#0964 · Gen 9 · 457 BST

Palafin

WaterNone Zero To HeroZero To Hero

A Water-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with strong 100 base HP. Common ability: Zero To Hero.

Base stats

HP 100

Attack 70

Defense 72

Sp. Atk 53

Sp. Def 62

Speed 100

Level 50, min EVs/IVs, − nature

175/81/82/65/73/108

Level 50, 252 EVs, 31 IVs, + nature

207/134/136/115/125/167

Abilities

Zero To Hero

The Pokémon transforms into its Hero Form when it switches out.

Zero To Hero

The Pokémon transforms into its Hero Form when it switches out.

Palafin's learnset

61 moves in Gen 9 (Scarlet/Violet). Click any move for full data and damage calc.

Move	Type	Cat	BP	Acc
Acrobatics	flying	physical	55	100
Agility	psychic	other	—	101
Aqua Jet	water	physical	40	100
Aqua Tail	water	physical	90	90
Astonish	ghost	physical	30	100
Aura Sphere	fighting	special	80	101
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100
Boomburst	normal	special	140	100
Bounce	flying	physical	85	85
Bulk Up	fighting	other	—	101
Charm	fairy	other	—	100
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100
Close Combat	fighting	physical	120	100
Counter	fighting	physical	1	100
Disarming Voice	fairy	special	40	101
Dive	water	physical	80	100
Double Hit	normal	physical	35	90
Drain Punch	fighting	physical	75	100
Draining Kiss	fairy	special	50	100
Encore	normal	other	—	100
Endure	normal	other	—	101
Facade	normal	physical	70	100
Fling	dark	physical	1	100
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70
Focus Energy	normal	other	—	101
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90
Grass Knot	grass	special	1	100
Haze	ice	other	—	101
Helping Hand	normal	other	—	101
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90
Hyper Voice	normal	special	90	100
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100
Jet Punch	water	physical	60	100
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100
Mist	ice	other	—	101
Outrage	dragon	physical	120	100
Protect	normal	other	—	101
Rain Dance	water	other	—	101
Rest	psychic	other	—	101
Reversal	fighting	physical	1	100
Sleep Talk	normal	other	—	101
Substitute	normal	other	—	101
Supersonic	normal	other	—	55

Showing top 50 of 61 moves.

Type effectiveness

Takes 2× damage from

ElectricGrass

Takes ½× damage from

FireWaterIceSteel

Use the type chart for the full 18×18 matchup grid.

About Palafin

Palafin is a Water/None-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with a Base Stat Total of 457. A Water-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with strong 100 base HP. Common ability: Zero To Hero.

Best stat: HP (100 base)

Palafin's standout stat informs its competitive role. With 70 base Attack and 100 base Speed, the standard offensive set will invest 252 EVs into Attack and 252 into Speed.

Abilities

Zero To Hero
Zero To Hero

How to use Palafin competitively

Open the damage calculator with Palafin selected to test offensive matchups. For an EV spread that hits key benchmarks, use the EV calculator — Palafin appears in the species dropdown. Drop Palafin into the team builder to check coverage with five teammates.

Pokédex data summary

National Dex #	#0964
Generation	Gen 9
Type	Water / None
Abilities	Zero To Hero, Zero To Hero
Base Stat Total	457
HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe	100 / 70 / 72 / 53 / 62 / 100