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Palworld Black Marketeer Guide & FAQ

The Palworld Black Marketeer: locations, rare Pal stock, prices, whether buying Alphas is worth it and how selling Pals compares to the legal merchant.

Updated for the current Palworld patch

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Article 1

Palworld Black Marketeer — overview

The Black Marketeer is Palworld's illegal Pal trader. Found in hidden spots such as the Duneshelter area and near Syndicate-controlled zones, they sell rarer and higher-level Pals than the ordinary Pal Merchant — sometimes including Alpha-tier and Lucky Pals — and they pay noticeably better when you sell Pals to them.

In this article
  • ✓What they are
  • ✓Where to find them
  • ✓Stock
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Article 2

Palworld Black Marketeer — full walkthrough

Step-by-step walkthrough for Palworld Black Marketeer in Palworld 1.0.

In this article
  • ✓1. Bank Gold first
  • ✓2. Travel to Duneshelter
  • ✓3. Check the rotation
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Article 3

Palworld Black Marketeer — tips and best practices

Efficiency tips, common mistakes and the fastest route to results with Black Marketeer — including the numbers most Palworld players get wrong.

In this article
  • ✓Breed, don't buy, for passives
  • ✓Buy for work, not combat
  • ✓Lucky Pals are a coin flip
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Article 4

Palworld Black Marketeer — related tools

How Black Marketeer connects to the rest of Palworld — capture, breeding, base work and the Pal Stars tools that speed it up.

In this article
  • ✓Legal merchants
  • ✓Syndicate
  • ✓Breeding
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Article 5

Palworld Black Marketeer — FAQ

Answers to the questions Palworld players ask most about Black Marketeer, from unlock requirements to costs and edge cases.

In this article
  • ✓Where is the Black Marketeer in Palworld?
  • ✓What does the Black Marketeer sell?
  • ✓Is the Black Marketeer worth it?
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