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Palkia
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Pokémon/Palkia
Palkia is a dual-type Water/Dragon Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation IV. It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but it can transform into its Origin Forme when holding the Lustrous Globe.
Along with Dialga and Giratina, Palkia is one of the Pokémon of myth created by Arceus, representing space. In the past, it was worshiped by the Pearl Clan under the name almighty Sinnoh. Palkia serves as the game mascot for Pokémon Pearl Version and its remake, Pokémon Shining Pearl, appearing on the box art of both games in its normal form.
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| Origin | |
| Origin | Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, & Platinum |
| Creator | Satoshi Tajiri |
| First Appearance | Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, & Platinum |
| Characteristics | |
| Species | Palkia |
| Gender | Genderless |
| Pronouns | It/They |
| Sexuality | N/A |
| Age | Inapplicable |
| Birthday | Year 0 |
| Height | 13'9" (Regular Form), 20'8" (Origin Forme) |
| Weight | 740.8 lbs (Regular Form), 1455.1 lbs (Origin Forme) |
| Ethnicity | Palkia |
| Status | Alive |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
| Archetype | Reality Bender |
| Occupation | Ruler of Space |
| Time Period | Modern Day for Generation 4, Ancient Times for Legends: Arceus |
| Language | Pokémon Language |
| Combat Style | Space User |
| Homeworld | His Realm |
| Relationships | |
| Affiliations | Dialga, Arceus |
| Enemies | Giratina |
Background
| This dropdown contains the synopsis of Palkia’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise! |
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According to the myths and legends of the Hisui and Sinnoh regions, at the beginning of existence, the Mythical Pokémon Arceus created eggs from which the Pokémon of space—Palkia—the Pokémon of time—Dialga—and the Pokémon of antimatter—Giratina—hatched, all in their Origin Formes. Arceus also created the lake guardians and tasked them with calming Dialga or Palkia whenever they became enraged. After the Pokémon universe was formed, Palkia withdrew into its own dimension, which is said to be shredded as if torn to ribbons. It was both revered and feared as a deity in the past and was worshiped by the Pearl Clan, who mistook it for Arceus and called it "almighty Sinnoh." Palkia can communicate in human language through telepathy, as demonstrated when it speaks through the Pearl Clan's leader, Irida. Palkia and Dialga may also be driven into a frenzy by powerful space-time distortions created by Giratina. They can control and spread these distortions, which results in the appearance of alpha Pokémon and causes noble Pokémon to become frenzied through lightning bolts emitted from them. Palkia has power over space—it can warp space and travel to faraway places, alternate dimensions, and parallel timelines. It can also rend its targets along with the space around them. It has the ability to destroy and create an entire universe, either alone or with Dialga's help. As shown in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Palkia can open and close dimensional portals to alternate universes. It is said that Palkia's birth caused the walls of the world to disappear, creating a sky that spans infinity, and that space becomes more stable with its every breath. Palkia usually travels by levitating. Because it primarily resides in another dimension, its behavior is nearly impossible to study. In the anime, Palkia is very protective of its home, leading to violent conflicts with Dialga when their dimensions intersect. Palkia can travel by creating a large yellow sphere from its two pearls and using it to fly at great speed, as seen in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. Palkia is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Spacial Rend. |
Name Meaning
The name Palkia may be derived from the Japanese word パール (pāru), meaning "pearl," along with "galaxia," which relates to galaxies or space. Another possible element is the Japanese word 海 (kai), meaning "sea" or "ocean," which ties into the theme of liquid matter shared by its counterparts.
Appearance
General Description: Palkia is a light-purple, theropod-like Pokémon with stripes and markings of a darker shade and gray underarms and waist.
Physical Features: Round purple-striped plates on its shoulder area, where two pink pearl-like crystals lie encrusted with a gray rim encircling them. Fin-like wings on its back. Arms with extended formations resembling gauntlets and a purple band around each wrist. A long neck that is normally bent. A pointed white crest on the top of its head that extends to its wings. Two strong horn-like tusks on the sides of its jaw. A powerful tail. Faint cracks along its legs and tail.
