This Pokemon is TOO GOOD 

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I love the concept of it! Finizen is a dolphin *Citizen,* while palafin is a Clark Kent-like Pokémon. Looks like a normal citizen, then disappears from the public to then return as a superhero.

“You don’t seem to understand, Paldea isn’t yours to conquer.” - Omni-Fin probably

Homie got the one for all quirk

"Zero to Hero" Bless my soul, this mon's on a roll!

No friends? No problem! Just beat the game and you'll be able to find and challenge 5 star Palafin raids.

"It is okay. Why? Because I am here."

Fun fact:The first superman was released in 1938, just like How palafin is evolved when it hits level 38!

First legit dolphin pokemon that everyone wanted, and it's op af.

The Justice League be looking to replace Aquaman:

Bro got that Starman pose 💀

I got the game and I saw him.. I literally tried to catch only for his cuteness.. I did not know THIS😀

Pov: wanting to use palafin Reality: no friends

Bro is literally a elemental hero from Yu-Gi-Oh

Bro the pokemon went from doki-doki to jojo real quick.

Since there is a hero Pokémon with a hero like ability they should ad a villain Pokémon with the same ability

So they made Neo spacian Aqua Dolphin into a pokemon. Neat

A superhero dolphin pokemon was so genius.

Well....this aged poorly 😂

And don't forget that it is the first Pokemon based off of a freaking dolphin.

The bulk up, dp set is insane on it.

I just evolved to be extra thicc

This would be a perfect Pokémon partner for Misty

I hate how I have to evolve it. No one’s ever available. 😂

For a minute I was like "Banned from competitive? Wdym 'banned'? The only bans VGC does is mythicals." and then I realized you meant Smogon.

When it evolved i was like “did anything change?”

They finally made a Dolphin Pokémon. And they did NOT disappoint and they went ALL OUT.

"This looks like a job for superman!" Was taken under the ocean and turned into aquamans secret cousin

Fun fact .. Palafin-hero has the same speed and attack stats as mega blaziken .. One of the most op mzgas

It's been 7 months, Palafin is not considered anywhere near as good as before, and I only now get this short.

I've encountered quite a few but didn't realize it was an evolution. I recall thinking "did Finnizen always have that ring on his tail?" Anyway, great video. Definitely going to be trying this guy out.

That dolphin said "HA HA I AM HERE"

Bro I thot u were Ludwig for a sec

I thought they refused to make a dolphin Pokémon because the Japanese didn't like dolphins?

I hasn't been "Banned"- Oh, you meant by Smogon lol Nobody worth ANYTHING plays "Smogon", good lord-GET WITH THE TIMES, Old Man. smgdmfh 🤦‍♂️ ☠️

Skeledirge, Palafin, and Goodra were my staples in my playthrough! Love that little guy 🥰 Edit: I named mine Hercules because ever since I read that ability that damn Disney song was stuck in my head for weeks 😭

This is truly an Pokemon ace for Jotaro Kujo 🤣

I'm running pursuit now lmao

Ngl that was the most disappointing evolution I've ever seen. Dude literally just had a heart appear on his chest.

“Banned in competitive play” sounds so much more dramatic than “kicked out of OU tier in Showdown.”

I love that we have a dolphin Superman Pokémon that’s actually super busted I even nicknamed mine “Super Pal”

I accidentally got a shiny

My miraidon ready to give palafin the chair and melt a sword dog: “I slaughtered them like animals”

Bro pokemon is running out of ideas I swear to god. Thats just a fucking dolphin!!!

I want to see how the anime incorporates this

Those who don't have available friends who play Pokemon Scarlet or Violet: *sad*

Dread it. Run from it. The Totsugeki arrives all the same.

Any scarlet players available to help me with my Pokédex?-and be besties of course

As cool as the concept it, I REALLY wish there was a way for Palafin to just stay in Hero Form even outside of battle

This video did not age well

This aged like milk lol

lmaooo the way I kept rewatching asking if you cancelled the evolution for some reason

I used one on my team

As someone who used Palafin ingame for a playthrough, the Zero to Hero abiloty is far more debilitating ingame than in competitive singles. Why would I spend multiple turns switching my Palafin out, then bringing it in to OHKO when the majority of my team can do the same thing with none of the hoops to jump through? It only ever got REAL use in the Geeta fight, where I fell back on Palafin as a setup sweeper, with Jet Punch, Ice Punch and Bulk Up to run her team through. And even then, I was underlevelled, so I could have just... fought ANY of the trainers in the open world, whom I skipped ALL of. Azumarill is far better for ingame, since Huge Power gives it a comparable Atk stat for none of the fuss, you get it coupled with the AMAZING Fairy typing and you get it by L18 without needing to Union Circle, instead of L38 and doing online fuckery. And that's just ONE option

It’s not banned. Just no one uses it anymore. Why use palafin when you can use water Urshifu

You also can find it in 5 and 6 Star raids

This thing is such a cool concept for a Pokémon but so absurdly overpowered. Love it

Nice finally a grass & electric type that can swim 😍

I’ve seen this deck in action and even without extra linking it can make some surprisingly oppressive boards. I also realized a lot of plant monsters decks are about controlling the board going all the way back to plant synchro.

