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For years, Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> fans have clamored for a dolphin-based Pok\u00e9mon as the number of creatures in the series quickly approached 1,000. But in Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em>, that wish was granted, albeit with a slight, unexpected twist.<\/p>

Finizen and its evolved form Palafin, both classified as Dolphin Pok\u00e9mon, swim freely through the waters of Paldea, approaching Pok\u00e9mon and people alike should they need assistance. But players may notice that outside of a heart on the chest of Palafin, these two Pok\u00e9mon are seemingly identical in appearance and have little variation in their stats as well.<\/p>

But that is solely because Palafin holds a secret that makes it one of the strongest non-Legendary Pok\u00e9mon that has ever existed in the series. Thanks to its ability Zero to Hero, Paladin can transform into what is known as its Hero Form, where it takes the shape of a superhero dolphin and its stats increase exponentially.<\/p>