Goals
- Maintain Space (Ongoing).
General Information
Name: Palkia
Other Names: Palkia (Origin Forme)
Origin: Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, & Platinum
Overall Series: Pokémon
First Appearance: Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, & Platinum
Latest Appearance: Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Company: Gamefreak
Creator: Satoshi Tajiri
Actor: N/A
Gender: Genderless
Sexuality: N/A
Pronouns: It/They
Handedness: N/A
Age: Inapplicable
Birthday: Year 0 (Born around the same time as Dialga, when time itself was birthed)
Time Period: Modern Day for Generation 4, Ancient Times for Legends: Arceus
Timeline: Main Timeline
Homeworld: His Realm
Residence
- Pearl/Platinum: Spear Pillar
- HeartGold/SoulSilver: Sinjoh Ruins
- Omega Ruby: Soaring in the sky
- Ultra Moon: Ultra Space Wilds
- Shield Expansion Pass: Max Lair
- Legends: Arceus: Coronet Highlands: Temple of Sinnoh
Story Role: Recruitable enemy, Controlled Antagonist
Legacy: Global Legacy
Influence: World-Changing Legacy
Language: Pokémon Language (Pokémon are seemingly able to communicate with each other and understand each other even if they're completely different species)
Ethnicity: Palkia
Religion: Arceus-Related
Classification: Spatial Pokémon[1]
Species: Palkia
State of Being: Regular in its avatar, Existence as Concept in its true self
Physiology: Pokémon Physiology
In-Universe Creator: Arceus
Occupation: Ruler of Space
Combat Style: Space User
Caught By: Dawn/Lucas[2], May/Brendan[3], Selene/Elio[4] Gloria/Victor[5], Akari/Rei[6]
Enemies: Giratina
Height
Weight:
- Regular Form: 740.8 lbs[7]
- Origin Forme: 1455.1 lbs[1]
Status: Alive
Lawful Good (Palkia is a ruler of space who seems to have natural good intent, shown when it was begging Dawn/Lucas to stop it when being controlled by the red chain[2])
Protection Level: Cosmic Protector
Threat Level: Cosmic Threat (Cyrus was going to use Dialga to bring about the destruction of all things[8])
- Type(s) of Potential: Limitless Potential
- Level of Potential: Limitless
- Description: The birth of Palkia is what caused the walls of the world to disappear, creating a sky that spans for infinity[9].
- Limitations: Nothing notable
Archetype: Reality Bender
Codex Statistics
Grade: S
Tier: At least 6-B, Far Higher in Origin Forme
Cardinality: Finite
Dimensionality: 3-D, At least 3-D in Abstraction (As an abstraction Palkia is space itself)
Attack Potency: At least Country level (Potency) (Cyrus was going to use Dialga and Palkia to bring about the destruction of all things[8], putting it relative if not above Rayquaza, who destroyed a meteor that was of this size[10] that Xatu described as something that messes with the very balance of the world and would cause great destruction if it hit[11]), Far Higher in Origin Forme (Palkia's Origin Forme is the true appearance of Palkia, greatly increasing its power[1])
Durability: At least Country level, Far Higher in Origin Forme
Striking Strength: At least Country Class (Potency), Far Higher in Origin Forme
Lifting Strength: Unknown: True Class, Far Higher in Origin Forme
Travel Speed: Superhuman Speed, Far Higher in Origin Forme
Attack Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic (Should be comparable to other Legendary Pokémon such as Raikou who embodies the speed of lightning[12]), Far Higher in Origin Forme
Reaction Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic, Far Higher in Origin Forme
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Extended Melee Range through sheer size in regular and Origin Forme, Varies with Pokémon Moves. Universal with Abilities (Palkia has the ability to distort space[13], the birth of Palkia is what caused the walls of the world to disappear, creating a sky that spans for infinity[9]), Cross-Dimensional with Boundary Manipulation & Spatial Manipulation (Palkia has total control over the very boundaries of space, enabling it to transport itself to faraway places or even other dimensions[14])
Intelligence: Cosmic Intelligence
Knowledge: Cosmic level
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Pressure Points (Critical hits are in actuality pressure point strikes, with the Japaense version noting "Hit a pressure point!")
