Nightmare Ball

Creates a giant ball of darkness and hurls it at an enemy.

Numbers

Element: Dark
Type: Shot
Power: 300
Cooldown: 16s
Power per second: 18.8
Range: 1000–5000

Power per second is power ÷ cooldown and nothing else — no attack stat, no element multiplier, no accuracy. It is the one comparison the game’s own two numbers support. By that measure Nightmare Ball ranks #257 of 328.

Other Dark skills

Pals that learn Nightmare Ball

The level shown is the earliest at which the Pal has it. A Pal listing the same skill at several levels only really gains it once.

Pal	Elements	Learns at
Astegon#158	Dragon Dark	22
Bakemi#168	Dark	22
Bellanoir Libero#195B	Dark	22
Celesdir Noct#157B	Dark	22
Gildra#120	Dark Ground	22
Helzephyr Lux#080B	Dark Electric	22
Loomen#180	Dark Fire	22
Necromus#199	Dark	22
Solenne#182	Dark Neutral	22
Starryon#130	Dark	22
Wispaw#050	Dark	22
Wistella#181	Dark	22
Bellanoir#195	Dark	30
Croajiro Noct#009B	Water Dark	30
Felbat#065	Dark	30
Gloopie#048	Water Dark	30
Hoodle#166	Dark	30
Kitsun Noct#111B	Dark	30
Leezpunk#073	Dark	30
Lyleen Noct#186B	Dark	30
Menasting#099	Dark Ground	30
Omascul#150	Dark	30
Roujay#177	Dark	30
Shadowbeak#189	Dark	30
Shroomer Noct#118B	Grass Dark	30
Smokie#149	Dark	30
Sootseer#135	Dark Fire	30
Splatterina#153	Dark	30
Vanwyrm#064	Fire Dark	30
Vanwyrm Cryst#064B	Ice Dark	30
Xenovader#145	Dark	30
Cawgnito#057	Dark	40
Daedream#022	Dark	40
Depresso#016	Dark	40
Frostallion Noct#200B	Dark	40
Helzephyr#080	Dark	40
Hoocrates#019	Dark	40
Katress#079	Dark	40
Killamari#030	Dark Water	40
Loupmoon#056	Dark	40
Maraith#117	Dark	40
Mau#027	Dark	40
Nitemary#148	Dark	40
Nox#024	Dark	40
Nyafia#143	Dark	40
Tombat#052	Dark	40
Vaelet#066	Grass	40

All active skills

Extracted from Palworld’s game files on 12 August 2026 (build 4797106687).