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Turtacle — Palworld Paldeck No. 037

Where to find Turtacle in Palworld, how its Spikey Carrier partner skill lightens Ore, its Watering work, Hydro Spin, high Defense, stats and drops.

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Turtacle — Palworld Paldeck No. 037
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Crit Pick · Paldex PALWORLD 1.0
No. 037
Turtacle, Palworld Paldeck No. 037 - a Water turtle with a very tough shell
Entry · renumbered in 1.0 (was No. 148)

Turtacle No. 037

Water Size M Not rideable Day & night
◇ Rarity · Common — "Mini Fortress"

Turtacle is the Water Pal at No. 037 — a turtle that hid its fragile body inside an absurdly tough shell and now has almost nothing underneath it. It is a Common with the highest Defense in this stretch of the dex and a partner skill built for hauling ore.

Partner skill
Spikey Carrier — "While in party, reduces Ore weight by 80~100%. (Does not stack)." Carry Turtacle and your Ore is near-weightless — a quiet quality-of-life boost when you are strip-mining for a build.

Where to find Turtacle

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ASTRAL MTS · SNOW FROSTBOUND MTS DESSICATED DESERT TWILIGHT DUNES VERDANT BROOK MOONLESS SHORE BAMBOO GROVES MARSH ISLAND MOUNT OBSIDIAN SEALED REALM OF TERRARIA SEA BREEZE ARCHIPELAGO No.1 WILDLIFE SANCTUARY EASTERN DOCKS MUSHROOM WETLANDSSAKURAJIMA NORTHERN ROCK FIELD DANCING SAKURA SHRINE Isle of the Glacial Core No.3 Wildlife Sanctuary Flamepulse Islet Oasis Island Islet of Circular Ruins Island of Treasures Phantom Isle Ice Wind Island Forgotten Island Sunset Sandbar Sandstone Gate Islet Scouring Islet Glacial Memento Islet Frostbitten Isle Rayne Syndicate Oil Rig Rayne Platform Oil Rig Bicornis Islet FEYBREAK ISLAND SUNREACH FOOT OF THE WORLD TREE TURTACLE · ISLE OF DECAYED TREASURES

Turtacle spawns on the Isle of Decayed Treasures in aggressive groups of two or three, day and night, and is fished from saltwater across much of the map (Windswept Hills, Sea Breeze Archipelago, Forgotten Island, Bamboo Groves, Crescent Moon Shore, Verdant Brook, Sunlit Isle, Frostbitten Isle).

It is a regular encounter in Hillside Cavern and Ravine Grotto, a possible Alpha at the end of the Mountain Stream Grotto, and hatches from a Damp Egg.

Region: Isle of Decayed Treasures / fished · Time: day & night · Threat: aggressive

Stats & how they vary

HP75
Attack75
Defense115
Work speed100

Melee 100, Shot 75, Support 100, Stamina 100, Running Speed 320, Sprinting Speed 500 (slow — it is a turtle). Rarity value 3. The four displayed stats use Attack = Shot 75. Its 115 Defense is the standout — genuinely tanky for an early Pal — though the lore is quick to point out the shell is the only defence it has. Type matchup. Water is strong against Fire, Ground and Rock, and weak to Electric — bring an Electric Pal to catch it. Work speed 100 is the series default.

Type matchup · Water
Strong vsFire — Water hits Fire Pals for extra damage.
Weak vsElectric hits Water Pals for extra damage.
HP 75ATK 75 DEF 115WORK 100
Base stat shape — unusually sharp attack for an early Pal.
IVsHidden HP/Attack/Defense rolls, locked in when you catch or hatch it — worth up to +30%. Catch a few and keep the best.
Passives0–4 traits (e.g. Swift, Ferocious, Lucky) — the biggest controllable swing, inherited through breeding. 1.0 adds powerful World Tree passives with trade-offs (e.g. +50% attack for weaker defense).
Mutation 1.0Breeding can rarely hatch a mutated Pal with higher stats and a unique passive skill. Deluxe Vegetable Cake raises the odds.
Awakening 1.0Spend Radiant Gems from the World Tree to push a favourite past its old stat ceiling.
CondenserFuse duplicates for ★1–★4: +5% per star, up to +20% to all stats, and a stronger partner skill.
LuckyPalworld's "shiny": rare, larger, always carries Lucky (+15% work speed & attack).