- Helper Call (Pokémon can call for help from other Pokémon, its own species, or higher evolutions[17])
- Non-Standard Interaction
- Spirit Interaction: Every Pokémon through the usage of struggle can harm even ghost type Pokémon[18].
- Non-Standard Damage (All Pokémon have a special attack stat, a stat different from physical attacks that ignores physical defense in place of special defense)
- Non-Standard Defenses (All Pokémon have a special defense stat, a stat different from physical defense made to defend against special attacks)
- Autopilot (Pokémon can avoid attacks even while they're sleeping)
- Evolution (Pokémon under correct conditions can evolve[19] gaining new abilities that their previous form did not have[20])
- Acausality
- Supernatural Protection (The luminance light of Arceus guides and protects all Pokémon[22])
- Statistics Boost (When Pokémon use a move that is the same type as they are the move's power is increased by 50 percent[23])
- Impact Resistance
- Standard Impact Resistance: Pokémon can recover from being flattened[24]
- Accelerated Development
- Battle & Leveling
- Physical Stats & Abilities: Pokémon doing battle and[16] winning will gain[25] experience and level up becoming stronger[20] and may learn new moves[26].
- Battle & Leveling
- Enhanced Senses (Pokémon are able to sense when the seasons change[27])
- Emotional Empowerment (Pokémon can have their attack greatly raise from anger but doing so may also confuse them[28])
- Consumption (Pokémon can ingest items such as soda pops or eat food to regain health and recover from status effects)
- Size Manipulation (It is mentioned by Laventon that each and every Pokémon is able to shrink itself down to minuscule size[29]).
- Limited Resistance to
- Resistance to
- Pressure Points (Pokémon can generally still keep fighting even after taking a critical hit[15])
- Sealing (Pokémon normally require being damaged or inflicted with status conditions[31] to attempt to be caught[16] usually only working after multiple attempts[16])
- Sense Manipulation (Pokémon can eat Nomel Berries which are so sour that makes one bite impossible to taste for three days)
- Ice Manipulation (It's noted to be difficult to freeze a Pokémon[32])
- Acid Manipulation (Pokémon take no damage from moves like Gastro Acid and instead just have their abilities suppressed[33])
- Intimidation (With Pressure[2] through putting pressure on the opposing Pokémon it causes them to expend more PP to use their moves)
- Abstract Existence
- Concept
- Physical Manifestation: Palkia is the physical manifestation of space. Its birth is what caused the birth of space[9], along with it keeping space stable with every breath[34].
- Concept
- Telepathy (With Telepathy, Palkia can anticipate an ally's attack and dodge it, allowing it to effectively dodge friendly fire moves)
- Reality Separation (Palkia lives in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to the Pokémon world[7])
- Spatial Manipulation (Palkia has the ability to distort space[13], the birth of Palkia is what caused the walls of the world to disappear, creating a sky that spans for infinity[9])
- Dimension Manipulation
- Boundary Manipulation (Palkia has total control over the very boundaries of space, enabling it to transport itself to faraway places or even other dimensions[14])
- Spirit Manipulation (Cyrus' plan with Dialga and Palkia were to use them to create a world without spirit[35]. Spirit initally existed all as one[36] where time and space was intertwined as one[36] and people and Pokémon were but the same presence[36], with the Arceus seen being the physical form/manifestation of the Original Spirit[36]).
- Resistance to
- Elemental Manipulation
- Dragon: Dragon Types are naturally resistant to fire type moves, water type moves, electric type moves, and grass type moves. Though, due to being a water/dragon dual-type Palkia loses their resistance to eletric and grass.
