Palafin ex (Twilight Masquerade 61)

Palafin   イルカマンex Irukaman ex

Twilight Masquerade Regular print Illus. PLANETA Mochizuki

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Finizen Card name Palafin ex Type Water HP 340 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Twilight Masquerade Rarity English card no. 061/167 Japanese expansion Transformation Mask Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 036/101 English expansion Twilight Masquerade Rarity English card no. 193/167 Japanese expansion Transformation Mask Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 116/101 English expansion SVP Black Star Promos English card no. 126 Japanese expansion Terastal Fest ex Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 046/187 Japanese expansion Terastal Fest ex Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 207/187 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Palafin.

Palafin (Japanese: イルカマンex Irukaman ex) is a Water-type Stage 1 Pokémon ex card. It was first released as part of the Twilight Masquerade expansion.

Card text

Hero's Spirit

マイティソウル

Put this Pokémon into play only with the effect of Palafin's Zero to Hero Ability.

Giga Impact

ギガインパクト

250

During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.

Pokémon ex Rule

When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card and a Full Art ultra rare card in the Twilight Masquerade expansion, first released in the Japanese Transformation Mask expansion. Both prints feature artwork by PLANETA Mochizuki.

An SVP Promotional print with artwork by the same illustrator was available in the Palafin ex Box, released on June 21, 2024. An oversized version was also included in the box. In Japan, the SVP Promotional print is included in the Terastal Fest ex subset alongside a Full Art special illustration rare card with new artwork by Tetsuo Hara.

Gallery

Twilight Masquerade Regular print Illus. PLANETA Mochizuki	Twilight Masquerade Ultra rare print Illus. PLANETA Mochizuki	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
SVP Promotional print Illus. PLANETA Mochizuki	Terastal Fest ex Special illustration rare print Illus. Tetsuo Hara	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Poster on display at MAGNET by Shibuya109

A large-scale poster of the Terastal Fest ex special illustration rare print of this card is put on display in the entrance to the MAGNET by Shibuya109 shopping mall from December 2 to December 8, 2024.

Origin

This card features Palafin's Hero Form. Hero's Spirit's effect refers back to Zero to Hero, Palafin's Ability. Giga Impact is a move in the Pokémon games that Palafin can learn via TM.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.