Whalaska
Paldeck #151

Whalaska

IceWater

Paldeck description

When it sleeps, Pals often mistake it for a drifting piece of ice and rest on it. Although gentle and unwilling to push them away when awake, it feels quietly stressed by the intrusion on its personal space.

Capture locations

Where to find Whalaska

Wild and Alpha markers show where this Pal appears, with its level range, group size, and active time for each spawn pattern.

28 wild points1 Alpha points
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Whalaska — Palpagos Islands
Wild spawnAlpha Pal

All 29 mapped locations are represented. Dense nearby points are grouped into 29 readable markers; open the full map to zoom into every individual position.

How to get Whalaska

The current map snapshot contains 29 wild or Alpha positions for this entry. Open the map above for spawn levels, group sizes, worlds, and active time; use the breeding guide for alternate routes.

Mapped positions

29

Other-species pairs

634

The breeding graph contains 635 parent pairs including the same-species result. Open the guide to inspect every pair; “recommended” is a site convenience, not an official game ranking.

Data-backed field notes

Is Whalaska worth using? Strengths, trade-offs, and breeding value

Whalaska is a Ice and Water entry with 105 base HP, 115 ranged attack, and 110 defense. Read together, those values make Defense its clearest statistical feature, currently in the upper quartile of the verified roster. The analysis below combines the raw profile with 2 work roles, 29 mapped encounter points, and 634 mixed-species parent combinations. It is a practical interpretation of the current data rather than an official tier, a promise about one individual Pal, or text copied from the Paldeck.

HP

105middle range

Current roster median: 95

Ranged attack

115upper quartile

Current roster median: 95

Defense

110upper quartile

Current roster median: 90

Combat profile and real trade-offs

Whalaska leans toward durability on species values: 105 HP is in the middle range and 110 defense is in the upper quartile relative to the current roster, compared with 115 ranged attack. That profile usually gives a player more tolerance for long fights than a glass-cannon stat line, but it does not automatically make the Pal the best tank or raid choice. Sustain, partner-skill behavior, active-skill animations, elemental pressure, passives, souls, talents, and enemy mechanics still decide whether the theoretical bulk converts into useful time on the field.

The Ice and Water typing tells you which elemental identity to investigate, but this page deliberately does not infer a final matchup chart or damage rotation from typing alone. Whalaska also has 200 configured stamina and 100 support, two useful context values that should not be mistaken for direct DPS. Before spending rare souls or a long passive-breeding chain, compare the active skills and partner-skill effect in your current game version, then use these extracted base numbers as the stable foundation for that decision.

Best base role and staffing plan

At a base, Whalaska can perform Cooling Lv. 6 and Watering Lv. 5. Its highest listed assignment is Cooling at level 6, across 2 total job types. That makes the top role the first place to test it, while the lower-level roles may be useful backup or may cause unwanted task switching depending on your base layout. A food need of 8 and configured transport speed of 400 add operating context, but neither number proves hourly output by itself. Put the Pal near the station you actually want staffed, watch for pathing and breaks, and compare completed work over a real production cycle before replacing a focused worker.

Acquisition plan: capture first or breed first?

The verified map snapshot contains 29 encounter points for Whalaska: 28 wild and 1 Alpha positions across 2 mapped world section(s). Its profile is marked not nocturnal for nocturnal behavior. Use the map to compare level ranges, group sizes, and active times rather than choosing the nearest marker blindly; a direct capture can save several Cakes when you only need the species, while breeding can be better when parent passives or a controlled lineage matter. Mapped points describe the current dataset, not a guarantee that every event, dungeon, raid, merchant, or patch-specific acquisition route is represented.

Breeding flexibility and lineage planning

Whalaska has 634 mixed-species combinations using 125 distinct parent species in the audited graph. A practical first pair to inspect is Univolt Cryst + Bushi Noct; it is surfaced by a low combined Paldeck-number heuristic, not by a claim that those parents have the easiest spawns or best passives. The species breeding-power value is 710, which helps resolve formula results but is not a combat score. Its configured sex split is 58% male and 42% female (close to balanced), so repeat hatches may be needed before a same-species line has the genders you want. Choose the direct pair already closest to your Palbox and passive goal, then move to same-species breeding once the target line is established.

Practical verdict for Whalaska

The best reason to invest in Whalaska is a plan that actually uses its strongest measured feature—Defense at 110—or its leading base role, Cooling Lv. 6. The page records 29 mapped encounter points and 634 mixed breeding routes, so acquisition flexibility should be weighed alongside combat and work value. A Pal with excellent numbers can still be the wrong project when its role duplicates a finished team member; a modest profile can be worthwhile when it fills a missing element, job, passive pipeline, or Paldeck objective. Decide on one purpose first, then evaluate the individual hatch or capture against that purpose.

  • Compare Whalaska's base values with the role you need; do not treat one number as a complete tier placement.
  • For base use, test Whalaska at the intended station and watch pathing, food, breaks, and unwanted task switching.
  • For acquisition, compare the mapped level and time rules with the number of breeding steps and Cakes your save would require.
  • For a long-term line, secure the target species first, then optimize gender, passives, talents, active skills, and Mutation separately.

Method note: quartile labels use all 299 profiles in the site dataset verified on August 5, 2026. They compare unmodified species values only. The interpretation is written from those values, mapped spawn evidence, work rows, and the current breeding graph; it does not claim hidden play-test results or replace current patch notes.

Complete attributes

Combat and utility overview

Species base values before level scaling, passives, souls, equipment, or player-side bonuses.

HP

105

Ranged attack

115

Melee attack

100

Defense

110

Support

100

Stamina

200

Rarity

8

Craft speed

100

Work suitability

Every base job this species can perform, with the original integer level from the extracted game data.

CoolingLv. 6
WateringLv. 5

Capture and survival

Catch difficulty, hunger, experience yield, and trap compatibility.

Size class
XL
Catch-rate factor
Food need
8
Hunger capacity
560
Hunger drain rate
EXP yield
Hanging Trap eligible
No

Breeding and behavior

Breeding power, sex ratio, value, and species behavior flags.

Base sale value
2,685
Male probability
58%
Breeding power
710
Nocturnal
No
Predator
No
Edible
Yes

Movement speeds

All configured ground, riding, transport, and swimming speeds.

Slow walk
125
Walk
250
Run
600
Ride sprint
750
Transport
400
Swim
850
Swim dash
950

Enemy encounter modifiers

How this character entry scales when encountered as an enemy. A value of 1× means no modifier.

Status resistance
Enemy HP
Damage received
Damage dealt
Skill cooldown
Flinch immunity
No
Knockback immunity
No
Stun immunity
No

Breed and plan with Whalaska

Explore every parent combination, send this Pal to the calculator, or build a complete breeding route.