Palworld Pal Merchants Guide & FAQ — overview
Palworld has two main trader types: Wandering Merchants, who sell materials, ammunition, spheres and schematics for Gold, and Pal Merchants, who sell captured Pals outright. Both appear in Small Settlement and other hub towns and at fixed roadside spots, and both buy your surplus — selling junk Pals and duplicate loot is the fastest early Gold income in the game.
Updated 2026-08-09
- ✓Wandering Merchant
- ✓Pal Merchant
- ✓Where to find them
- ✓Recruit one to your base
Wandering Merchant
Sells materials you would otherwise farm: Arrows, ammunition, Pal Spheres, Cake ingredients, seeds, Nails and building resources. Also buys anything in your bag.
Pal Merchant
Sells live Pals for Gold. Stock rotates and includes work-suitability Pals that are painful to catch yourself, such as high-level Kindling and Watering workers.
Where to find them
Small Settlement is the reliable first stop. Additional merchants stand in each major hub town and at a handful of roadside camps — all pinned on /map.
Recruit one to your base
Merchants can be caught with a sphere and assigned to your base, giving you a permanent on-site shop. This is the single most convenient quality-of-life move in the mid game.
Gold income
Sell surplus Pals, duplicate schematics and excess ore. A breeding line producing cheap Pals to sell is a stable Gold engine.