Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Hero Form Palafin Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Hero Form Palafin's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Water typing.

Hero Form Palafin Pokémon sprite

Hero Form Palafin

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Immunities (0)

None

Battle notes

  • Hero Form Palafin's Water typing is best attacked with Electric (2x), Grass (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
  • Avoid relying on common Fire, Water, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Hero Form Palafin resists or ignores those matchups.
  • This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.

Best counter types

These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.

Example Pokémon counters

Defensive typing summary

Hero Form Palafin's base defensive typing is Water. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.

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FAQ

What is Hero Form Palafin weak to?

Hero Form Palafin is weak to Electric (2x), Grass (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Hero Form Palafin?

Electric is the strongest listed attacking type against Hero Form Palafin at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.

Does Hero Form Palafin's ability change these weaknesses?

This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.

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