How to Breed Bushi (Dark) in Palworld
Bushi (Dark) is a Rare Pal (#123, breeding rank 650) with 2 parent combinations including 1 special in Palworld 1.0. Difficulty: Hard — mid-game project.
Lowest-rarity parents: Bushi Noct + Bushi Noct (combined rank 1,300) — sorted by highest combined rank as a proxy for commonness, not early-game difficulty; rare targets can still need rare parents, so catch or breed the parents first before committing cake.
1 special combo bypasses the rank formula — e.g. Bushi + Sootseer → Bushi Noct. Specials are checked before rank math.
From a starter roster (Lamball, Cattiva, Chikipi, Lifmunk, Foxparks): shortest path is 3 breeding steps (same engine as the calculator); budget at least 3 cakes as a minimum (2 Vegetable Cakes if the 2-eggs-per-cake report holds). Excludes gender retries, passive stacking, and incubation — bake extra.
2 combos3 steps from startersmin. ~3 cakes · ~2 veg1 special
Bushi (Dark) is a subspecies that ignores the rank-average formula: breed it via the special combos listed below, or from two Bushi -line parents of its own kind.
Lowest-rarity parent pairs
Sorted by highest combined breeding rank (proxy for commonness) — not a measure of early-game difficulty. Rare targets can still require rare parents.
- Bushi Noct+Bushi Noct → Bushi (Dark)· rank 1,300
- Bushi+Sootseer → Bushi (Dark)· rank 1,185
Closest breeding ranks
- Sibelyx Primo · rank 650
- Frostplume · rank 655
- Nyafia · rank 645
Rank-average formula: child rank ≈ floor((rankA + rankB + 1)/2) nearest breedable Pal. Special combos override it.
Parent combinations
All 2 species-level breeding combinations (excl. gender, quantity & passives) · Palworld 1.0 · Special combos highlight rank-independent results.
| Parent A | Parent B | Type |
|---|---|---|
 Bushi |  Sootseer | special |
| Bushi Noct | Bushi Noct | same-species |
Breeding rank 650 — rank-average formula: child rank ≈ floor((rankA + rankB + 1)/2) nearest breedable Pal. Special combos override the formula. Learn more in the Breeding Guide.
Data: breeding ranks from Palworld 1.0 game files; special combos cross-checked against in-game results · Last verified 2026-09-12 · Found a wrong combo? Report it via About.
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FAQ
How do you breed Bushi (Dark) in Palworld 1.0?
Use the parent table above or the calculator at /?target=bushi-noct.
What parent pair makes Bushi (Dark)?
Bushi + Sootseer
Can you breed Bushi (Dark) from early-game Pals?
Try the shortest-path calculator with up to 20 owned Pals — a "not found" result means not reachable within 4 steps from your current roster, not that Bushi (Dark) is unbreedable.
Are these combos updated for Palworld 1.0?
Yes — verified against 1.0 ranks. Old calculators may be wrong.