Palkia (Pokémon)

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Palkia パルキア Palkia #484
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Type Water Dragon Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Spatial Pokémon
Abilities Pressure Blue-Striped ----- Telepathy Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #150 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia SP Oblivia S-005
Height 13'09" Imperial 4.2 m Metric 13'09"/4.2 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 740.8 lbs. Imperial 336.0 kg Metric 740.8 lbs./336.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Purple	Catch rate 30 (3.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Undiscovered group 121 cycles* (30855 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 3 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 220 Battle Exp.: 2201*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Palkia (Japanese: パルキア Palkia) is a dual-type Water/Dragon legendary Pokémon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Palkia is the version mascot of Pokémon Pearl, appearing on the boxart.

Biology

Physiology

Palkia looks dinosaur-like, similar to Dialga, though it seems to be based on a theropod, the bipedal carnivorous dinosaurs. Palkia’s body is mainly a shade of light purple, although it has stripes and markings of a darker shade and a grayish-colored arm underside and waist. It has round purple-striped plates on its shoulder area, where two pink pearls lie encrusted with a gray rim encircling them and fins in their back. Palkia’s arms have somewhat gauntlet-like extended formations and a purple band of coloration at the wrist. Palkia has a long neck, a pointed white crest on the top of its head that extends to its wings, two strong horn-like tusks on the sides of its jaw, and a powerful tail.

Gender differences

Palkia is a genderless species.

Special abilities

Palkia has the ability to warp space. An example of this was shown in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, in which Palkia was able to shuffle the landscape of Almia around at a whim, allowing doors to connect to places miles away and for large forests to fit inside tiny houses. In Pokémon Pearl Version, it is mentioned on the statue in Eterna City that it can create alternate realities.

Palkia's skills in battle are mostly the same as Dialga's, except that Palkia can learn a handful of Template:Type2 moves. Palkia is also slightly faster than Dialga and has weaker defensive stats. Palkia is one of the rare species that knows the move Aura Sphere.

Palkia's powers can be amplified with the Lustrous Orb.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Palkia travels by creating a large yellow sphere from its two pearls, then using it to fly very fast.

Palkia is the only known Pokémon that learns Spacial Rend (apart from an event Darkrai released for the tenth movie in Japan, another released in US, an event Arceus released for the twelfth movie in Japan, and Smeargle who can Sketch it).

Behavior

Like Dialga, Palkia lives in a different dimension, making its behavior nearly impossible to study. However, Palkia has been seen in violent conflicts with Dialga. It as well has been shown to be very protective of its home.

Habitat

Legends say that it lives "in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours." The twelfth movie shows Palkia living in a pink-colored dimension containing floating pearls.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Palkia's first appearance in The Rise of Darkrai

Dialga and Palkia under the control of Cyrus

Palkia's first appearances were in the Diamond & Pearl series's 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.

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 creation trio movies since there's only one Palkia in existence.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Palkia summoned by Cyrus in Pokémon Adventures

Two Palkia were seen in Pokémon Adventures, one that Cyrus tried to take command of on the Spear Pillar alongside Dialga using the Red Chain, and another that was destroyed by Gold, Silver, and Crystal before taking form in the Sinjoh Ruins.

Arceus and the Jewel of Life manga

In the Arceus and the Jewel of Life manga adaptation, Palkia, along with the members of its trio, was summoned by Sheena to help Ash and his friends. Palkia soon engaged in a battle with the other members of its trio along with Arceus.

In the TCG

Main article: Palkia (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Palkia on Spear Pillar

Palkia occasionally appears on the Spear Pillar stage as one of three Pokémon that controls it. It only appears on the stage when the ground on the upper levels have a purple tinge to them. Unlike Dialga and Cresselia, it'll use its powers to distort the stage however possible. Some examples include tilting the stage, turning the stage completely upside down and reversing the screen itself (the last two will cause the movement controls to be reversed temporarily). It often shoot beams in the cave below, dealing a lot of damage to the players that get caught in the blast.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Palkia accuses the player and its partner that they are the one responsible for the distortion of fabric of space. Later, Palkia confronts them and bring them to Spacial Rift.
• Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia: Palkia appears as a bonus boss during one of the Ranger Net extra missions. Palkia was injured from a battle with Dialga and entered Hippowdon Temple. In its pain, it warped the space of the Almia region and caused all of the locations of Almia to be shuffled together.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Stadium 2 Unknown
Generation III Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}}
Generation IV Diamond It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology. Pearl It is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. It appears in mythology. Platinum A legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh. It is said that space becomes more stable with Palkia's every breath. HeartGold Its total control over the boundaries of space enable it to transport itself to faraway places or even other dimensions. SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}}
Generation V Black パルキアが　こきゅうを　するたびに　くうかんは　あんていすると　される　シンオウの　でんせつの　ポケモン。 White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl One Spear Pillar (Pearl only) Platinum One Spear Pillar HeartGold SoulSilver One Sinjoh Ruins (requires event Arceus) Pal Park None Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Spacial Rift (Bottom)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Hippowdon Temple (during mission)
Pokémon Rumble	Ticket for releasing Blastoise, Gyarados, Empoleon, Dragonite and Garchomp

