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Palkia's debut appearance in The Rise of Darkrai
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Palkia's Dimension
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Palkia (Japanese: パルキア Palkia) is a major character from The Rise of Darkrai. Palkia reappeared alongside the other members of its trio in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
History
In The Rise of Darkrai, Palkia engages in a massive battle with its enemy, Dialga in another dimension. Palkia ends up getting injured by Dialga's Roar of Time and flees to the normal dimension; its destination being Alamos Town. Due to this, all the Pokémon having nightmares wake up. Simultaneously, the presence of Palkia causes the dimension Dialga and Palkia were fighting in to disintegrate the normal dimension little by little.
Dialga later arrives, enraged that Palkia was a coward for fleeing, and the two engage battle, causing enormous damage to Alamos Town. With neither gaining the upper hand, Palkia charged up its Spacial Rend and dared Dialga to give it its best shot. Before the two combatants could finish each other off, however, Ash and Dawn manage to magnify the volume of the song "Oración", soothing Dialga and Palkia in mid-fight. Palkia realised what it had done, and hung its head in sorrow. Ash and Dawn insisted Palkia repair the town and send it to the correct dimension, which Palkia then did.
In Giratina and the Sky Warrior, Palkia did not appear but was mentioned in a flashback of its battle in Alamos Town. However, its counterpart Dialga played a minor role in the movie.
In Arceus and the Jewel of Life, it was revealed that the reason why Dialga and Palkia clashed in Alamos Town was because their dimensions, which are not meant to ever meet, intersected due to Arceus preparing to awaken. As a result, Palkia believed that Dialga had invaded its territory, a mistake shared by Dialga. Sheena used her powers to touch a Pokémon's heart to reach Palkia and explain, ending the feud with Dialga once and for all. Later, Palkia helped to protect Ash and friends from Arceus's attacks, however it was seriously injured by the Alpha Pokémon alongside Dialga and Giratina. Eventually, when Ash and the others had successfully changed the timeline for the better, Arceus healed Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina, and Palkia returned to its own dimension to live peacefully once more.
Personality and characteristics
Palkia appears to be a very territorial Pokémon, as it battled with Dialga when it had believed that Dialga was invading its territory. It is very intelligent and strategic in battle, favoring the super-effective Aura Sphere in its battle against Dialga. It is also very tough and resistant to injury; even when its pearl was damaged, it did not seem to be affected and was able to battle just fine and use its Spacial rend normally. It did, however, run away from Dialga due to this injury. It can also be helpful, protecting Ash and his friends from Arceus when it prepared to unleash judgment on humanity and saving Dialga from a spacetime distortion.
Moves used
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| A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
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In the manga
In the movie adaptations manga
Palkia appeared in the manga adaptations for The Rise of Darkrai and Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
Trivia
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Palkia.
