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Palafin — Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B usage stats and trends
Data through June 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Palafin ranks #87 in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B with 0.81% usage as of June 2026. Over 1 month on record its usage has held steady.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|
| June 2026 | 0.81% | 87 |
Top Palafin moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|
| Jet Punch | 21.3% |
| Wave Crash | 20.9% |
| Protect | 17.6% |
| Flip Turn | 12.6% |
| Close Combat | 8.7% |
| Bulk Up | 5.0% |
| Drain Punch | 3.7% |
| Ice Punch | 3.4% |
| 1.0% |
| Haze | 1.0% |
Top Palafin items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|
| Mystic Water | 44.3% |
| Leftovers | 17.0% |
| Life Orb | 16.3% |
| Choice Scarf | 13.2% |
| Expert Belt | 2.3% |
| Sitrus Berry | 2.1% |
| Muscle Band | 1.4% |
| Lum Berry | 1.0% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|
| Zero to Hero | 100.0% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|
| Jolly:2/32/0/0/0/32 | 22.6% |
| Adamant:2/32/0/0/0/32 | 10.1% |
| Adamant:32/32/0/0/0/2 | 9.0% |
| Adamant:32/32/0/0/2/0 | 5.8% |
| Adamant:32/30/0/0/0/4 | 2.9% |
Common Palafin teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|
| Incineroar | 8.5% |
| Sinistcha | 7.2% |
| Whimsicott | 4.6% |
| Raichu-Mega-Y | 4.0% |
| Pelipper | 3.6% |
| Gholdengo | 3.6% |
| Garchomp | 3.6% |
| Kingambit | 3.0% |
| Staraptor-Mega | 2.9% |
| Sneasler | 2.8% |
Checks and counters
| Pokémon | Score | KO % | Switch-out % |
|---|
| Whimsicott | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Garchomp | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Incineroar | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinistcha | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Grimmsnarl | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Farigiraf | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sneasler | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Basculegion | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Score: higher means more effective against Palafin. KO % is how often Palafin is knocked out by the counter; switch-out % is how often it switches out against it.
Is Palafin good in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B?
By usage, Palafin is the #87 pick in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-B at 0.81% of weighted teams as of June 2026, and its usage has held steady over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Palafin or a reason you are not running it.