At first glance, Palworld might just seem like a straightforward, simple survival crafting game, but there’s quite a lot going on under the hood as well. Here’s everything you need to know about IVs, or Individual Values, in Palworld.
What IVs Do in Palworld
Individual Values, more commonly referred to as IVs in Palworld, determine how much of a stat increase a Pal gains when it levels up. There are three main stats in Palworld: HP, Attack, and Defense. So if a Pal has a high HP IV, this means that its HP will go up a lot more than usual, compared to its Attack and Defense stats.
While PvP isn’t really a big part of Palworld just yet, Pokemon enthusiasts will recognize how important IVs can be if you’re planning on assembling a perfect team of Pals. Getting the right IVs and Passives on a Pal can make a huge difference even in the context of PvE. While this isn’t at all necessary for progressing through the game and its solo content, IVs can be seen as an endgame goal for you to chase once you’ve cleared out everything else.
How to Calculate IVs
So now that we know what IVs do in Palworld, let’s go over how we can calculate them in more detail.
Big shoutout to u/blahable on the Palworld subreddit, who’s done extensive research into the level gains and values for Pals in the game.
First, it’s important to note that every Pal has the same base stats at level 0, as listed below:
- HP: 500
- Attack: 100
- Defense: 50
As mentioned previously, the stat increases that each Pal gets when they level up will differ based on their IVs. At a minimum, Pals will gain 50% of their HP value, and 7.5% of their Attack and Defense values when they level up. When you take IVs into account, that percentage goes up.
For instance, if a Pal has an IV bonus of 15% in Attack, then you can calculate its gains as follows: 100*0.75*1.15.
Now comes the tricky part. Palworld doesn’t straight up tell you what a Pal’s IVs are, which means that you have to manually calculate them yourself. You can do this by looking at the stats of a level 1 Pal, and doing the math backwards from there. But to make things easier for you, Paldex.io has released an IV calculator so you don’t have to deal with the math.
Plus, the calculator ensures that you don’t have to worry about an accounting error either.
To use the Paldex calculator, simply enter the Pal’s information including its level, HP, Attack, and Defense stats, as well as its Passives. The calculator will then give you the numerical percentage value for each IV, and you’ll know whether this is a Pal you want to invest in.
Using the Ability Glasses
As of v0.2.0.6, you can now craft the Ability Glasses, which are an accessory that allow you to view an individual Pal’s IVs whenever you have it equipped. It’s a huge quality-of-life improvement that definitely beats having to use the Paldex calculator, though it’s worth noting that the calculator will allow you to see projected values as a Pal levels up, while the Glasses do not.
Still, if you already know what you’re looking for, the Ability Glasses make it a lot easier for you to calculate IVs. To get them, you’ll need to unlock it with four Ancient Technology Points, and you’ll also need to craft them with the following materials:
- Refined Ingot x30
- Paldium Fragment x20
- Ancient Civilization Parts x10
- Ancient Civilization Core x5
One final thing to note is that IVs are randomized across all Pals in Palworld. This means that it can take you a lot of time to finally find the perfect Pal with your ideal IVs. Doing so will either require you to breed Pals, or just capture them continuously in the open world. Either way, it’s an arduous task, so keep that in mind before you fall into the IV rabbit hole.
And that’s all you need to know about how IVs work in Palworld.
