Is Palkia Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Pearl box legendary. Water/Dragon with AbilityPressure. Palkia handles Flint, Bertha, and most of Cynthia's team. Caught at Spear Pillar before the E4. Water/Dragon has one Dragon weakness and no 4x vulnerabilities. A dominant endgame addition.
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 resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
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 resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Palkia has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Palkia on Spear Pillar (interact, Lv 47, limited). Encounter at Spear Pillar during the main story. Palkia appears in Pearl only.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 47)
- LV 47DragonSpacial RendPower 150Accuracy 95%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 80WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
How to Get Palkia in Diamond & Pearl
Palkia rules the Spear Pillar atop Mt. Coronet in Pearl, the mirror to Diamond's Dialga. The space dragon is a one-time level 47 catch, the cover legendary that headlines the Pearl version.
1 location to catch Palkia
Badge 7How to Get Palkia in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Palkia in Diamond & Pearl
Palkia guards the Spear Pillar in Pearl, so soft-reset the battle there through the 1 in 8,192 odds until the shiny shows. Compare Shiny Palkia odds across every game
Shiny Palkia Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Palkia Calculator
1 MethodThe only route here is Soft Reset, about 1 in 8,192 on each try.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Palkia preloaded.
Palkia Weakness
Palkia is weak to Dragon. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire, Water |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Palkia Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Palkia
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
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
DP Palkia Best Moveset
Water/Dragon typing means only Dragon hits super-effectively, and 150 Sp. Atk at 100 Speed makes Palkia one of the fastest hard-hitting special attackers in the game. The moveset runs special Water and Dragon attacks that nothing outside dedicated tanks absorbs. Banned from standard play.
Best Build
Palkia best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Spacial Rend
- Thunder
- Surf
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Spacial Rend and Earth Power 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
48 of 51 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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. It appears in mythology.
Palkia Diamond & Pearl Guide
Palkia is a static encounter at Spear Pillar. Palkia appears at level 47. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
In Diamond & Pearl, Palkia plays as a sweeper. It outspeeds most threats, so it can pressure opponents before they move. Surf is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Palkia pairs best with Kyogre, Dialga, and Giratina Origin. Kyogre has Good synergy and covers what Palkia can't handle on its own.
In Diamond & Pearl, Hasty is the go-to nature for Palkia. That's +Speed / -Defense. Pair it with 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the sweeper role.
Game Availability
First obtainable in Diamond & Pearl, Palkia has been featured in 13 titles across 6 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 7Let's Go
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
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