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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Raids
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B+
PvE Attacker Rating 4.5 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 4 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
336.00 kg Weight
4.20 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,512
Level 40: 3,991
Level 25: 2,850 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,280 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,710 (Research Tasks)
ATK 280
DEF 215
STA 189

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Dragon Breath
Draco Meteor
B
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
A
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Dragon Breath is inferior to Dragon Tail.
  • Palkia is best suited for Draco Meteor for STAB and effectiveness against other Dragons.
  • Hydro Pump hits harder than Fire Blast.
  • Aqua Tail is the inferior choice.

PVE Overview

Palkia's got the stats to be one of the better non-Shadow/Mega Dragon Type attackers. Unfortunately, Draco Meteor holds it back from being anywhere near Rayquaza's damage output. No Water-type fast moves also make it unviable as a Water-type attacker. It still holds its own against similar Dragon-types and should be considered in the same manner as Dragonite and Salamence. It tends to rank as a good counter against many Dragon types, but it may not be the strongest general dragon-type legendary investment.

Despite being slightly below the top now, Palkia can potentially look forward to a brighter future, as in the main series it has a dragon-type special move called Spacial Rend. However, when/if/how this will be implemented remains to be seen.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Dragon Breath
Aqua Tail
Draco Meteor
A
Dragon Tail
Aqua Tail
Draco Meteor
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Dragon Breath or Dragon Tail + Aqua Tail and Draco Meteor or Fire Blast

Dragon Tail has slightly better stats on paper, but Dragon Breath is easier to use and benefits significantly more from certain breakpoints. 

The addition of Aqua Tail following the April 29, 2020 update gives Palkia a much needed charge move that costs significantly less energy than its options, which lets it bait shields or apply more consistent damage. Draco Meteor or Fireblast are both viable as the second charge move option; the former takes advantage of STAB to deal massive damage to almost every Pokemon in the game, while the latter threatens Steel Pokemon that would resist Dragon-type moves. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 0 / 5

Palkia's CP is too high to enter the Great League

Ultra League: 1 / 5

Palkia has virtually no use in the Ultra League due to its restricted CP and lack of solid niches.

Master League: 4 / 5

Palkia is a very solid choice for the Master League. Its typing nets it several notable resistances and leaves it with only two weaknesses; Dragon and Fairy. It hits very hard and has a good moveset for what it does. The addition of Aqua Tail from the April 2020 update gave Palkia a much needed charge move that costs low amounts of energy, which gives Palkia a lot of bait-and-nuke plays. Aqua Tail alone can also be used to apply more consistent damage thanks to STAB. Unfortunately Palkia tends to struggle with other common Dragon-type Pokemon in this league, due to its lack of resistance against Dragon-type damage, in addition to only having Dragon Breath and Draco Meteor to threaten opposing Dragons. 

Fast Moves

6
Dragon Breath
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
8.00
12.00
15.00
15
Dragon Tail
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
8.18
13.64
17.05

Charge Moves

140
Fire Blast
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.20
0.80
0.00
 1.40
33.33
41.67
 46.67
150
Draco Meteor
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.60
0.50
0.00
 1.50
41.67
52.08
 62.50
130
Hydro Pump
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
2.10
0.00
 1.30
39.39
49.24
 51.21
50
Aqua Tail
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.90
0.45
0.00
 1.52
26.32
32.89
 39.87

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 100
Stardust 100,000

Other

Buddy Distance 20 km
Capture Rate2.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dragon Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Water Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20014956
2001.5103116
2002156176
2002.5209237
4003262297
4003.5315357
4004369417
4004.5422478
6005475538
6005.5528598
6006581658
6006.5635719
8007688779
8007.5741839
8008794899
8008.5847959
100099011020
10009.59541080
10001010071140
100010.510571197
13001111081254
130011.511581311
13001212081368
130012.512591425
16001313091482
160013.513591539
16001414101596
160014.514601653
19001515101710
190015.515611767
19001616111824
190016.516611881
22001717121938
220017.517621995
22001818132052
220018.518632109
25001919132166
250019.519642223
25002020142280
250020.520642337
30002121152394
300021.521652451
30002222152508
300022.522662565
35002323162622
350023.523662679
35002424172736
350024.524672793
40002525182850
400025.525682907
40002626182964
400026.526693021
45002727193078
450027.527693135
45002828203192
450028.528703250
50002929213307
500029.529713364
50003030213421
500030.530473449
60003130723478
600031.530973506
60003231223535
600032.531473563
70003331723592
700033.531983620
70003432233649
700034.532483677
80003532733706
800035.532983734
80003633233763
800036.533493791
90003733743820
900037.533993848
90003834243877
900038.534493905
100003934743934
1000039.535003962
100004035253991
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