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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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
All-out Attacker
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Hasty / Mild
EVs
Atk 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Strategy Overview
- Palkia excels as a wallbreaker thanks to its mighty base 150 Special Attack and abundance of powerful STAB and coverage options. Very few defensive Pokemon can stand up to its powerful blows.
- Base 100 Speed places Palkia just ahead of many common Pokemon such as Primal Groudon, Xerneas, and Yveltal.
- Defensively, Palkia's typing and decent bulk enable it to check Primal Kyogre effectively. They also enable it to switch somewhat decently into Steel-types such as Celesteela and Necrozma-DM.
- However, a general lack of resistances means that Palkia's defensive utility is extremely limited outside of handling a few specific Pokemon.
- Because both of its STAB moves are blocked by very threatening Pokemon such as Primal Groudon and Xerneas, Palkia can be a hit-or-miss Pokemon in battle, as it depends very much on its attacks finding the correct mark.
- Palkia's lack of Speed-boosting options makes it extremely limited against offensive teams.
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Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc