{"id":2933,"date":"2026-06-13T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/palworld-1-0-is-bigger-in-scale-than-any-update-the-games-gotten-but-pocketpair-still-isnt-adding-pokemon-style-pal-evolutions\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T13:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:07:00","slug":"palworld-1-0-is-bigger-in-scale-than-any-update-the-games-gotten-but-pocketpair-still-isnt-adding-pokemon-style-pal-evolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/palworld-1-0-is-bigger-in-scale-than-any-update-the-games-gotten-but-pocketpair-still-isnt-adding-pokemon-style-pal-evolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld 1.0 is &#8220;bigger in scale than any update&#8221; the game&#8217;s gotten, but Pocketpair still isn&#8217;t adding Pokemon-style Pal evolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-26278613-e518-40de-8e9b-cccf0410a8e2\">Survival game behemoth and the second hottest monster-tamer in the world, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/palworld-1-0-is-coming-next-month-over-2-years-since-its-early-access-launch\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/palworld-1-0-is-coming-next-month-over-2-years-since-its-early-access-launch\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/palworld-1-0-is-coming-next-month-over-2-years-since-its-early-access-launch\/\">Palworld 1.0<\/a> is finally coming out next month and is set to be the game&#8217;s biggest update yet, but anyone hoping to see Pals evolve will be left sorely disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Developer Pocketpair is ending the game&#8217;s early access tenure on July 10, 2026 when its full release hits PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass at the same time. We don&#8217;t have a comprehensive list of everything that&#8217;ll be included with Palworld&#8217;s 1.0 update, but the company&#8217;s ever-chatty publishing and community lead John &#8216;Bucky&#8217; Buckley has given us some clues.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-26278613-e518-40de-8e9b-cccf0410a8e2-2\">&#8220;1.0 is bigger in scale than any update we have ever released,&#8221; Bucky teases over on the game&#8217;s Discord channel, but that doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;ll come with one of the community&#8217;s most-requested features, mind you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;0SRhEcng&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;Irbe0LwM&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_Irbe0LwM_0SRhEcng_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;bOTdLUGA&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_bOTdLUGA_0SRhEcng_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;Ld6aVtD9fPJ4aBQnv6LOGQGu7L2Hq4xGja5LUwPV6j+es5u8&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/l3fqzehadb1768907286.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Asked about Pokemon-style evolutions that would let Pals permanently grow into bigger and stronger forms, Bucky was pretty definitive about the feature: &#8220;Was never planned. Never cancelled. Not on hiatus. We aren&#8217;t doing evolutions.&#8221; There you have it.<\/p>\n<p>As much as my Pokemon-loving heart would be down for evolutions in any monster-taming game, I imagine it&#8217;s a tough feature to retrospectively add when the rest of the experience wasn&#8217;t designed or balanced with it in mind.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n        <span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There&#8217;s also the tiny, tiny issue of <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/its-official-palworld-has-been-nintendod-as-the-pokemon-company-files-lawsuit-against-pocketpair-for-infringing-multiple-patent-rights\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/its-official-palworld-has-been-nintendod-as-the-pokemon-company-files-lawsuit-against-pocketpair-for-infringing-multiple-patent-rights\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/its-official-palworld-has-been-nintendod-as-the-pokemon-company-files-lawsuit-against-pocketpair-for-infringing-multiple-patent-rights\/\">The Pokemon Company&#8217;s lawsuit against Pocketpair<\/a>, which one legal <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/nintendo-palworld-lawsuit-has-zero-chance-at-more-than-chump-change-expert-says-but-pocketpair-lead-says-it-has-impacted-morale-and-development\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/nintendo-palworld-lawsuit-has-zero-chance-at-more-than-chump-change-expert-says-but-pocketpair-lead-says-it-has-impacted-morale-and-development\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/nintendo-palworld-lawsuit-has-zero-chance-at-more-than-chump-change-expert-says-but-pocketpair-lead-says-it-has-impacted-morale-and-development\/\">expert reckons has &#8220;zero chance&#8221;<\/a> of leaving Nintendo with anything other than chump change. But, still, better to not poke the hornet&#8217;s nest any further, right?<\/p>\n<p>Palworld 1.0 might not have evolutions, but the developer has promised <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/palworld-1-0-sounds-huge-as-pocketpair-lead-promises-more-new-pals-than-ever-added-before-in-any-one-update\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/palworld-1-0-sounds-huge-as-pocketpair-lead-promises-more-new-pals-than-ever-added-before-in-any-one-update\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/palworld-1-0-sounds-huge-as-pocketpair-lead-promises-more-new-pals-than-ever-added-before-in-any-one-update\/\">&#8220;many many many new Pals&#8221;<\/a> coming to the game, alongside a new region and a more fleshed out narrative.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-7oguhgEH3G7PF9Sh9eVLUi\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-7oguhgEH3G7PF9Sh9eVLUi slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em\/><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/wed-be-fools-to-put-this-game-aside-palworld-devs-couldnt-resist-following-1-0-up-with-farming-and-dating-sims-says-pocketpair-lead\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/wed-be-fools-to-put-this-game-aside-palworld-devs-couldnt-resist-following-1-0-up-with-farming-and-dating-sims-says-pocketpair-lead\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/wed-be-fools-to-put-this-game-aside-palworld-devs-couldnt-resist-following-1-0-up-with-farming-and-dating-sims-says-pocketpair-lead\/\"><em>&#8220;We&#8217;d be fools to put this game aside&#8221;: Palworld devs couldn&#8217;t resist following 1.0 up with farming and dating sims, says Pocketpair lead<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/survival\/palworld-1-0-is-bigger-in-scale-than-any-update-the-games-gotten-but-pocketpair-still-isnt-adding-pokemon-style-pal-evolutions\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survival game behemoth and the second hottest monster-tamer in the world, Palworld 1.0 is finally coming out next month and is set to be the game&#8217;s biggest update yet, but anyone hoping to see Pals evolve will be left sorely disappointed. Developer Pocketpair is ending the game&#8217;s early access tenure on July 10, 2026 when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LpQJ3vxWdGkLrWFhNqP78V-1920-80.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1500,4374,2919,1429,4213,5460,4739,4744,5459,5210,487],"class_list":["post-2933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","tag-adding","tag-bigger","tag-evolutions","tag-games","tag-isnt","tag-pal","tag-palworld","tag-pocketpair","tag-pokemonstyle","tag-scale","tag-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}