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Palafin, a Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Palafin: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Palafin is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (100) and Speed (100), with a base stat total of 457. Competitively it is banned from standard play for being too strong; a top pick in Ubers and unrestricted formats.

Build a team with Palafin

What is Palafin weak to?

How much damage Palafin takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGrass
0.5×ResistsFireIceSteelWater

Palafin takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water.

Best moveset for Palafin

Palafin has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • OutrageDragon120
  • Wave CrashWater120

Best nature for Palafin

Jolly. Palafin's Attack (70) far outclasses its Special Attack (53), and its 100 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.

Abilities

  • Zero to HeroIf this Pokemon is a Palafin in Zero Form, switching out has it change to Hero Form.

Evolution line

Finizen
Palafin
Full learnset (62 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Wave CrashWater120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
DiveWater80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
Jet PunchWater60100%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
Aqua JetWater40100%Physical
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
Water GunWater40100%Special
Double HitNormal3590%Physical
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Hard PressSteel?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Bulk UpFighting--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
HazeIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
MistIce--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Psych UpNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
TauntDark-100%Status