Palafin (Twilight Masquerade 60)

Palafin   イルカマン Irukaman

Illus. Ligton

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Finizen Card name Palafin Type Water HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Twilight Masquerade Rarity English card no. 060/167 Japanese expansion Transformation Mask Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 035/101 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Palafin.

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

Card text

Zero to Hero マイティチェンジ

Once during your turn, when this Pokémon moves from the Active Spot to the Bench, you may search your deck for a Palafin ex and switch it with this Pokémon. Any attached cards, damage counters, Special Conditions, turns in play, and any other effects remain on the new Pokémon. If you switched a Pokémon in this way, put this card into your deck. Then, shuffle your deck.

Wave Splash スプラッシュ 30

Pokédex data

Palafin - Dolphin Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
0964	4'3" (1.3 m)	132.7 lbs. (60.2 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its physical capabilities are no different than a Finizen's, but when its allies are in danger, it transforms and powers itself up.
身体能力は ナミイルカと 変わらないが 仲間の ピンチには 変身して パワーアップするぞ。

Release information

This card was included in the Twilight Masquerade expansion, first released in the Japanese Transformation Mask expansion. A Cosmos Holofoil version was included in the Palafin ex Box, released on June 21, 2024.

Trivia

The ruling of Zero to Hero clarifies that only this Palafin card is shuffled into the deck, with the Palafin ex card being put on top of the Finizen it likely evolved from.

Origin

This card features Palafin's Zero Form. Zero to Hero is Palafin's signature Ability in the Pokémon games. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Violet.

References

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