Palafin ex 61/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Palafin is Pokédex #964, generation 9 (Paldea). Palafin ex is a Stage 1 ex Water Pokémon with 340 HP. The card says it evolves from Finizen. In this catalog that name is Finizen (#963).

Palafin ex sits at 61/167 in Twilight Masquerade, position 61 of 226. Before it is 60 Palafin, and after it is 62 Iron Bundle. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

Hero's Spirit is listed as Ability. Put this Pokémon into play only with the effect of Palafin's Zero to Hero Ability. The attack Giga Impact lists 250 damage. The cost is Water. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is H.

Palafin (#964) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 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). That card is named Palafin, while this one is Palafin ex. That card lists 150 HP, and this one lists 340 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Double Rare. nagimiso illustrated that card, and PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is G, and here it is H. 8 other cards of Palafin list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA Mochizuki. I count 131 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Twilight Masquerade set binder is where a full Twilight Masquerade set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Palafin can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.