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 90		150 - 197	290 - 384
Attack: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Defense: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Sp. Atk: 150		139 - 222	274 - 438
Sp. Def: 120		112 - 189	220 - 372
Speed: 100		94 - 167	184 - 328
Total: 680	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 5/5 ★★★★★	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 3/5 ★★★☆☆	Total 18/23 ★★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ¼× Water ¼× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 2× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start DragonBreath Dragon Special 06060 100100% 20 00Start Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100100% 10 066 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100100% 20 1010 AncientPower Rock Special 06060 100100% 5 1515 Slash Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 1919 Power Gem Rock Special 07070 100100% 20 2424 Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 09090% 10 2828 Dragon Claw Dragon Physical 08080 100100% 15 3333 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100100% 10 3737 Aura Sphere Fighting Special 09090 ——% 20 4242 Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 09090% 10 4646 Spacial Rend Dragon Special 100100 09595% 5 5050 Hydro Pump Water Special 120120 08080% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Palkia Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Palkia Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	0000—	100}}100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	25
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120120	070}}70%	10
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100100	100}}100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	07575	100}}100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
	TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120120	085}}85%	5
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	05050	080}}80%	10
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	06060	—}}—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
	TM49	Echo Voice	Normal	Special	04040	100}}100%	15
	TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120120	070}}70%	5
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	10
	TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	03030	100}}100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150150	090}}90%	5
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100100	080}}80%	5
	TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM78	Smooth Over	Ground	Physical	06060	100}}100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	07575	090}}90%	10
	TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	06060	090}}90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	090}}90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
	TM92	Trick Room	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	04040	100}}100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	05050	095}}95%	30
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	09595	100}}100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Palkia Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Palkia Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Palkia in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Palkia in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Palkia Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Palkia Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: IV - VI - VII - VIII - IX
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	B2	W2	Draco Meteor	Dragon	Special	140	90%	5
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Palkia can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Palkia cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Palkia Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Palkia Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 4 Recruit rate: 100% IQ group: J
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Dragon  Poké Assist: ( Dragon ) Field move: None Browser entry   It controls spatial dimensions and blasts a powerful beam from its mouth.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Water  ( Water ) Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It rends space to attack.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Does not evolve Palkia  Water  Dragon

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Palkia images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Palkia is tied with Rayquaza, Reshiram and Dialga for highest Special Attack of all Template:Type2 Pokémon.
  • Palkia is tied with Kyogre for highest Special Attack of all Template:Type2 Pokémon.
  • Palkia is tied with Rayquaza, Dialga, Reshiram, Zekrom and Giratina for highest base single stat of all Dragon-type Pokémon. Giratina has 150 in HP, while Dialga, Palkia, Reshiram and Rayquaza have 150 in Special Attack. Rayquaza and Zekrom have 150 in Attack. Coincidentally they are all also tied for highest base stat total of all Dragon-types with 680.
  • Palkia has the highest base stat total of all Water-types.
• Palkia, like Blastoise, Ho-Oh (as of the release of HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions), and Dialga, shares the first letter of its name with the game it is the mascot of: Pearl.
• Palkia and Dialga's English names were revealed on January 20, 2007.
• Palkia and Kingdra are the only two Pokémon that are dual-type Water/Dragon.
  • Due to this, Palkia is the only member of the creation trio that does not have a unique type combination.
• Despite being primarily a Water-type Pokémon, it only learns three Water-type moves through level up.
• The gems in Palkia's arms resemble Pale Spheres.
• Palkia, along with Dialga and Phione, has the second highest catch rate after Mew, Celebi and Shaymin out of all the legendary Pokémon, with a catch rate of 30.
• Palkia and Dialga are the first legendary Pokémon to be met at a level that is not divisible by 5, appearing at Level 47.
• Although Palkia is genderless in the main games, it is referred to as a male in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
• Palkia is in the highest IQ group. It takes this position in IQ group J and is the only Pokémon in IQ group J.
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Palkia, along with Dialga, the legendary golems, the Magnemite family, and Regigigas, all speak in capital letters, unlike the other Pokémon in the game.
• Oddly, Palkia learns Aqua Tail two times: at level 24 and again at level 42.
• Palkia is the only member of the Creation trio not to have an immunity.

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. The presence of fins in their back, the fish-like head and the pearls are possibly the reason for its Water type.

Name origin

The Pal (Paru) in its name is derived from the Japanese word for pearl, パール pāru.

In other languages

• German: Palkia
• French: Palkia
• Korean: 펄기아 Pearlgia
• Chinese (Taiwan): 帕路奇犽 Pà Lù Qí Yá - Transliteration of its Japanese name.

Related articles

• Palkia (anime)
• Creation trio

Legendary Pokémon

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

See also: Mythical Pokémon

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