How do you get Clumsy in Palworld?

Clumsy is rolled onto a Pal rather than guaranteed. The surgery table can replace it, and breeding a new egg re-rolls the child's passives.

Can Clumsy be bred onto another Pal?

Yes. Once a parent carries Clumsy, the child can inherit it — passives are drawn from the pool both parents carry, so pairing two carriers raises the odds.

Rank -1

Clumsy

Work Speed -10%

Rank

R-1

Born with it

How to get Clumsy

No Pal spawns with Clumsy. That rules out the usual advice — you can’t start a breeding chain from a Pal that already has it, because there isn’t one. Here is where it actually comes from.

Getting rid of it
Clumsy is a drawback, and no Pal is guaranteed to spawn with it — it gets rolled on. The surgery table can replace it, and re-breeding gives you a fresh roll of passives on the child.
Why it keeps coming back
Passives are re-rolled per egg, so a parent carrying it doesn’t doom the whole line — but it can be inherited, which is why breeders cull for it early.

How to pass Clumsy down

In Palworld, a child can inherit passive skills from either parent. To put Clumsy on a target Pal, breed it from a parent that carries Clumsy, then keep breeding the offspring toward your target species while retaining the passive. Use the breeding calculator to find the parent combos.

Passive-inheritance probabilities are community estimates, not official Pocketpair figures.