Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Palafin
Twilight Masquerade · #60 · Uncommon · 2024
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 60 / 226
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Finizen
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Ligton
- Pokédex #
- 964
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Palafin
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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
- 2.45 copies on average · 116 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.4%
- -3.9 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.
More by Ligton
This card was illustrated by Ligton.
Building around Palafin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its physical capabilities are no different than a Finizen's, but when its allies are in danger, it transforms and powers itself up."
Ability: Zero to Hero
Once during your turn, when this Pokémon moves from the Active Spot to the Bench, you may search your deck for a Palafin ex and switch it with this Pokémon. Any attached cards, damage counters, Special Conditions, turns in play, and any other effects remain on the new Pokémon. If you switched a Pokémon in this way, put this card into your deck. Then, shuffle your deck.
WCWave Splash — 30
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Palafin or Twilight Masquerade.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Palafin was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #16 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 20/20
today
Vault Of Games #5 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
today
Redacted Chaos #11 (100 Codes)
today
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The Hideout: Cash Is King PTCG Webcam Event $10 #9
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Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
23
ran Palafin
Tournaments scanned
311
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 1st
Top decks running Palafin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $20.00 | $0.15 | $0.07 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.23 | $19.98 | $0.23 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.13 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.12 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.17 |
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 $0.15; 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 "Twilight Masquerade" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Palafin?
Palafin is a Uncommon card in the Twilight Masquerade set.
Other Palafin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
