Palkia Raid Counters Guide

Palkia

Palkia is a Water/Dragon type Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Best Palkia counters are strong Dragon and Fairy types, with Mega Evolutions and Shadows taking the cake for damage output.

It can have the following CP values when caught in a post-raid encounter:

• 2190 – 2280 CP, at level 20 in normal weather conditions.
• 2737 – 2850 CP, at level 25 in Rainy and Windy weather.

Palkia can be beaten by 3-5 high-level players and 6-9 lower-level players.

Palkia Raid Counters

The following Pokémon are considered to be the best Palkia raid counters in Pokémon GO.

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	34.55	20	448s
2.	Eternatus	Dragon Tail	Dynamax Cannon	33.28	19	450s
3.	Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	29.60	26	528s
4.	Shadow Palkia	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	28.21	26	533s
5.	Mega Salamence	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	27.03	23	566s
6.	Mega Gardevoir	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	26.87	25	583s
7.	Shadow Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	28.22	36	551s
8.	Origin Palkia	Dragon Tail	Spacial Rend	26.05	23	565s
9.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Outrage	26.78	30	579s
10.	Shadow Dialga	Dragon Breath	Draco Meteor	26.59	31	586s
11.	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail	Outrage	27.75	38	558s
12.	Origin Dialga	Dragon Breath	Roar of Time	25.75	25	603s
13.	Mega Latios	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw	25.96	28	599s
14.	Shadow Dragonite	Dragon Tail	Outrage	26.42	36	582s
15.	Regidrago	Dragon Breath	Dragon Energy	25.22	30	585s
16.	Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	25.39	25	604s
17.	Mega Latias	Dragon Breath	Outrage	24.12	25	642s
18.	Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	24.42	35	640s
19.	White Kyurem	Dragon Breath	Dragon Pulse	23.62	26	631s
20.	White Kyurem	Dragon Breath	Dragon Pulse	24.02	34	646s
21.	Haxorus	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	24.80	41	620s
22.	Shadow Latios	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw	24.15	40	637s
23.	Dialga	Dragon Breath	Draco Meteor	22.95	30	679s
24.	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Breaking Swipe	23.81	37	624s
25.	Dragapult	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	23.63	39	6547s
26.	Salamence	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	23.30	38	656s
27.	Primal Groudon	Dragon Tail	Precipice Blades	22.94	34	667s
28.	Mega Gyarados	Dragon Tail	Outrage	21.73	24	717s
29.	Shadow Gardevoir	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	23.04	40	685s
30.	Zekrom	Dragon Breath	Outrage	22.60	34	681s

Palkia Overview

	Palkia WaterDragon
Max CP	4512
ATK	280
DEF	218
HP	189
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Dragon Tail Dragon Breath
Charge moves	Aqua Tail Hydro Pump Draco Meteor Fire Blast

Shiny Palkia

A shiny Palkia is available in Pokémon GO. Lucky Trainers may encounter it in the post-raid catch reward encounter.

Regular	Shiny