Palafin 49/162 · Temporal Forces

Temporal Forces is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. Palafin is 49/162, in position 49 of 218 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Finizen, and after it is 50 Walking Wake ex. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Palafin is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Palafin (#964), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Finizen. In this catalog that name is Finizen (#963).

DOM illustrated this card. The same name is on 36 other cards in the catalog.

Palafin (#964) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Palafin 36/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 150 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. nagimiso illustrated that card, and DOM illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is G, and here it is H. 5 other cards of Palafin list a different HP.

The attack Vanguard Punch lists 130 damage. The cost is Water. This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself for each damage counter on it. Double Hit is another attack lists 90× damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 90 damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon's ancient genes have awakened. It is now so extraordinarily strong that it can easily lift a cruise ship with one fin." The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Temporal Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Temporal Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Palafin can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.