Quick Answers

What type of Pokémon is Palkia?

Palkia, a Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IV, is of the Water/Dragon type. It serves as the Version Mascot for Pokémon Pearl and Pokémon Shining Pearl and is part of the Creation Trio with Dialga and Giratina. Notably, Palkia does not undergo any evolutions.

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Who are the other members of the Creation Trio alongside Palkia?

The Creation Trio, also referred to as Primordial Chaos, includes Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina. These Legendary Pokémon, originating from the Sinnoh region, were among the earliest creations of Arceus. Dialga, a Steel/Dragon-type Pokémon, symbolizes and governs time, while Giratina was established to manage antimatter.

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What is Palkia's main weakness?

Palkia, a Water/Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon, struggles against the superior power of Arceus. Its Aura Sphere and Hyper Beam attacks are ineffective against Arceus. In battle, Palkia often opts for strategic maneuvers, such as using its space-bending abilities to slow down adversaries, rather than deploying its signature Dragon-type moves.

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What generation was Palkia introduced in?

Palkia, a Legendary Pokémon with Water/Dragon typing, debuted in Generation IV. It serves as the Version Mascot for Pokémon Pearl and Pokémon Shining Pearl and is part of the Creation Trio. Palkia does not undergo any evolutions.

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What is Palkia's role in Pokémon Pearl and Pokémon Shining Pearl?

Palkia, the Water/Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon, serves as the Version Mascot in Pokémon Pearl and Pokémon Shining Pearl. Part of the Creation Trio with Dialga and Giratina, Palkia's role is to create the universe and space. It has the unique ability to warp space, altering the surroundings when it appears in Pokémon Pearl. Unlike many Pokémon, Palkia does not evolve.

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Biology[]

Physiology[]

Palkia is a very large, bipedal Water/Dragon Pokémon. The majority of its body has a light pink-gray-white coloring with linear sections on its body being purple. Its arms and shoulders are covered by large, armored plates, and each hand holds five nails. The round plates on its shoulders each have a large pearl in the center, representing its affiliation to Pearl. On Palkia's back are wings, which are seemingly not used for flight, as Palkia does Levitate.

Palkia, along with Dialga and Giratina, was created by Arceus when it hatched from its egg. Palkia was tasked to make the universe along with Dialga and Giratina and create space.

Special abilities[]

Referred to as the Spatial Pokémon, Palkia has the ability to distort space, creating ways for it to live and travel in a different dimension. Palkia also has the power to create new dimensions. It is said that Palkia and Dialga were never supposed to meet. Since Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Palkia has the ability to change into its Origin Forme through the power of the Lustrous Globe.

Game data[]

Locations[]

Side game locations[]

Pokédex entries[]

Stats[]

Learnset[]

Leveling[]

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1SM 1USUM	Dragon Breath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special
1SM 1USUM	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
6SM 6USUM	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special
10SM 10USUM	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
15SM 15USUM	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
19SM 19USUM	Power Gem	80	100%	20	Rock	Special
N/ASM 24USUM	Aqua Ring	—	—%	20	Water	Status
24SM N/AUSUM	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
28SM 28USUM	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
33SM 33USUM	Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
37SM 37USUM	Aura Sphere	80	—%	20	Fighting	Special
42SM 42USUM	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
46SM 46USUM	Spacial Rend	100	95%	5	Dragon	Special
50SM 50USUM	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Dragon Breath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
1	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
6	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
10	Ancient Power	60	100%	5	Rock	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
15	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
19	Power Gem	80	100%	20	Rock	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
24	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
28	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
33	Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
37	Aura Sphere	80	—%	20	Fighting	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
42	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
46	Spacial Rend	100	95%	5	Dragon	Special		6 ♥	0 ♥
50	Hydro Pump	110	80%	5	Water	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	DragonBreath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special
1	Scary Face	—	100%	10	Normal	Status
6	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special
10	AncientPower	60	100%	5	Rock	Special
15	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
19	Power Gem	70	100%	20	Rock	Special
24	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
28	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
33	Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
37	Aura Sphere	90	—%	20	Fighting	Special
42	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
46	Spacial Rend	100	95%	5	Dragon	Special
50	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
1DPPt 1HGSS	DragonBreath	60	100%	20	Dragon	Special		2 ♥
1DPPt 1HGSS	Scary Face	—	90%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
10DPPt 6HGSS	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special		2 ♥
20DPPt 10HGSS	AncientPower	60	100%	5	Rock	Special		2 ♥
70DPPt 15HGSS	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
N/ADPPt 19HGSS	Power Gem	70	100%	20	Rock	Special		3 ♥
80DPPt 24HGSS	Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		3 ♥
30DPPt 28HGSS	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		2 ♥
60DPPt 33HGSS	Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥
90DPPt 37HGSS	Aura Sphere	90	—%	20	Fighting	Special		2 ♥
40DPPt 46HGSS	Spacial Rend	100	95%	5	Dragon	Special		2 ♥
N/ADPPt 42HGSS	Hydro Pump	120	80%	5	Water	Special		2 ♥
50DPPt N/AHGSS	Heal Block	—	100%	15	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM[]

