#964 Palafin

#964 Palafin

water
Height1.3 m(4'03")
Weight60.2 kg(132.7 lbs)
Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%
Gen 9

Palafin's Detailed Stats

Lv
StatBaseLv
EVsIVsTotal
HP 100
341
Attack 70
176
Defense 72
180
Sp. Atk 53
142
Sp. Def 62
160
Speed 100
236
0/508
1235
Type Effectiveness
2xdamage
electricgrass
1xdamage
normalfightingpoisongroundflyingpsychicbugrockghostdragondarkfairy
0.5xdamage
firewatericesteel

Palafin Abilities

Zero To Hero

Transforms into its Hero Form when switching out.

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Palafin Moves

Category
Type
Move▲Type▲Cat.▲Pow▲Acc▲Method▲Description
Supersonicnormalstatus–55Level 1The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.
Water Gunwaterspecial40100Level 1The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Flip Turnwaterphysical60100Level 1After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Jet Punchwaterphysical60100Level 1The user summons a torrent around its fist and punches at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Astonishghostphysical30100Level 7The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Focus Energynormalstatus––Level 10The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Aqua Jetwaterphysical40100Level 13The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Double Hitnormalphysical3590Level 17The user slams the target with a tail or the like. The target is hit twice in a row.
Divewaterphysical80100Level 21The user dives on the first turn, then floats up and attacks on the next turn.
Charmfairystatus–100Level 25The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat.
Acrobaticsflyingphysical55100Level 29The user nimbly strikes the target. This attack does massive damage if the user isn't holding an item.
Encorenormalstatus–100Level 34The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Aqua Tailwaterphysical9090Level 39The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Misticestatus––Level 44The user cloaks itself and its allies in a white mist that prevents any of their stats from being lowered for five turns.
Hydro Pumpwaterspecial11080Level 50The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Focus Punchfightingphysical150100Level 55The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Wave Crashwaterphysical120100Level 61The user shrouds itself in water and slams into the target with its whole body to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Agilitypsychicstatus––TMThe user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Aura Spherefightingspecial80–TMThe user lets loose a pulse of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.
Blizzardicespecial11070TMA howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Body Slamnormalphysical85100TMThe user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Bulk Upfightingstatus––TMThe user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
Chilling Waterwaterspecial50100TMThe user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Close Combatfightingphysical120100TMThe user fights the target up close, inflicting damage without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
Disarming Voicefairyspecial40–TMLetting out a charming cry, the user does emotional damage to opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Drain Punchfightingphysical75100TMThe user attacks with an energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target.
Draining Kissfairyspecial50100TMThe user steals the target's HP with a kiss. The user's HP is restored by over half the damage taken by the target.
Endeavornormalphysical–100TMThe user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endurenormalstatus––TMThe user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facadenormalphysical70100TMThis move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Flingdarkphysical–100TMThe user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Focus Blastfightingspecial12070TMThe user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Giga Impactnormalphysical15090TMThe user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Grass Knotgrassspecial–100TMThe user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Hard Presssteelphysical0100TMThe target is crushed with an arm, a claw, or the like to inflict damage. The more HP the target has left, the greater the move's power.
Hazeicestatus––TMThe user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Helping Handnormalstatus––TMThe user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beamnormalspecial15090TMThe target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Hyper Voicenormalspecial90100TMThe user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
Ice Beamicespecial90100TMThe target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Punchicephysical75100TMThe target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Windicespecial5595TMThe user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Iron Headsteelphysical80100TMThe user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
Liquidationwaterphysical85100TMThe user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Outragedragonphysical120100TMThe user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
Protectnormalstatus––TMThis move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psych Upnormalstatus––TMThe user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Rain Dancewaterstatus––TMThe user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Restpsychicstatus––TMThe user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversalfightingphysical–100TMAn all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Sleep Talknormalstatus––TMThe user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Substitutenormalstatus––TMThe user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surfwaterspecial90100TMThe user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swiftnormalspecial60–TMStar-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Downnormalphysical9085TMA reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tauntdarkstatus–100TMThe target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blastnormalspecial80100TMIf the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Throat Chopdarkphysical80100TMThe user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Water Pulsewaterspecial60100TMThe user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Waterfallwaterphysical80100TMThe user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Whirlpoolwaterspecial3585TMThe user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Zen Headbuttpsychicphysical8090TMThe user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.

Palafin Sprites

Normal
Palafin Gen IX Normal sprite
Pokedex Entries
Scarlet

This Pokémon changes its appearance if it hears its allies calling for help. Palafin will never show anybody its moment of transformation.

Violet

Its physical capabilities are no different than a Finizen’s, but when its allies are in danger, it transforms and powers itself up.

In Other Languages

Palafin's Japanese name is Irukaman (イルカマン). Here are all the official names for Palafin across different languages:

JapaneseイルカマンIrukaman
Korean돌핀맨
Chinese (Traditional)海豚俠
FrenchSuperdofin
GermanDelfinator
SpanishPalafin
ItalianPalafin
Chinese (Simplified)海豚侠

Palafin Breeding

Species
Dolphin Pokémon
Egg Groups
GroundWater2
Hatch Time10,240 steps(40 cycles)
Gender DifferencesNone
Misc Data
Catch Rate45
Base Friendship50
Growth RateSlow
Base Experience160

How to Get Palafin

Palafin is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Palafin in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers
Paldea #292
FAQ

About Palafin

Palafin is a Water-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 9. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 457, Palafin is classified as a Dolphin Pokémon and is part of the Finizen → Palafin → Palafin (Hero) evolution line.

In competitive play, Palafin is placed in the AG tier where it holds a 1.18% usage rate. Its key abilities are Zero To Hero, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Palafin is weak to Electric, Grass-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.

Palafin can learn 62 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include Flip Turn, Jet Punch, Wave Crash, Close Combat. Standing at 1.3m tall and weighing 60.2kg, Palafin has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Paldea region games.