Palkia (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

B Tier

B Tier

D Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/14/12 · L14 · CP 1500

Ultra LeagueUltra

2/15/14 · L23 · CP 2500

F Tier

#261

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 4512

A Tier

#33

Normal

Shiny

Palkia

#484

Water

Dragon

Attack

280

Top 4.6%

Defense

215

Top 10.4%

Stamina

189

Top 32.4%

Total

684

Pokédex details

LegendaryShiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

2190 -2280 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2737 -2850 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1642 -1710 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

4512 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Palkia takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Dragon

160%

Fairy

160%

Resists

Fire

39.1%

Water

39.1%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Palkia can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
15.84
235.3
946.9s
13.64
2
Dragon Tail
Hydro Pump
15.17
225.3
989.0s
13.00
3
Dragon Breath
Draco Meteor
15.15
225.1
989.8s
12.99
4
Dragon Tail
Aqua Tail
14.73
218.8
1018.6s
12.65
5
Dragon Breath
Hydro Pump
14.46
214.8
1037.4s
12.44
6
Dragon Breath
Aqua Tail
14.15
210.2
1060.2s
12.19
7
Dragon Tail
Fire Blast
13.94
207.1
1076.2s
11.94
8
Dragon Breath
Fire Blast
13.21
196.3
1135.3s
11.37

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Palkia in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Rayquaza
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
34.55
722.9
20.7
434.1s
30.56
2
Eternatus
Dragon Tail
Dynamax Cannon
33.26
771.3
19.4
451.0s
29.78
3
Mega Dragonite
Dragon Tail
Outrage+
31.61
750.3
20.0
474.6s
28.38
4
Mega Garchomp
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
31.61
611.1
24.5
474.6s
27.75
5
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
27.82
556.5
27.0
539.1s
24.76
6
Shadow Palkia
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
28.21
556.9
26.9
531.7s
24.58
7
Mega Salamence
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
27.03
641.1
23.4
555.0s
24.19
8
Shadow Haxorus
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
29.53
361.2
41.5
507.9s
24.11
9
Mega Gardevoir
Charm
Dazzling Gleam
26.87
589.8
25.4
558.2s
24.03
10
Shadow Garchomp
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
28.20
410.1
36.6
531.8s
23.83

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Palkia in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Dragon Breath

Multipurpose

Aqua Tail

Spam/Bait

Fire Blast

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

4512

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

247.89

Attack

193.27

Defense

171

Stat Product · 8,192,467

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 4565

Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Palkia can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Dragon Breath
6
4
0.5s
12
Dragon Tail
14
8
1.0s
14

Charged Attacks

Aqua Tail
50
-33
2.0s
25
Draco Meteor
150
-100
3.5s
42.86
Fire Blast
140
-100
4.0s
35
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Palkia including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Palkia

#484

Palkia Origin

#484

Shadow Palkia

#484

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Palkia has 3 backgrounds in Pokémon GO.

GO Fest 2026 Global

Jul 11, 2026

GO Tour 2026 Pearl

Feb 26, 2026

GO Tour 2024 Los Angeles

Feb 16, 2024

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Water- and Dragon-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Palkia with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Ampharos #181

Boosts:

Mega Sceptile #254

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Mega Altaria #334

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Mega Latias #380

Boosts:

Mega Latios #381

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 2.058 m to 6.51 m tall, averaging 4.2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	2.058 m 6'09"	2.1 m 6'11"
XS	2.1 m 6'11"	3.15 m 10'04"
M	3.15 m 10'04"	5.25 m 17'03"
XL	5.25 m 17'03"	6.3 m 20'08"
XXL	6.3 m 20'08"	6.51 m 21'04"

XXS

2.058 m

6'09"

2.1 m

6'11"

2.1 m

6'11"

3.15 m

10'04"

3.15 m

10'04"

5.25 m

17'03"

5.25 m

17'03"

6.3 m

20'08"

XXL

6.3 m

20'08"

6.51 m

21'04"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	0.9s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Palkia at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	56 CP	27	3078 CP
2	176 CP	28	3192 CP
3	297 CP	29	3307 CP
4	417 CP	30	3421 CP
5	538 CP	31	3478 CP
6	658 CP	32	3535 CP
7	779 CP	33	3592 CP
8	899 CP	34	3649 CP
9	1020 CP	35	3706 CP
10	1140 CP	36	3763 CP
11	1254 CP	37	3820 CP
12	1368 CP	38	3877 CP
13	1482 CP	39	3934 CP
14	1596 CP	40	3991 CP
15	1710 CP	41	4041 CP
16	1824 CP	42	4092 CP
17	1938 CP	43	4143 CP
18	2052 CP	44	4195 CP
19	2166 CP	45	4247 CP
20	2280 CP	46	4299 CP
21	2394 CP	47	4352 CP
22	2508 CP	48	4405 CP
23	2622 CP	49	4458 CP
24	2736 CP	50	4512 CP
25	2850 CP	51	4565 CP
26	2964 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	56 CP	18	2052 CP	35	3706 CP
2	176 CP	19	2166 CP	36	3763 CP
3	297 CP	20	2280 CP	37	3820 CP
4	417 CP	21	2394 CP	38	3877 CP
5	538 CP	22	2508 CP	39	3934 CP
6	658 CP	23	2622 CP	40	3991 CP
7	779 CP	24	2736 CP	41	4041 CP
8	899 CP	25	2850 CP	42	4092 CP
9	1020 CP	26	2964 CP	43	4143 CP
10	1140 CP	27	3078 CP	44	4195 CP
11	1254 CP	28	3192 CP	45	4247 CP
12	1368 CP	29	3307 CP	46	4299 CP
13	1482 CP	30	3421 CP	47	4352 CP
14	1596 CP	31	3478 CP	48	4405 CP
15	1710 CP	32	3535 CP	49	4458 CP
16	1824 CP	33	3592 CP	50	4512 CP
17	1938 CP	34	3649 CP	51	4565 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Palkia up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

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