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Bear Trap (Small)
Technology Level 10. Ground plate sized for small targets. When a small Pal steps in, it locks in place so you can close distance and throw spheres with a better capture chance while it stays pinned.
The usual recipe is Ingot ×5. Cheap enough to line a bait path once your early forge is running. Place plates on choke points, nest edges, or the trail between food and your throwing lane. Pair with Hanging Trap for aerial or corridor snares, and graduate to Bear Trap (Large) when the target size filter flips to big Pals.
Only small Pals trigger it. Large Pals walk past, so don't waste plates on alpha approaches or boss paths. Bring the sphere tier you need from the Pal Spheres lane, then spring the trap before you commit the throw. Figures are for Palworld 1.0.5; recheck capture bonus and size filter in game after a later patch.
Related: Ingot, Hanging Trap, Bear Trap (Large), Pal Spheres.