Work & drops

Work suitabilities
Watering Lv 2Mining Lv 1Transporting Lv 1

Watering Lv 2 is the useful half — a solid plantation/Ranch waterer — with light Mining and Transporting on the side.

Drops
Aquatic Pal FluidsBone

Aquatic Pal Fluids ×1–2 (100%) · Bone ×2–3 (100%). Pal Fluids for recipes, Bone for early crafting and cooking.

Partner skill: Spikey Carrier

Near-weightless ore for base-builders.

Weightless oreOre weight drops 80~100% by level — carry far more per trip.
1.0 reworkPre-1.0 it reduced armor weight; in 1.0 it lightens Ore instead. It is not a shield/guard skill despite the fortress theme.
Pairs with FuddlerFuddler (031) lightens Stone and speeds mining; Turtacle lightens Ore. Together, your mining runs are almost weightless.

Active skills

A pure Water kit with an exclusive spin. Values from palworld.gg (post-1.0).

Lv 1Hydro Jet (Water, 40) — fires a high-speed jet of water.
Lv 7Bubble Blast (Water, 80) — fires slow-pursuing bubbles.
Lv 15Hydro Spin (Water, 160) — exclusive: spins in a spray of water.
Lv 22Aqua Burst (Water, 200) — bursts a mass of water outward.
Lv 30Torrential Blast (Water, 250) — fires a splitting stream of water.
Lv 40Hydro Slicer (Water, 350) — looses a blade of pressurised water.
Lv 50Hydro Laser (Water, 450) — sweeps a beam of pressurised water.
Lv 70Geyser Gush (Water, 600) — erupts a column of water beneath a target.

How to breed Turtacle

Turtacle hatches from a Damp Egg and is easy to fish — no unique combo produces it. Where it matters as a parent:

Turtacle + Digtoise= Turtacle Terra (Water/Ground variant, 037B) — the unique combination for the Terra.

The story of Turtacle

"To protect its fragile body, it developed an incredibly tough shell. Unfortunately, it's utterly defenseless underneath. Even a little tickle could knock it out cold."

"Mini Fortress" is a joke with a soft centre. Turtacle solved the problem of being fragile by building an unbreakable shell — and in doing so kept a body so defenceless that a tickle can knock it out. Its 115 Defense is real, but it is all shell; the Pal inside is exactly as delicate as it started. A neat little parable about armour that protects everything except the thing that matters, and then you put it to work watering your crops.

Field notes
— from the log of a Pal keeper

Day 16. Fished a spiky turtle out of the shallows. It was furious about it. The shell is genuinely hard.

Day 17. Put it in the party and my ore stopped weighing anything. Between this and the mole, I barely notice hauling now.

Day 20. Watched something tap its underside in a fight and it folded instantly. The Paldeck was not exaggerating about the tickle.

Day 24. Watering Lv 2 at the base, tanking hits in the field (as long as nobody touches the soft bit). A useful, slightly tragic turtle.

Turtacle, answered

Where do I find Turtacle in Palworld?

On the Isle of Decayed Treasures in aggressive groups, day and night, and fished from saltwater across much of the map. It also appears in Hillside Cavern, Ravine Grotto and the Mountain Stream Grotto, or hatches from a Damp Egg.

What does Spikey Carrier do?

While Turtacle is in your party, Ore weight drops 80~100% by level (does not stack) — near-weightless ore hauls. In 1.0 it lightens Ore (it used to lighten armor); it is not a shield skill.

Is Turtacle good?

As a tanky early Pal and a Watering worker with weightless-ore utility, yes — its 115 Defense is high for the tier. Its offence is average and its underside is a liability.

What is Turtacle weak to?

Electric, because of its Water typing.

What does Turtacle drop?

Aquatic Pal Fluids ×1–2 and Bone ×2–3, every time (100%).

Was Turtacle renumbered in 1.0?

Yes — it was No. 148 before Palworld 1.0 and is No. 037 now.

Stats and details as of Palworld 1.0. Last updated 30 July 2026.

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