Powering up your Palico in Monster Hunter Wilds is your best bet for ensuring this feline friend offers maximum support during each and every hunt. Though they may not seem it, Palicoes are powerful, especially when you get them some good equipment and unlock their strongest support abilities.
One way to make a Palico stronger in Wilds early on is to give it a paralysis or sleep weapon like the Felyne Barina Needle or the Rompopolo Blaster. With this, your cat can slowly build a status on the monster causing it to stop moving or pass out—even better if it's a status your weapon also applies for extra gains.
Palico upgrades work a little differently in Wilds, however, and there's a lot less choice than was available in Rise. You can level your Palico to 15 through low rank and high rank, but you need to complete the urgent mission that becomes available at HR 40 to raise Palico level cap to 30. All that said, here's how to unlock every Palico upgrade in Wilds.
