Pokemon GO trainers can encounter Palkia or Shiny Palkia by winning Palkia 5-star raids. It is a legendary monster capable of going toe to toe with most powerhouses in the game. With impressive stats and a decisive move pool, Palkia is among the most sought-after existence and an amazing PvP and PvE contender.
Palkia is a legendary Water and Dragon-type Pokemon with extremely potent battle capabilities. It possesses a maximum Pokemon GO Combat Power (CP) of 4512, increasing significantly as a 5-star raid boss. With such immense battle prowess, winning against Palkia as a 5-star raid boss is extremely hard. Players must study the monster’s weaknesses and resistances to devise a counter roster. That said, this guide explores Palkia's best counters, weaknesses, and resistances.
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Pokemon GO: Palkia Weaknesses And Resistances
Palkia has a Pokemon GO stats spread comprising 280 ATK, 215 DEF, and 189 STA, which makes it an effective attacker. The monster gets a boost in its maximum CP and overall power as a 5-star raid boss, making it a more challenging target to defeat. Trainers must team up together with powerful counters if they wish to win against the legendary raid boss.
Every monster has certain types of moves to which it is weak and resistant; the same is valid with Palkia. One must carefully analyze its weaknesses and resistances to prepare powerful counters against it. Players can also opt for Pokemon GO counters with the Same Type of Attack Bonus moves to inflict bonus damage on the raid boss. The STAB effect activates when a Pokemon type and its move type are the same.
Weaknesses | Resistances |
|---|---|
Dragon-type moves | Fire-type moves |
Fairy-type moves | |
Steel-type moves |
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Pokemon GO: Best Palkia Raid Counters
Once Pokemon GO trainers analyze Palkia’s meta, it is time to select counters against it. Here are some of the best counters against Palkia raids with STAB potential moves that fall under its weaknesses.
Pokemon | Fast Move | Charged Move |
|---|---|---|
Mega Rayquaza | Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) | Outrage (Dragon-type) |
Mega Garchomp | Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) | Outrage (Dragon-type) |
Shadow Salamence | Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) | Outrage (Dragon-type) |
Shadow Garchomp | Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) | Outrage (Dragon-type) |
Mega Salamence | Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) | Outrage (Dragon-type) |
Shadow Dragonite | Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) | Outrage (Dragon-type) |
Mega Gardevoir | Charm (Fairy-type) | Dazzling Gleam (Fairy-type) |
Dragon Breath (Dragon-type) | Dragon Claw (Dragon-type) | |
Zekrom | Dragon Breath (Dragon-type) | Outrage (Dragon-type) |
Haxorus | Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) | Breaking Swipe (Dragon-type) |
Once Pokemon GO players defeat Palkia in 5-star raids, a Shiny Palkia might spawn nearby. The Shiny encounter isn’t guaranteed; while some players might encounter a Shiny Palkia, some may not. Defeating multiple Palkia raids might help players encounter several Palkia and reach the Shiny odds.
Pokémon GO
After a test run via an April Fools' joke on Google Maps, Pokemon GO was released to the public in the summer of 2016. The AR mobile app saw unparalleled success and continues to be one of the largest mobile games in the world, pulling in billions for developer Niantic.
- Franchise
- Pokemon
- Released
- July 6, 2016
- Developer(s)
- Niantic , The Pokemon Company
