Shadowbeak
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DarkNeeds Shadowbeak Saddle equipped — without that gear the skill does nothing. It unlocks at Technology level 47 for 4 points, so a Pal caught early can sit unusable for a while.
It came out of the depths of madness and its existence makes no sense on any level. Every genetic tie to other Pals is gone, to the point that calling it a Pal at all is questionable.
Type Effectiveness
Neutral
DragonBase Stats
Work Suitabilities
GatheringbestShadowbeak Food & Hunger
8/10Higher food need means Shadowbeak eats more often while working at your base.
Shadowbeak Movement Speed
Behavior & Traits
Night (nocturnal)Trust Bonuses (Partner Level)
How strongly Shadowbeak's stats scale as its Trust level rises.
Shadowbeak Stats by Level
What Shadowbeak actually reads at each level, from a worst-case individual (IV 0) to a perfect one (IV 100). These are the base numbers — condensing, souls and Trust raise them further.
| Level | HP | Attack | Defense |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 1 | 565–583 | 109–112 | 60–63 |
| Lv 10 | 1150–1330 | 197–226 | 155–186 |
| Lv 20 | 1800–2160 | 295–353 | 260–323 |
| Lv 30 | 2450–2990 | 392–480 | 365–459 |
| Lv 40 | 3100–3820 | 490–607 | 470–596 |
| Lv 50 | 3750–4650 | 587–733 | 575–732 |
| Lv 60 | 4400–5480 | 685–860 | 680–869 |
How to Get Shadowbeak
Shadowbeak is Dark, so a Dragon attacker takes it down fastest — and a Pal it resists will drag the fight long enough for it to heal or flee.
Wild Shadowbeak spawn between level 50 and 80. A level 80 one resists far more than a level 50; catch cheap first, then farm the high spawns for condensing.
Its capture rate is 1.0, which makes it dead average, which makes the back-strike bonus worth lining up before you throw.
Wild levels here run 50 to 80, which is the widest band you will meet on a normal-world Pal, and the roll is not in your control — you can walk into a level-52 catch or a level-80 one on the same patch of sand. Its temperament is aggressive, so it opens on you the moment you enter its view cone rather than letting you set up a throw from range. Plan the trip as a fight first and a capture second: soften it well into the red, then throw, and carry enough top-tier spheres to eat a failure, because a rerolled spawn can come back twenty-eight levels higher than the one you just lost.
DragonPlaying Shadowbeak Well
The tower rematch is a different animal from the first clear, and not because of the health bar. The opening fight multiplies HP heavily but leaves its damage and its incoming damage untouched, so it is a long fight you can out-trade. The rematch multiplies its outgoing damage twelvefold and cuts what it takes from you to a quarter — that quarter is the number that decides the fight. Raw DPS will not close it; Dragon-element damage will, since that is what its pure Dark typing gives up. Leave your own Dark hitters at base for this one, and bring the ammunition and revival stock for a fight measured in minutes, not seconds.
It is also one of the most common faces on the far side of the arena. The Diamond rank fields it as the lead Pal of the PAL Genetic Research Unit roster, and Master rank is thick with it: one opponent runs three at level 65 alongside two Xenogards, another two at once, and two more single it out. Anyone climbing past Diamond should build a Dragon answer specifically for this Pal rather than a generalist team — the same counter also covers the Xenogards it is usually paired with.
The saddle is a level-47 unlock costing 4 points, and what it buys is a Dark amplifier with wings rather than a fast flier. Sprint speed of 1,200 leaves it mid-pack among the twenty-nine flying mounts — Jetragon is nearly three times quicker — but 250 stamina is well above the fliers around it, so it holds a line longer between rests. The payoff is the mounted Dark bonus, 30% at max partner-skill rank, which turns any Dark weapon skill or Dark Pal damage you are stacking into real numbers. One caveat before you spend the points: Selyne carries the identical 30% Dark bonus, adds the same figure for Neutral, and flies faster with more stamina — its saddle unlocks six tech levels later, so this one is the earlier stopgap rather than the long-term pick.
Do not station it at a base. Gathering 2 is the whole of its work sheet, and it pairs that single mid-grade job with a top-bracket appetite — food tier 8 against a 530 hunger pool — so it will empty a feed box faster than the berries it picks justify. Anything cheaper with Gathering 2 does the same job for a fraction of the upkeep. Keep this one in the party slot where the mount bonus and the 140 defense actually earn their keep.
Every wild point sits in the desert, and almost all of them in one pocket: ten of the eleven coordinates fall inside Deep Sand Dunes, with a single outlier over at The Furthest Flats. Both of those are fast-travel names, so you can drop straight into the cluster rather than fly the length of the map. The day and night tables are identical — the same eleven spots, no extra night-only entry — so there is nothing to gain by waiting for dark, and the only real scheduling question is gear: the dunes cook you at noon and freeze you after sunset, so the clock you arrive on decides whether you pack heat or cold resistance.
