How much does the Palafin deck cost?

$18.44 as of November 15, 2026 — the cheapest currently-priced Standard-legal print of each card in its most-played 60, 32 of 32 lines priced. The buy button on this page adds exactly that list.

Palafin is a Standard Pokémon TCG deck at 0.2% of the last 30 days' decklisted field (29 of 19,187 lists across 28 events). It wins 44.7% of 114 decided non-mirror matches. Its most-played 60 costs $18.44 at the cheapest legal print. Decklist, matchups and results.

Palafin

Q: What is the Palafin deck's win rate?

44.7% — 51 of 114 decided matches against a different deck in the last 30 days, as of November 15, 2026. Byes, ties, unreported tables and mirror matches are left out.

Rogue

0.2%+0.1pp 30dWin rate 44.7% (n=114)Top cut 0.57× its field shareOn file 29 of 19,187 lists · 28 events

Deck cost is the cheapest legal print of each card; this page is about the meta, prices live on each card.

How it plays

every figure is in a table below

Attackers: Every list runs Finizen (3.7×), Palafin (2.3×), Palafin ex (3.1×), Dudunsparce (2.3×), and 1 more Pokémon in at least 80% of lists.
Engine: Its Trainer core is Boss's Orders (2.1×), Buddy-Buddy Poffin (3.7×), Lillie's Determination (3.9×), Night Stretcher (1.6×), Poké Pad (3.7×), plus 4 more.
Top cut: 3 of the window's 3,455 top-cut lists are Palafin, so it converts to top cut at 0.57× its field share — below its own size.
Matchups: No pairing has reached 20 decided matches yet; the table below prints each one's count instead of a rate.
Trend: Share is up +0.1pp against the 30 days before this window, and the deck has held a row since December 14, 2025.

The list

74 cards across 29 lists

Core · 14 in 80%+ of lists

Copies	Card	Set	In lists
3.9×	Lillie's Determination	Ascended Heroes	100%
3.7×	Buddy-Buddy Poffin	Ascended Heroes	100%
3.7×	Finizen	Pitch Black	100%
3.7×	Poké Pad	Ascended Heroes	100%
3.1×	Palafin ex	Twilight Masquerade	100%
3.0×	Surfing Beach	Mega Evolution	100%
2.3×	Palafin	Temporal Forces	100%
2.1×	Boss's Orders	Mega Evolution	100%
1.6×	Night Stretcher	Ascended Heroes	100%
2.2×	Ultra Ball	Mega Evolution	96.6%
1.8×	Switch	Mega Evolution	89.7%
2.5×	Dunsparce	Temporal Forces	86.2%
2.3×	Dudunsparce	Prismatic Evolutions	86.2%
2.2×	Air Balloon	Black Bolt	86.2%

Flex · 28 in 20–80%

Copies	Card	Set	In lists
1.3×	Bubbly Water Energy	Chaos Rising	79.3%
1.0×	Special Red Card	Chaos Rising	75.9%
1.7×	Hilda	White Flare	72.4%
1.1×	Meowth ex	Perfect Order	72.4%
1.0×	Fezandipiti ex	Ascended Heroes	69.0%
1.1×	Great Haul Net	Chaos Rising	65.5%
1.0×	Prime Catcher	Prismatic Evolutions	58.6%
1.4×	Surfer	Ascended Heroes	51.7%
1.6×	Colress's Tenacity	Shrouded Fable	48.3%
1.1×	Judge	Perfect Order	41.4%
1.0×	Shaymin	Perfect Order	34.5%
1.9×	Dusclops	Prismatic Evolutions	31.0%
1.9×	Duskull	Prismatic Evolutions	31.0%
1.3×	Kieran	Twilight Masquerade	31.0%
1.0×	Budew	Ascended Heroes	27.6%
1.0×	Dusknoir	Shrouded Fable	27.6%
1.0×	Lana's Aid	Twilight Masquerade	27.6%
1.0×	Tool Scrapper	White Flare	27.6%
1.1×	Team Rocket's Petrel	Destined Rivals	24.1%
1.0×	Rare Candy	Mega Evolution	24.1%
2.7×	Staryu	Perfect Order	20.7%
2.0×	Mega Starmie ex	Perfect Order	20.7%
1.3×	Ignition Energy	White Flare	20.7%
1.0×	AZ's Tranquility	Chaos Rising	20.7%
1.0×	Dudunsparce ex	Journey Together	20.7%
1.0×	Kofu	Stellar Crown	20.7%
1.0×	Lillie's Clefairy ex	Ascended Heroes	20.7%
1.0×	Maximum Belt	Prismatic Evolutions	20.7%

