Palkia Raid Guide
Stamina: 15,000 | Attack: 280 | Defense: 189 |
CP Range
Level 20: | 2190 - 2280 |
Level 25, Weather Boosted: | 2737 - 2850 |
Move Difficulty
Easy | Dragon Breath, Fire Blast |
Intermediate | Draco Meteor, Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail |
Challenging | Dragon Tail |
Palkia has a bit of a mixed-bag in terms of moveset options. On the Fast side, Dragon Breath is legitimately not super threatening, but it also hits Palkia's best counters for Super Effective damage. Meanwhile, Dragon Tail is basically the same move for a raid boss, but with more than twice the power.
Fire Blast hits fairly hard, but its damage output on average is pretty low due to how infrequently it comes out and the fact that it's resisted by most of Palkia's counters. Hydro Pump is basically Fire Blast, but stronger (post-STAB) and harder to evade. Aqua Tail isn't very strong, but it comes out frequently enough to be an issue. Finally, Draco Meteor is basically a delete button if not dodged, but it's not particularly hard to dodge.
Overview
Palkia is strong in terms of PvE and PvP performance alike, but it's strictly outclassed by its alternate,Palkia (Origin Forme). This is partly because it still doesn't have access to Spacial Rend. Still, this is a good chance to score some candy for the Origin forme, and/or a good chance to great team filler in the absence of other options.
Team Building Approach
Palkia's typing is legitimately great, in part because it only has two weaknesses: Dragon and Fairy.
- Dragon stands as the top overall pick here. While most Dragon Types will tend to be glassy due to their own weakness to Dragon, their huge DPS makes up for it!
- Fairy double-resists Dragon, but Fairy Types also tend to not resist Palkia's non-Dragon moves. The vast majority of Fairy Type options also fall behind in terms of damage output, especially when compared to the top Dragons.