Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Palafin
Temporal Forces · #49 · Uncommon · 2024
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Market reference
$0.04
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 49 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Finizen
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- DOM
- Pokédex #
- 964
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 130 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Palafin plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥75 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Finizen; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Palafin
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.45 copies on average · 116 decks
- Match win rate
- 43.4%
- -3.9 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by DOM
This card was illustrated by DOM.
Building around Palafin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon's ancient genes have awakened. It is now so extraordinarily strong that it can easily lift a cruise ship with one fin."
WVanguard Punch — 130
This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself for each damage counter on it.
WCCDouble Hit — 90×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 90 damage for each heads.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Palafin or Temporal Forces.
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 20/20
Aug 16, 2026
SEASAC League Challenge #16 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 16, 2026
FINISTERRAE SERIES TCG #1
Aug 16, 2026
WORLDS OF DOOM! 2026! DAY TWO!
Aug 16, 2026
Turn Zero Rising! #7 (100 Codes)
Aug 16, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #38 (50 CODES)
Aug 17, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Palafin was legal.
Vault Of Games #5 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
today
Redacted Chaos #11 (100 Codes)
today
The Stache Series 1: Mic Check
today
The Hideout: Cash Is King PTCG Webcam Event $10 #9
today
Darksiders - Baltimore Prep - 120 Codes!
today
"WORLDS" OF DOOM! 2026! DAY ONE!
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
8
ran Palafin
Tournaments scanned
312
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 1st
Top decks running Palafin
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $19.98 | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.22 | $19.98 | $0.20 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.08 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Palafin is real?
Palafin is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Palafin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Palafin is $0.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Palafin from?
Palafin is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Palafin?
Palafin is a Uncommon card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Palafin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
