Its strongest point is Sp. Atk — among the highest in the entire Pokédex. In base stat total it is among the strongest — higher than 99% of species. In defense it has 2 weaknesses and 3 resistances at its disposal. This is a Legendary Pokémon: one per game, no offspring. Very hard to catch — bring plenty of Poké Balls and something that puts it to sleep or paralyzes it.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (150) is 50 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 96% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Abilities
- Pressure Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
- Telepathy Protects against friendly Pokémon's damaging moves.
Pokédex entry
It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Palkia (Origin Forme) takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Palkia (Origin Forme) does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Moves (63)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (57 via TM/TR) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 8 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 16 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 |
| 24 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 32 | Aqua Ring | Water | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 48 | Aura Sphere | Fighting | Special | 80 | — | 20 |
| 56 | Power Gem | Rock | Special | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 64 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 |
| 72 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 80 | Spacial Rend | Dragon | Special | 100 | 95% | 5 |
| 88 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80% | 5 |