Palgorithm

Palworld catch rate calculator (1.0)

Pick a sphere, set the target's level and HP, and get the real per-throw catch chance plus how many spheres to bring. Uses the community-reverse-engineered 1.0 formula — the in-game reticle shows a lower number than your true odds.

Sphere tiers (1.0)

How the maths works

Capture power = sphere power + 0.5 per Lifmunk Effigy rank (the statue displays double the real value) + bonuses (critical sphere hits +2, sphere modules, some partner skills). The gap between capture power and the target's level sets an advantage factor, remaining HP scales it (full HP ≈ ×0.77, near-zero HP ≈ ×1), and the result passes through the game's chance curve. Status ailments multiply by 1.09, bear traps by 1.14. The reticle displays a more pessimistic number than your true odds — that's why "30%" throws land more often than you'd expect.

Honesty note: Pocketpair has never published the real formula — this is the community-accepted approximation, and it does not model per-species modifiers (legendaries and bosses are harder than shown) or the world's capture-rate setting. Treat results as a good estimate, not gospel.