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Grintale Guide — Stats, Best Build & How to Catch

Everything you need to raise, ride and battle with Grintale in Palworld 1.0. Grintale is a rare Dark Pal (#141) with 333 HP, 235 ATK and 135 DEF, best known for its Umbral Veil partner skill.

Updated 2026-07-29

Key takeaways
  • Grintale overview
  • Base stats & ratings
  • How to catch
  • Best moveset

Grintale overview

Grintale is a rare dark Pal known for its umbral veil ability. Frequently sighted in the Sea Breeze Archipelago. It appears most reliably around the Sea Breeze Archipelago. In combat it deals Dark-type damage and slots into a party as a rare-tier Dark unit.

Base stats & ratings

HP 333 · ATK 235 · DEF 135 · Speed 88 · Ride Speed 1252 · Stamina 188. Pal Stars rates Grintale PvE 6/10, PvP 8/10, Base 7/10 and Mount 9/10 for Palworld 1.0.

How to catch

Grintale has a base capture rate of 31 out of 100. Weaken it below 30% HP and use a Hyper Sphere or better from behind for the best odds. Elemental advantage (Fire vs Grass, Water vs Fire, Grass vs Water, Electric vs Water, Ground vs Electric, Ice vs Dragon, Dark vs Neutral, Dragon vs Dragon) speeds the weaken step.

Best moveset

Grintale learns 4 active moves in Palworld 1.0. The strongest rotation is Rock Blast, Shadow Ball, Ice Shard. Pair the highest-power Dark move with a same-type STAB partner so both slots benefit from Dark-boosting passives.

Work suitabilities & base role

Grintale is tagged for Farming, Medicine Production. Slot it into a base loop that stacks its highest work value — for example, an night-shift medicine bench line — and give it the Workaholic + Serious passives to squeeze out extra work speed.

Partner skill & mount notes

Grintale's partner skill "Umbral Veil" activates while it rides on your shoulder or is deployed. Its ride speed of 1252 makes it one of the fastest mounts in Palworld — chain saddle + Nitro Sprint passive to squeeze out top-end speed.

Official sources
Palworld on Steam

Official store page with the current build and update history.