- Water: Water Types are naturally resistant to fire type moves, water type moves, ice type moves, and steel type moves. However, due to being a water/dragon dual-type Palkia loses their resistance to ice type moves.
- Elemental Manipulation
- Dragon Type Moves
- Natural Weaponry (With Dragon Claw, Palkia slashes at the opponent with huge, sharp claws)
- Breath Attack (With Dragon Breath shoots out a breath attack that may paralyze the opponent)
- Air Manipulation (With Twister, Palkia whips up a vicious tornado to tear at the foe causing them to potentially flinch)
- Spatial Manipulation (Palkia's signature move is Spacial Rend, an attack that tears not only the target but the very space around them asunder[1]. With Spacial Rend[2], Palkia tears the foe along with the space around them being able to land critical hits more easily)
- Water Type Moves
- Water Manipulation (With Aqua Ring[2], Palkia surrounds itself with a veil of water that restores health every turn. With Hydro Pump[3], Palkia blasts a huge volume of water launched under great pressure. With Aqua Tail[4], Palkia swings its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm. With Water Pusle, Palkia attacks with a pulsing blast of water that may confuse the target)
- Rock Type Moves
- Earth Manipulation (With Ancientpower[2], a powerful rock type attack that deals devastating damage, it has a 10% chance of raising all of Palkia's stats at once)
- Statistics Amplification
- Light Manipulation (With Power Gem, Palkia attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if they were made of gemstones)
- Spatial Manipulation (Dynamax Pokémon warp the space around them to appear larger than they truly are)
- Weather Manipulation (Dynamax Pokémon create storms within their dens which grow stronger for each pokémon defeated until trainers get blown out of it)
- Vibration Manipulation (Dynamax Pokémon can create a shockwave which nullifies stat changes and abilities)
- Nullification
- Statistics Nullification: The shockwave negates both positive and negative stat change from all other pokémons. It also removes negative stat changes from the user.
- Power Nullification: The shockwave negates all the abilities of the opposing pokémon.
- Purification (The Shockwave cures the user if affacted by a status condition)
- Bypassing
- Forcefield Bypassing: Max Moves can also bypass the moves protect which has a forcefield up[37].
- Precognition Bypassing: Max Moves can also bypass the moves detect where the person sees the future and readies to defend themself[37].
- Undodgeable Attacks (Dynamax moves cannot miss even when accuracy is lowered[37])
- Self-Destruction (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon explode[37] once defeated)
- Forcefield Manipulation (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon can create a forcefield to protect themself with[37], along with also being able to use Max Guard)
- Dragon Type Moves
- Air Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (Max Wyrmind[37] summons a dragon type tornado, this decreases the opponent physical attack)
- Flying Type Moves
- Air Manipulation and Statistics Amplification (Can shoot a violent tornado with Max Airstream[37], this upgrades the user's speed)
- Electric Type Moves
- Electricity Manipulation (Max Lightning[37] is an electric move, summons an electric terrain upon use)
- Energy Projection
- Normal Type Moves
- Energy Manipulation
- Energy Projection (Max Strike[37] summons a giant beam out of the ground which lowers the opponent's speed)
- Energy Manipulation
- Fighting Type Moves
- Statistics Amplification (Max Knuckles[37] summons a giant punch that upgrades the user physical attack)
- Grass Type Moves
- Plant Manipulation, Mortality Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation and Healing (Max Overgrowth[37] creates giant mushrooms that explode on the opponent, this summons a grassy terrain upon use who heals everyone on it)
- Bug Type Moves
- Explosion Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (Max Flutterby[37] sends giant butterfly that rush to explode on the opponent, this greatly lowers special attack)
- Dark Type Moves
- Darkness Manipulation and Statistics Reduction (Max Darkness[37] is a dark type move that lowers the opponents special defense)
- Ground Type Moves
