Pawney How to Evolve, Best Build & Team

Dark DPSNova

Aniidex: No. 062
Stat total: 505
Catch rate: 16%
Forms: 4
DPS tier: S
Author: Dakota Chinnick
Methodology: Data Methodology

Pawney is a Dark DPS Aniimo (Nova). Get it by evolving Helmut at level 45. The game itself recommends it as a Dark DPS.

Armed with a broken sword and armor, blessed with courage and might, it defends its friends and challenges its foes.

How to get Pawney

Obtainability: Hard to get.

EvolutionEvolve Helmut at level 45. Helmut
Special spawn · PrismanaAppears only during a Prismana Flow (only one will appear at the same time, no respawning), likely on the south side of Rainbow Woods.
Special spawn · Snowfield FormSnowy

How to catch Pawney

Pawney has a base catch rate of 16% at full HP with a standard Aniipod. Lowering its HP, breaking it and throwing from behind all raise the odds. About 1 in 20,000 wild encounters is Sparkling, a rare mutation every species can roll.

Full-HP catch chance for Pawney by Aniipod
Aniipod	Multiplier	Works on	Chance at full HP
Aniipod	×1	Up to Lv 1	16%
Legendary Aniipod	×1	Up to Lv 35	16%
Aniipod Pro	×1.5	Up to Lv 25	24%
Aniipod Hyper	×2	Up to Lv 35	32%
Aniipod Mega	×2	Up to Lv 35	32%
Aniipod Track	×2	Up to Lv 35	32%
Legendary Aniipod: Windchase Departure	Guaranteed	Up to Lv 35	100%
Sparkling Cube	Guaranteed	Up to Lv 35	100%

Chances are the game's base rate times the Aniipod multiplier at full HP, capped at 100%. Real throws are better than this once the target is damaged or broken. Catch calculator →

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Pawney base stats

Pawney's six base stats total 505. Its ATK sits at the 99th percentile of all 196 ranked forms; bars show where each stat falls across the roster.

HP: 90
ATK: 125
BREAK: 55
P.DEF: 84
M.DEF: 70
REGEN: 81

Sparkling chance: 1 in 20,000
Weight: 18 kg
Height: 1.2 m

Pathfinding: Sprint Lv. 2

Is Pawney Good?

Calculated

Pawney ranks #1 of 32 DPS Aniimo on the Meta ladder, S tier within its role. Against other DPS Aniimo it stands out in P.DEF 84, BREAK 55. It trails them in REGEN 81, HP 90.

Why Pawney ranks there as a DPS

Top 1% for ATK and top 1% for ultimate among ranked Aniimo. The game itself recommends it for its element and role. Weakest input: skill damage (top 6%).

ATK 40/40
ultimate 30/30
skill damage 28/30
Game pick +15

Above the role median: P.DEF 84 (median 70), BREAK 55 (median 50)
Below the role median: REGEN 81 (median 86.5), HP 90 (median 91)

Nearest DPS Aniimo in the ranking

Ranked within its role on stats, skills and the game’s own picks, with the tier list’s published weights; team fit and investment are not part of the score. Best DPS Aniimo

Best Pawney build

Pawney plays as a DPS, and its kit is fixed (the game files list no alternative moves), so building Pawney comes down to the skill to lead with, its trait, the held items that suit a DPS and who it fights alongside.

Lead skill: Shadow Cut · 85 power · Physical damage · 20 EP · 1s cooldown
Ultimate: Ironclad Armament · 220 power
Trait: Pursuit
Team: Helgon Gracewing Luminelle All suggested teams

Pawney skills and mechanics

5 skills for Pawney, each with its element, damage type, power, EP cost and cooldown.

Pawney kit at a glance

Pawney has 5 skills in its kit. The game files list no alternative moves to swap in, so every skill below is part of how it plays.

Hardest-hitting skill: Shadow Cut (85 power).
Ultimate: Ironclad Armament (220 power, charged on its gauge rather than EP).
BREAK damage across its skills: 162.

Trait

Pursuit — When dealing damage to targets in Controlled or Break State, increases an additional ?% Damage Amp.

