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.

Finizen - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Finizen Best Moveset

Water at 45 Sp. Atk and 75 Speed. AbilityWater Veil prevents burns. Pre-evolution stats. The moveset is building toward Palafin. Evolve and use AbilityZero To Hero to transform into Hero Form on the switch, which changes everything.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Finizen saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). This was Finizen's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Waterveil with Eviolite, favoring a Lonely nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE

Egg

Counter

Fighting—COMMONCoverage

Lv 13

Aqua Jet

Water40COMMONSTAB

TM171

Tera Blast

Normal80COMMONCoverage

TM135

Ice Beam

Ice90RARECoverage

TM7

Protect

Normal—RAREPriority

TM110

Liquidation

Water85RARESTAB

TM11

Water Pulse

Water60RARESTAB

Lv 50

Hydro Pump

Water110RARESTAB

Finizen Scarlet & Violet Moves Finizen Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Finizen best EVs are Attack and HP

EVs

Atk

SpA

Physical Tank Moveset

CounterSLOW -5Coverage
Aqua JetSTAB
Tera Blast
Ice Beam

Recommended Teammates

PikachuGood

MeowscaradaGood

Zacian-CrownedGood

View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Finizen Weakness

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

What is Finizen Weak Against

Good

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Finizen Strong Against

3Strong

3Resisted

0Immune

Score0

2xStrong

Fire Ground Rock

½xResisted

Water Grass Dragon

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Finizen

Rillaboom can KO Finizen with Wood Hammer (276-325%). Regieleki's Volt Switch hits Finizen for 76-90%.

Rillaboom Grass	A
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Grassy Glide Knock Off U Turn Wood Hammer Damage vs Finizen Knock Off 50-59% U Turn 54-64% Wood Hammer 2x 276-325%KO View Rillaboom builds →
Regieleki Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch Rapid Spin Rapid Spin Volt Switch Damage vs Finizen Volt Switch 2x 76-90% Rapid Spin 15-17% Rapid Spin 15-17% Volt Switch 2x 76-90% View Regieleki builds →

Evolution

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

Field Water 2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

How to Get Finizen

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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.

Where To Catch Finizen in SV

The path to Finizen starts with Finizen at Lv. 15-42 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Finizen ✓
Casseroya Lake - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
East Paldean Sea - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
East Province (Area One) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
East Province (Area Three) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
East Province (Area Two) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
Glaseado Mountain
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
North Paldean Sea - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
North Province (Area One) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
North Province (Area Three) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
South Paldean Sea - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
South Province (Area Five) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
South Province (Area Four) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
South Province (Area One) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
South Province (Area Six) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
West Paldean Sea - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
West Province (Area One) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
West Province (Area Two) - Ocean
Lv.15-42Overworld
Rate 18%
Train until Level 38 to evolve into Palafin
Step 2Evolve into Palafin
BREEDING
Available
Leave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Palafin egg.

Base Stats

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 VeilHidden Ability

Prevents burns.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1

Speed training source

Pokedex Entry

Its water ring is made from seawater mixed with a sticky fluid that Finizen secretes from its blowhole.

Pokemon Violet

Finizen Guide

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.

Game Availability

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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