Palafin Counters — Gen 9 Anything Goes Water

Gen 9 Anything Goes counter data · Sorted by KO Rate (P) · Smogon 2026-04

Checks and Counters

What beats Palafin in Gen 9 Anything Goes? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, the following checks and counters are the most effective at beating Palafin. Sorted by KO Rate (P) — the chance the checker wins when it encounters Palafin.

Palafin is ranked #80 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with a 1.18% usage rate.

The top five checks and counters for Palafin in Gen 9 Anything Goes are Arceus (73.0%), Miraidon (70.1%), Koraidon (63.1%), Calyrex-Shadow (60.3%), Zacian-Crowned (48.6%).

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Arceus Arceus 40.652 73.0% 6.97%
2 Miraidon Miraidon 110.39 70.1% 4.36%
3 Koraidon Koraidon 59.646 63.1% 6.25%
4 Calyrex-Shadow Calyrex-Shadow 89.236 60.3% 5.18%
5 Zacian-Crowned Zacian-Crowned 46.728 48.6% 7.31%

KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Palafin. KO Rate (D): % of Palafin's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.

Palafin Usage Stats

Most Used Moves

Flip Turn 19.8% Jet Punch 19.7% Wave Crash 12.6% Close Combat 11.4% Ice Punch 10.3% Drain Punch 9.1% Bulk Up 5.0% Zen Headbutt 2.0%

Most Used Items

Choice Band 42.9% Leftovers 18.0% Choice Scarf 11.2% Life Orb 7.4% Assault Vest 4.1% Mystic Water 3.9% Sitrus Berry 3.0% Focus Sash 2.9%

Most Used Tera Types

Water 65.6% Ground 13.3% Fighting 11.4% Steel 3.3% Dragon 1.4% Fairy 0.8% Electric 0.8% Ice 0.7%

Common Teammates

Miraidon 10.6% Calyrex-Shadow 6.8% Garganacl 3.5% Smeargle 3.1% Clodsire 3.0% Kyogre 2.9% Archaludon 2.8% Zacian-Crowned 2.5%

Usage data based on Smogon weighted stats from 2026-04. Percentages show how often each move, item, ability, or Tera Type was used on Palafin sets.

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