Tech · 32 in under 20%

Copies	Card	Set	In lists
1.6×	Gravity Mountain	Surging Sparks	17.2%
1.4×	Black Belt's Training	Prismatic Evolutions	17.2%
1.0×	Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex	Twilight Masquerade	17.2%
1.0×	Psyduck	Ascended Heroes	17.2%
1.5×	Perrin	Twilight Masquerade	13.8%
1.3×	Bruxish	Surging Sparks	13.8%
1.0×	Fan Rotom	Prismatic Evolutions	13.8%
1.0×	Patrat	White Flare	13.8%
1.0×	Pokégear 3.0	Black Bolt	13.8%
1.0×	Brock's Scouting	Journey Together	10.3%
1.0×	Unfair Stamp	Twilight Masquerade	10.3%
1.0×	Xerosic's Machinations	Shrouded Fable	10.3%
4.0×	Snorunt	Twilight Masquerade	6.9%
3.0×	Grookey	Twilight Masquerade	6.9%
3.0×	Thwackey	Twilight Masquerade	6.9%
2.0×	Goldeen	Pitch Black	6.9%
2.0×	Mega Froslass ex	Ascended Heroes	6.9%
1.0×	Carmine	Twilight Masquerade	6.9%
1.0×	Legacy Energy	Twilight Masquerade	6.9%
2.0×	Energy Search	Perfect Order	3.4%
2.0×	Latias ex	Surging Sparks	3.4%
2.0×	Munkidori	Ascended Heroes	3.4%
2.0×	N's Zoroark ex	Ascended Heroes	3.4%
2.0×	N's Zorua	Ascended Heroes	3.4%
1.0×	Bianca's Devotion	Temporal Forces	3.4%
1.0×	Chien-Pao	Perfect Order	3.4%
1.0×	Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking	Temporal Forces	3.4%
1.0×	Crispin	Stellar Crown	3.4%
1.0×	Enriching Energy	Surging Sparks	3.4%
1.0×	Mantine	Mega Evolution	3.4%
1.0×	Pecharunt ex	Shrouded Fable	3.4%
1.0×	Yveltal	Shrouded Fable	3.4%

Matchups

rates at 20+ decided games

Against	W-L	Win rate
Dragapult	4-11	15 decided matches, too few to rate
Basic Box	1-7	8 decided matches, too few to rate
Dhelmise	3-4	7 decided matches, too few to rate
Mega Rayquaza	5-1	6 decided matches, too few to rate
Alakazam Dusknoir	4-1	5 decided matches, too few to rate
Ogerpon Meganium Hydrapple	2-3	5 decided matches, too few to rate
Lucario Hariyama	2-2	4 decided matches, too few to rate
N's Zoroark	1-3	4 decided matches, too few to rate
Sharpedo Toxtricity	1-3	4 decided matches, too few to rate
Alakazam Dudunsparce	1-2	3 decided matches, too few to rate
Blaziken	3-0	3 decided matches, too few to rate
Manectric Eelektrik	1-2	3 decided matches, too few to rate
Mega Greninja	2-1	3 decided matches, too few to rate
Slowking	3-0	3 decided matches, too few to rate
Crustle	1-1	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Festival Lead	0-2	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Grimmsnarl Froslass	1-1	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Igglybuff	0-2	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Joltik Box	1-1	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Mega Charizard X	2-0	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Mega Gengar	2-0	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Okidogi Barbaracle	0-2	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Toucannon	1-1	2 decided matches, too few to rate
Ceruledge	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Cynthia's Garchomp	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Dragapult Alakazam	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Dragapult Dudunsparce	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Dragapult Dusknoir	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Ethan's Typhlosion	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Flareon Noctowl	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Greninja	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Kangaskhan Bouffalant	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Lopunny Dudunsparce	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Marnie's Grimmsnarl	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Mega Chandelure	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Mega Diancie	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Mega Excadrill	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Mega Golisopod	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Mega Lucario	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Mega Starmie	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Mega Venusaur	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Mew Box	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Raging Bolt Ogerpon	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Rocket's Mewtwo	0-1	1 decided match, too few to rate
Starmie Froslass	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate
Steven's Metagross	1-0	1 decided match, too few to rate

