Palina

2025-10-13T09:34:31Z

NaDFD: fixed typo

{{Character Infobox
|color={{fire color}}
|corecolor={{fire color light}}
|bordercolor={{rock color dark}}
|name=Palina
|jname=ガラナ
|tmname=Garana
|text=fff
|image=Legends Arceus Palina.png
|size=x350px
|caption=Art from {{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}}
|gender=Female
|hair=Brown
|eyes=Purple
|hometown=[[Pearl Settlement]]
|region=[[Hisui]]
}}
{{Character Infobox/Game
|color={{fire color light}}
|gen={{gen|VIII}}
|games={{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}}
}}
{{Character Infobox/Team
|color={{fire color light}}
|member=[[Pearl Clan]]
|rank=[[Warden]]
}}
{{Character Infobox/Anime
|color={{fire color light}}
|series=''[[Pokémon: Hisuian Snow]]''
|debut=''[[HIS03|Two Hues]]''
|enva=N/A
|jpva=N/A
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|}

'''Palina''' (Japanese: '''ガラナ''' ''Garana'') is a [[warden]] tasked with watching over the {{pkmn2|noble}} {{p|Arcanine}}, Lord of the Isles, found in the [[Cobalt Coastlands]] of [[Hisui]]. She is a member of the [[Pearl Clan]].

==In the core series games==
Palina is a tall woman with a slim build and wavy hair. She wears a large pair of goggles around her neck and a bandana over her head; in concept arts, she is shown wearing these to cover her head completely when diving. Overall, her outfit resembles that of real-life Japanese pearl divers, also known as 海女 ''{{wp|Ama (diving)|ama}}''.

An unknown amount of time before the events of the game, she competed with [[Irida]] to become leader of the Pearl Clan, but ended up losing to her.<ref>"''But Lina—that is to say, Palina—she's very dear to me, no matter what anyone might say. We were both in the running to become leader of the Pearl Clan.''" -Irida</ref> Instead, Palina was assigned as the warden of the noble Arcanine that lived on [[Firespit Island]] in the [[Cobalt Coastlands]]. Some time after she became warden, the noble Arcanine died at sea while trying to save his {{p|Growlithe}} pup from drowning. Palina herself was involved in the incident, though she was saved by [[Iscan]] of the [[Diamond Clan]] and his {{p|Basculegion}}. After the incident, she was tasked with raising the son of the previous Lord to be the next noble for the Pearl Clan. She ultimately decided against that idea, instead letting Growlithe choose to live his life as he pleased after his traumatic experience. This decision caused many within her clan to have doubts about her shirking her duties as warden.

The {{player}} first meets Palina at the top of [[Veilstone Cape]] at the grave of the late noble Arcanine. Palina, with the help of Iscan, assist the player in their investigation of the strange happenings on Firespit Island. The group is later ambushed by the [[Miss Fortunes|Miss Fortune]] sisters and witness another Growlithe under Palina's care get kidnapped to Firespit Island. After arriving on Firespit Island with the player and Iscan, she witnesses the son of the late noble Arcanine evolve when defending the kidnapped Growlithe. The newly evolved Arcanine is struck by lightning from a space-time rift and enters a frenzied state much to the dismay of Palina. Once the player has quelled Arcanine's frenzy with balms, Palina thanks the player and vows to watch over the new Lord Arcanine as his warden.

She has known Diamond Clan warden Iscan since they were children after Iscan saved her with {{p|Basculegion}}, and the two have formed a romantic relationship in secret.

