Concentration-dependent equilibria of molecular squares [Pd₄(L′)₄(L)₄](NO₃)₈ and triangles [Pd₃(L′)₃(L)₃](NO₃)₆ were obtained when cis-protected Pd(II) units [PdL′(NO₃)₂] (L′ = tmeda, 2,2′-bpy, and phen) were combined independently with 4,4′-bipyridine (L) in water. However, complexation of [PdL′(OTs)₂] with L resulted in exclusive formation of the corresponding molecular squares. The addition of AgOTs to each mixture of square and triangle led to a shift in the equilibrium, resulting in the disappearance of the triangles and exclusive formation of the corresponding squares. The crystal structures of the molecular squares [Pd₄(L′)₄(L)₄](OTs)₈ revealed a pair of tosylate anions encapsulated in the hydrophobic cavity of the square. Further, [Pd₄(2,2′-bpy)₄(L)₄](OTs)₈ and [Pd₄(phen)₄(L)₄](OTs)₈ exhibited solvatomorphism, yielding two crystalline forms each, respectively. The cationic units in these crystals associate through intermolecular π···π stacking interactions wherein the cis-protecting units (i.e., 2,2′-bpy and phen) of adjacent molecules overlap via side-on or end-on modes. Thus, the cations may be considered as “tectons”, each of which contains four peripheral 2,2′-bpy/phen units, which behave as “supramolecular synthons” in the self-assembly of the squares. The tosylates interact with the cations through C–H···O and C–H···π interactions and play a role in the packing of the molecular squares.