Fastest water mounts in Palworld

19 Pals can be ridden as water mounts (the data also lists Panthalus, which has no unlock item in the data, so it isn’t ranked). The fastest you can unlock: Neptilius (2,000, technology 64), Ophydia (1,900, technology 72) and Chillet (1,890, technology 11). By level 30 you can ride Chillet (1,890), Surfent (1,440) and Azurobe (1,000).

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19 mounts, ranked by swim dash speed.

#	Pal	Swim dash	Swim	Stamina	Unlock	How to get it
1	NeptiliusLegendary	2,000	1,800	410	Tech 64	Alpha, Lv 60Where to catch Breed it
2	Ophydia	1,900	1,600	100	Tech 72	Alpha, Lv 69Where to catch Breed it
3	Chillet	1,890	1,350	100	Tech 11	Alpha, Lv 11 (wild from Lv 32)Where to catch Breed it
4	Relaxaurus	1,800	1,170	200	Tech 45	Wild, Lv 30Where to catch Breed it
5	Jormuntide	1,800	1,080	150	Tech 40	Alpha, Lv 55Where to catch Breed it
6	Elphidran Aqua	1,440	1,134	130	Tech 32	Wild, Lv 33Where to catch Breed it
7	Surfent	1,440	900	100	Tech 16	Wild, Lv 12Where to catch Breed it
8	Shaolong	1,400	1,400	100	Tech 77	Wild, Lv 76Where to catch Breed it
9	Ghangler	1,350	1,200	320	Tech 31	Wild, Lv 30Where to catch Breed it
10	Ghangler Ignis	1,350	1,200	320	Tech 42	Wild, Lv 40Where to catch Breed it
11	Solmora	1,300	1,100	220	Tech 65	Wild, Lv 65Where to catch Breed it
12	Solmora Lux	1,300	1,100	220	Tech 66	Wild, Lv 65Where to catch Breed it
13	Broncherry Aqua	1,020	550	150	Tech 44	Wild, Lv 51Where to catch Breed it
14	Azurobe	1,000	920	160	Tech 24	Wild, Lv 10Where to catch Breed it
15	Azurobe Cryst	1,000	920	160	Tech 27	Wild, Lv 28Where to catch Breed it
16	Whalaska	950	850	200	Tech 42	Wild, Lv 50Where to catch Breed it
17	Whalaska Ignis	950	850	200	Tech 71	Wild, Lv 71Where to catch Breed it
18	Suzaku Aqua	850	850	350	Tech 44	Wild, Lv 68Where to catch Breed it
19	Polapup	675	450	120	Tech 26	Wild, Lv 20Where to catch Breed it

How this is ranked

From the game’s data, not opinion: swim dash speed first, then swim speed, then stamina. “Unlock” is the technology level of the item that lets you ride it. Passives such as Swift (+30% movement speed) make a single Pal faster; this is each species’ base.

The fastest you can ride at each stage

The top three you can catch, in the wild or as an alpha, by each level and unlock at that technology level or lower.

By level	Best you can have
Lv 15	Chillet swim dash 1,890 · alpha at Lv 11 (wild from Lv 32)
Lv 30	Chillet swim dash 1,890 · alpha at Lv 11 (wild from Lv 32) Surfent swim dash 1,440 · wild from Lv 12 Azurobe swim dash 1,000 · wild from Lv 10
Lv 45	Chillet swim dash 1,890 · alpha at Lv 11 (wild from Lv 32) Relaxaurus swim dash 1,800 · wild from Lv 30 Elphidran Aqua swim dash 1,440 · wild from Lv 33
Lv 60	Chillet swim dash 1,890 · alpha at Lv 11 (wild from Lv 32) Relaxaurus swim dash 1,800 · wild from Lv 30 Jormuntide swim dash 1,800 · alpha at Lv 55

Fastest you can unlock at each technology level

Each row is the point where a faster water mount becomes available.

Technology	Mount	Speed	How to get it
11	Chillet	1,890	alpha at Lv 11 (wild from Lv 32)
64	Neptilius	2,000	alpha at Lv 60

Quick answers

What is the fastest water mount in Palworld?

Neptilius (2,000 swim dash speed, unlocked at technology 64), then Ophydia (1,900) and Chillet (1,890).

What is the best early-game water mount?

The fastest you can unlock at each technology level: Chillet at 11 (1,890), Neptilius at 64 (2,000).

What do the speed numbers mean?

They are the game’s own movement values from each Pal’s data: ride sprint speed is how fast it goes while sprinting with you on it, run speed its normal pace, and on water, swim dash speed and swim speed. Bigger is faster.

How do I unlock a mount?

Each mount needs an item, usually a saddle, that you unlock in the technology tree at the level shown and then craft. Catch the Pal, craft its item and you can ride it.

Is this a tier list?

No. It’s the game’s numbers for Palworld 1.0.5, not opinion. Passives such as Swift (+30% movement speed) or Runner (+20%) make one Pal faster still; this table is each species’ base speed.

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