How to Catch Hoocrates in Palworld 1.0 (Stats, Skills & Drops)

 

    Hoocrates is Paldeck entry #19, a pure Dark-type Pal whose documented profile lists exactly one base job — Gathering, at level 1 — despite carrying a full eight-move active-skill ladder that climbs all the way to 600 power. That single-job profile is unusual among Pals with this deep a skill list, and it's worth knowing before you plan a base slot around Hoocrates. The paldb.cc profile this article draws from does not list Hoocrates's wild spawn locations, level range, rarity tier, capture-rate modifier, or egg type — that gap is real, not an oversight in the writing, and it's called out explicitly below rather than filled in with a guess.

 

Hoocrates at a Glance

 

 

    Hoocrates's documented profile is short and specific:

 

• Paldeck #: 19
• Element: Dark
• Work Suitability: Gathering Lv.1 (the only job listed on the source profile)
• Partner Skill: "Dark Knowledge," unlocked at partner level 1

 

    The source does not describe what Dark Knowledge actually does — no effect text, no percentage, no cooldown appears on the profile page, so treat its function as undocumented rather than assume it works like another Dark-type Pal's partner skill. Likewise, no rarity number, size class, or breeding/egg data appears in the sourced profile.

 

Where to Find and How to Catch Hoocrates

 

    The paldb.cc page used to build this article does not list Hoocrates's spawn biomes, wild level range, a boss/variant encounter, or a numeric capture-rate correction — all of that is undocumented here, and this article won't invent a map location or a level number to fill the gap.

 

    What generally applies to any Palworld capture attempt still applies to Hoocrates specifically once you find one in the wild:

 

• Match the sphere to the fight. A tougher wild level calls for a stronger Sphere tier; without a documented level range for Hoocrates, carry a mixed stock rather than assuming a low-tier Sphere will do.
• Bring counter-elements. Hoocrates is pure Dark, so an attacker built around a Dark weakness will shorten the fight — the source doesn't specify which element that is for Hoocrates, so plan around general Dark-matchup knowledge from your own roster rather than a number this article doesn't have.
• Lower its HP before throwing. Capture odds in Palworld scale with the target's remaining health in every documented case elsewhere in the game; there's no reason to assume Hoocrates is an exception, even though its own multiplier isn't listed here.
• A status effect helps. Sleep, freeze, or stun-adjacent effects widen the capture window on essentially every Pal; again, no Hoocrates-specific number is sourced, so this is general practice, not a documented Hoocrates stat.

 

Hoocrates's Combat Skills

 

 

    Hoocrates's documented active-skill list, ordered by power:

 

1. Air Cannon — 40
2. Dark Ball — 50
3. Shadow Burst — 80
4. Sand Tornado — 200
5. Spirit Flame — 200
6. Nightmare Ball — 300
7. Dark Laser — 450
8. Dark Whisp — 600

 

    That's an eight-move ladder with a genuine gap between the low end (40–80) and the mid tier before it jumps to two skills tied at exactly 200 power — Sand Tornado and Spirit Flame — then climbs again to 300, 450, and a 600-power finisher in Dark Whisp. Neither "Sand Tornado" nor "Spirit Flame" reads as a Dark-elemental name at a glance, but the source lists both as Hoocrates's active skills regardless, so they're included here exactly as documented rather than re-labeled.

 

Stats, Partner Skill and Drops

 

 

    At Level 80, Hoocrates's documented stat range is:

 

• HP: 3,700 – 4,540 (a spread of 4,540 − 3,700 = 840)
• Attack: 520 – 646 (a spread of 646 − 520 = 126)
• Defense: 530 – 674 (a spread of 674 − 530 = 144)

 

    Defense's spread runs slightly wider than Attack's (144 vs. 126, a difference of 144 − 126 = 18 points, or 144 ÷ 126 = 1.14x), but HP dwarfs both: 840 ÷ 126 = 6.67x wider than Attack's spread and 840 ÷ 144 = 5.83x wider than Defense's. If you're comparing individual stat rolls rather than just headline numbers, HP is where a "good roll" Hoocrates is actually decided.

 

    Hoocrates's documented drops:

 

• Fiber — 5–10 per kill
• Advanced Technical Manual — 1 per kill

 

    No drop rate percentage is given for either item in the sourced profile, so treat "5–10" and "1" as quantity ranges only, not guaranteed-100%-drop claims unless paldb.cc says so explicitly (it doesn't, on this profile).

 

Practical tips

• Don't assume Hoocrates's partner skill "Dark Knowledge" mirrors another Pal's effect — its function isn't documented on the source profile, so check in-game before relying on it.
• Hoocrates's skill ladder ties Sand Tornado and Spirit Flame at exactly 200 power — either fills that mid-tier slot in a moveset with the same output.
• Defense's Level 80 spread (144) is only 18 points wider than Attack's (126); HP's spread (840) is roughly six to seven times wider than either, so HP rolls matter most when judging a catch.
• Farm Hoocrates for Fiber if you need 5–10 per kill rather than the single Advanced Technical Manual — no drop-rate percentage is documented for either, so neither is a guaranteed 100% drop, just the listed quantity per kill.
• Because spawn locations aren't documented here, check an in-game map or your own exploration before planning a dedicated farming route.

 

Running your own Palworld 1.0 server

 

    Hunting down a specific Pal with an undocumented spawn location usually means covering more of the map than a single session allows, which is easier with a world that's always available to log back into. A hosted Palworld 1.0 server keeps your bases, tamed Pals and exploration progress live 24/7, supports full crossplay so friends on any platform can help scout, and handles backups and updates automatically so a long search doesn't risk your save.

 

Conclusion

 

    Hoocrates is a Dark-type Pal at Paldeck #19, built for a single documented job — Gathering Lv.1 — with an eight-move active-skill ladder that ties two moves at 200 power before topping out at 600 power on Dark Whisp. At Level 80 it rolls 3,700–4,540 HP, 520–646 Attack, and 530–674 Defense, and reliably drops 5–10 Fiber plus 1 Advanced Technical Manual per kill. Its partner skill "Dark Knowledge" and its wild spawn locations, level range, and capture-rate modifier are not documented in the source used for this article — verify those in-game before you plan a dedicated catch run.

 

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