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Palafin

Rank 105

Palafin build and set

Water
Usage
0.5%—
Brought
66.0%
Leads
57.1%
Win rate
41.1%
▼ 8.9 pts below 50%
34.7% – 47.9% · 209 games

22,317 battles · 7 days · updated 5 min ago

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Palafin

Water

Zero to Hero

Jolly+Spe −SpA

  • WaterPhysicalFlip Turn
  • WaterPhysicalWave Crash
  • WaterPhysicalJet Punch
  • NormalStatusProtect
HP
177
2
Atk
122
32
Def
92
0
SpA
65
0
SpD
82
0
Spe
167
32

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

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Palafin
Ability: Zero to Hero
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flip Turn
- Wave Crash
- Jet Punch
- Protect

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Jolly

    +Spe−SpA

    19.0%Most used
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  2. Adamant

    +Atk−SpA

    13.8%
    • HP32
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe2

  3. Adamant

    +Atk−SpA

    7.5%
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

Abilities

  • Zero to Hero 100.0%

Moves

Revealed in 126 games

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  • FightingStatusBulk Up3.2%
  • IceStatusHaze1.6%
  • SteelPhysicalIron Head1.6%
  • DarkStatusTaunt1.6%
  • DarkPhysicalThroat Chop1.6%
  • WaterPhysicalAqua Jet0.8%
  • FightingSpecialAura Sphere0.8%
  • NormalStatusEncore0.8%
  • FightingSpecialFocus Blast0.8%
  • NormalStatusPsych Up0.8%

Items

Revealed in 25 games

Not enough data

30-day trend0.3% – 0.8%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Not enough data

Teams with Palafin

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Palafin is on 0.5% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (7 days), ranking 105. Its most seen moves are Flip Turn, Wave Crash and Jet Punch. It usually teams up with Rillaboom and Incineroar. It is brought in 66% of its games and leads in 57%.