Skill	Element	Kind	Power	EP	Cooldown
ATKBasic attack Wields dark power to attack targets at close range.Physical damage	Dark	Physical	—	—	—
Weakening SlamPound Jumps up and smashes down on the target to deal damage. Up to three consecutive smashes are allowed, and the third smash will stun the target for 1s.Physical damage · 15 EP · 1s cooldown · Skills with the Pound tag can hit Tunneling targets and deal greatly increased damage.	Dark	Physical	45	15	1 s
Elastic Sword Extends its arm and throws its sword at targets ahead. When the sword returns, it pulls common targets in front of itself.Physical damage · 20 EP · 1s cooldown	Dark	Physical	62	20	1 s
Shadow Cut Curls into a ball and spins with a blade sticking out, dealing damage.Physical damage · 20 EP · 1s cooldown	Dark	Physical	85	20	1 s
Ironclad ArmamentUltimate Lowers the mask and hardens the body, increasing EP recovery rate by ?% and dealing ?% extra damage to BREAK targets for 15s. During this effect, the Ultimate can be used again to unleash Dragon Slayer Strike, dealing heavy damage to targets ahead.Physical damage · 8s cooldown	Dark	Physical	220	—	8 s

A “?” marks a value the game calculates while you play; the game files do not contain it, so we do not guess it.

Strengths, weaknesses and spatial counters

Pawney is weak to Wind, Light and resists Earth.

Weak to: Wind 1.6×Light 1.6×
Resists: Earth 0.625×

Damage multiplier taken by Pawney from each attacking element Red = it takes extra damage from that element, green = it takes less.
Fire	Water	Grass	Lightning	Ice	Earth	Wind	Light	Dark
1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	0.625×	1.6×	1.6×	1×

Spatial counters

Pound
Pawney has Pound skills, which hit Tunneling targets and deal greatly increased damage to them:
Weakening Slam

Elements

Pawney evolution

Pawney is the final stage of its evolution line.

No. 061HelmutLuminDarkBreaker2Total 339

No. 062PawneyNovaDarkDPS2Total 505Evolves at Lv. 45

See the whole Pawney evolution line

Best teammates and teams for Pawney

Teammates are picked by rule, not by rating alone: each one fills a role Pawney lacks and resists an element it is weak to. The stat ladder only breaks ties.

Game-recommended Dark DPS

Suggested parties

Best overall

DamageMedium
BreakHigh
HealingHigh
SupportHigh
EnergyMedium
Element coverage7/9

No weakness shared by two membersHas a Pound skill for Tunneling foes

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With easy-to-get teammates

DamageMedium
BreakHigh
HealingHigh
SupportHigh
EnergyMedium
Element coverage7/9

Shared weakness: LightningLightHas a Pound skill for Tunneling foes

Open in the team builder

Pawney in Homeland

Homeland jobs Pawney can work, and the facilities whose recipes use them.

Dark Lv. 3 Carry Lv. 3

Facilities it can work

Farmland · Dark Woodland · Dark Jukebox Dryer · Dark Pickling Jar · Dark

Pawney forms (4)

Every form of Pawney. A form can change elements, stats, trait, skills and where it spawns. One of them is a Prismana form. How Prismana forms appear, and how they differ from Sparkling ones: Prismana Forms · Rare Forms

Compare Pawney forms

All 4 forms on the same axes, so you can see what a form actually changes: elements, role, base stats, weaknesses, catch rate, trait, skills, Homeland work and where it spawns.

