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Lucky Shadowbeak Guide — Stats, Best Build & How to Catch

Everything you need to raise, ride and battle with Lucky Shadowbeak in Palworld 1.0. Lucky Shadowbeak is a rare Dark Pal (#183) with 579 HP, 191 ATK and 280 DEF, best known for its Umbral Veil partner skill.

Updated 2026-07-29

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

Lucky Shadowbeak overview

Lucky Shadowbeak is a shiny Lucky variant with a golden aura and +30% work speed. Extremely rare spawn. It appears most reliably around the Moonless Shore. In combat it deals Dark-type damage and slots into a party as a rare-tier Dark unit.

Base stats & ratings

HP 579 · ATK 191 · DEF 280 · Speed 95 · Ride Speed 923 · Stamina 80. Pal Stars rates Lucky Shadowbeak PvE 7/10, PvP 5/10, Base 4/10 and Mount 7/10 for Palworld 1.0.

How to catch

Lucky Shadowbeak has a base capture rate of 10 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

Lucky Shadowbeak learns 4 active moves in Palworld 1.0. The strongest rotation is Meteor, Fireball, Cross Slash. Pair the highest-power Dark move with a same-type STAB partner so both slots benefit from Dark-boosting passives.

Work suitabilities & base role

Lucky Shadowbeak 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

Lucky Shadowbeak's partner skill "Umbral Veil" activates while it rides on your shoulder or is deployed. Its ride speed of 923 makes it a strong mid-tier mount for exploration.

Official sources
Palworld on Steam

Official store page with the current build and update history.