Which Palworld faction is named as a research unit?

The Pal Genetic Research Unit is the Palworld faction named for researching Pals. It is led by Victor Ashford and is associated with genetic experimentation, selective breeding, and attempts to create exceptionally powerful Pals.

The faction’s most recognizable story connection is Shadowbeak, Victor’s powerful Dark-element Pal. Its bases are concentrated in the northern, snowy regions of the Palpagos Islands and use a futuristic, laboratory-like visual style that reflects the group’s scientific focus.

Players can easily confuse this faction with the Rayne Syndicate, Free Pal Alliance, or Brothers of the Eternal Pyre because all are major human groups encountered through towers and enemy bases. Their goals differ sharply: the Syndicate is associated with poaching and exploitation, the Free Pal Alliance claims to oppose Pal abuse, and the Brothers follow fire-centered religious beliefs. The research unit instead treats Pal biology as something to manipulate and control.