Palworld 1.0 New Pals Announced – Official Merch Now Available for Pre-Order

Palworld is in the home stretch before its full launch, and Pocketpair has been drip-feeding new creatures alongside a physical merchandise line that quietly went live for ordering. Two things are happening at once here, and they’re easy to mix up: a batch of new Pals tied to the 1.0 update, and a separate merchandise store that opened pre-orders for figures, plushies and trading cards. Here’s what’s actually been shown, and what’s still guesswork.

What Palworld 1.0 is and why this Pal wave matters

To be clear up front, this is Palworld’s full release out of Early Access — not a farming-sim spin-off or a Roblox-style title. The game has been in Early Access since January 19, 2024, and 1.0 is the version that takes it to a proper 1.0 launch. That update is reportedly scheduled for July 10, 2026, though that date currently traces back to a single line of coverage, so treat it as reported rather than locked.

What makes this wave notable is the framing around it. Pocketpair has billed 1.0 as adding more new Pals than any single previous update — the largest single drop the game has seen — on top of a roster that already sits at nearly 200 Pals. Alongside the creatures, there have been mentions of broader content: a World Tree region, Wing Pack gliding, new islands, and fresh weapons and armor. None of that needs hard numbers to land — the point is that 1.0 is being positioned as the biggest content moment in the game’s life so far.

For context on the scale of the audience this is aimed at, Palworld’s launch was enormous: depending on which figure you go by, it sold over 8 million copies in its first six days or peaked at over 2 million concurrent players in its opening weekend. Those numbers come from different snapshots, so the exact one matters less than the takeaway — this is a very large player base getting its biggest update yet.

The new Pals: Solenne, Puffle and Snock, plus more teased

Three Pals got proper attention in the latest teasers, and they’re the most concrete look we have so far. First is Solenne, a Pal with a notably humanoid, two-legged design that stands upright — a body type a lot of players have been hoping to see more of in 1.0.

In its teaser, Len uses a move that looks like it could be a dark-type attack, but a Pal’s moveset isn’t always a reliable read on its actual element, so its typing is unconfirmed for now.

The environment behind Len is worth a second look too. There’s a ruined structure in frame, similar to the ones already scattered across the main island, set in a dense, heavily forested biome with a massive waterfall cascading down behind it. A new forest-heavy area would be a natural home for new grass or bug Pals, both of which are thin on the ground in the current game — though that’s a hope, not a confirmation.

Second is Puffle or Puffolt, described as a poodle (not, as it’s often mistaken for, a Pomeranian) that appears to be electric. The design is a surprise — rather than the detailed, fluffy fur you’d expect, Puffle moves with an almost bubbly, jelly-like texture. The interesting part is its behavior: in its reveal it stops to dig at the ground and sniff, as if searching for something, before shifting into combat. That’s fueled speculation that its partner skill could revolve around tracking down resources — handy as a reason to keep a small Pal on hand rather than always defaulting to a fast mount — but that idea is pure guesswork at this stage.

Third is Snock, a purple-and-yellow snail that also looks to be electric. There’s less to go on here — its reveal mostly leaned on a gag about tossing it into the bath, with the joke being that a bath with Snock is good for your health. Two of these three reveals reading as electric is the real story: electric is currently the element with the fewest Pals in the game, so any electric additions help fill an obvious gap.

Beyond those three, several more Pals have been teased without enough detail to call them final. Pocketpair’s John “Bucky” Buckley has talked up “many, many” new Pals coming in 1.0, and named designs floating around include Dupin, described as a juggling, jester-style Pal, and a tropical-themed Pal often referred to as Tropicaw. There’s also a placeholder “Monochrome Queen” design (sometimes called Solenne), and a giant whale-like creature that the community has nicknamed “Sky Whale” or “Colossal Whale” — those whale names are fan labels, not official.

Palworld merchandise pre-orders: prices, sizes and sell-outs

This is where the “pre-order” wording trips people up, so it’s worth stating plainly: the pre-orders here are for physical merchandise — figures, plushies and cards — not a game pre-order or any kind of in-game bonus. The line’s “official” status is inferred rather than confirmed: Pocketpair’s John “Bucky” Buckley reportedly shared the store link in an official channel, which points toward it being an official release timed roughly around 1.0, but nothing formally labels it as such.

The catalog runs from blind-box surprise eggs up to a bulk bundle, and a few items have already sold out. The standout value is the three-inch figure 3-pack — three sculpts for $25, which works out far cheaper per figure than buying the individual four-inch ones. The blind-box eggs are the gamble: the smaller $9.99 Chibi Micros eggs even carry a chance at a rare golden or silver Chillet chase figure, with the packaging itself encouraging buyers to hunt them down.

A couple of buying notes. The four-inch individual figures are desk- or shelf-friendly at around four inches, and the Lifmunk sculpt — a squirrel cradling a minigun — is an easy favorite. The $120 bulk bundle is twelve mini figures, but since those run $9.99 each individually, you’re paying roughly the same price as buying twelve separately; it’s only a smart buy if you specifically want the quantity or a better shot at that hidden Chillet. The plush set ($67.99) and the TCG decks and boosters have already sold out, which fits how fast popular card products tend to disappear.

Getting your save and bases ready for launch

There’s no special procedure to prep for 1.0 — it’s general housekeeping. Make sure you own and have Palworld installed before the launch window, then update to version 1.0 once it’s live. The one real decision is whether to continue your existing save or start fresh; a new run lets you experience reworked early content with the new Pals, while continuing keeps your progress intact.

Beyond that, it’s worth getting your bases, breeding setups and combat teams in reasonable shape ahead of time. A record number of new Pals means more work assignments to juggle, more breeding combinations to chase, and more team-building options to test — so a tidy base and some open breeding capacity will make the influx easier to absorb when it arrives.

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