Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Palafin ex
Prismatic Evolutions · #151 · Special Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$48.05
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 151 / 180
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Special Illustration Rare
- HP
- 340
- Subtype
- Stage 1 · ex
- Evolves from
- Finizen
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 964
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Heavy Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 250 damage
- 250 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Palafin ex plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Hits for 250 — 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 ≥170 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Finizen; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Palafin ex
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥170 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.75 copies on average · 111 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.0%
- -3.4 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Palafin ex?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Ability: Hero's Spirit
Put this Pokémon into play only with the effect of Palafin's Zero to Hero Ability.
WGiga Impact — 250
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Palafin ex or Prismatic Evolutions.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Palafin ex was legal.
Rare Candy Club Showdown #35 (50 CODES)
today
Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)
today
Kearney Free Entry Standard Tournament
today
Pokemon TCG Katowice #10
today
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N61°
today
SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
Tournament play
This printing of Palafin ex has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Palafin ex — Twilight Masquerade
Played in 41 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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $42.00 | $52.24 | $9,999.00 | $48.05 | — |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Palafin ex is real?
Palafin ex 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 ex worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Palafin ex is $48.05; 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 ex from?
Palafin ex is from the Pokémon set "Prismatic Evolutions" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Palafin ex?
Palafin ex is a Special Illustration Rare card in the Prismatic Evolutions set.
Other Palafin ex printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
