Locations, NPCs, rewards, and more

The Bounty system is one of Palworld’s newest offerings in the Feybreak update. Taking down these NPCs yields plenty of useful rewards that can empower your Pals or earn you more coveted Ancient Technology Points, so it’s worth learning how the system works.

What are Bounties in Palworld?

Although it might sound similar to the Wanted system, Bounties in Palworld are more akin to Alpha Pals. Unlike the Alpha Pals, though, these bosses are human NPCs that are wanted for various crimes, like insurance fraud or putting pineapple on pizza—you know, only the serious offenses.

You can learn more about these crimes from a Bounty Intel Dealer in a village, like Fisherman’s Point or Small Settlement. These NPCs will vaguely tell you where the Bounty target is located, but your best bet for finding them is to look at your map. Bounties are scattered around the map like Alpha Pals and appear as circular NPC icons, as shown in the image below. When you hover over a Bounty’s map icon, you can see their name and level, which indicates how tough they’ll be to fight. After defeating one, their map icon will become greyed out.

As you approach a Bounty’s location, you’ll see a purple aura around their character model, identifying that NPC as a target. They’ll begin attacking you, just like an Alpha Pal, and a large red health bar will appear on the screen. Defeat them by using a combination of your weapons and Pals to earn their loot.

All rewards you can trade for Successful Bounty Tokens

When you kill a Bounty for the first time, you’ll receive an Ancient Technology Point. They also drop items called Successful Bounty Tokens that, when taken to a Vigilant Bounty Officer, can be traded for various rewards, like Gold Coin or a High Grade Technical Manual. Vigilant Bounty Officers, which appear as heavily armored NPCs, are found in towns around Palworld’s map just like a Bounty Intel Dealer.

A Bounty will respawn after a short period of time, so if you’re ever in need of more Successful Bounty Tokens, you can revisit a lower-leveled target to farm them for more currency. The higher the level of a Bounty, though, the more tokens they drop, so consider taking on the more dangerous foes to make the most of your time.

Here are all the items you can exchange for Successful Bounty Tokens at a Vigilant Bounty Officer:

Pal Bounty Tokens

Successful Bounty Tokens are not to be confused with Pal Bounty Tokens, which are species-specific items you can find after defeating an Alpha Pal in a dungeon, or an underground area where a Pal boss resides.

Certain Alpha Pal arenas are locked and require you to collect Pal Bounty Tokens. To do so, visit the location of the Alpha Pals you need tokens for and defeat them to collect them all. Then return to the dungeon you were trying to access, and you’ll be able to face the boss in that chamber.