. The other 7 are below with the level each unlocks, so a bar built around Bellanoir Libero can be planned from one place.