No. 964 · Paldea · Water
Palafincards
Palafin is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Paldea, number 964 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2023 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 12
- Sets
- 7
- Printed
- 2023–2026
- Illustrators
- 10
- Sightings
- 1
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The strongest Palafin art
01/06Palafin ex
Special illustration rare
02/06Palafin
Illustration rare
03/06Palafin
Illustration rare
04/06Palafin ex
Ultra Rare
05/06Palafin
Promo
06/06Palafin
Uncommon
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Which is the better picture?
Two Palafin cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Palafin artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Palafin by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Palafin cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Palafin gets drawn
Palafin is usually drawn epic and futuristic, often punching.
Across 10 Palafin artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2023–2026
Palafin through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
- 2023 Obsidian Flames
- 2024 Paldean Fates
- 2025 Prismatic Evolutions
- 2026 Pitch Black
Evolves from
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Palafin sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Palafin turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Palafin card
12 cards, strongest artwork first.
Palafin in numbers
- Cards
- 12
- Sets
- 7since SVP Black Star Promos
- Illustrators
- 10most by PLANETA Mochizuki
- Printed
- 2023–2026
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 100–340
They span 7 sets, from SVP Black Star Promos to Pitch Black. 10 illustrators have drawn it, most often PLANETA Mochizuki, Akira Komayama and DOM.
Who draws Palafin
10 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
7 sets, by how many Palafin cards each holds.
- Twilight Masquerade3
- Obsidian Flames2
- Paldean Fates2
- SVP Black Star Promos2
Pitch Black1- Prismatic Evolutions1
Temporal Forces1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Palafin cards are there?
- There are 12 Palafin cards, printed between 2023 and 2026 across 7 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Palafin card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Palafin art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Palafin cards?
- 10 illustrators have drawn Palafin. PLANETA Mochizuki has done the most at 3, followed by Akira Komayama and DOM.
- What was the first Palafin card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from SVP Black Star Promos, released in 2023. 3 of its 12 cards are Uncommon.