===Pokémon===
Like most members of the Pearl Clan, Palina does not keep her Pokémon partner in a [[Poké Ball]].
{| width="100px"
|-
| {{ActivePoké|Palina|Growlithe|058Growlithe-Hisui.png|fire|rock|size=100px|link=no}}
|}

====In service to====
As a warden, Palina cares for a [[noble Pokémon|noble]] Arcanine, Lord of the [[Cobalt Coastlands]]' [[Firespit Island]]. In order to quell Lord Arcanine, Palina and Irida provide the player with [[Volcano Balm]]s.
{{Pokémon/Grid}}
{{Pokémon
| caption = '''Mission'''
| gen = LA
| ndex = 0059
| pokemon = Arcanine
| form = -Hisui
| gender = male
| level = 36
| type1 = Fire
| type2 = Rock
| move1 = Fire Fang | move1type = Fire | move1cat = Physical
| move2 = Rock Slide | move2type = Rock | move2cat = Physical
| move3 = Raging Fury | move3type = Fire | move3cat = Physical
| move4 = Crunch | move4type = Dark | move4cat = Physical
}}
{{Pokémon
| caption = '''Rematch'''
| gen = LA
| ndex = 0059
| pokemon = Arcanine
| form = -Hisui
| gender = male
| level = 70
| type1 = Fire
| type2 = Rock
| move1 = Raging Fury | move1type = Fire | move1cat = Physical
| move2 = Stone Edge | move2type = Rock | move2cat = Physical
| move3 = Crunch | move3type = Dark | move3cat = Physical
| move4 = Wild Charge | move4type = Electric | move4cat = Physical
}}
{{Pokémon/Grid/end}}


==Gallery==
===Artwork===
{|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background:#{{fire color}}; font-size:80%; border-radius: 10px"
| style="border:2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; background:#{{fire color light}}" | [[File:Palina_concept_art.jpg|x200px]]
| style="border:2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; background:#{{fire color light}}" | [[File:Hisuian Snow Palina and Irida.png|x200px]]
|- style="color:#fff"
| Concept art from {{color2|fff|Pokémon Legends: Arceus|Legends: Arceus}}
| Illustration from ''{{color2|fff|HIS03|Two Hues}}''
|}

===Merchandise===
{|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{rock color dark}}; background:#{{fire color}}; font-size:80%; border-radius: 10px; color:#fff;"
| style="border:2px solid #{{fire color dark}}; background:#{{fire color light}}" | [[File:Pearl Clan Special Set.jpg|x250px]]
|-
| On the Pearl Clan Special Set from the TCG by <br>{{color2|fff|Raita Kazama}} <ref name=DiamondPearlClanSpecialSet>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231211082849/https://twitter.com/kazamaraita/status/1598434839040233472 Kazama confirming he drew the art for the Diamond & Pearl Clan Special Sets.]</ref>
|}

==Quotes==
{{main|Palina/Quotes}}

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Palina or her Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Other related cards|Supporter|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Crown Zenith|Irida|GG63}}|type=Supporter|standard=yes|enset=Crown Zenith|enrarity=GGU|ennum=GG63/GG70|jpset=VSTAR Universe|jprarity=SAR|jpnum=236/172}}
{{cardlist/footer|Supporter}}

==Names==
{| class="roundtable" style="float:left; background: #{{fire color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{rock color dark}}"
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|-
| Japanese
| ガラナ ''Garana''
| From ガラナ ''garana'' ({{wp|guarana}})
|-
| English
| Palina
| From ''Paullinia cupana'' (scientific name of guarana)
|-
| German
| Rana
| Partial transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Spanish
| Nina
| From ''Paullinia cupana'' (scientific name of guarana)
|-
| French
| Garana
| Transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Italian
| Guaran
| From ''guaraná'' (guarana)
|-
| Korean
| 라나 ''Rana''
| Partial transcription of her Japanese name
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 瓜娜 ''Guānà''
| rowspan="2" | From 瓜拿納 / 瓜拿纳 ''guānánà / gwānàhnaahp'' (guarana)
|-
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 瓜娜 ''Gwānàh''
|-
| Russian
| Палина ''Palina''
| Transcription of her English name
|}{{-}}


==References==
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==Related articles==
{{Pearl Clan}}
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

[[Category:Legends: Arceus characters]]

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