Only matches with a published winner against a different deck count: byes, ties, unreported tables and mirror matches are left out.

Results

28 events, last 30 days

Top 8 1 · Made cut 2 · No cut 26 of 29 lists.

Date	Event	Lists	Best	W-L-T
Nov 12, 2026	🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)194 decklisted players	1	—	2-2-0
Nov 10, 2026	Amyverse Bulk Box Battles #7 🧡 Cash Prize!19 decklisted players	1	#5	3-2-0
Nov 10, 2026	Nightshades Monday Cup 5 (75 Codes)86 decklisted players	1	#11	4-2-0
Nov 9, 2026	Sunny's Weekly #281 My Friend Rayquaza :D226 decklisted players	1	—	4-2-0
Nov 9, 2026	Pumpkaweekly135 decklisted players	2	#17	5-2-0
Nov 9, 2026	🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)236 decklisted players	1	—	1-2-0
Nov 8, 2026	🪎Vault Of Games #10🪙\|REGIONAL FORMAT🏆\|WEEKLY📅161 decklisted players	1	—	2-3-0
Nov 7, 2026	CHAMPIONSHIP OF DOOM! TEN!494 decklisted players	1	#386	0-2-0
Nov 4, 2026	🇧🇷 Hit Cup #22 \| TCG Live135 decklisted players	1	—	1-4-0
Nov 3, 2026	Amyverse Bulk Box Battles #6 🧡 Cash Prize!47 decklisted players	1	#25	2-3-0
Nov 3, 2026	CHALLENGE OF DOOM! GOODBYE TO 30TH FORMAT!128 decklisted players	1	#27	3-2-0
Nov 2, 2026	🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)221 decklisted players	1	—	0-3-0
Nov 2, 2026	Rare Candy Club Showdown #50 (50 CODES)244 decklisted players	1	#156	1-2-0
Nov 1, 2026	La Techgece Cup #11 [BO3] (30C Legal!)33 decklisted players	1	#28	0-2-0
Nov 1, 2026	🪎Vault Of Games #9🪙\|REGIONAL FORMAT🏆\|WEEKLY📅190 decklisted players	1	—	1-3-0
Oct 30, 2026	Turtwig Den Revival Series Season 2 Challenge 764 decklisted players	1	#57	0-2-0
Oct 30, 2026	SEASAC League Challenge #16 (SEASON 6) [50 CODES]62 decklisted players	1	#42	1-5-0
Oct 30, 2026	Rare Candy Club Blitz #7106 decklisted players	1	#28	3-2-0
Oct 29, 2026	🪎Vault Of Games \| 🤯💥Midweek MAYHEM #677 decklisted players	1	—	0-2-0
Oct 28, 2026	Amyverse PTCG Live Weekly #19 💛 Cash Prize!213 decklisted players	1	#66	3-5-0
Oct 27, 2026	Amyverse Bulk Box Battles #5 🧡 Cash Prize!43 decklisted players	1	#17	3-3-0
Oct 27, 2026	🪎Vault Of Games \| 🌙 NOT SO Midnight Madness #2141 decklisted players	1	—	0-1-0
Oct 27, 2026	🏛💫 Card Temple Weekly Battles #8172 decklisted players	1	—	0-1-0
Oct 25, 2026	🪎Vault Of Games #8🪙\|REGIONAL FORMAT🏆\|WEEKLY📅169 decklisted players	1	#37	4-4-0
Oct 24, 2026	TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! Seriously people.....397 decklisted players	1	—	0-3-0
Oct 23, 2026	Team Corna Weekly October's #695 decklisted players	1	#26	4-3-0
Oct 21, 2026	Team Corna Weekly October's #593 decklisted players	1	#15	5-3-0
Oct 20, 2026	⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes136 decklisted players	1	—	0-2-0