- Earth Manipulation (Max Quake[37] is a Ground type move that upgrades Special Defense)
- Rock Type Moves
- Earth Manipulation & Weather Manipulation (Max Rockfall[37] is a rock type move that summons a sandstorm)
- Ice Type Moves
- Ice Manipulation and Weather Manipulation (Can use Max Hailstorm[37] summons a hail upon use)
- Water Type Moves
- Water Manipulation and Weather Manipulation (Can use Max Geyser[37] summons a rain upon use)
- Steel Type Moves
- Metal Manipulation and Statistics Amplification (Max Steelspike[37] is a steel type move, this amplifies the defense of the user)
- Ghost Type Moves
- Telekinesis and Statistics Reduction (Max Phantasm[37] use's giant floating object to attack the opponent, this reduces the opponent defense)
- Normal Type Moves
- Forcefield Manipulation (Max Guard[37] creates a giant forcefield around the Dynamax Pokémon)
- Resistance to
- Statistics Reduction (Dynamax moves cannot miss even when accuracy is lowered[37])
- Sealing (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon must be heavily damaged before they can be captured[38])
- Status Effect Inducement (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon Cannot be flinched)
- Power Swapping (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon's abilities can't be changed with the opponent's)
- Battlefield Removal, Forced Switch and Intimidation (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon are unaffected by Whirlwind and Roar)
- Mind Manipulation (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon can't be forced to repeat the same move)
- Nullification (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon's moves can't be disable)
- One Hit Kill and Absolute Zero (Dynamaxed/Gigantamaxed Pokémon are immune to OHK moves which would include Sheer Cold)
- Damage Transferal (Dynamax Pokémon are immune to Destiny Bond)
- Mimicry
- Physiology Mimicry Users of Impostor or Transform cannot turn into Dynamax Pokémons.
- Power Mimicry Max Moves cannot be copied
- Weight-based attacks (Dynamax Pokémon are immune to weight-based attacks)
- Immunity to
- Elemental Manipulation
- Normal: Normal Types are naturally immune to ghost type moves
- Ghost: Ghost Types are naturally immune to normal type moves and fighting type moves
- Normal Type Moves
- Fighting Type Moves
- Dark: Dark Types are naturally immune to psychic type moves
- Steel: Steel Types are naturally immune to poison type moves
- Fairy: Fairy Types are naturally immune to dragon type moves
- Dragon Type Moves
- Elemental Manipulation
- Resistance to
- Limited Mimicry
- Physiology Mimicry: The typing of Terastallized Pokémon cannot be copied by Transform.
- Elemental Manipulation
- Fire: Fire types are naturally resistant to fire type moves, grass type moves, ice type moves, bug type moves, steel type moves, and fairy type moves
- Fire Type Attacks
- Grass Type Attacks
- Ice Type Attacks
- Bug Type Attacks
- Steel Type Attacks
- Fairy Type Attacks
- Water: Water Types are naturally resistant to fire type moves, water type moves, ice type moves, and steel type moves
- Electric: Electric Types are naturally resistant to electric type moves, flying type moves, and steel type moves
- Grass: Grass Types are naturally resistant to water type moves, electric type moves, grass type moves, and ground type moves
- Ice: Ice Types are naturally resistant to ice type moves
- Fighting: Fighting Types are naturally resistant to bug type moves, rock type moves, and dark type moves
- Poison: Poison Types are naturally resistant to grass type moves, fighting type moves, poison type moves, bug type moves, and fairy type moves
- Grass Type Attacks
- Fighting Type Attacks
- Poison Type Attacks
- Bug Type Attacks
- Fairy Type Moves
- Ground: Ground Types are naturallly resistant to posion type attacks and rock type attacks
- Flying: Flying Types are naturally resistant to grass type moves, fighting type moves, and bug type moves
- Psychic: Psychic Types are naturally resistant to fighting type moves and psychic type moves
- Bug: Bug Types are naturally resistant to grass type moves, fighting type moves and ground type moves
- Rock: Rock Types are naturally resistant to normal type moves, fire type moves, poison type moves, and flying type moves
- Normal Type Attacks
- Fire Type Attacks
- Poison Type Attacks
- Flying Type Attacks
