Lucky Pals
Lucky Pals are rare and shining Pal variants found all over the Palpagos Islands, known for their increased size, sparkling aura and for possessing the Lucky Passive Skill. Additionally, they always come with an Active Skill they wouldn't otherwise be able to learn without eating a Skill Fruit.
Overview
Any Pal that spawns naturally in the overworld has a small chance to spawn as a Lucky Pal. These Pals are always of a species local to the area, will spawn at a higher level than the regular Pals, possess a random Active Skill as if it ate a random Skill Fruit, and are guaranteed to have the "Lucky" Passive Skill.
When encountered in the wild, Lucky Pals give off a sort of sort of 'sparkling' sound, which can be used to help locate them. There is no need to be wary of it fleeing upon spotting you. Lucky Pals will not despawn as long as you can still hear them, though environmental hazards can still kill them.
In combat, Lucky Pals can be quite difficult to defeat as not only are they stronger than regular Pals, their added Active Skill could potentially catch you off-guard. For example, a Lucky Lamball might paralyze you with Tri-Lightning, or a Lucky Tanzee could instantly annihilate you with Dark Laser. Pay close attention to a Lucky Pal's moveset to figure out the best course of action.
Differences Between Lucky Pals and Regular Pals
Lucky Pals are slightly different from regular Pals:
- Lucky Pals always spawn with the "Lucky" Passive Skill, which gives +15% Work Speed and +15% Attack.
- They are larger than regular Pals, just like an
Alpha. - They always have one random non-exclusive Active Skill.
- They are considerably stronger than regular Pals at the same level.
- When found in the wild, they emit a 'sparkling' sound and have a unique glowing aura. But, once caught and tamed, their audio effect and visual aura disappear. All other gameplay effects, as well as their size, are still retained when captured.
Possible Drops
In addition to their regular item drops, Lucky Pals will always drop 
Ancient Civilization Parts when defeated. They'll also drop items to be sold like 
Precious Pelts or 
Precious Dragon Stones. However, unlike Alpha Pals, Lucky Pals do not drop Schematics when defeated.
Pals unable to spawn as Lucky Pals
This is a list of all the pals that can never be found as Lucky in the wild due to being a world-boss only spawn or can only be obtained through breeding.
Elphidran Aqua
Relaxaurus Lux
Broncherry Aqua
Anubis
Jormuntide
Lyleen Noct
Paladius
Necromus
Frostallion
Frostallion Noct
Jetragon
Bellanoir
Bellanoir Libero
Notes
- Once a Lucky Pal is caught, it retains all of its gameplay traits, making them potentially powerful assets.
- Their increased size potentially means that melee-based attacks will have a much larger hitbox, such as a very large Rushoar charging, or a Loupmoon swiping its claws in much broader strokes.
- The chances of a Pal spawning as a Lucky Pal are currently unknown.
History
- 0.2.4.0
- Increased the HP of all Alpha Pals, including Lucky Pals, by 1.2.
- 0.1.2.0
- Introduced.
Trivia
- Lucky Pals are internally programmed as Alpha Pals. This is the reason why their glow disappears when caught and why Alpha Pals cannot be found as Lucky.