Shadowbeak Tier List Rankings
| Ranking | Tier | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Best Overall | A | Well-rounded — 130 attack, 120 HP, rideable. |
| Combat | A | Hits for 130 melee attack with 120 HP. |
| Base Workers | D | — |
| Best Mounts | B | — |
Shadowbeak Boss Rewards
The fight also unlocks Shadowbeak Saddle, the gear that lets you ride or deploy Shadowbeak properly.
Shadowbeak Boss Battles
Shadowbeak appears as a tower boss with these encounter multipliers on its normal stats.
| Fight | HP | Deals | Takes | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First battle | ×28 | ×1 | ×1 | ×2 |
| Rematch | ×100 | ×12 | ×0.25 | ×2 |
Wild Shadowbeak Level Range
Wild Shadowbeak roam at level 50–80 out in the world — plan your spheres and party level around that before hunting one on the interactive map.
Where to Find Shadowbeak
Shadowbeak spawn locations in the wild — every marked spot is a known spawn area.
Most of them are around Deep Sand Dunes (90.9% of known spots), with smaller pockets near The Furthest Flats.
Best Shadowbeak Build
Shadowbeak shines as a frontline attacker. Build toward the passives below and the role does the rest. Catching, breeding and implants all supply them.
Partner skill: Modified DNA.
Best Shadowbeak Moveset — Highest DPS
DarkDark BallSTAB25DPS · 50 pow
ElectricSpark Blast25DPS · 50 powDarkDark LaserSTAB22.5DPS · 450 powRanked by sustained damage per second. STAB moves share Shadowbeak's element for extra damage.
Active Skills (9)
| Lv | Move | Element | Power | Cooldown | DPS | Type | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Cannon | Neutral | 40 | 2s | 20 | Shot | 4000 |
| 7 | Dark Ball | Dark | 50 | 2s | 25 | Shot | 1000 |
| 15 | Shadow Burst | Dark | 80 | 4s | 20 | Shot | 300 |
| 22 | Spirit Flame | Dark | 200 | 12s | 16.7 | Shot | 5000 |
| 30 | Nightmare Ball | Dark | 300 | 16s | 18.8 | Shot | 5000 |
| 40 | Divine DisasterSignature | Dark | 400 | 20s | 20 | Shot | 2500 |
| 50 | Dark Laser | Dark | 450 | 20s | 22.5 | Shot | 1800 |
| 55 | Divine Disaster IISignature | Dark | 600 | 30s | 20 | Shot | 2500 |
| 70 | Dark Whisp | Dark | 600 | 30s | 20 | Shot | 1500 |
Drops
| Item | Qty | Rate |
|---|---|---|
 Plasteel | 2-3 | 100% |
 Carbon Fiber | 2-3 | 100% |
 Innovative Technical Manual | 1-1 | 10% |
 Large Pal Soul | 1-1 | 100% |
 Dark Radiant Gem | 10-20 | 100% |
 Decayed Ancient Relic | 30-50 | 100% |
 Dormant Ancient Relic | 10-20 | 100% |
 Gorgeous Ancient Relic | 4-8 | 100% |
 Glowing Ancient Relic | 2-3 | 50% |
 Glistening Ancient Relic | 1-1 | 25% |
Alpha & Boss Shadowbeak Drops
Boss encounters with Shadowbeak drop these instead — including Ancient Civilization Parts.
Egg Moves (13)
| Move | Element | Power | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Burst |  Water | 200 | 16.7 |
| Dragon Cannon | Dragon | 40 | 20 |
| Hydro Laser | Water | 450 | 22.5 |
| Iceberg |  Ice | 120 | 15 |
| Ignis Breath |  Fire | 160 | 20 |
| Ignis Rage | Fire | 500 | 20.8 |
| Lightning Bolt | Electric | 450 | 22.5 |
| Lock-on Laser | Electric | 140 | 17.5 |
| Pal Blast | Neutral | 450 | 22.5 |
| Power Bomb | Neutral | 120 | 15 |
| Solar Blast |  Grass | 450 | 22.5 |
| Spark Blast | Electric | 50 | 25 |
| Tri-Lightning | Electric | 200 | 16.7 |
What Shadowbeak Can Breed Into (124)
Put Shadowbeak in a Breeding Farm with the right partner and these are the 124 Pals that can come out. The pairings needing the fewest specific partners are listed first — those are the ones worth planning a chain around.
Moldron
Nitemary Botan
Quivern
Reptyro Cryst
Smokie Cryst
Tropicaw
Anubis
Azurmane
Bakemi
Beakon
Beakon Cryst
Blazehowl Noct
Broncherry
Broncherry Aqua
Bulldosu
Bushi
Bushi Noct
Carnibora
Celesdir
Cryolinx
Cryolinx Terra
Digtoise
Dogen
Dupin
Dynamoff
Elizabee
Elphidran Aqua
Felbat
Frostplume
Ghangler
Ghangler Ignis
Gildra
Gloopie Primo
Helzephyr
Hoodle
Icelyn
Incineram
Incineram Noct
Jormuntide+84 more — work out any pairing in the breeding calculator →
Skins & Variants
Alternate looks for Shadowbeak.
