The title complex, [PdCl(2)(C(21)H(20)N(2))], contains a Pd(II) atom in a slightly distorted square-planar coordination environment defined by two N atoms from one 2,4,6-trimethyl-N-[phen-yl(2-pyrid-yl)methyl-idene]aniline ligand and two Cl atoms, forming a five-membered ring (N-Pd-N-C-C).