After Pal Condensation upgrades, these Pals will be able to reach Level 10 in their specified Work Suitability. The only exceptions to these are the Eye of Cthulu and Mimog, who are used more for their high movement speeds instead of their Transporting Level.
Best Base Working Pals in 1.0
Kindling
Pal
Location / How to Get
Jormuntide Ignis
• Wild Spawn: Feybreak East
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg (Mount Obsidian)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg (Mount Obsidian)
Renjishi
• Field Alpha Boss: World Tree (Northeast), east of Corroded Hollow
• Egg: Large Scorching Egg
• Egg: Large Scorching Egg
Watering
Pal
Location / How to Get
Jormuntide
• Alpha Boss Lv.55
• South of Altar of the Windcaller (350, 86)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
• South of Altar of the Windcaller (350, 86)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
Suzaku Aqua
• Wild Spawn: Sunreach North
• Egg: Huge Damp Egg
• Egg: Huge Damp Egg
Shaolong
• Wild Spawn: World Tree South
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
Neptilius
• Alpha Boss Lv.60
• Isle of the Glacial Core (140, 653)
• Isle of the Glacial Core (140, 653)
Planting
Pal
Location / How to Get
Ophydia
• Overworld Boss Lv.69
• Waterlily Gorge
• Waterlily Gorge
Dandilord
• Field Alpha Boss: Rotmist Root (World Tree)
• Egg: Huge Verdant Egg
• Egg: Huge Verdant Egg
Generating Electricity
Pal
Location / How to Get
Orserk
• Wild Spawn: World Tree Northeast
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
Handiwork
Pal
Location / How to Get
Solenne
• Wild Spawn: World Tree Southwest
• Egg: Large Dark Egg
• Egg: Large Dark Egg
Gathering
Pal
Location / How to Get
Starryon Primo
• Wild Spawn: World Tree Southeast
• Egg: Huge Common Egg
• Egg: Huge Common Egg
Hartalis
• Raid Boss Exclusive
• Reward: Huge Common Egg after defeating the Hartalis Raid Boss
• Reward: Huge Common Egg after defeating the Hartalis Raid Boss
Frostallion Noct
• Alpha Boss Lv.65
• No. 3 Wildlife Sanctuary (527, 528)
• Egg: Huge Dark Egg
• No. 3 Wildlife Sanctuary (527, 528)
• Egg: Huge Dark Egg
Jetragon
• Alpha Boss Lv.70
• Sunreach Northwest (-553, 1333)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
• Sunreach Northwest (-553, 1333)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
Lumbering
Pal
Location / How to Get
Celesdir
• Alpha Boss Lv.65
• Feybreak South (-965, -1171)
• Wild Spawn: Feybreak
• Egg: Large Common Egg
• Feybreak South (-965, -1171)
• Wild Spawn: Feybreak
• Egg: Large Common Egg
Celesdir Noct
• Alpha Boss Lv.79
• World Tree West (-1928, 1403)
• Egg: Large Dark Egg
• World Tree West (-1928, 1403)
• Egg: Large Dark Egg
Silvegis
• Alpha Boss Lv.59
• South of Shield Dragon Tunnel, Feybreak (-984, -1022)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
• South of Shield Dragon Tunnel, Feybreak (-984, -1022)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
Mining
Pal
Location / How to Get
Blazamut
• Alpha Boss Lv.52
• Flamepulse Islet, Volcano Biome Northwest (-736, -333)
• Egg: Huge Scorching Egg
• Flamepulse Islet, Volcano Biome Northwest (-736, -333)
• Egg: Huge Scorching Egg
Blazamut Ryu
• Raid Boss Exclusive
• Reward: Huge Dragon Egg after defeating Blazamut Ryu Raid Boss
• Reward: Huge Dragon Egg after defeating Blazamut Ryu Raid Boss
Astegon
• Alpha Boss Lv.55
• No. 2 Wildlife Sanctuary (-689, -115)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
• No. 2 Wildlife Sanctuary (-689, -115)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
Aegidron
• Alpha Boss Lv.79
• World Tree Southwest (-1925, 1341)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
• World Tree Southwest (-1925, 1341)
• Egg: Huge Dragon Egg
Medicine Production
Pal
Location / How to Get
Silvance
• Alpha Boss Lv.78
• World Tree Southwest (-1935, 1152)
• Egg: Huge Verdant Egg
• World Tree Southwest (-1935, 1152)
• Egg: Huge Verdant Egg
Cooling
Pal
Location / How to Get
Bastigor
• Wild Spawn: World Tree Northwest
• Egg: Huge Frozen Egg
• Egg: Huge Frozen Egg
Frostallion
• Alpha Boss Lv.60
• Snowy Mountain Biome (-357, 509)
• Egg: Huge Frozen Egg
• Snowy Mountain Biome (-357, 509)
• Egg: Huge Frozen Egg
Transporting
Pal
Location / How to Get
Eye of Cthulhu
• Terraria Dungeon
• Southeast of Fisherman’s Point
• Reach via the Eagle Statue to the Sealed Realm of Terraria island
• Southeast of Fisherman’s Point
• Reach via the Eagle Statue to the Sealed Realm of Terraria island
Mimog
• Wild Spawn: Palpagos, Feybreak, Sunreach, and World Tree
• Egg: Large Common Egg
• Egg: Large Common Egg
Eidrolon
• Alpha Boss Lv.69
• Sunreach Southwest (-491, -1521)
• Egg: Large Dragon Egg
• Sunreach Southwest (-491, -1521)
• Egg: Large Dragon Egg