How to Catch Tetroise in Palworld (Location, Skills & Drops)
Tetroise is a Ground-element Pal (Paldeck #142) that roams the desert region of the Palpagos Islands in Palworld 1.0. This armored, cube-shelled tortoise is a mining powerhouse and a formidable tank in a fight, making it one of the most useful catches for any late-game base. Below you'll find exactly where it spawns, how to bring it down, and everything it drops.
Tetroise at a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Element | Ground |
| Paldeck # | #142 |
| Partner Skill | Masonry Archelon — rideable; +1 Mining Work Suitability to all other Base Pals |
| Work Suitability | Mining Lv4 |
| Notable Drops | Ruby, Large Pal Soul, Ground Radiant Gem, Ancient Relics (Decayed / Dormant / Gorgeous) |
Where to Find Tetroise
Tetroise lives in the desert region of the Palpagos Islands. The headline encounter is the alpha/boss tribe known as Sandsea Monolith Tetroise, a Level 55 field boss you can track down at coordinates 435, 380. As an XL-size Pal it's hard to miss — look for the towering stone shell partly buried in the dunes.
Prefer to hatch one instead of hunting? Tetroise hatches from a Huge Rocky Egg, so incubating one of those is a reliable alternative to catching it in the wild. A specific parent-pairing breeding combo isn't documented yet, but the egg route is confirmed.
How to Catch Tetroise
Ground-type Pals are weak to Grass, so build your capture squad around a strong Grass-element team to melt Tetroise's health bar quickly.
- Bring a Grass counter-team. Grass attacks hit hardest against Ground, letting you punch through Tetroise's chunky defense before it grinds you down.
- Chip its HP into the yellow/red. The lower the target's remaining health, the higher your catch rate — but don't knock it out. Its shell soaks a lot of damage, so be patient.
- Apply a status effect. Ailments like sleep or stun lower resistance and buy you free throwing windows against this slow, heavy Pal.
- Throw high-tier spheres. Against a Level 55 alpha, use Ultra Spheres (or better) to give yourself a realistic catch chance.
- Aim for the back throw. Landing the sphere on Tetroise from behind grants a capture-rate bonus — line up the angle whenever it turns away.
Skills & Stats
Tetroise's partner skill, Masonry Archelon, lets you ride it and — while stationed at a base — increases the Mining Work Suitability Level for all other Base Pals by +1 (this does not stack). Paired with its own Mining Lv4 suitability, Tetroise turns any mineral node operation into an ore machine.
In combat it leans on heavy Ground damage. Its top active skills are:
- Rock Lance (400)
- Sand Twister (500)
- Cube Press (600) — its exclusive signature move
- Rocky Impact (600)
Its full active skill list runs from Stone Blast (80), Stone Cannon (120), Sand Tornado (200) and Rockburst (300) up through the heavy hitters above.
At Level 80, Tetroise posts base values of 4,700 HP, 700 Attack, and 860 Defense — a genuine wall that outlasts most attackers while your Mining crew keeps producing.
Field tips:
- Ride Tetroise into mining spots and let Masonry Archelon plus Mining Lv4 stack your ore output.
- Farm the Level 80 version for Ancient Relics and Ground Radiant Gems — all drop probabilities are 100%.
- Its slow movement makes it easy to circle for back throws; abuse that during the catch.
- As Size XL, keep a wide, open area clear when deploying it at base so it can path to nodes.
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Conclusion
Tetroise is a top-tier pickup for anyone building out a mining economy in Palworld 1.0 — a rideable tank with a +1 Mining buff, deep Ground firepower, and a lucrative drop table. Track the Sandsea Monolith alpha in the desert at 435, 380 (or hatch a Huge Rocky Egg), bring Grass counters, and add this stone tortoise to your roster.
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