Palafin counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Palafin
#0964 Palafin
Water
USAGE 3.5% #38
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 70
DEF 72
SPA 53
SPD 62
SPE 100
BST457
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Jet Punch 99.5% Wave Crash 98.7% Protect 98.1% Bulk Up 65.0% Close Combat 14.5% Flip Turn 14.5% Encore 4.5% Haze 1.5%
Items
Leftovers 61.2% Mystic Water 36.2% Choice Scarf 1.6% Sitrus Berry 0.6% White Herb 0.3% Focus Sash 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Silk Scarf 0.0%
Common Teammates
Incineroar83.0%Kingambit77.2%Sneasler74.5%Floette-Mega61.8%Dragonite40.8%Gengar-Mega22.0%Sinistcha21.0%Dragonite-Mega12.8%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #38 with 3.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.