Pals stationed at bases can help with scavenging, crafting, and cooking.
Palworld’s Pals are more than creatures used in combat. Once obtained, they can be assigned to a base, where their abilities allow them to perform automated tasks. Depending on a Pal’s type and work suitability, it may help gather or scavenge resources, produce crafted items, or prepare food.
Cooking is especially important because food connects the base-management system to survival. Players need supplies for themselves and can use base facilities and suitable Pals to turn ingredients into meals. This makes a well-organized base a practical support system rather than merely a place to build structures.
The other options describe activities that may occur elsewhere in the game, but they are not the specific trio used in the gameplay summary. Mining and fishing can sound plausible because Palworld involves resource collection and exploration, while healing is associated with survival and recovery. The canonical wording, however, pairs scavenging and crafting with cooking.
A Pal’s usefulness depends on its species and traits, so catching a creature is only the first step. Players must also choose where to station it and match its abilities to the base’s needs.