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Palafin

75 appearances (Regulation M-B)
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Unranked
167
Speed #77
Forms: Palafin [Hero Form]
Palafin
Water
HP 100
Atk 70
Def 72
Sp.Atk 53
Sp.Def 62
Speed 100
Total 457
Weight 132.7 lbs.
Zero to Hero
The Pokémon changes into its Hero Form when it switches out of battle.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Electric Grass
Resistance · ½×
Fire Water Ice Steel

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Zero to Hero Leftovers
100.0 63.2% WR · 2 teams
Close Combat Jet Punch Protect Wave Crash
Stat Alignment: 100% Adamant
Team
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero · Leftovers
100%
Floette
Floette
Flower Veil · Floettite
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Life Orb
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
100%
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Good as Gold · Focus Sash
100%
Altaria
Altaria
Natural Cure · Roseli Berry
100%
Yosh Tournament #1 ( Rp 1.800.000 ) · BahamuthVGC (#31) · 7–4
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Ability Good as Gold
Item Focus Sash
Nature Modest
Protect Make It Rain Shadow Ball Nasty Plot
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Nature Timid
Dazzling Gleam Moonblast Light of Ruin Protect
Palafin
Palafin
Ability Zero to Hero
Item Leftovers
Nature Adamant
Close Combat Jet Punch Wave Crash Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Careful
Parting Shot Flare Blitz Throat Chop Fake Out
Altaria
Altaria
Ability Cloud Nine
Item Roseli Berry
Nature Jolly
Tailwind Brave Bird Will-O-Wisp Helping Hand
Garchomp
Garchomp
Ability Rough Skin
Item Life Orb
Nature Jolly
Earthquake Rock Slide Dragon Claw Protect
#2
Zero to Hero Mystic Water
88.6 58.8% WR · 3 teams
Bulk Up Jet Punch Protect Wave Crash
Stat Alignment: 67% Adamant, 33% Jolly
Team
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero · Mystic Water
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
67%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Pressure · White Herb
67%
Metagross
Metagross
Clear Body · Metagrossite
33%
Staraptor
Staraptor
Intimidate · Staraptite
33%
Grimmsnarl
Grimmsnarl
Prankster · Light Clay
33%
4th Annual St. Jude VGC Charity Tournament · N8_dawgg (#144) · 5–3
Froslass
Froslass
Ability Cursed Body
Item Froslassite
Nature Timid
Blizzard Shadow Ball Nasty Plot Protect
Palafin
Palafin
Ability Zero to Hero
Item Mystic Water
Nature Adamant
Wave Crash Jet Punch Bulk Up Protect
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Unburden
Item Focus Sash
Nature Naive
Fake Out Close Combat Gunk Shot Coaching
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Black Glasses
Nature Brave
Iron Head Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Protect
Wash Rotom
Wash Rotom
Ability Levitate
Item Leftovers
Nature Bold
Electroweb Thunderbolt Will-O-Wisp Protect
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Ability Unnerve
Item Aerodactylite
Nature Jolly
Rock Slide Dual Wingbeat Tailwind Protect
#3
Zero to Hero Mystic Water
84.7 49.0% WR · 11 teams
Flip Turn Jet Punch Protect Wave Crash
Stat Alignment: 100% Adamant
Team
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero · Mystic Water
100%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle · Focus Sash
45%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Leftovers
45%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Sitrus Berry
45%
Manectric
Manectric
Lightning Rod · Manectite
36%
Scizor
Scizor
Technician · Scizorite
36%
4th Annual St. Jude VGC Charity Tournament · TsareenaFaye (#147) · 5–3
Gengar
Gengar
Ability Cursed Body
Item Gengarite
Nature Timid
Shadow Ball Disable Perish Song Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Relaxed
Fake Out Flare Blitz Parting Shot Protect
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Black Glasses
Nature Adamant
Sucker Punch Kowtow Cleave Swords Dance Protect
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ninetales [Alolan Form]
Ability Snow Warning
Item Choice Scarf
Nature Timid
Blizzard Freeze-Dry Icy Wind Moonblast
Palafin
Palafin
Ability Zero to Hero
Item Mystic Water
Nature Adamant
Jet Punch Wave Crash Flip Turn Protect
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Unburden
Item White Herb
Nature Jolly
Fake Out Close Combat Gunk Shot Protect
#4
Zero to Hero Leftovers
82.0 50.0% WR · 7 teams
Bulk Up Jet Punch Protect Wave Crash
Stat Alignment: 100% Adamant
Team
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero · Leftovers
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
100%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Coba Berry
57%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Defiant · Black Glasses
57%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Unburden · Focus Sash
29%
Gengar
Gengar
Cursed Body · Gengarite
29%
Smogon VGC Major Live 2026 - 1500$ Prize - Reg M-B · Top G (#74) · 7–3
Floette
Floette
Ability Flower Veil
Item Floettite
Nature Bold
Protect Dazzling Gleam Draining Kiss Calm Mind
Sneasler
Sneasler
Ability Poison Touch
Item Focus Sash
Nature Jolly
Fake Out Close Combat Dire Claw Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Careful
Fake Out Flare Blitz Fire Spin Parting Shot
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Defiant
Item Chople Berry
Nature Adamant
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Swords Dance Protect
Dragonite
Dragonite
Ability Multiscale
Item Lum Berry
Nature Adamant
Fire Punch Protect Extreme Speed Dragon Claw
Palafin
Palafin
Ability Zero to Hero
Item Leftovers
Nature Adamant
Protect Bulk Up Jet Punch Wave Crash
#5
Zero to Hero Mystic Water
64.7 38.6% WR · 10 teams
Close Combat Jet Punch Protect Wave Crash
Stat Alignment: 60% Jolly, 40% Adamant
Team
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero · Mystic Water
100%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Intimidate · Sitrus Berry
90%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Supreme Overlord · Black Glasses
80%
Metagross
Metagross
Clear Body
70%
Dragapult
Dragapult
Infiltrator · Life Orb
70%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle · Focus Sash
40%
Khun Champions Cup #2 · Justin Fernandez (#23) · 7–3
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
Ability Good as Gold
Item Choice Scarf
Nature Modest
Make It Rain Power Gem Shadow Ball Trick
Palafin
Palafin
Ability Zero to Hero
Item Mystic Water
Nature Adamant
Wave Crash Jet Punch Close Combat Protect
Dragapult
Dragapult
Ability Infiltrator
Item Life Orb
Nature Modest
Draco Meteor Shadow Ball Flamethrower Protect
Incineroar
Incineroar
Ability Intimidate
Item Sitrus Berry
Nature Impish
Darkest Lariat Flare Blitz Parting Shot Fake Out
Kingambit
Kingambit
Ability Supreme Overlord
Item Black Glasses
Nature Adamant
Kowtow Cleave Sucker Punch Iron Head Protect
Glimmora
Glimmora
Ability Toxic Debris
Item Focus Sash
Nature Modest
Mortal Spin Power Gem Spiky Shield Earth Power