Form	Basic	Mountain Woods Form	Prismana	Snowfield Form
Kind	Basic form · Default form	Regional form	Prismana form	Regional form
Element	Dark	Dark	Dark	Dark Ice
Role	DPS	DPS	DPS	DPS
HP	90	90	90	90
ATK	125	125	125	125
BREAK	55	55	55	55
P.DEF	84	84	84	84
M.DEF	70	70	70	70
REGEN	81	81	81	81
Base stat total	505	505	505	505
Weak to	Wind 1.6×, Light 1.6×	Wind 1.6×, Light 1.6×	Wind 1.6×, Light 1.6×	Fire 1.6×, Wind 1.6×, Light 1.6×
Trait	Pursuit	Pursuit	Pursuit	Pursuit
Skill	ATK Weakening Slam Elastic Sword Shadow Cut Ironclad Armament	ATK Weakening Slam Elastic Sword Shadow Cut Ironclad Armament	ATK Weakening Slam Elastic Sword Shadow Cut Ironclad Armament	ATK Weakening Smash Weakening Slam Elastic Sword Shadow Cut Ironclad Armament
Homeland jobs	Dark 3, Carry 3	Dark 3, Carry 3	Dark 4, Carry 4	Dark 3, Carry 3, Ice 2
Movement	Sprint 2	Sprint 2	Sprint 2	Sprint 2

Basic · Basic form · Default form

Mountain Woods Form · Regional form

Pawney Prismana: how to find it · Prismana form

Weather: Appears only during a Prismana Flow (only one will appear at the same time, no respawning), likely on the south side of Rainbow Woods.
Appears when: Prismana Flow
Where: [South side of Rainbow Woods]
Spawn rule: Only one can appear at a time and it does not respawn.

Snowfield Form · Regional form

Weather: Snowy
Appears when: Snowy

Pawney evolution line

Pawney overview

Pawney is a Dark DPS Aniimo at the Nova stage with a base-stat total of 505; its best stat is ATK at 125. Its base catch rate is 16% at full HP, and about 1 in 20,000 wild encounters is Sparkling. Pawney evolves from Helmut. Pawney is the final stage of its line. Pawney takes extra damage from Wind (1.6×), Light (1.6×). Pawney is S tier on the meta tier list: #1 of 32 DPS Aniimo, ranked on stats, skills and the game's own picks. On the combat ladder Pawney sits in tier A, ranked #28 of 196 forms. Pawney has 3 extra forms — Mountain Woods Form, Prismana, Snowfield Form — each with its own elements, stats or habitat. In Homeland, Pawney works best at Dark (level 3).

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Pawney FAQ

Where can I find Pawney?

Pawney has no wild spawn in the current game files. Evolve Helmut at level 45.

What is the catch rate of Pawney?

Pawney has a 16% base catch rate at full HP with a standard Aniipod. A Aniipod Track raises that to 32% at full HP, and lowering its HP, breaking it or throwing from behind raises it further.

How rare is a Sparkling Pawney?

About 1 in 20,000 wild Pawney is Sparkling, a rare mutation the game rolls when a wild Aniimo appears.

What does Pawney evolve into?

Pawney does not evolve any further.

What element is Pawney and what is it weak to?

Pawney is a Dark Aniimo. It is weak to Wind, Light and resists Earth.

What is a good team for Pawney?

One rule-built party is Pawney, Helgon, Gracewing, Luminelle; together they hit 7 of the 9 elements super-effectively.

Can Pawney fly or tunnel in battle?

Pawney has Pound skills, which hit Tunneling targets and deal greatly increased damage to them: Weakening Slam.

Is Pawney good?

Pawney is S tier among DPS Aniimo — #1 of 32 on the meta tier list, which weighs stats, skills and the game's own recommendations. By base stats, Pawney is tier A on the combat ladder — ranked #28 of 196 forms. As a DPS, its standout stat is ATK.

How do I get a Prismana Pawney?

The game says Pawney's Prismana form appears: Appears only during a Prismana Flow (only one will appear at the same time, no respawning), likely on the south side of Rainbow Woods.. Prismana Flow raises the odds in a region, and the Prismana page lists every form.

What are the best skills for Pawney?

Pawney has 5 skills in its kit. The game files list no alternative moves to swap in, so every skill below is part of how it plays. Hardest-hitting skill: Shadow Cut (85 power). Ultimate: Ironclad Armament (220 power, charged on its gauge rather than EP). BREAK damage across its skills: 162.

What is the best Pawney build?

Pawney has a fixed kit, so its build is about what to lead with and who to pair it with: Lead skill: Shadow Cut; Ultimate: Ironclad Armament; Trait: Pursuit; Team: Helgon, Gracewing, Luminelle.