Palkia #0484

WaterDragon
DialgaDialga(#0483)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Heatran(#0485)Heatran
Max CPL403991L504512L51 · Best Buddy4565
Buddy Distance20 km per Candy
ReleasedJan 29, 2019Aug 6, 2021

Type Effectiveness

Palkia takes 160% from Dragon and Fairy moves.

Weak ×1.6
DragonFairy
Resists ×0.6
Steel
Resists ×0.4
FireWater

Palkia is a Water/Dragon-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Dragon and Fairy.

It reaches 4512 CP at level 50, or 4565 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Dragon Tail with Spacial Rend, though that move is no longer obtainable.

Palkia
Normal
Shiny Palkia
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack280
Defense215
Stamina189

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
DragonDragon TailDragonSpacial Rend17.1373
2DragonDragon BreathDragonSpacial Rend16.4359
3DragonDragon TailDragonDraco Meteor15.6341
4DragonDragon BreathDragonDraco Meteor14.9326
5DragonDragon TailWaterHydro Pump14.9325
6DragonDragon BreathWaterHydro Pump14.2311
7DragonDragon TailWaterAqua Tail14.2311
8DragonDragon TailNormalReturn13.9303
4 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9DragonDragon TailFireFire Blast13.7299
10DragonDragon BreathWaterAqua Tail13.6298
11DragonDragon BreathNormalReturn13.0285
12DragonDragon BreathFireFire Blast13.0284

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Dragon TailDragon1481.0s14.08.0
Dragon BreathDragon640.5s12.08.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Spacial RendLDragon1601002.5s64.01.60
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
Draco MeteorDragon1501003.5s42.91.50
Hydro PumpWater1351003.5s38.61.35
Fire BlastFire1401004.0s35.01.40
Aqua TailWater50332.0s25.01.52

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Dragon BreathDragon3413.04.0
Dragon TailDragon91233.04.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Draco MeteorDragon150652.31
ReturnPNormal130701.86
Fire BlastFire140801.75
Hydro PumpWater130751.73
Spacial RendLDragon95551.73
Aqua TailWater55351.57

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

L
Legacy: Spacial Rend can no longer be learned, even with an Elite TM. Source: pokemongo.fandom.com.
P
Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1EternatusDragonDragon TailDragonDynamax CannonE32.3 eDPS
  2. 2Mega RayquazaDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking SwipeE31.6 eDPS
  3. 3Mega DragoniteDragonDragon TailDragonOutrage+29.2 eDPS
  4. 4Mega GarchompDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking Swipe29.1 eDPS
  5. 5Shadow HaxorusDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking SwipeE27.1 eDPS
  6. 6Shadow PalkiaDragonDragon TailDragonDraco Meteor26.0 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 13 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. Mega Charizard XMega RaidDragonDragon TailDragonSpacial RendL+1.0% Gainover Garchomp
  2. RegidragoTier 5 RaidDragonDragon TailDragonSpacial RendL+0.8% Gainover Dragapult
  3. Altered Forme GiratinaTier 5 RaidDragonDragon TailDragonSpacial RendL+0.6% Gainover Garchomp
  4. Mega AmpharosMega RaidDragonDragon TailDragonSpacial RendL+0.6% Gainover Garchomp
  5. PalkiaTier 5 RaidDragonDragon TailDragonSpacial RendL+0.4% Gainover Garchomp
  6. Origin Forme PalkiaTier 5 RaidDragonDragon TailDragonSpacial RendL+0.3% Gainover Garchomp
  7. Origin Forme GiratinaTier 5 RaidDragonDragon TailDragonSpacial RendL+0.3% Gainover Garchomp
  8. ReshiramTier 5 RaidDragonDragon TailDragonSpacial RendL+0.3% Gainover Garchomp

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15164210/10/10171015/15/15
Raids & Eggs20219010/10/10228015/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25273710/10/10285015/15/15
L404035250/0/0399115/15/15
L505039850/0/0451215/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5140330/0/0456515/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1517101510
Level 2022802014
Level 2528502518
Level 3034213021
Level 3537063273
Level 4039913525
Level 4542473751
Level 5045123985
Level 5145654033

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust
Height / Weight4.2 m · 336 kg
Gender Ratio
Genderless
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Palkia in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/14/121500 CP at level 14
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/14/12150014100.00%
#20/11/1414981499.67%
#31/10/1415001499.59%
#40/13/1214971499.56%
#51/12/1214991499.48%
#60/15/1014961499.43%
#70/15/1115001499.43%
#81/14/1014981499.35%
#97/15/15149713.599.27%
#102/13/1015001499.27%

A 15/15/15 ranks #888 of 4,096, with 96.29% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs2/15/142500 CP at level 23
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#12/15/14250023100.00%
#21/15/1424922399.64%
#31/15/1524982399.64%
#42/14/1424952399.56%
#53/13/1424982399.48%
#60/14/9250023.599.45%
#70/7/15249823.599.42%
#80/15/1424832399.29%
#90/15/1524892399.29%
#100/10/12249723.599.24%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2821 of 4,096, with 94.77% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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