Drathron goes so hard as a capstone bakugan. Big, complex, and genuinely functional in an average game. 10/10 Though I wasn't expecting bakumorphs to be knocked as hard as they did 😭. Jokes aside I can see it, I just still love bakumorphs for being bakugan you can actually pose and articulate. Not the best draft to the idea, I agree, but I will give them points for likely inspiring ultraballs in the reboot. I also definitely see a much more refined and improved version returning in the future. Edited for grammar.

Bro got that Dolphin Smash 💀

Had to watch twice cause I heard accumula's theme 😅

That’s…just a dolphin

Well ,paladin was predicted a long time ago by I don’t know. There was a Pokémon fire red rom hack I played during lockdown if I remember correctly that was Pokémon fire red master quest. You can even download it and play it run. In viridian forest , the last bug Catcher Pokémon trainer had a palafin that was grass water type but ther sprites are same to same .If you won’t believe me you can try.

I named my shiny Henry Cavill we all deserve him as superman .... HE IS MY SUPERMAN !!!!!! also dolphin is cool

The gyrojet is really bad rn cuz of the 50 muzzle vel Even upclose its impossible to hit (and it is meant for long range) Ontop of going against movement I dont remember if the muzzle vel was a little faster but either that and/or wasnt as many movement players

Ignoring the annoying activation requirement of switching out and back in, I hate it for personal reasons. Back in Gen 7, I was annoyed that the water starter was a sea lion that becomes a mermaid, instead of a dolphin that becomes a mermaid. This thing just rubs salt in that old wound.

Don’t worry about needing the union circle, you can naturally find Palafins in 5 star Tera raids

There is one bad thing about this Pokémon, It's Evolution changes nothing from the previous form, I will give it a pass because of it's ability changing the appearance of this Pokémon.

Banned from Smogon competitive play. It's meh in actual competitive play.

So technically it heals itself and then just one shots most pokemon. LOLOOLOOLLOL thats op

Unpopular opinion: I don't like the hero form but otherwise I adore so I had one on my team but I tried to use its ability as little as possible (it made the game the tiniest bit more challenging)

Some weeks ago I got the shiney while in a magikcarp raid and I was AFK :)

But I don't want him in my team even if he's cute because I hate dolphins 😔(specifically male)

Okay I feel like they should have made the base form for the evolution be the design for the unevolved form and make the transformation form of the evolution into the base form of the evolution because the evolutions base form just looks like the same thing for some extra patterns and the transformation form looks entirely different and much cooler and the mechanic for getting it to look like that being to take it out of battle scenes kind of weird

So it is basically a reference to Superman, Allmight, Neo...

You also wanna tell people that it's evolution is disappointing, like bruh it just gets a heart on its chest when it evolves

I love Palafin definitely my favorite Water Type in Scarlet and Violet and one of my favorite Pokémon in the games alongside Baxcalibur!

Maushold with Tidy Up and Population Bomb: 🗿

This aged badly huh? Until regulation H maybe

I don’t think he’s all that good personally. I’m glad people like him though!

Lmao I thought the thumbnail was saying it's a grass elect type so iw as a bit confused

Too bad it got outclassed by urshifu and now it’s bad in ubers bc of it

I foresee its hero form getting nerfed next gen like the Legendary Wolves did this gen.

Worst aged short

“Palafin is going to be a gem 9 staple” If only..

Now we need a Batman Pokémon. Maybe a shark that evolves on level 39?

I have one also keep flip turn and make sure palafin is as fast as it can be just in case

Despite the music, it doesn't have feet and can't walk.

shame dolphins are terrible creatures so I'll never touch it

997th comment I'm So glad that I got to this number

I dolphin that becomes a bigger dolphin

Switching out to switch form is such a cool concept

Or you could find a palaphin in a Tera raid

It fused with Neos and came back

Also he can learn the move wave crash with 120 power but there's a little recoil, still he can learn drain punch and against grass type pokemon he can learn ice punch, by giving him the item "punching glove" it boost the punch moves by 10%, the punching move usually have 75 power so it makes their power 82 power.

the bottom of hero form Palafin looks like an iud

It's a shame it looks way too derpy...

Bruh looks like a yugioh card

Hated the hero form at first but once I realized that’s the gimmick and it still keeps it’s original finizen design, i fell in love w it. Top 6 fave water types for sure