The complexes cis-[Pd(HL)Cl-2] {dichloro[2-(3-pyrazolyl-N-2)pyridine-N] palladium(II), [PdCl2(C8H7N3)]} and trans-[PdL2] {bis[2-(3-pyrazolyl-N-2)pyridinato-N]palladium(II), [Pd(C8H6N3)(2)]} were isolated as byproducts from preparations of palladium(II) complexes with the podand ligand tris[3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazol-1-yl]-hydroborate, [HBL3](-). Both have square-planar coordination geometries. In cis-[Pd(HL)Cl-2], the Ligand HL acts as a neutral bidentate chelate. In [PdL2], which has a trans geometry, the pyrazole N-1 position is deprotonated. This has two consequences: (a) steric interference with the pyridyl H-6 proton of the alternate ligand is removed, and (b) inter-ligand intramolecular hydrogen bonding occurs between the pyridyl H-6 proton and the deprotonated pyrazolyl N-1 atom.