Pokédex · IX (Paldea)

Palafin (Hero)#10256

Strong point: Attack — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. Overall it is one of the stronger species — above 98% of the Pokédex. On defense it has 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances.

Palafin (Hero)
Shiny version
Water
Height: 1.8 m (5′11″) Weight: 97.4 kg (214.7 lbs)

Base stats

HP
100
87%
Atk
160
100%
Def
97
82%
SpA
106
87%
SpD
87
76%
Spe
100
84%
TOTAL
650
98%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (160) is 54 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 84% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Abilities

  • Zero To Hero Transforms into its Hero Form when switching out.

Pokédex entry

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

Egg Group: Field Egg Group: Water 2 Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 160

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Palafin (Hero) takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

Weak to Electric ×2 Grass ×2
Resistant to Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½ Steel ×½

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Palafin (Hero) — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Palafin (Hero) — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

Offspring can come from 306 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (51 via TM/TR) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Jet Punch Water Physical 60 100% 15
1 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
7 Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15
10 Focus Energy Normal Status — — 30
13 Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100% 20
17 Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90% 10
21 Dive Water Physical 80 100% 10
25 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20
29 Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100% 15
34 Encore Normal Status — 100% 5
39 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10
44 Mist Ice Status — — 30
50 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5
55 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20
61 Wave Crash Water Physical 120 100% 10
— Flip Turn Water Physical 60 100% 20