Is Palkia Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Shining Pearl box legendary. Water/Dragon with 150 Sp. Atk and 100 Speed. Caught at Spear Pillar before the eighth gym. Same timing advantage as Dialga. Palkia handles Flint, Byron, and Bertha's team with Water moves, and the Dragon typing lets it trade with Cynthia's Garchomp. Only weak to Dragon and Fairy. Spacial Rend is a strong signature move. A 680 BST special nuke for the endgame.
Palkia resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Palkia has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Palkia has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Palkia has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Palkia resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Palkia resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia resists most of Flint's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Palkia has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
How to Get Palkia in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Palkia doesn't appear in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Transfer it from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
Palkia cannot be caught in the wild in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Palkia Weakness
Palkia is weak to Dragon and Fairy. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Palkia's overall bulk (90/100/120) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire, Water |
What is Palkia Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Palkia
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Palkia View Granbull builds →Outrage 2x67-80% Dazzling Gleam 2x37-44% | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
 Clefairy Fairy | C | |
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Garchomp's Earthquake hits Palkia for 51-60%. Togekiss's Dazzling Gleam hits Palkia for 67-79%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Palkia View Garchomp builds →Earthquake51-60% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Palkia View Togekiss builds →Air Slash31-37% Dazzling Gleam 2x67-79% | ||
Palkia Evolutions
Palkia is a powerhouse with 680 total stats as a Water/Dragon legendary. Can't breed it, so you're locked to whatever you catch or receive. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BDSP Palkia Best Moveset
S-tier with Water/Dragon typing leaving only Dragon and Fairy as weaknesses. 150 Sp. Atk at 100 Speed behind that dual TermStab gives the moveset elite special offense. Hidden AbilityTelepathy avoids ally damage. 90/100/120 across HP, Defense, and Sp. Def provide real staying power alongside the offensive presence.
Best Build
Palkia best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Spacial Rend
- Hydro Pump
- Thunder
- Fire Blast
Moves List
Spacial Rend and Aqua Tail bring the raw damage. But Palkia also picks up coverage across 10 types from TMs, making it tough to find a safe switch. You're not locked into one angle here.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology.
It is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. Palkia appears in mythology.
Palkia Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Palkia is a Legendary Pokemon rated S-Tier. At 680 BST, it hits hard. It excels as a sweeper. Spacialrend with Lustrousorb is the standard set.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Palkia's biggest threats include Dragonite (Dragon) and Togekiss (Fairy), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. Palkia has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Palkia. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Telepathy can work in specific setups.
Base 100 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Palkia is a special attacker with base 150 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a sweeper.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the best way to handle Palkia: Priority moves (Mach Punch, Aqua Jet, Ice Shard) bypass its speed. Bulky walls that resist its STAB also shut it down.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Diamond & Pearl, Palkia has been featured in 13 titles across 7 generations. Legendary status means a single encounter per playthrough in most games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves