Palafin counters

Gen 9 350 Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Palafin
#0964 Palafin
Water
USAGE 1.1% #83
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 70
DEF 72
SPA 53
SPD 62
SPE 100
BST457
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Flip Turn 100.0% Jet Punch 100.0% Wave Crash 100.0% Close Combat 100.0% Bulk Up 0.0% Drain Punch 0.0% Substitute 0.0% Taunt 0.0%
Items
Choice Band 100.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0% Wacan Berry 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%
Tera Types
Water 100.0% Psychic 0.0%
Common Teammates
Kyogre100.0%Archaludon100.0%Basculegion100.0%Tentacool100.0%Pelipper55.9%Cutiefly44.1%Grookey0.0%Sandygast0.0%
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Ranked #83 with 1.14% usage. Sorted by reliability score.