# Hillside Cavern Guide: Pals, Bosses, and Loot Hillside Cavern is the first dungeon most players enter in Palworld — here's every Pal inside, the full 30-Pal boss pool at level 10–13, and the chest loot that makes early runs worth it — and its PvP-island twin, Isolated Island Cavern. Source: https://palworld-db.com/guides/hillside-cavern Updated: 2026-07-22 Hillside Cavern is the grassland starter dungeon — the one you'll stumble into first, tuned for **level 5–10**. Runs are quick, the danger is low, and the payoff is real: early spheres, a Copper Key, and a boss room whose winner might become the strongest Pal on your team for the next ten levels. Every cavern rotates its entrance spots, so check the [List of All Dungeons](https://palworld-db.com/dungeons) for what else is out there. ## Why Run It Early Two things make this cavern worth detouring for before level 10. First, chests: [Mega Spheres](https://palworld-db.com/item/PalSphere_Mega) this early trivialize catches that would take five [Pal Spheres](https://palworld-db.com/item/PalSphere) otherwise, and the [Copper Key](https://palworld-db.com/item/TreasureBoxKey01) opens the locked chests you've probably been walking past. Second, the boss room — an oversized boss Pal at **level 10–13** that, once caught, outclasses nearly anything wild at this stage. | Chest Loot | Why Grab It | | --- | --- | | [Mega Sphere](https://palworld-db.com/item/PalSphere_Mega) | A big capture-rate jump at this level | | [Copper Key](https://palworld-db.com/item/TreasureBoxKey01) | Opens early locked chests | | [Pal Sphere](https://palworld-db.com/item/PalSphere) | Stock up for the boss | | [Training Manual (M)](https://palworld-db.com/item/ExpBoost_02) | Fast EXP for a fresh catch | | [Bread](https://palworld-db.com/item/Pan) | Cheap hunger management | | [Frag Grenade](https://palworld-db.com/item/FragGrenade) | Real burst damage before you have guns | | [Gold Coin](https://palworld-db.com/item/Money) | Early spending money | | [Arrow](https://palworld-db.com/item/Arrow) | Free bow ammo | | [Low Grade Medical Supplies](https://palworld-db.com/item/Herbs) | Patch up mid-run | ## The Pals in the Corridors The regular spawns are a small dark-leaning crew at level 5–10 — nothing a starter team can't handle, and [Fuddler](https://palworld-db.com/pal/fuddler) is a genuinely useful early catch for base mining. Turtacle paddles in the water pockets. | Pal | Elements | Best Work | | --- | --- | --- | | [Daedream](https://palworld-db.com/pal/daedream) | Dark | Handiwork | | [Fuddler](https://palworld-db.com/pal/fuddler) | Ground | Handiwork | | [Killamari](https://palworld-db.com/pal/killamari) | Dark, Water | Transporting | | [Mau](https://palworld-db.com/pal/mau) | Dark | Farming | | [Turtacle](https://palworld-db.com/pal/turtacle) | Water | Watering | ## The 30-Pal Boss Pool Hillside Cavern has the widest boss lottery of any cavern — **30 possible bosses**, one rolled per run at level 10–13. Standouts worth re-running for: [Eikthyrdeer](https://palworld-db.com/pal/eikthyrdeer) (your first proper mount), [Direhowl](https://palworld-db.com/pal/direhowl) (a fast, cheap ride), and [Dinossom](https://palworld-db.com/pal/dinossom) (a sturdy grass bruiser). The full pool: | Possible Boss | Elements | Best Work | | --- | --- | --- | | [Caprity](https://palworld-db.com/pal/caprity) | Grass | Farming | | [Cattiva](https://palworld-db.com/pal/cattiva) | Neutral | Handiwork | | [Celaray](https://palworld-db.com/pal/celaray) | Water | Watering | | [Chikipi](https://palworld-db.com/pal/chikipi) | Neutral | Farming | | [Clovee](https://palworld-db.com/pal/clovee) | Grass, Neutral | Planting | | [Cremis](https://palworld-db.com/pal/cremis) | Neutral | Farming | | [Daedream](https://palworld-db.com/pal/daedream) | Dark | Handiwork | | [Depresso](https://palworld-db.com/pal/depresso) | Dark | Farming | | [Dinossom](https://palworld-db.com/pal/dinossom) | Grass, Dragon | Planting | | [Direhowl](https://palworld-db.com/pal/direhowl) | Neutral | Gathering | | [Eikthyrdeer](https://palworld-db.com/pal/eikthyrdeer) | Neutral | Lumbering | | [Foxparks](https://palworld-db.com/pal/foxparks) | Fire | Kindling | | [Fuack](https://palworld-db.com/pal/fuack) | Water | Watering | | [Fuddler](https://palworld-db.com/pal/fuddler) | Ground | Handiwork | | [Gumoss](https://palworld-db.com/pal/gumoss) | Grass, Ground | Planting | | [Hoocrates](https://palworld-db.com/pal/hoocrates) | Dark | Gathering | | [Jelliette](https://palworld-db.com/pal/jelliette) | Water | Watering | | [Jolthog](https://palworld-db.com/pal/jolthog) | Electric | Generating Electricity | | [Killamari](https://palworld-db.com/pal/killamari) | Dark, Water | Transporting | | [Lamball](https://palworld-db.com/pal/lamball) | Neutral | Farming | | [Lifmunk](https://palworld-db.com/pal/lifmunk) | Grass | Planting | | [Mau](https://palworld-db.com/pal/mau) | Dark | Farming | | [Melpaca](https://palworld-db.com/pal/melpaca) | Neutral | Farming | | [Pengullet](https://palworld-db.com/pal/pengullet) | Water, Ice | Watering | | [Rooby](https://palworld-db.com/pal/rooby) | Fire | Farming | | [Rushoar](https://palworld-db.com/pal/rushoar) | Ground | Mining | | [Tanzee](https://palworld-db.com/pal/tanzee) | Grass | Planting | | [Teafant](https://palworld-db.com/pal/teafant) | Water | Watering | | [Tombat](https://palworld-db.com/pal/tombat) | Dark | Mining | | [Vixy](https://palworld-db.com/pal/vixy) | Neutral | Farming | > **Tip.** Weaken the boss and throw spheres instead of finishing it — a caught boss Pal comes at the level it fought you, which is a head start on anything you could catch outside at this point. ## Isolated Island Cavern: The Same Dungeon, Different Door One quirk worth knowing: **Isolated Island Cavern**, out on the PvP island, is this exact dungeon wearing a different name — same corridor crew, same 30-boss pool, same chest loot, same level 5–13 tuning. If you run into it there, everything on this page applies unchanged. ## Related Guides Keep the early game rolling: - [List of All Dungeons: Caverns and Sealed Realms](https://palworld-db.com/dungeons) - [Mountain Stream Grotto Guide: Pals, Bosses, and Loot](https://palworld-db.com/guides/mountain-stream-grotto) - [Capture Rate Calculator: Best Spheres to Use](https://palworld-db.com/capture) - [Best Base Pals for Every Work Type](https://palworld-db.com/best-pals) - [Interactive Map: All Pal Locations](https://palworld-db.com/map) - [Best Pals Tier List: Combat, Work, and Mounts](https://palworld-db.com/tier-list) --- Palworld Database — every number on this page comes from the game's own data files.