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palkia
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Palkia

Spatial Pokémon

WaterDragon

It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology.

Base Stats

HP 90
Attack 120
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 150
Sp. Def 120
Speed 100
Total 680

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Spatial Pokémon
Height 4.2 m
Weight 336.0 kg
Base Exp 306
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

palkia Front Front
palkia Back Back
palkia Front Shiny Front Shiny
palkia Back Shiny Back Shiny
palkia Official Art Official Art
palkia Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ubers Usage: 27.4%
Choice Scarf
Moves
Hydro Pump / Surf
Fire Blast / Draco Meteor / Outrage
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Timid / Hasty
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Wallbreaker
Moves
Hydro Pump / Surf
Substitute / Focus Punch
Thunder / Fire Blast
Item
Lum Berry / Lustrous Orb / Haban Berry
Nature
Timid / Hasty
EVs
Atk 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Physically-Based Mixed Attacker
Item
Lustrous Orb
Nature
Hasty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Choice Specs
Moves
Hydro Pump / Surf
Thunder / Fire Blast
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
SubPunch
Moves
Thunder / Fire Blast / Surf
Item
Expert Belt / Leftovers
Nature
Hasty
EVs
Atk 100
SpA 156
Spe 252
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Bulk Up
Moves
Earthquake / Dragon Claw
Item
Lustrous Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Trick Room (Specially Based)
Moves
Outrage / Fire Blast / Thunder
Item
Lustrous Orb / Haban Berry
Nature
Quiet
EVs
HP 252
Atk 4
SpA 252
Trick Room (Physically Based)
Item
Lustrous Orb / Haban Berry
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
SpA 4

Strategy Overview

Palkia is an absolute menace in the Uber environment. Its dual STABs have great coverage with its excellent Special Attack, Attack, and Speed stats backing them up. To further elaborate, Palkia's Speed stat is unique in Ubers as max Speed Palkia outpaces many threats in the metagame, such as Groudon, Kyogre, Ho-Oh, Dialga, Giratina-O, Rayquaza, and the standard Lugia. Palkia is a type of Pokemon who works in both rain and sunshine, and that alone makes handling Palkia difficult. Defensively, Palkia is one of the very few Pokemon who can take a Choice Specs Water Spout from Kyogre, which is proclaimed as the most powerful special attack in Ubers. The typing gives Palkia resistances to Water-, Fire-, and Steel-type moves, while leaving Dragon-type moves as its lone weakness. Overall, Palkia is a powerful Pokemon in the Uber environment, and it's difficult to say that it even has counters, as it easily 2HKOes most Pokemon who attempt to switch into it.

Most Used Moves

Thunder
84.1%
Surf
52.9%

Most Used Items

Lum Berry
11.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc