What does Finizen evolve into?

Get Finizen to Palafin at level 38. At 315 BST, Finizen is just the starting point.

At what level does Finizen evolve?

Level 38 gets you Palafin . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Finizen?

Finizen does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Palafin before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Finizen?

Limited availability for Finizen. 1 game total. Debuted in Scarlet & Violet. Scarlet & Violet is the most recent.

Finizen - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Finizen's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Defense trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Speed EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack45

Defense40

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def40

Speed75

Total315

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.3 m

Weight60.2 kg

Base XP63

Abilities

Water VeilHATop Pick

Prevents burns.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entries

It likes playing with others of its kind using the water ring on its tail. It uses ultrasonic waves to sense the emotions of other living creatures.

Finizen's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Finizen Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Finizen (Best Counters)

Rillaboom can KO Finizen with Wood Hammer (254-299%). Regieleki threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (292-344%). Sinistcha deals 74-87% with Shadow Ball.

Rillaboom Grass	S
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemAssault Vest NatureJolly Moves Fake Out Grassy Glide Wood Hammer High Horsepower Damage vs Finizen Wood Hammer 2x 254-299%KO View Rillaboom builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemChoice Specs NatureModest Moves Volt Switch ElectrowebSTAB Tera Blast ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Finizen Volt Switch 2x 228-268%KO Electroweb 2x 179-210%KO Thunderbolt 2x 292-344%KO View Regieleki builds →
Sinistcha GrassGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityHospitality ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves Matcha Gotcha Rage Powder Life Dew Shadow Ball Damage vs Finizen Shadow Ball 74-87% View Sinistcha builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemChoice Specs NatureModest Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Body Press Damage vs Finizen Flash Cannon 78-92% Volt Switch 2x 273-321%KO Thunderbolt 2x 351-413%KO View Magnezone builds →

Finizen evolves into Palafin. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are takes forever to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 142 total stats over Finizen. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#963Finizen

Level 38

#964Palafin

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Finizen

Water

Palafin

Water

100+30

ATK

70+25

DEF

72+32

SP.ATK

53+8

SP.DEF

62+22

SPE

100+25

BST

315D-Tier

457C-Tier+142

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Easy

Breed Finizen easily with 278 breeding partners from the Ground and Water2 egg groups.

Egg Groups

GroundWater2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Nothing and Waterveil form the backbone. Finizen invests spread EVs to play its physical attacker role properly, and Jolly nature pushes Speed higher. Hydro Pump handles the heavy lifting on offense. Normal coverage rounds it out.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Water Veil

Item

Nothing

Best Nature for Finizen

Jolly+SPE

Finizen best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

Hydro PumpSTAB
BoomburstCoverage
Ice Beam
Aqua TailSTAB

Recommended Teammates

WattrelDecent

SprigatitoDecent

CharcadetDecent

Moves

Showing Scarlet & Violet moves. Moves vary by game.View all games

Without TMs, Finizen's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get coverage across 7 types on top of Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 7

Astonish

D3010015Ghost

Lv 10

Focus Energy

C——30Normal

Lv 13

Aqua Jet+1

A4010020Water

Lv 17

Double Hit

D359010Normal

Lv 21

Dive

D8010010Water

Lv 25

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Lv 29

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

Lv 34

Encore

C—1005Normal

Lv 39

Aqua Tail

A909010Water

Lv 44

Mist

D——30Ice

Lv 50

Hydro Pump

A110805Water

TM Moves

TM14

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM04

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM143

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM66

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM02

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM22

Chilling Water

D5010020Water

TM19

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

TM37

Draining Kiss

B5010010Fairy

TM122

Encore

C—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM174

Haze

C——30Ice

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM142

Hydro Pump

A110805Water

TM135

Ice Beam

A9010010Ice

TM34

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM110

Liquidation

A8510010Water

TM07

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM203

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM123

Surf

C9010015Water

TM32

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM01

Take Down

D908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

A8010010Normal

TM11

Water Pulse

B6010020Water

TM77

Waterfall

A8010015Water

TM59

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Finizen doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Finizen can't learn any Tutor moves

Showing Scarlet & Violet locations. Locations vary by game.View all games

decent spawn rates for Finizen across 34 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Finizen in Scarlet & Violet

You can catch Finizen through 34 walking encounters from Lv. 15-42, but availability differs between Violet and Scarlet. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Casseroya Lake - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

Casseroya Lake - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

East Paldean Sea - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

East Paldean Sea - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

East Province (Area One) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

East Province (Area One) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

East Province (Area Three) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

East Province (Area Three) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

Glaseado Mountain

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Cave

18%Early

Glaseado Mountain

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Cave

18%Early

North Paldean Sea - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

North Paldean Sea - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

North Province (Area One) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

North Province (Area One) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

North Province (Area Three) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

North Province (Area Three) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

South Paldean Sea - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

South Paldean Sea - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

South Province (Area Five) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

South Province (Area Five) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

South Province (Area One) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

South Province (Area One) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

South Province (Area Six) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

West Paldean Sea - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

West Paldean Sea - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Water

18%Early

West Province (Area One) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

West Province (Area One) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

West Province (Area Two) - Ocean

VioletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

West Province (Area Two) - Ocean

ScarletOverworld Lv.15-42 Route

18%Early

Get Finizen to Palafin at level 38. At 315 BST, Finizen is just the starting point.
Level 38 gets you Palafin. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
Finizen does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Palafin before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Limited availability for Finizen. 1 game total. Debuted in Scarlet & Violet. Scarlet & Violet is the most recent.

Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Finizen has appeared in 1 games across 2 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

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