Palafin counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Palafin
#0964 Palafin
Water
USAGE 4.2% #45
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 70
DEF 72
SPA 53
SPD 62
SPE 100
BST457
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricGrass
½×
FireWaterIceSteel
Moves
Jet Punch 93.7% Protect 56.8% Drain Punch 49.8% Bulk Up 49.0% Close Combat 45.5% Flip Turn 31.9% Wave Crash 31.3% Acrobatics 11.1%
Items
Leftovers 41.6% Choice Band 24.8% Eject Pack 11.2% Clear Amulet 6.9% Choice Scarf 6.2% Mystic Water 5.9% Splash Plate 1.3% Life Orb 1.1%
Tera Types
Water 62.5% Grass 28.1% Fighting 7.6% Fire 1.3% Dragon 0.4% Poison 0.0% Ice 0.0% Electric 0.0%
Common Teammates
Politoed28.5%Basculegion-F26.1%Mew25.7%Comfey22.0%Thwackey19.0%Ogerpon-Cornerstone17.0%Arcanine-Hisui15.3%Metagross14.8%
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Ranked #45 with 4.24% usage. Sorted by reliability score.