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Palafin.

Champions BSS Reg M-C usage profile · rank #84
september 2026 · 69.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
1.1%
Palafin is ranked #84 in Champions BSS Reg M-C, carried by 3,076 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#84 of 278
Raw count3,076
Viability ceiling74
Month on month+1.09pp
13 month peak1.1%
FormatChampions BSS Reg M-C
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sets and counters from 69.5K battles
Usage over time1.1%▲ 1.09pppeak 1.1% · Sep '26
0.91.01.11.3Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Apr '26Jun '26Aug '26Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

35.7% of Palafin teams
HP
2
Atk
32
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureJolly
AbilityZero to Hero · 100.0%
ItemMystic Water · 51.3%
EV spread2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Moves
Jet Punch85.6%
Flip Turn69.3%
Ice Punch57.0%
Wave Crash52.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def24.4%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD12.9%

Moves

8 tracked
Jet Punch85.6%
Flip Turn69.3%
Ice Punch57.0%
Wave Crash52.8%
Bulk Up41.5%
Close Combat38.6%
Drain Punch22.5%
Encore17.6%

Items

Mystic Water51.3%
Leftovers23.7%
Choice Scarf12.6%
Sitrus Berry3.9%
Expert Belt2.3%
Muscle Band1.6%

Abilities

Zero to Hero100.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Jolly2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe35.7%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def24.4%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD12.9%
Adamant2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe5.2%
Jolly32 Atk / 32 Spe4.8%
Adamant32 HP / 13 Atk / 19 SpD / 2 Spe3.7%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Palafin build for Champions BSS Reg M-C

The set above is the one Champions BSS Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 69,462 battles in September 2026. Palafin sits at rank #84 with 1.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 1.09 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

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