Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Palafin
Paldean Fates · #225 · Illustration Rare · 2024
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From
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Market reference
$2.46
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 225 / 245
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Finizen
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- akagi
- Pokédex #
- 964
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Gust
- Damage efficiency
- 210 damage
- 105 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Palafin plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Justice Kick) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Hits for 210 — one-shots most single-prize attackers and many ex, but not 300+ HP walls.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Finizen; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Palafin
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.38 copies on average · 102 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.0%
- -3.2 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by akagi
This card was illustrated by akagi.
Building around Palafin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon's ancient genes have awakened. It is now so extraordinarily strong that it can easily lift a cruise ship with one fin."
WJet Punch — 30
This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
WWJustice Kick — 210
If this Pokémon didn't move from the Bench to the Active Spot this turn, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Palafin or Paldean Fates.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Palafin was legal.
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today
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today
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Tournament play
This printing of Palafin has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Palafin ex — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 40 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.99 | $2.51 | $70.00 | $2.46 | $3.60 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.87 |
| 7-day average | €0.84 |
| 30-day average | €0.88 |
| Low | €0.20 |
| Trend price | €0.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.88 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Palafin is real?
Palafin is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Palafin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Palafin is $2.46; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Palafin from?
Palafin is from the Pokémon set "Paldean Fates" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Palafin?
Palafin is a Illustration Rare card in the Paldean Fates set.
Other Palafin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
