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Palkia is a Legendary Water- and Dragon-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Palkia has a maximum CP of 4,512. It is weak to Dragon and Fairy-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Palkia is Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor.

Palkia Stats and Max CP

Palkia's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Read meta analysis

PvE Analysis

Palkia PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Water Attacker:Dragon TailAqua Tail
• Dragon Attacker:Dragon TailDraco Meteor

Palkia is one of the two iconic box art legendaries from the Sinnoh games and is a Water and Dragon-type Pokémon. While Palkia can be fairly solid as a raid attacker in both type categories, it also leaves a lot to be desired. This is mostly due to its limited moveset.

Unlike its more popular counterpart Dialga, Palkia even has Dragon Tail (a move with the same energy generation with more damage compared to its main alternative) and a better ATK, but like Dialga, it gets Draco Meteor instead of Outrage as a charged attack which limits its damage potential as a Dragon-type raid attacker. Alas! 😔

This leaves Palkia with untapped potential, and non-Legendary Dragons like Salamence, Dragapult, and Haxorus surpass it in damage output. So, it's usable but outclassed 😶. It doesn’t do much better as a Water-type either as it lacks any Water-type fast attack. Thus having to rely entirely on Aqua Tail for consistent Water-type damage. Thankfully the Dragon Tail, Aqua Tail combo is spammy enough to not make it completely useless.

PvP Analysis

Palkia PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Ultra League:Dragon BreathAqua TailDraco Meteor
• Master League:Dragon BreathAqua TailFire Blast

🔵 Great League

Its stat spread makes it unusable in the Great League. There aren't any at or under the 1500 CP range.

🟡 Ultra League

Palkia does not reach close to its maximum stat potential in the Ultra League, making it far too weak and frail overall to really stand a chance against the meta.

🟣 Master League

Palkia takes the fight to a good number of opponents with its insanely spammy Dragon Breath and Aqua Tail combo, and depending on the meta and Palkia's role in your team, it can use Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, or Draco Meteor as a nuke ☄️

This makes Palkia strong against some big meta threats. Ho-Oh is a given, but it can even defeat Zacian (Crowned Sword) and Kyogre by just spamming Aqua Tail. And Kyogre resists Aqua Tail!

However with all that being said, Palkia has fallen from grace somewhat. Mostly due in part to the fact that Palkia (Origin Form) exists. Which is just Palkia with better stats, and a definitively superior nuke in Spacial Rend. As such, you really want to use Origin over regular Palkia nowadays if you have it.

Raid Attacker

F#206

Water-type

B#45

Dragon-type

B#28

Ultra League

C#236

Master League

C#34

Palkia Type Chart

Palkia takes increased damage from:

Dragon160.0%

Fairy160.0%

Palkia takes reduced damage from:

Fire39.1%

Water39.1%

Steel62.5%

Palkia best moveset

Dragon Tail + Draco Meteor

B

Dragon Tail

Draco Meteor

The best Dragon-type moveset for Palkia is Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor (17.08 DPS, 421.3 TDO). In raids, Palkia ranks #28 among Dragon-type attackers (B Tier).

Dragon Tail + Aqua Tail

B

Dragon Tail

Aqua Tail

The best Water-type moveset for Palkia is Dragon Tail and Aqua Tail (15.46 DPS, 381.4 TDO). In raids, Palkia ranks #45 among Water-type attackers (B Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	15.57	17.08	421.3
2.	Dragon Tail	Hydro Pump	14.88	16.33	402.7
3.	Dragon Breath	Draco Meteor	14.86	16.31	402.3
4.	Dragon Breath	Hydro Pump	14.15	15.54	383.2
5.	Dragon Tail	Aqua Tail	14.09	15.46	381.4
6.	Dragon Tail	Fire Blast	13.61	14.95	368.7
7.	Dragon Breath	Aqua Tail	13.47	14.79	364.7
8.	Dragon Breath	Fire Blast	12.88	14.15	348.9

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Fast Attacks

• Dragon Breath640.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Dragon160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fairy39.1%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	4
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	4

  
  

  Effects

  Dragon Breath has no special effects.

  See Dragon Breath details page ↗
• Dragon Tail1481.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Dragon160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fairy39.1%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	14
  Energy	8
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	9
  Energy	12

  
  

  Effects

  Dragon Tail has no special effects.

  See Dragon Tail details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Draco Meteor1501003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Dragon160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fairy39.1%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.9s - 3.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	65

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Draco Meteor has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Attack by 33.3%

  See Draco Meteor details page ↗
• Fire Blast1401004.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Bug160%
  • Steel160%
  • Grass160%
  • Ice160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	4.0s
  Damage window	2.9s - 3.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	80

  
  

  Effects

  Fire Blast has no special effects.

  See Fire Blast details page ↗
• Hydro Pump1351003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	135
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	1.1s - 3.2s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	130
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Hydro Pump has no special effects.

  See Hydro Pump details page ↗
• Aqua Tail50332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ground160%
  • Rock160%
  • Fire160%

  Resisted by

  • Water62.5%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.3s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Aqua Tail has no special effects.

  See Aqua Tail details page ↗

Palkia CP Chart

At level 50, Palkia can reach 4,512 CP. The raid CP range is 2,190 to 2,280 without a weather boost or 2,737 to 2,850 with one. For Field and Special Research, the range is 1,642 to 1,710 CP.

Max CP	4512 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1642 CP - 1710 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	2190 CP - 2280 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	2190 CP - 2280 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	2737 CP - 2850 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Palkia

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Palkia's Water and Dragon-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Palkia.

Water

Dragon

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#484
Height	4.2 m
Weight	336 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	Genderless
Buddy distance	20 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	100 100000

Palkia family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Palkia in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Palkia

Dynamax Palkia

Origin Forme Palkia

Shadow Origin Forme Palkia

Shadow Palkia

The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
2.06 m	2.1 m	4.2 m	6.3 m	6.51 m

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Size bounds

Palkia's height ranges from 2.058 m to 6.51 m, with the average being 4.2 m.

Movement type

Jumping

Movement Timer

10s

Jump Time

0.9s

Attack Probability

10%

Attack Timer

29s

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

1

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Palkia Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Palkia from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy, and 296 Candy XL to fully power up Palkia in Pokémon GO.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Palkia

• Regular PalkiaCopy shortcode
• Shiny PalkiaCopy shortcode

Palkia high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Palkia. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

• #484
• #484

Official artwork

Wallpaper