Shadow Burst.

Which pals learn Shadow Burst

35 pals learn Shadow Burst by level-up in Palworld 1.0, the earliest at level 1, and Necromus gets the most out of it at 145 attack.

All 35 are in the grid on this page with the level each one unlocks the move at. The unlock level runs from 1 to 30 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.

Blazehowl Noct Lv 1 FireDark Necromus Lv 1 Dark Gloopie Lv 7 WaterDark Wispaw Lv 7 Dark Dazzi Noct Lv 7 DarkElectric Pyrin Noct Lv 7 FireDark Shroomer Noct Lv 7 GrassDark Bakemi Lv 7 Dark Hoocrates Lv 15 Dark Daedream Lv 15 Dark Nox Lv 15 Dark Mau Lv 15 Dark Loupmoon Lv 15 Dark Felbat Lv 15 Dark Lovander Lv 15 Dark Leezpunk Lv 15 Dark Helzephyr Lv 15 Dark Menasting Lv 15 DarkGround Hoodle Lv 15 Dark Venusa Lv 15 Dark Lyleen Noct Lv 15 Dark Shadowbeak Lv 15 Dark Frostallion Noct Lv 15 Dark Killamari Lv 22 DarkWater Tombat Lv 22 Dark Cawgnito Lv 22 Dark Katress Lv 22 Dark Maraith Lv 22 Dark Nyafia Lv 22 Dark Smokie Lv 22 Dark Omascul Lv 22 Dark Splatterina Lv 22 Dark Depresso Lv 30 Dark Incineram Lv 30 FireDark Incineram Noct Lv 30 Dark

Shadow Burst power and cooldown

Shadow Burst hits for 80 on a 4 second cooldown, which is at the low end of Dark's range, where the hardest hitter lands at 800. A 4 second cooldown means it is up again almost immediately, so the damage arrives in small helpings.

How to get the Shadow Burst skill fruit

Shadow Burst 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 80-power move is still worth the slot on a pal with the attack to swing it.

Can Shadow Burst pass to eggs

Yes. A parent that knows Shadow Burst 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 Shadow Burst worth using

Early on. 80 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 4 second cooldown is doing the work; drop it once Necromus learns anything bigger.

Shadow Burst FAQ

Which pals learn Shadow Burst in Palworld?

35 of them, and the grid on this page names every one with the level it unlocks Shadow Burst at. The earliest is Blazehowl Noct at level 1; Necromus gets the most out of it at 145 attack. The list is read off the game's own skill-master table.

Can you get Shadow Burst from a skill fruit?

Yes. Shadow Burst 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 Shadow Burst do in Palworld?

Shadow Burst has 80 power and a 4 second cooldown. Power gets multiplied by the pal's attack stat and the element matchup, so the same move hits far harder on Necromus at 145 attack than on anything below it.

Is Shadow Burst a good skill in Palworld?

Early only. 80 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 4 second cooldown is the one thing in its favor.

Can Shadow Burst be inherited by breeding?

Yes. A parent that knows Shadow Burst 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 Shadow Burst

The closest Dark moves to Shadow Burst by power are Jumping Claw at 80 power on 4s and Dark Cannon at 70 power on 4s. 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 Necromus learns

Necromus learns 10 moves by level-up in Palworld 1.0, and Shadow Burst at level 1 is one of them. The other 9 are below with the level each unlocks, so a bar built around Necromus can be planned from one place.