Forms
#0964
Palafin
Dolphin Pokémon
Its physical capabilities are no different than a Finizen’s, but when its allies are in danger, it transforms and powers itself up.
Details
Height1.3 m
Weight60.2 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time40 cycles · ~10,455 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP160
Abilities
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
70
Defense
72
Sp. Atk
53
Sp. Def
62
Speed
100
Total
457
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Evolution
Lv. 38
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Palafin can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Flip Turn Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Jet Punch | Water | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 1 | Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 7 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 10 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 13 | Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 17 | Double Hit Hits twice in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 35 | 90 | 10 |
| 21 | Dive User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Water | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Charm Lowers the target’s Attack by two stages. | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Acrobatics Has double power if the user has no held item. | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 |
| 34 | Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 39 | Aqua Tail Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 44 | Mist Protects the user’s stats from being changed by enemy moves. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 50 | Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 55 | Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| 61 | Wave Crash | Water | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Palafin.
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Cite this page
“Palafin”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/palafin-zero.
Species data from PokéAPI.