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
TM94	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	90	100%	10	Ice	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	110	70%	5	Ice	Special		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM59	Incinerate	60	100%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM03	Surf	90	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM07	DiveORAS	80	100%	10	Water	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice	Special
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM59	Incinerate	30	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM82	Dragon Tail	60	90%	10	Dragon	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water	Special
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
HM06	Dive	80	100%	10	Water	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM01	Focus Punch	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		1 ♥
TM02	Dragon Claw	80	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		2 ♥
TM03	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special		2 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM07	Hail	—	—%	10	Ice	Status		2 ♥
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status		0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM13	Ice Beam	95	100%	10	Ice	Special		2 ♥
TM14	Blizzard	120	70%	5	Ice	Special		2 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM20	Safeguard	—	—%	25	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	95	100%	15	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM25	Thunder	120	70%	10	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		3 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM34	Shock Wave	60	—%	20	Electric	Special		2 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical		2 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special		2 ♥
TM55	Brine	65	100%	10	Water	Special		2 ♥
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM59	Dragon Pulse	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special		2 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
TM72	Avalanche	60	100%	10	Ice	Physical		2 ♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	100%	20	Electric	Status		2 ♥
TM77	Psych Up	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		3 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
TM92	Trick Room	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM03	Surf	95	100%	15	Water	Special		2 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM05HGSS	Whirlpool	15	70%	15	Water	Special		0 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding[]

Tutoring[]

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail USUM	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Draco Meteor SMUSUM	130	90%	5	Dragon	Special
Dragon Pulse USUM	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Earth Power USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Focus Punch USUM	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Gravity USUM	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
Hyper Voice USUM	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Liquidation USUM	85	100%	10	Water	Physical
Outrage USUM	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Shock Wave USUM	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stomping Tantrum USUM	75	100%	10	Ground	Physical
Water Pulse USUM	60	100%	20	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Aqua Tail ORAS	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Draco Meteor XYORAS	130	90%	5	Dragon	Special		6 ♥	0 ♥
Dragon Pulse ORAS	85	100%	10	Dragon	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Punch ORAS	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
Gravity ORAS	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Hyper Voice ORAS	90	100%	10	Normal	Special		2 ♥	2 ♥
Outrage ORAS	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Shock Wave ORAS	60	—%	20	Electric	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Water Pulse ORAS	60	100%	20	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical
Draco Meteor	140	90%	5	Dragon	Special
Dragon Pulse	90	100%	10	Dragon	Special
Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Gravity	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status
Hyper Voice	90	100%	10	Normal	Special
Outrage	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
AncientPower	60	100%	5	Rock	Special		2 ♥
Aqua Tail	90	90%	10	Water	Physical		3 ♥
Dive	80	100%	10	Water	Physical		1 ♥
Draco Meteor	140	90%	5	Dragon	Special		2 ♥
Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥
Fury Cutter	10	90%	20	Bug	Physical		2 ♥
Gravity HGSS	—	—%	5	Psychic	Status		2 ♥
Headbutt HGSS	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
Outrage	120	100%	15	Dragon	Physical		2 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Swift	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Twister	40	100%	20	Dragon	Special		3 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites[]

• Generation IV
• Generation V
• Generation VI

Palkia's Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version sprite

Palkia's Pokémon Platinum Version sprite

Palkia's Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version Shiny sprite

Palkia's Pokémon Platinum Version Shiny sprite

Palkia's Generation IV back sprite

Palkia's Generation IV Shiny back sprite

Palkia's Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version sprite

Palkia's Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Shiny sprite

Palkia's back sprite

Palkia's Shiny back sprite

Palkia's sprite

Palkia's Shiny sprite

Palkia's back sprite

Palkia's Shiny back sprite

Appearances[]

Core series[]

Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version[]

In Pokémon Pearl Version, at Spear Pillar, Cyrus uses the Red Chain he crafted from the powers of the Lake Guardians—Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit—to call up and control Palkia, whom Cyrus wants to use to remake the world in his liking. After defeating Cyrus, the player can battle Palkia, who is level 47, and have a chance to catch it. Even if Palkia is defeated, the player has the option to encounter it again after entering the Hall of Fame.

