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Chikipi: Location, Breeding and Drops

Chikipi is standing in the first field you walk through, on 321 mapped points at levels 1 to 9. Catch two or three and put them on a Ranch, because that is where the Pal earns its keep.

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EffortTrivialTimeUnder 5 minutesYou needOne Pal Sphere
Chikipi
Step one

Every Chikipi spawn on the map

All 321 mapped Chikipi points. The population is spread across three starting regions and every point is in the same level band, so distance is the only thing separating them.

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The route
1Walk into the first open field you seeChikipi is in the Windswept Hills from the moment you land. 123 of the 321 mapped points sit on Windswept Island alone.123 of 321 points in one patch
2Throw the sphere first, do not swing at itChikipi has the smallest health pool of any Pal you meet early. One melee swing usually kills it outright, and a dead Chikipi is meat rather than a worker.Basic sphere, 7 capture power
3Catch three, not oneEgg Layer only fires while Chikipi is assigned to a Ranch, and the roll is per Pal. Three on a Ranch produce eggs roughly three times as fast as one.Ranch assignment, not party
4If you kill it, wait and come backNothing is consumed when a catch fails, and the spheres are cheap. Wild spawns repopulate the same points, so a dead Chikipi costs you a walk and nothing else.No timer, no consumed item
Take this with you
Pal Sphere x3You will not need the second oneA built RanchEgg Layer does nothing without it

Other ways in

4 alternatives checked against the wild catch route
BreedingBlocked
Breeding cannot give you your first one

Only 2 pairs in the whole game produce a Chikipi, and both need a Chikipi as one of the parents. There is no combination of other Pals that lands here, so the Breeding Farm is only useful once you already own one.

Chikipi+ChikipiChikipi+Teafant
2 pairs totalBoth need a ChikipiSee all 2 in the breeding calculator
Pal cageHighest level
Forest1 cage, levels 15 to 25

Six mapped camps run the Forest1 cage preset, and Chikipi is 1 of its 16 possible captives at levels 15 to 25. That is the highest level Chikipi the files contain outside a Breeding Farm.

Lv 15 to 251 of 16 possible6 camp sitesShow caged Pals on the map
DungeonMiddle ground
Cavern alpha, levels 10 to 13

Five cavern presets field Chikipi in their Boss and MidBoss slots, and the level 10 to 13 spots carry the alpha flag. Closer than a hunt for a caged one, and still above the wild cap.

Lv 10 to 13Alpha flag5 cavern presetsShow dungeons on the map
Egg hatchSlower
Common Egg

Chikipi is 1 of the 10 results in the Windswept Hills nest pool. Given that a live one is standing outside, this is only worth it as a side effect of hatching eggs you already collected.

Common EggWindswept Hills10%1 of 10 resultsLarge Common EggWindswept Hills3.3%1 of 11 results
Windswept Hills nestsNo level controlOpen the Common Egg guide
The Egg a ranched Chikipi lays is the cooking ingredient called Egg, not a Pal Egg. It will never hatch into anything, and no amount of Chikipi on a Ranch will produce a Pal.
Egg Layer is a Ranch skill. A Chikipi sitting in your party produces nothing at all, which is the mistake that makes players think the skill is broken.
Chikipi has no field boss and no raid tier, so there is no larger version to hunt.
Why bother
Chikipi is the first renewable food source in the game. Assigned to a Ranch, Egg Layer drops Eggs on a timer with no input from you, and every Chikipi you catch also carries one Chikipi Poultry. Between the two, a pen of three keeps a small base fed through the whole early game.
EggChikipi PoultryFarming 1
At a glance
Best routeWild catch
DifficultyTrivial
NeutralWeak to DarkFarming 1Ranch: Egg
Wild levels1 to 9
Spawn points321, main island
Breeding pairs2, both need a Chikipi
Ranch outputEgg
Standard drops
Egg×1 · 100%Chikipi Poultry×1 · 100%
Full stats and work suitability

Straight answers

the questions people actually search for
In the Windswept Hills from the first minute, plus Fortress Ruins and Eastern Wild Island. 321 mapped points in total, all at levels 1 to 9, with 123 of them on Windswept Island.
Something wrong, or a faster route?Every route on this page is checked against the 1.0 extract. If the game changed before we did, tell us in the comments.Jump to comments

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Where do you find Chikipi in Palworld 1.0?

In the Windswept Hills from the first minute, plus Fortress Ruins and Eastern Wild Island. 321 mapped points in total, all at levels 1 to 9, with 123 of them on Windswept Island.

Do Chikipi lay Pal Eggs you can hatch?

No. Egg Layer produces the cooking ingredient Egg. Pal Eggs come from nests on the map or from a Breeding Farm, and no Ranch Pal produces one.

What two Pals breed a Chikipi?

Chikipi with Chikipi, or Chikipi with Teafant. Those are the only 2 pairs in the game and both need a Chikipi already, so you cannot breed your way to a first one.

What does Chikipi drop?

One Egg and one Chikipi Poultry, both at 100 percent. That makes it the cheapest source of both early cooking ingredients, since it is also the easiest Pal in the game to kill.

Can you get a high level Chikipi?

Wild ones cap at 9 and cavern alphas reach 13. The Forest1 Pal cage preset can hold one at levels 15 to 25, which is the highest the files go without breeding.