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Palafin
Temporal Forces 049/162 • uncommon
- Set
- Temporal Forces
- Number
- 049/162
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2024
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $0.17
- Artist
- DOM
What it does
This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself for each damage counter on it.
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 90 damage for each heads.
This Pokémon's ancient genes have awakened. It is now so extraordinarily strong that it can easily lift a cruise ship with one fin.
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Where it came from
Palafin, introduced in the Generation IX games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, made its trading card game debut in the Temporal Forces expansion, released globally in March 2024. This set was designed to integrate Paradox Pokémon and Ace Spec cards into the standard rotation, reflecting the Paldea region's themes of ancient and futuristic transformation. The card highlights Palafin's signature Zero to Hero ability, a mechanic that mirrors its unique in-game evolution process where it shifts from a modest dolphin into a powerful hero form during battle.
The artwork for this specific card features the character in its initial, unassuming Zero Form. Like many cards in the Temporal Forces set, the design emphasizes the creature's personality within the vibrant, stylized aesthetic common to modern Pokémon TCG releases. As an uncommon card, it was produced as a functional building block for players, intended to provide strategic depth to water-type decks rather than serving as a rare collector's chase piece.
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