- Ghost: Ghost Types are naturally resistant to poison type moves and bug type moves
- Dragon: Dragon Types are naturally resistant to fire type moves, water type moves, electric type moves, and grass type moves
- Dark: Dark Types are naturally resistant to ghost type moves and dark type moves
- Steel: Steel Types are naturally resistant to normal type moves, grass type moves, ice type moves, flying type moves, psychic type moves, bug type moves, rock type moves, dragon type moves, steel type moves, and fairy type moves
- Normal Type Attacks
- Grass Type Attacks
- Ice Type Attacks
- Flying Type Attacks
- Psychic Type Attacks
- Bug Type Attacks
- Rock Type Attacks
- Dragon Type Attacks
- Steel Type Attacks
- Fairy: Fairy Types are naturally resistant to fighting type moves, bug type moves, and dark type moves
- Fire: Fire types are naturally resistant to fire type moves, grass type moves, ice type moves, bug type moves, steel type moves, and fairy type moves
Lustrous Orb
- Description: The Lustrous Orb (Japanese: しらたま Pearl Orb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It is one of the orbs associated with the Pokémon of myth.
- Usage: Used as a held item. In Pokémon Platinum, it is required to encounter Palkia at Spear Pillar.
- Function: If held by Palkia, it increases the power of its Dragon- and Water-type moves by 20%.
Notable Techniques
Other
Standard Tactics: Palkia will likely use its signature move spacial rend and use its space-based powers along with its other techniques.
Weaknesses
- Standard Pokémon Weaknesses: Pokémon being greatly angered causes them to be confused[39]. The usage of struggle makes the Pokémon take recoil damage, even if they've barely damaged an opponent[18]. Pokémon become too scared to move when dealing with an entity[40] that cannot be ID'd[40]. One Hit KO Moves do not work if the opponent is higher leveled[41]. Startling a Pokémon in the middle of its evolution will cause it to not evolve[42].
- Type Weaknesses
- Dragon Type Weaknesses: Dragon Type moves are not very effective against steel types and have no effect on fairy types. As a dragon type, it is weak to ice type attacks, dragon type attacks, and fairy type attacks.
- Water Type Weaknesses: Water Type moves are not very effective against other water types, grass types, and dragon types. As a water type, Crocit is weak to electric type attacks and grass type attacks.
- Dual Type Weakness Removals: Due to being Dragon-Water, Palkia loses its weakness to ice type attacks, electric type attacks, and grass type attacks. Though it still maintains a weakness to dragon type attacks and fairy type attacks.
- Unique Weaknesses: As damages or affects to time have a noticeable affect on Dialga and its mental state[43], the same should be true that Palkia would receive significants effects if there's damages or affects to space.
Explanations
Learned Moves through being caught
Palkia naturally cannot use the following moves on its own as a wild Pokémon. However, through being caught by a trainer it opens up to all of these techniques:
Status Effects
The following is an explanation of the various status effects of Pokémon
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Trivia
- Palkia is the only Pokémon that causes an Arceus equipped with the Legend Plate to become Dragon-type when using Judgment. This is because Palkia's type permutation is the only one that can result in a Dragon-type Judgment, and Palkia is the only Pokémon with this permutation in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
- Palkia's gender differs across various Pokémon media. It is gender unknown in the core series games, male in the story of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness (though still gender unknown for gameplay purposes), and female in the Russian dub of the animated series.
- In games prior to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Palkia has a catch rate of 30.
- Origin Forme Palkia is the heaviest Water-type Pokémon.
- Palkia and Dialga are the only two Pokémon that can be legitimately caught in every kind of Poké Ball in the core series to date, excluding the Park Ball, which cannot be registered as any Pokémon's Poké Ball. This is because they are the only two Pokémon that can be caught with the Origin Ball.
- The gems on Palkia's shoulders resemble Pale Spheres.
