Palafin
Dtier
0.79%
Usage
930
Sets
0.65% with EVs
51
Top 8
5.48%
7
Wins
0.75%
Roles
Physical attackerPriority
Summary
Palafin is used on 0.79% of Masters teams in every format Distortion World tracks, ranking it D tier, from 930 tournament sets and 51 top-8 finishes.
Palafin always has Zero to Hero; the most common build is Mystic Water with an Adamant nature and Close Combat / Jet Punch / Protect / Wave Crash.
Its most frequent teammate is Incineroar, on 46.56% of its teams.
Based on 930 Masters sets from tournaments through 18 October 2026.
Base stats
HP
100
Atk
160
Def
97
SpA
106
SpD
87
Spe
100
Total650
Usage over time
Ability
Zero to Hero
The Pokémon transforms into its Hero Form when it switches out.
The only ability Palafin can have.
Items
| Item | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 70.43% | 655 | |
| 8.92% | 83 | |
| 7.74% | 72 | |
| 2.80% | 26 | |
| 2.37% | 22 | |
Other | 7.74% | 72 |
930 sets
Tera
| Tera type | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
 water | 79.76% | 197 |
 grass | 15.38% | 38 |
 fighting | 1.62% | 4 |
 dragon | 1.21% | 3 |
 | 0.81% | 2 |
Other | 1.21% | 3 |
247 sets with a tera type
Moves
| Move | Share of sets | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 95.59% | 889 | |
| 93.01% | 865 | |
| 80.43% | 748 | |
| 40.32% | 375 | |
| 32.15% | 299 | |
| 17.42% | 162 | |
| 11.18% | 104 | |
| 10.75% | 100 | |
| 6.77% | 63 | |
| 3.12% | 29 | |
| 1.51% | 14 | |
| 1.08% | 10 |
930 sets counted · 32 unique moves
Movesets
| Moveset | Share of sets | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 24.73% | 230 | |
| 14.09% | 131 | |
| 12.80% | 119 | |
| 9.46% | 88 | |
| 8.28% | 77 | |
| 3.87% | 36 | |
| 2.80% | 26 |
930 sets
Natures
| Nature | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
Adamant | 87.12% | 203 |
Jolly | 12.02% | 28 |
Brave | 0.43% | 1 |
Timid | 0.43% | 1 |
233 sets
EVs
Not enough data
Only 6 of these sets carry EVs - too few to average into a spread.
Teammates
share of its 930 Masters teams
Sets
sets with EVs first · best placements first
Best results
24 teams
Apr 16, 2023
1st
Paul Chua
Feb 19, 2023
1st
Gavin Michaels
Feb 5, 2023
1st
Wolfe Glick
Oct 8, 2023
1st
Justin Tang
May 21, 2023
1st
Mattie Morgan
Feb 26, 2023
1st
Liam Gilbert
Feb 5, 2023
1st
Justin Tang
Jul 2, 2023
2nd
Raghav Malaviya
Apr 16, 2023
2nd
Gabriel Agati
Feb 26, 2023
2nd
Sam Pandelis
Apr 19, 2026
2nd
WeAreToast
Oct 8, 2023
Top 4
Luka Trejgut