Palkia (Pokémon)

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Category
Glitch Pokémon
Ability
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Exp. at Lv. 100
Unknown
Regional Pokédex numbers
Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers
Height
0'0"
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Weight
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Dex color
Unknown
Catch rate
Unknown
Body style
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Blue-Striped
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Blue-Striped
Gender ratio
Gender unknown
Breeding
Undiscovered group
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
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Sp.Def
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Base Exp.: 0 Battle Exp.: 1*
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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 off of a therapod. Despite possessing wings and the ability to fly on its own, it is not able to learn the move Fly through HM02 or any other means. It has plates on its shoulder area, where two pink pearls lie encrusted. Palkia has a long neck 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 the Pearl version of the game, 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 2, 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.

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 bubbles. It is close to Dialga's dimension.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Dialga and Palkia under the control of Cyrus

Palkia's first appearances were in the Diamond and Pearl trilogy of Pokémon movies. 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.

Palkia made its anime debut in DP150, although a silhouette of Palkia appeared in All Dressed up with Somewhere to Go and several statues of Palkia appeared in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins!.

Palkia also makes a cameo in the Together and Diamond and Pearl openings.

In the manga

In the Arceus and the Jewel of Life manga adaption, 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 2: 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}}}
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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 くうかんの つながりを じざいに あやつることで とおくの ばしょや いくうかんに いどうできるのだ。
SoulSilver くうかんの つながりを じざいに あやつることで とおくの ばしょや いくうかんに いどうできるのだ。
Generation V
Black {{{blackdex}}}
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 Shinto 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
90
150 - 197 290 - 384
120
112 - 189 220 - 372
100
94 - 167 184 - 328
150
139 - 222 274 - 438
120
112 - 189 220 - 372
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.

Pokéthlon stats

Speed
3/1 ★★★
Power
5/1 ★★★★★
Skill
5/1 ★★★★★
Stamina
5/1 ★★★★★
Jump
5/1 ★★★★★
Total
23/5 ★★★★


Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By tutoring

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|- style="background:#74ACF5" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.
|} |}

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Palkia
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
Spr 4d 484.png Spr 4p 484.png Spr 4h 484.png Spr b 4d 484.png
Spr 4d 484 s.png Spr 4p 484 s.png Spr 4h 484 s.png Spr b 4d 484 s.png
V Black White Black 2 White 2 Back
Spr 5b 484.png Spr 5b2 484.png Spr b 5b 484.png
Spr 5b 484 s.png Spr 5b2 484 s.png Spr b 5b 484 s.png
Palkia For other sprites and images, please see Palkia images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

  • Palkia, like Dialga, shares the first letter of its name with the game it is the mascot of: Pearl.
  • Palkia and Dialga's US names were revealed on January 20, 2007.
  • Despite possessing wings and the ability to fly on its own, it is not able to learn the move Fly through HM02 or any other means. Palkia does not even have the ability Levitate and thus remains susceptible to Ground-type moves.
  • Palkia and Kingdra are the only two Pokémon that are dual-type Water/Dragon.
    • Due to this, Palkia is the only member of the dragon 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 2.
  • In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2, Palkia, along with Dialga and Regigigas, all speak in capital letters, unlike the other Pokémon in the game.
  • Palkia is in the highest IQ group. It takes this position in IQ group J and is the only Pokémon in IQ group J.

Origin

Palkia is likely based after a European dragon with a pearl. Like Dialga's origin possibly from the largest sauropod dinosaur, Amphicoelias, Palkia may be based on another sauropod, the bipedal Plateosaurus.

Name origin

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

In other languages

Related articles

External links

Notes

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