Palafin - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Palafin can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Palafin (Zero Form) artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Palafin learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Jet Punch	Water	60	100
1	Supersonic	Normal	—	55
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
7	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
10	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
13	Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
17	Double Hit	Normal	35	90
21	Dive	Water	80	100
25	Charm	Fairy	—	100
29	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
34	Encore	Normal	—	100
39	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
44	Mist	Ice	—	—
50	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
55	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
61	Wave Crash	Water	120	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Palafin learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Flip Turn	Water		60	100

Egg moves

Palafin learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Boomburst	Normal	140	100
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Palafin is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
02	Charm	Fairy	—	100
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
11	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
14	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
19	Disarming Voice	Fairy	40	∞
22	Chilling Water	Water	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
34	Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
37	Draining Kiss	Fairy	50	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
64	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
69	Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
73	Drain Punch	Fighting	75	100
77	Waterfall	Water	80	100
81	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
99	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
110	Liquidation	Water	85	100
112	Aura Sphere	Fighting	80	∞
117	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
142	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
156	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
158	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
167	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
174	Haze	Ice	—	—
192	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
196	Flip Turn	Water	60	100
203	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
208	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
221	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100
225	Hard Press	Steel	—	100

Palafin egg move parents

Zero Form Hero Form

Palafin (Zero Form)'s egg groups: Field, Water 2

The egg moves for Palafin (Zero Form) are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Palafin (Zero Form) with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Palafin (Zero Form) with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Boomburst

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rillaboom Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Boomburst

Bounce

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Torchic Combusken Blaziken Spoink Grumpig Finneon Lumineon Mienfoo Mienshao Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Cetoddle Cetitan
Breeding	Aipom Alomomola Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Bounce

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Lucario Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Skwovet Greedent Annihilape
Breeding	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Aipom Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Snubbull Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Chimchar Weavile Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Zorua Zoroark Passimian Ursaluna Sneasler Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Tatsugiri (Curly Form) Annihilape Clodsire
Evolution	Lycanroc (Midnight Form)
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Counter

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Vaporeon Wooper Quagsire Seviper
TM	Ekans Arbok Psyduck Golduck Seel Dewgong Vaporeon Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Swinub Piloswine Delibird Seviper Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Stunky Skuntank Glaceon Mamoswine Primarina Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Overqwil Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Clodsire
Breeding	Paldean Wooper Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish Stunky Skuntank Sobble Drizzile Inteleon Overqwil Finizen Palafin (Zero Form) Clodsire
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Haze

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aipom Whiscash Ambipom Minccino Dondozo
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Finneon Lumineon Leafeon Glaceon Alomomola Espurr Sylveon Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Reminder	Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Tickle