Palafin (Pokémon)

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Palafin Dolphin Pokémon イルカマン Irukaman #934 Zero Form Zero Form Hero Form Hero Form Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Hero Form Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Zero to Hero Cacophony Hero Form Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hero Form Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Field and Water 2 Hatch time 40 cycles
Height 4'3" 1.3 m Zero Form 5'11" 1.8 m Hero Form 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 132.7 lbs. 60.2 kg Zero Form 214.7 lbs. 97.4 kg Hero Form 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV Unknown	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Zero Form 2 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Hero Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F934.png Hero Form
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Palafin (Japanese: イルカマン Irukaman) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Finizen starting at level 38 while in the Union Circle with another player.

Palafin can transform into its Hero Form with its Ability Zero to Hero.

Biology

Palafin is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Jet Punch.

In the anime

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Palafin (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Zero Form

Hero Form

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM019 TM019 Disarming Voice Fairy Special 04040 00—}}—% 15 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM037 TM037 Draining Kiss Fairy Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM064 TM064 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM073 TM073 Drain Punch Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM077 TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM112 TM112 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 08080 00—}}—% 20 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM158 TM158 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM167 TM167 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Palafin Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Palafin

By breeding

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Evolution

File:933Finizen.png Unevolved Finizen  Water

Level 38 while in the Union Circle with another player →

File:934Palafin.png First evolution Palafin  Water

Forms

Sprites

Trivia

• Palafin is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 457.
  • Its Hero Form is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 650.
• Hero Form Palafin has the highest base Attack stat of all Water-type Pokémon.

Origin

Palafin seems to be based on a dolphin and a comic book superhero. Its Zero Form seems to be inspired by the trope of superheroes assuming civilian identities to keep their true identity a secret, while its Hero Form seems to represent the hero suiting up whilst unseen and emerging as a superhero. Its ability name seems to be a reference to the term "going from zero to hero".

Name origin

Palafin may be a combination of paladin and fin.

Irukaman may be a combination of 海豚 iruka (dolphin) and man, which is often used as a suffix for superhero codenames.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese イルカマン Irukaman From 海豚 iruka and man French Superdofin From super and dauphin Spanish Palafin Same as English name German Delfinator Italian Palafin Same as English name Korean 돌핀맨 Mandarin Chinese 海豚侠 Cantonese Chinese

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External links

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