Palafin

#964 · Palafin · 3★ · Paldea

Water

115HP

×1.08Attack multiplier

120Movement speed

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How to unlock

Use the matching region banner. Rarity pity guarantees a tier, not this specific Pokémon.

How to unlock	Details	What to do
Starter selection	No	This route does not apply to this Pokémon in the current version.
Region gacha	Yes	Pull its matching region banner. The rarity roll and uniform species selection both matter; use the target-species calculator.
Rescue event	Yes	When selected as the lost Pokémon, escort it to the marked destination. The event has a 20% collection-grant chance; rescuing it is not an automatic unlock.
Wild shiny collection	Yes	Defeat an eligible shiny wild or ordinary Boss version. The shiny and its normal version are added to the collection; an ordinary non-shiny defeat does not unlock it.
Rift encounter	No	This route does not apply to this Pokémon in the current version.
Shiny rift collection	No	This route does not apply to this Pokémon in the current version.

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Starting move

Water Gun · Projectile · Damage 14 · 0.44 s

Only the selected slot attacks. Bonded moves in that slot can fire together.

Move evolution: Scald · Power

Learnable moves

Normal moves and moves matching this Pokémon’s types are available in its run pool.

Moves	Types	Attack behavior	Damage	Cooldown	Move evolution
Tackle	Normal	Melee arc	16	0.5 s	Take Down · Vigor
Quick Attack	Normal	Dash	20	0.75 s	Extreme Speed · Sprint
Swords Dance	Normal	Support buff	0.13	0.85 s	—
Agility	Normal	Support buff	0.1	0.85 s	—
Harden	Normal	Support buff	0.07	0.85 s	—
Body Slam	Normal	Melee arc	36	0.95 s	Giga Impact · Power
Hyper Voice	Normal	Radial burst	12	1.15 s	Uproar · Reflexes
Substitute	Normal	Turret	14	4 s	Double Team · Armor
Water Gun	Water	Projectile	14	0.44 s	Scald · Power
Bubble	Water	Radial burst	9	1 s	Surf · Sprint
Hydro Pump	Water	Piercing beam	29	1.5 s	Hydro Cannon · Power
Aqua Ring	Water	Support buff	1.6	0.9 s	—
Bubble Beam	Water	Cone spray	6	0.65 s	Aqua Tail · Power

Build direction

Palafin starts with Water Gun, a Projectile attack. Build the early run around this actual starting behavior, then choose alternatives from its legal pool.

Start at range and align enemies for the projectile path. Projectile count is emitted shots, not guaranteed hits on a boss.

Strengths & limits from its stats

Base HP 115 versus dataset median 99; movement 120 versus 105; attack multiplier ×1.08 versus ×1.17. Medians use all 966 entries and describe base stats, not win rates.

Its HP is at or above the dataset median, giving a larger base health buffer than lower-HP entries; this does not remove type weaknesses or incoming warnings.

Movement is at or above the median, which helps repositioning under equal modifiers. Liquids, snow and traps can still reduce effective speed.

Move choices & active slots

Its regular learn pool contains 13 moves across 8 behavior families. Choose a different behavior or attack type for a real target problem; learning extra ordinary slots does not add simultaneous damage.

For a different damage pattern, inspect Bubble / Hydro Pump. These are legal alternatives from its pool; compare their level, evolution and target conditions before replacing the active attack.

Upgrade & evolution route

A practical first budget shortlist is Strength, based on the stat comparison above. Compare costs and your actual failure point; these are recommendations, not a universally optimal purchase order. Permanent levels belong to this Pokémon.

For Water Gun → Scald, reach move level 5, take the Power card in this run and select the evolution offer. Buying a similarly named permanent upgrade does not satisfy that condition.

This analysis is derived from the displayed source stats and combat rules. It does not claim playtesting, measured win rate or guaranteed run length.

Plan a build

In-game stats, not main-series battle stats.

Only the selected slot attacks. Bonded moves in that slot can fire together.

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Shiny

Shiny	Details
Shiny sprite available	Yes
Eligible wild generation	1/4,096
Gacha generation	1/100

These are generation odds for an eligible source, not a guaranteed capture. A wild or rift shiny must be defeated to join the collection; gacha also applies its collected-shiny re-selection rule.

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