How to Get Xenovader in Palworld 1.0 — Location, Fight & Breeding

By Palworld Gaming Team · Updated 11 November 2026 · Palworld 1.0

Where do you catch Xenovader in Palworld 1.0?

Xenovader has no home on the map. It appears only when a Meteorite Event fires — a meteor crashes somewhere near you, the screen flashes red text, and the crash site shows as a meteor icon on your map (Siliconera; The Escapist). Game8 is blunt about it: Xenovader "can only be caught during a Meteorite Event" and "will almost always spawn alongside the Meteor", so the event itself is the hunt.

Meteorite Events are random, like base raids, and have no fixed location (Game8). One exception matters: if the meteor lands on Sakurajima Island, it spawns Selyne instead of Xenovader (The Escapist) — see our how to get Selyne guide for that catch. The Xenovaders that do spawn are not Alpha bosses — Game8 states that "this Pal currently cannot be found as an Alpha Boss in the field" — and their levels scale with where the meteor crashed (Siliconera), so late-game crash sites mean tougher catches.

If the waiting is wearing you down, two levers exist. Since version 0.3.4 you can change the meteorite event interval in your world settings (Game8), shortening the gaps between events. On Steam, Game8 also documents a reroll trick: when a Supply Drop notification appears, return to the title screen, restore from a backup save made before the notification, and the drop can become a Meteorite Event instead — it may take a few resets.

How do you beat Xenovader in a fight?

Xenovader is a Dark type, weak to Dragon attacks and resistant to Dark (Game8). Jetragon is the obvious pick (see our how to get Jetragon guide), with Quivern and Chillet as earlier alternatives (see our how to get Quivern guide). Two things make this fight awkward. First, two or more Xenovaders usually spawn at once (Siliconera). Second, Syndicate Gunners spawn with them and will try to kill the Xenovaders while you fight (GameRant; The Escapist) — take the gunners down first, then throw spheres at once, because a Xenovader killed by a gunner is a catch lost.

Because a Meteorite Event can happen anywhere, Game8's advice is to stay equipped at all times rather than gearing up for a planned hunt. Bring your Dragon Pals, recovery meds, and Legendary Spheres — the best sphere in the game, and the sensible choice for a catch you cannot schedule. Watch for its exclusive skill, Evil Slash (350 power, 16-second cooldown, level 40), backed by Nightmare Ball (300), Dark Laser (450) and Dark Whisp (600) at higher levels (Game8).

How do you breed Xenovader in Palworld 1.0?

Xenovader is breedable but gated harder than most Pals: exactly 1 of 44,850 pairings in the 1.0 combination table hatches it — Xenovader + Xenovader. There is no shortcut pair. Put one male and one female in a Breeding Farm with a Cake in the chest (see our cake guide), and check any pair in the breeding calculator first — 1.0 rewrote the table, and several Early Access recipes no longer work.

That sounds like a dead end until you own one, but the payoff is in the other direction: as a parent, Xenovader produces 99 distinct children — one of the widest breeding footprints in the game. That includes Beakon, Elphidran, Menasting, Quivern and Suzaku, plus Cryolinx, Helzephyr, Pyrin, Ragnahawk and Vanwyrm. Once you own a pair, true breeding lets you roll for better passives without waiting on another meteor (see our passive skills tier list and IVs explained). It takes 48 copies to fully condense one to 4 stars (see our Pal Essence Condenser guide). Xenovader also appears as a summoned add during the Xenolord raid (All Things How), though raid adds cannot be caught — see our how to get Xenolord guide.

What are Xenovader's stats in Palworld 1.0?

From the 1.0 game files, Xenovader is Paldedex No. 145, rarity 7, with 125 Attack, 90 HP and 85 Defense — a combined 300, the 118th-highest total in the game. The Attack is the story: 19th of 299, an elite number. The defences are not: 90 HP ranks 155th and 85 Defense ranks 175th (Game8 agrees on all four ranks). It hits hard and folds fast — a glass cannon, not a tank.

Its work line is modest: Lumbering 3 and Transporting 2 (Game8; game files agree), and Game8 rates it C-tier for base work. Its exclusive passive, Otherworldly Cells, adds Attack +10% and reduces Fire and Lightning damage taken by 15% each (Game8).

The other reason to own one is its partner skill, Unknown Invader (Game8): while Xenovader is in your party, it increases the damage of the last bullet fired from a full-auto weapon by 100% at level 1, rising to 160% at level 5. Starfruits raise the skill level. That is a player-damage buff, not a Pal buff — it rewards gun builds, and it is the single biggest reason a combat-focused player keeps a Xenovader in the party rather than in the box. Note the limits, though: Game8 rates Xenovader D-tier for combat and gives it no ride tier at all — it is not a mount, and its thin HP and Defense mean it should not be your frontline fighter.

Is Xenovader worth getting in Palworld 1.0?

• A 160% gun buff in your pocket. Unknown Invader boosts the last bullet of a full-auto weapon by up to 160% — the strongest single-Pal buff for gun builds in the game.
• Elite Attack, honestly priced. 125 Attack is 19th of 299 Pals, backed by Evil Slash (350 power) and a Dark Whisp finisher at 600 — but 90 HP and 85 Defense mean it needs protection, and Game8 rates it D-tier for combat.
• A chain-breeding hub. As a parent it produces 99 distinct children, including Beakon, Elphidran, Menasting, Quivern and Suzaku — a spare Xenovader unlocks half the Paldeck's mid-game.
• The catch is pure RNG. No fixed spawn, no Alpha boss, no guaranteed event — only Meteorite Events, which you can shorten in world settings or reroll on Steam with the backup-save trick (Game8).
• Every catch pays twice. A wild Xenovader always drops a Meteorite Fragment (Game8).
• Know its limits. C-tier base work, no mount, and a D-tier combat rating — catch it for the gun buff and the breeding chart, not the frontline.

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