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
41.3% usage · WR 43.0%
Kingambit
Kingambit
Dark Steel
29.3% usage · WR 41.1%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Water Flying
28.0% usage · WR 31.5%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Fighting Poison
26.7% usage · WR 43.8%
Metagross
Metagross
Steel Psychic
24.0% usage · WR 34.1%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Grass Ghost
21.3% usage · WR 41.5%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Steel Dragon
14.7% usage · WR 35.2%
Talonflame
Talonflame
Fire Flying
13.3% usage · WR 28.9%

Most Common Moves

Jet Punch
73 (97.3%)
Wave Crash
67 (89.3%)
Protect
55 (73.3%)
Close Combat
33 (44.0%)
Flip Turn
28 (37.3%)
Ice Punch
12 (16.0%)
Bulk Up
11 (14.7%)
Throat Chop
8 (10.7%)
Drain Punch
6 (8.0%)
Haze
3 (4.0%)

Most Common Items

Mystic Water Mystic Water
45 (60.0%)
Leftovers Leftovers
12 (16.0%)
Life Orb Life Orb
7 (9.3%)
Choice Scarf Choice Scarf
6 (8.0%)
Quick Claw Quick Claw
1 (1.3%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
1 (1.3%)
White Herb White Herb
1 (1.3%)
Lum Berry Lum Berry
1 (1.3%)
Expert Belt Expert Belt
1 (1.3%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100 16
Agility Psychic Status - 101 20
Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100 20
Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90 12
Aura Sphere Fighting Special 80 101 20
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 8
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 16
Boomburst Normal Special 140 100 12
Bounce Flying Physical 85 85 8
Bulk Up Fighting Status - 101 20
Charm Fairy Status - 100 20
Chilling Water Water Special 50 100 20
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100 8
Counter Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Dive Water Physical 80 100 12
Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90 12
Drain Punch Fighting Physical 75 100 12
Draining Kiss Fairy Special 50 100 12
Encore Normal Status - 100 8
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 8
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fling Dark Physical 1 100 12
Flip Turn Water Physical 60 100 20
Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70 8
Focus Energy Normal Status - 101 20
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 8
Grass Knot Grass Special 1 100 20
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Hard Press Steel Physical 1 100 12
Haze Ice Status - 101 20
Helping Hand Normal Status - 101 20
Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80 8
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 8
Hyper Voice Normal Special 90 100 12
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 12
Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100 16
Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95 16
Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100 16
Jet Punch Water Physical 60 100 16
Liquidation Water Physical 85 100 12
Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100 12
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Psych Up Normal Status - 101 12
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 16
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Surf Water Special 90 100 16
Taunt Dark Status - 100 20
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 16
Tickle Normal Status - 100 20
Water Pulse Water Special 60 100 20
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100 16
Wave Crash Water Physical 120 100 12
Whirlpool Water Special 35 85 16
Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90 16

Notable Placements

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Eduardo_Leite 3-2-0
The Drywalls Series #10 · Jul 06, 2026
Manectric Manectric Manectric Manectite Pelipper Pelipper Pelipper Focus Sash Archaludon Archaludon Archaludon Leftovers Scizor Scizor Scizor Scizorite Palafin Palafin Palafin Mystic Water Sinistcha Sinistcha Sinistcha Sitrus Berry