Palafin debuted in Pokémon Scarlet and Purple to stay and become one of the most consistent offensive options in the game.

We talked earlier about how Palafin He proved his worth at the International European Championships, performing as Baby Palafin and in his heroic form in match. This caused many players to want the gift codes to get them, thinking they would be invincible like in the championships.

However, it seems so Palafin is among the best Pokemon Scarlet and Purple could have gotten into a fight.

meet Palafin In Pokémon Scarlet and Purple

When you want to start using it Palafin in Pokémon Scarlet and PurpleYou should take a moment to learn more about their strengths and weaknesses.

Palafin It’s a Water-type Pokémon, so it’s resistant to Steel, Water, Ice, and Fire types. However, it takes double damage from Electric and Grass-type attacks.

A unique selling proposition Palafin is that it has two forms. The first is known as naive and is their default form. However, his Heroic Change ability allows him to transform into his heroic form if he is removed from a fight and back again.

The statistics of Palafin Naive Art are mostly health and speed oriented, but they aren’t too high:

PS: 100
Speed: 100
Defense: 72 Attack: 70 Special Defense: 62 Special Attack: 53

However, Palafin Heroic Form increases his stats significantly, especially when it comes to his Attack and Special Attack:

Attack: 160
Special Defense: 106 HP: 100 Speed: 100 Defense: 97 Special Attack: 87

As you’ll see, his base stats increased from 457 to a total of 650 in his Heroic form, so you’ll need to master this ability if you want to use it Pokémon Scarlet and Purple.

Palafin usage reduced in competition

After several months of total dominance in regional and international competition, Palafin has finally seen a dip in Pokémon Scarlet and Purple.

Palafin’s strategy seemed foolproof, especially when accompanied by Amoonguss, Arcanine, and Maneleteo. Its maximum potential was shown to us by Champion Paul Chua at EUIC, who showed how difficult it is to counter this Heroic Pokemon.

However, competing scholars have been discussing various ways to counter Palafin for some time, particularly following complaints from the community. And finally they seem to have found an answer with some weather strategies.

As evidence, Palafin usage fell from 36.8% to 22.8% on day one in Portland and worsened on day two. In fact, it slipped from the third most common Pokemon to completely disappearing from the top 12. Two players managed to keep it on their teams but were eliminated before the semifinals.

Strategies against Palafin in Pokémon Scarlet and Purple

The competition has finally taken a break Palafin in Pokémon Scarlet and Purple.

All thanks to the weather strategies of players like Joseph Ugarte and Nick Navarre. Joseph surprised us with a sunny weather winning team with Jumpluff, perfect for weakening Palafin attacks.

On the other hand, Nick chose a snow team consisting of Abomasnow and Ferropalmas. Both Blizzard and Aurora Veil can weaken defenses, while Ferropalma’s Freeze becomes super effective against Palafin.

Randy Kwa even took it to another level by wearing a team only water types. This started out as a joke, but ended up working well for him since his Pokémon were resistant to Palafin’s powerful Water-type moves.

Now that Palafin is being removed from the meta, we’re starting to see other options being incorporated. iron palms seems to be on the rise again, as is the strong duo of dose j Tatsugiri.

However, this may only be temporary as players adapt to strategies. Maybe we’ll see a new moose soon Palafin in Pokémon Scarlet and Purple.