In Pokémon Pearl Version, a statue of Palkia is found in Eterna City. It is said to have been the centerpiece of many festivals in the Sinnoh region.

In Pokémon Diamond Version, the exact events with Palkia involve Dialga instead, as well as the statue in Eterna City. Palkia can still be registered into the Pokédex and/or traded from Pokémon Pearl Version.

Pokémon Platinum Version[]

In Pokémon Platinum Version, Cyrus uses both Palkia and Dialga to try and create his new world, but disturbs Giratina, who drags him into the Distortion World. After completing the location, the player can encounter Palkia at Spear Pillar with the Lustrous Orb in their possession, and likewise Dialga if they have the Adamant Orb. Palkia is now level 70 when encountered.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus[]

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Palkia's Origin Forme appears for the first time, like Dialga's.

Spinoffs[]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series[]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness[]

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness, after the player has completed The Nightmare, they and their partner Pokémon return to their Rescue Team Camp, but as they are sleeping, the ground begins to shake, a blinding light appears for a split second, then clears, revealing Palkia. Palkia takes both the player and their partner to Spacial Rift and pushes them off of a cliff at 40,000 feet, but both manage to survive the fall nonetheless.

The player and their partner face Palkia at the end, in Spacial Rift Bottom. The battle is exceptionally challenging for Fire-type Pokémon. Once Palkia is defeated, he becomes trapped in a nightmare, just as Azurill has, and the player and their partner enter inside. As soon as Cresselia prepares to destroy them, another Cresselia appears, and the player, their partner, and Palkia look back and forth a few times in confusion. The second Cresselia blasts light at the other one, revealing it to be a Darkrai, and after the final battle against Darkrai, Palkia thwarts its escape attempt using Spacial Rend to shatter the dimensional hole as revenge for using him.

Palkia is a male in the game, even though it is normally genderless.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky[]

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, Palkia retains the same role as in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness.

Pokémon Ranger series[]

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia[]

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Palkia appears in Hippowdown Temple if the player has downloaded the "Palkia in Haruba Desert!?" mission from Ranger Net. Its presence causes disruption in space-time, warping humans, Pokémon, and objects around. Palkia uses Spacial Rend in battle to alter

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs[]

In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, like the previous game, Palkia is encountered in the Sky Fortress exclusively in the "Pledge to Arceus" mission of Ranger Net, along with Dialga and Giratina.

Crossover appearances[]

Super Smash Bros. series[]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which is Palkia's first appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series, it has a chance of appearing in the Spear Pillar stage if it has a purple tint. Once it appears, it has a multitude of abilities, including destroying sections of the stage, shooting a powerful beam either vertically or horizontally, decreasing the stage's gravity (making players jump higher and fall slower), tilting the camera so that it's askew, flipping it horizontally, and rotating it upside-down. After performing a couple of these abilities, the screen returns to normal, and Palkia then disappears.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[]

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Palkia can be spawned from a Poké Ball or Master Ball and attacks by using its signature move, Spacial Rend, which involves it slashing across the screen and flipping the camera. This affects nothing other than the player's viewpoint. Coming into contact with it does minor damage. Eventually, the screen tilts back to normal and Palkia disappears.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Palkia returns as one of the Pokémon that can be summoned from a Poké Ball or Master Ball. It acts the same as before.

In other media[]

Anime[]

Palkia's first appearances were in the Diamond & Pearl series' Dragon Trilogy. It was first shown, along with Dialga and Darkrai, in The Rise of Darkrai, where it fought with Dialga and nearly destroyed Alamos Town. It was shown in a flashback in Giratina and the Sky Warrior, and finally, in Arceus and the Jewel of Life, alongside Dialga and Giratina, started a battle which awoke an ancient power. The Dragon Trio (Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina) seem to have equal power. Although Palkia fought Dialga in The Rise of Darkrai, they now seem to understand and accept each other, like when Palkia saved Dialga from the waterspout Arceus made, or when they fought alongside each other against Arceus.