- Palkia is in the highest IQ group, occupying IQ group J, and is the only Pokémon in that group.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Palkia, along with Primal Dialga, the legendary giants, the Magnemite family, and Regigigas, speaks entirely in capital letters, unlike other Pokémon in the game.
- Although the portal to Palkia's world appears in core series games, the interior of that world has only been shown in the animated series.
- At the end of one of Palkia's roars from the animated series and movies, a roar from Mecha-King Ghidorah, a kaiju from the 1991 Toho film Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, can be heard.
- Palkia and Dialga were designed by Ken Sugimori.
- Palkia was featured as a card caddy in the 2008 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys.
- Palkia was featured as a promotional toy in the 2018 McDonald's promotional Pokémon toys.
- Palkia, along with Dialga, may be based on the Shinto legend of Izanami and Izanagi, who are said to have created one island with a spear, erected a pillar upon it, and from there created the islands of Japan. In terms of appearance, Palkia is likely based on a European dragon combined with a pearl. Its design may also draw from the Plateosaurus or other bipedal dinosaurs such as the Oviraptor. The plates covering its face and the crest on its neck together resemble helmets worn by soldiers in Ancient Greece and Rome, a resemblance made even more apparent in its Origin Forme.
- Its Water type is possibly inspired by its association with pearls, or by the vast expanses that oceans span. Metaphorically, it could reference the ever-changing forms of physical matter in the universe, with energy and matter flowing between states and shifting forms. It could also refer to Ancient Greek astronomy, which depicted Earth as submerged in water. The Water type might also represent the liquid state of matter, whereas Dialga's Steel type represents the solid state and Giratina's Ghost type represents the gaseous state.
- Palkia's Origin Forme appears to be based on Arceus. It bears similarities to a centaur and to the winged horse Pegasus from Greek mythology. Since Arceus seems to take inspiration from the qilin, this influence is also visible in Origin Forme Palkia through its mix of equine and draconic qualities, including Palkia's Dragon typing.
Pokedéx Entries
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Pokémon Diamond |
| It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology. |
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Pokémon Pearl |
| It is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. It appears in mythology. |
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Pokémon Platinum |
| A legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh. It is said that space becomes more stable with PALKIA’s every breath. |
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Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver |
| Its total control over the boundaries of space enable it to transport itself to faraway places or even other dimensions. |
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Pokémon Black & White/Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 |
| A legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh. It is said that space becomes more stable with Palkia’s every breath. |
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Pokémon X |
| It is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. It appears in mythology. |
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Pokémon Y |
| It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology. |
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Pokémon Omega Ruby |
| It is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. It appears in mythology. |
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Pokémon Alpha Sapphire |
| It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology. |
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond |
| It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology. |
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Pokémon Shining Pearl |
| It is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. Palkia appears in mythology. |
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus |
| This Pokémon is feared as a deity in Hisuian legend. The birth of Palkia was what caused the walls of our world to disappear, creating a sky that spans for infinity. |
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus |
| It soars across the sky in a form that greatly resembles the creator of all things. Perhaps this imitation of appearance is Palkia’s strategy for gaining Arceus’s powers. |
Gallery
Codex Statistics Questions
Q: Shouldn't Palkia get 2-C, 2-B, or 2-A as Cyrus was going to use Palkia and Dialga to bring about the destruction of all things[8], which would've affected all of reality?
A: It is shown in Team Rainbow Rocket's DLC that Cyrus succeeded in his timeline with his goal[35] and it only sent him to another world[35]. Rainbow Rocket's existence would imply there's timelines where Cyrus succeeds with his goal yet reality is fine. on top of this, he was using Dialga and Palkia's manipulation of space-time.
Battle Records
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- Dawn/Lucas - Fight[2]
- Conditions: Typical Pokémon encounter where the trainer either tried to catch the Pokémon or make them faint.
