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Shadowbeak: Location, Breeding and Drops

Eleven mapped points, all of them inside the desert Wildlife Sanctuary at [648, 625], levels 50 to 55. Shadowbeak is 5.13 percent of that table, and the sanctuary itself is the real obstacle.

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EffortHardTimeOne raid on the sanctuaryYou needLevel 50+, a flyer, Dragon damage
Shadowbeak
Step one

One patch of protected ground

Every mapped Shadowbeak in the game is in this single cluster inside Wildlife Sanctuary No. 3, the desert one, at levels 50 to 55. The sanctuary is a patch of this map rather than a separate one, so this pin is the whole search.

[648, 625]
The route
1Fly to [648, 625] with an empty packThe desert Wildlife Sanctuary sits offshore, so you need a flying mount to reach it. Sanctuaries are patrolled, and anything you carry out is stolen goods as far as the game is concerned.Sanctuary No. 3, the desert one
2Know the odds before you commitSix Pals share this spawner table and Shadowbeak holds 10 of the 195 weight, which is 5.13 percent of a roll. Eleven points is the smallest real population on any of these pages.About 1 roll in 20
3Bring Dragon damage and stay airborneShadowbeak is pure Dark, so Dragon is the only element with a bonus. It flies, it hits hard for level 55, and the sanctuary guards will be shooting at you at the same time.Dark, weak to Dragon
4Throw Ultimate Spheres, then leaveTake it under half health and put your own Pals on passive first. Once the catch lands, get out rather than farming, because the longer you stay the more attention the sanctuary gives you.Overkill loses the catch
Take this with you
Ultimate Sphere x10The right tier for levels 50 to 55Any Dragon PalThe only element with a bonus against DarkA flying mountThe sanctuary is offshore and has no statue
Bring these Pals
ShaolongDragon damage and the mount that gets you thereAstegonDragon damage that survives sanctuary guards

Other ways in

4 alternatives checked against the wild catch route
Not a routeBlocked
The World Tree points are a lottery ticket

21 World Tree points exist at level 80, and every one of them is the aura spawner shared by 72 Pals at equal weight. A roll there is 1 in 72 and 71 other Pals record the identical coordinates, so there is nowhere in that region to stand and wait for a Shadowbeak.

1 in 72 per roll72 Pals, one tableNot a populationShow this Pal on the atlas →
TowerNot countable
The tower Shadowbeak is not a catch

Players meet a Shadowbeak at a Syndicate tower long before they can reach the sanctuary. There are 9 mapped tower locations with no boss identity recorded for any of them, and no field boss exists for Shadowbeak at all, so nothing about that fight fills this Paldeck slot.

9 mapped towers0 field bossesNo boss identity recordedShow towers on the map →
BreedingBlocked
One pair, and both parents are Shadowbeak

The only combination in the game that produces a Shadowbeak is Shadowbeak with Shadowbeak. No chain of ordinary Pals reaches it, so the sanctuary trip cannot be skipped.

Shadowbeak+Shadowbeak
1 pair totalSelf pair onlySee all 1 in the breeding calculator →
Egg hatchBlocked
No egg pool contains it

Shadowbeak appears in zero egg pools, including every Huge Dark Egg pool in the World Tree. That is unusual for a Pal of this rarity and it removes the one route that normally softens an 11 point population.

0 egg poolsSee every egg pool →
◆Eleven points is not a typo. There is a single spawn cluster for Shadowbeak in the whole game, on one spawner group inside Wildlife Sanctuary No. 3. There is no mainland population to hunt instead.
◆Anything you take out of a Wildlife Sanctuary is treated as theft, so expect to be shot at while you are lining up a catch. Bring a flyer you can leave on, not a ground mount.
◆One Shadowbeak is a relic farm on its own. It is the only Pal on these pages that drops Decayed, Dormant and Gorgeous Ancient Relics all at 100 percent, in quantities of 30 to 50, 10 to 20 and 4 to 8.
Why bother
Shadowbeak is a flying mount that speeds up in the air and raises Dark attacks by 15 percent while you are riding it, through the partner skill Modified DNA. The other reason to catch one is the drop table: Decayed Ancient Relic 30 to 50, Dormant Ancient Relic 10 to 20 and Gorgeous Ancient Relic 4 to 8, all at 100 percent, plus Plasteel, Carbon Fiber and a Large Pal Soul.
Decayed Ancient Relic x30 to 50Large Pal SoulFlying mount
At a glance
Best routeWild catch
DifficultyHard
DarkWeak to DragonFlying mountNocturnal
Best routeWild, levels 50 to 55
Locations11 mapped points, one desert sanctuary cluster
Odds per roll5.13 percent, 6 Pals on the table
ElementDark, weak to Dragon
Standard drops
Plasteel×2 to 3 · 100%Carbon Fiber×2 to 3 · 100%Large Pal Soul×1 · 100%
Full stats and work suitability →

Straight answers

the questions people actually search for
One cluster of 11 points inside Wildlife Sanctuary No. 3, the desert sanctuary, at [648, 625] and levels 50 to 55. There is no other real population anywhere.
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 does Shadowbeak spawn in Palworld 1.0?

One cluster of 11 points inside Wildlife Sanctuary No. 3, the desert sanctuary, at [648, 625] and levels 50 to 55. There is no other real population anywhere.

Is the Shadowbeak at the tower the same Pal?

It is the same species but not a route. There is no field boss for Shadowbeak and no boss identity recorded on any of its 9 mapped towers, so the sanctuary is the encounter that fills the Paldeck slot.

Can I catch a Shadowbeak in the World Tree instead?

Not practically. Its 21 points there all sit on one aura spawner shared by 72 Pals at equal weight, so each roll is 1 in 72 and 71 other Pals hold the same coordinates.

Why is Shadowbeak so hard to find at its own spawn?

Six Pals share that sanctuary table and Shadowbeak holds 10 of 195 weight, about 1 roll in 20, spread over only 11 points. It is a small population with mediocre odds rather than a hidden location.

What does Shadowbeak drop?

Plasteel, Carbon Fiber, a Large Pal Soul and 10 to 20 Dark Radiant Gem, plus Decayed, Dormant and Gorgeous Ancient Relics at 100 percent in quantities of 30 to 50, 10 to 20 and 4 to 8.