Trend

31 days on file

Share of the decklisted Standard field, one point per day, each the trailing 30 days ending that day.

Week of	W-L	Win rate
Oct 26, 2026	9-21	30.0% n=30
Nov 9, 2026	20-13	60.6% n=33

A week appears once it holds 30 decided non-mirror matches.

Shares cards with

other decks competing for the same prints

Finizen also runs in Mega Starmie (1%)

Palafin also runs in Greninja (0%), Mega Starmie (1%)

Dudunsparce also runs in Dragapult (76%), Alakazam Dudunsparce (99%), Dhelmise (55%), Lopunny Dudunsparce (95%), Dragapult Dudunsparce (94%), Mega Lucario (57%) and 63 more

Dunsparce also runs in Dragapult (76%), Alakazam Dudunsparce (99%), Dhelmise (55%), Lopunny Dudunsparce (95%), Dragapult Dudunsparce (94%), Mega Lucario (57%) and 64 more

The percentage is the share of THAT deck’s lists running the card — how much demand for the print sits outside this deck.

92.2% of card lines in these decklists matched a card in our catalog across 343 events; an unmatched line is counted nowhere. Results are read in batches rather than live.

Palafin: common questions

What is the Palafin deck in Pokémon TCG?

Palafin is a Standard deck archetype: 29 of the 19,187 published decklists (0.2%) from 343 online events in the last 30 days, as of November 15, 2026. That share puts it at Rogue.

What cards does the Palafin deck run?

14 cards appear in at least 80% of its lists, led by Boss's Orders (2.1 copies), Buddy-Buddy Poffin (3.7 copies), Finizen (3.7 copies), Lillie's Determination (3.9 copies), Night Stretcher (1.6 copies). The full list on this page splits every card into core, flex and tech by how many lists run it, counted over 29 decklists as of November 15, 2026.

What is the Palafin deck's win rate?

← All decks

Qty	Card	Each	Line
2	Boss's Orders	$0.18	$0.36
4	Buddy-Buddy Poffin	$0.14	$0.56
4	Finizen	$0.08	$0.32
4	Lillie's Determination	$0.25	$1.00
2	Night Stretcher	$0.22	$0.44
2	Palafin	$0.07	$0.14
3	Palafin ex	$0.50	$1.50
4	Poké Pad	$0.22	$0.88
3	Surfing Beach	$0.26	$0.78
2	Ultra Ball	$0.16	$0.32
2	Switch	$0.12	$0.24
2	Air Balloon	$0.22	$0.44
2	Dudunsparce	$0.50	$1.00
1	Bubbly Water Energy	$0.19	$0.19
1	Special Red Card	$0.12	$0.12
1	Hilda	$0.49	$0.49
1	Meowth ex	$1.56	$1.56
1	Fezandipiti ex	$3.76	$3.76
1	Great Haul Net	$0.16	$0.16
2	Dunsparce	$0.14	$0.28
1	Prime Catcher	$0.50	$0.50
1	Surfer	$0.11	$0.11
2	Colress's Tenacity	$0.20	$0.40
2	Dunsparce	$0.14	$0.28
1	Judge	$0.16	$0.16
1	Shaymin	$0.05	$0.05
2	Dusclops	$0.10	$0.20
2	Duskull	$0.18	$0.36
1	Kieran	$0.15	$0.15
1	Budew	$0.02	$0.02
1	Dusknoir	$0.20	$0.20
1	Lana's Aid	$0.26	$0.26