Statues of Palkia have appeared in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, Journey to the Unown!, Losing Its Lustrous!, Double Team Turnover!, Steeling Peace of Mind!, Saving the World From Ruins!, and Bagged Then Tagged!. Palkia made its anime debut in The Battle Finale of Legend!, although a silhouette of Palkia appeared in All Dressed up with Somewhere to Go. This could possibly be the one from the dragon trio movies since there's only one Palkia in existence. Palkia also makes a cameo in the Together and Diamond and Pearl openings.

A Palkia also appeared in the 18th movie, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, in which it is drawn into a battle between Hoopa and its dark side, Hoopa Unbound.

• Palkia (anime)
• Palkia (DP152)
• Palkia (MS018)
• Palkia (Journeys)
• Palkia (Generations)

Profiles[]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy[]

Image	Title	Appears in
	Palkia	DS Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
Description
A Spatial Pokémon. In the Sinnoh region, this Pokémon has been revered for many generations, much like Dialga. Dialga warps time, but Palkia has control over space. It lives between parallel dimensions and is known for its power, rumored to be able to warp space. It can use Spacial Rend to rip through the very space an enemy resides in, damaging the foe at the same time. It is Pearl's mascot.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U trophy[]

3DS image	Wii U image	Title	Category	Appears in*	Trophy Box*
		Palkia	Poké Ball	DS Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl (04/2007) DS Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver (03/2010)	46: Legend of Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl
Description
NTSC: Stories surround this Legendary Water/ Dragon-type Pokémon, saying that it has control over all of space. Its Spacial Rend attack will tear space and flip the screen upside down. When this happens, the left and right controls of the fighters will become flipped as well. PAL: Stories of this Legendary Pokémon say that Palkia is a god that controls all of space. When it uses its Spacial Rend attack in Super Smash Bros., it causes the screen to flip upside down. If that wasn't confusing enough, it also flips the left and right controls!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit[]

General information
#	Name	Image	Series / game	Type	Slots	Class	Strength / effect(s)	How to obtain
510	Palkia		Pokémon Series	Primary	3	Ace	Shield	Spirit Board
Spirit battle
Opponent(s)		Battle conditions			Stage		Song
Mewtwo		Hazard: Left Is Right, Right Is Left Left and right controls will suddenly reverse after a little while			Spear Pillar		Battle! (Dialga/Palkia) / Spear Pillar

Trivia[]

• In the anime, Palkia's roar is a combination of the roars of two Godzilla monsters, Godzilla himself and King Ghidorah, plus Boga from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. In the movie trailer, roars from Gamera were mixed.
• Palkia is the only bipedal member of Creation Trio, plus its rear limbs highly resemble human-like hands.
• Palkia is the only Pokémon (alongside with Whiscash) to actually avoid being captured by Master Ball. Unlikely to Whiscash who swallowed a Master Ball, Palkia dodged it with its hand - contacting it directly.
• Palkia is an unwillingly the worst encounter for Darkrai itself (though they never had an actual conflict between each other): in Movie 10, Palkia was a one to revive Darkrai who has been killed accidentally; in Mystery Dungeon series, Palkia was one to punish Darkrai in the end.
• Until Jaiden Animations mentioned the meme, Palkia was weak to Salamence, but then Google took note after the video and now Palkia isn't weak to Salamence, but instead dragon.

Origin[]

Palkia, along with Dialga, may be based on the Shinto legend of Izanami and Izanagi, who are said to have created one island with a spear, erected a pillar on it, and from there created the islands of Japan. Appearance-wise, Palkia is likely based after a European dragon combined with a pearl, being a water based precious stone. Its appearance may also be derived from the Plateosaurus or other bipedal dinosaurs such as the Oviraptor. How it is significant of the aspects of Space is shown through its Water typing, as it is the most similar medium which simulates both outer space and the metaphorical aspects of space, and whose consistency can manifest in various densities.

Etymology[]

The name "Palkia" is partly derived from the word "Paru", meaning pearl in Japanese. Since the Japanese language possesses only one liquid consonant, which is the equivalent of the English language /l/ and /r/, the "r" in paru can be used as an "l", creating Palkia when romanized.

Gallery[]

Being controlled by Cyrus along with Dialga.

See also[]

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data