- Location: Spear Pillar
- May/Brendan - Fight[3]
- Conditions: Typical Pokémon encounter where the trainer either tried to catch the Pokémon or make them faint.
- Location: Soaring in the sky
- Selene/Elio - Fight[4]
- Conditions: Typical Pokémon encounter where the trainer either tried to catch the Pokémon or make them faint.
- Location: Ultra Space Wilds
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Pokémon Legends: Arceus Palkia (Origin Forme) Pokedex Entry
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Pokémon Shining Pearl Palkia Boss Fight
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Pokémon Omega Ruby Palkia Battle
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Pokémon Ultra Moon Palkia Battle
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pokémon Shield Crown Tundra Palkia Battle
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Pokémon Legends: Arceus Origin Palkia Battle
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Pokémon Shining Pearl Palkia Pokedex Entry
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Cyrus Final Boss Fight
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Pokémon Legends: Arceus Palkia Pokedex Entry
- ↑ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX - Rayquaza Destroys Falling Star
- ↑ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX Xatu's Warning
- ↑ Pokémon Ruby Raikou Pokedex Entry: Raikou embodies the speed of lightning. The roars of this Pokémon send shock waves shuddering through the air and shake the ground as if lightning bolts had come crashing down.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Palkia Pokedex Entry
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver Palkia Pokedex Entry
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Pokémon Legends Arceus
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Pokémon Fire Red
- ↑ Pokémon Sun & Moon SOS Encounters
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Pokémon Move: Struggle
- ↑ Pokémon Legends Z-A
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Pokémon Emerald
- ↑ Pokémon Masters Sabrina and Olympia Conversations
- ↑ Pokémon Legends Arceus Pokedex Entry "It is the heavenly fount from which pours the light that shines across Hisui. Its luminance guides and protects all Pokémon. Hisuian mythology states that Arceus is the creator of all things."
- ↑ Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Naranja Academy Types and Moves I "You may be familiar with Pokémon that are Grass, Fire, or Water type. There are eighteen such types in all, and every Pokémon species has at least one type-some have two. When Pokémon use a move that is the same type as they are, that move's power is increased by 50 percent. For Pokémon that have two types, moves of either type will receive this increase."
- ↑ Pokémon Lets Go Pikachu Lets go Eevee
- ↑ Pokémon Legends: Z-A
- ↑ Pokémon Crystal
- ↑ Pokémon Go Look forward to autumn-themed Pokémon, Berry bonuses, and Deerling coming as the seasons change! "Pokémon can sense when the seasons change! You can expect to see the following Pokémon appearing more often in the wild: Oddish, Vulpix, Bayleef, Hoothoot, Sudowoodo, Yanma, Pineco, Zigzagoon, Seedot, Shroomish, Plant Cloak Burmy, and Foongus."
- ↑ Pokémon Move: Swagger
- ↑ Pokémon Legends Arceus Intro Segment
- ↑ Pokémon Move: Sheer Cold
- ↑ Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Naranja Academy Status Conditions and Catching Pokémon "Dealing damage to a wild Pokémon makes it easier to catch in a Poké Ball, and inflicting status conditions on the Pokémon can make it easier still."
- ↑ Pokémon X & Y Snowbelle City Top-Left Most House
- ↑ Pokémon Move: Gastro Acid
- ↑ Pokémon Platinum Palkia Pokedex Entry
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Pokémon Ultra Moon: Team Galactic Leader Cyrus Boss Fight
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Pokémon Platinum - Sinnoh Region's Mythology
- ↑ 37.00 37.01 37.02 37.03 37.04 37.05 37.06 37.07 37.08 37.09 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 Pokémon Sword And Shield Gigantamax
- ↑ Pokémon Sword And Shield Gigantamax Battles
- ↑ Pokémon Move: Swagger
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Pokémon Yellow Pokémon Tower Without Silph Scope
- ↑ Pokémon One Hit KO Mechanics
- ↑ Pokémon Ruby Route 116 Trainer Tip Sign
- ↑ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky Primal Dialga Battle
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