Pocketpair Lead Says Palworld Has Hundreds of Scrapped Pal Designs, But Sekhmet Was the Fastest To Go From Concept to Game

Palworld’s roster may now feature more than 200 unique Pals, but Pocketpair has created far more creatures than players have actually encountered. During a Gamescom 2026 interview with Gaming World Interviews, Pocketpair head of publishing and communications John “Bucky” Buckley explained that the studio maintains an internal “graveyard” containing hundreds of unused Pal concepts. The revelation offers a look into how Pocketpair develops the creatures that form the foundation of Palworld. While many concepts are discarded during development, one particular…