Get Smokie
Catch or breed Smokie and add it to the active party used for your Feybreak mining run.
Partner-skill detector / yield-focused setup
Palworld Smokie Chromite Guide
Smokie’s Dig, Dog! Dig! partner skill reveals buried Chromite and can improve the amount gathered from a node. Keep Smokie active while mining.
56 Harness level 3 Technology points Detection + yield role
Direct answer
How does Smokie find Chromite in Palworld?
Craft Smokie's Harness after its Technology Level 56 unlock, keep Smokie active outside its sphere, and trigger Dig, Dog! Dig! near buried Chromite inside a Feybreak cave. The skill reveals nearby deposits so you can mine them. Smokie can replace the detector role while also supporting mining yield.
Harness recipe
Prepare Dig, Dog! Dig!
The Harness is the key item that enables Smokie’s Chromite-detection partner skill.
20 Leather 
50 Fiber 
10 Dark Fragment 
40 Paldium Fragment Active farming sequence
Keep Smokie in the loop
The partner skill must be available during the mining run. Do not treat Smokie as a passive box bonus.
Unlock and craft the Harness
At Technology Level 56, spend 3 points and craft Smokie’s Harness.
Enter a Chromite cave
Travel to a curated Feybreak cave and keep Smokie active outside its sphere.
When Smokie wins
Detection plus mining efficiency
Smokie is the stronger dedicated Chromite companion because the same setup that reveals a deposit can also improve its yield. Condensation raises the partner-skill level, but this guide avoids a fixed “Chromite per node” promise: balance changes and game settings make one universal number unreliable.
The trade-off is the active Pal slot. If another Pal is essential to your travel, protection, or weight setup, the Metal Detector lets you keep that party composition.
| Method | Best when | Main cost |
|---|---|---|
| Smokie | You want detection and partner-skill mining support in one setup. | Uses an active Pal slot and requires Smokie’s Harness. |
| Metal Detector | You want to preserve another Pal for travel, combat, or carrying support. | Provides detection only and uses a separate late-game recipe. |
Smokie questions
What level unlocks Smokie’s Harness?
Smokie’s Harness unlocks at Technology Level 56 for 3 Technology Points. This is separate from the Metal Detector, which current 1.0 data places at Level 58.
How does Smokie find Chromite?
Craft the Harness, keep Smokie active outside its sphere, and trigger Dig, Dog! Dig! near buried Chromite. The skill reveals nearby deposits so you can mine them.
Does condensing Smokie increase Chromite yield?
Higher partner-skill levels can increase the amount gained from a node. This site does not promise one fixed number because skill level and game balance can change.
Do I still need a Metal Detector when using Smokie?
No. Smokie can perform the detection role after you craft its Harness. The Metal Detector remains useful when you want another Pal active.