Palkia (Diamond & Pearl 11)

Palkia LV.67 パルキア Palkia

DP-P McDonald's print Illus. Daisuke Ito

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Palkia Type Water HP 90 weakness +20 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Diamond & Pearl Rarity English card no. 11/130 Expansion Great Encounters Rarity English card no. 26/106 Japanese Deck Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck Japanese expansion DP-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 030/DP-P English expansion DP Black Star Promos English card no. DP27 Japanese expansion DP-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 039/DP-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Palkia.

Palkia (Japanese: パルキア Palkia) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Diamond & Pearl expansion.

Card text

Spacial Rend あくうせつだん 10

Search your deck for a Stadium card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. If there is any Stadium card in play, discard it.

Transback トランスバック 40

You may flip a coin. If heads, discard all Energy attached to Palkia and put the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to it on top of your opponent's deck. Your opponent shuffles his or her deck afterward.

Pokédex data

Palkia - Spatial Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
484	13'09" (4.2 m)	740.8 lbs. (336.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology.
くうかんを ゆがめる のうりょくを もち シンオウちほうの しんわでは かみさまとして えがかれている。

Release information

This card was originally released in the Diamond & Pearl expansion with artwork by Nakaoka. It was reprinted with different artwork by Nakaoka in Great Encounters, originating from the Palkia LV.X Constructed Standard Deck. Exclusively in Japan, it was distributed through a promotion at McDonald's. The English version of the promotional card was distributed with the Palkia Premium Box in both playable and jumbo sizes.

Gallery

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  Diamond & Pearl print
  Illus. Nakaoka

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  Great Encounters print
  Illus. Nakaoka

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  DP-P print
  Illus. Daisuke Ito

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  DP Black Star print
  Illus. Daisuke Ito

Trivia

The Great Encounters print erroneously credited Daisuke Ito as the illustrator, who illustrated the McDonald's print of the same card, instead of Nakaoka, the actual illustrator.

Origin

Spacial Rend is a move in the Pokémon games that Palkia can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond.

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