Shadow Palkia Raid Guide

Shadow Palkia

Shadow Palkia is a tier 5 Shadow Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Shiny Shadow Palkia is available, if you’re lucky!

After beating it in the Raid, Shadow Palkia can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:

• 2118 CP to 2280 CP (Level 20, no weather boost)
• 2648 CP to 2850 CP (Level 25, boosted by Rainy or Windy weather)

Shadow Palkia is a Water/Dragon type, so it is only weak to Dragon and Fairy type attacks. You will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems. We would recommend a minimum of 4-5 trainers for Shadow Palkia (and using Purified Gems).

Best Shadow Palkia Counters

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	28.47	41	724s
2.	Eternatus	Dragon Tail	Dynamax Cannon	27.37	39	725s
3.	Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	25.44	47	807s
4.	Shadow Palkia	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	24.05	59	866s
5.	Mega Salamence	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	22.31	47	917s
6.	Origin Palkia	Dragon Tail	Spacial Rend	22.42	50	908s
7.	Shadow Haxorus	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	24.69	84	860s
8.	Mega Gardevoir	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	21.64	39	945s
9.	Shadow Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	23.14	69	891s
10.	Mega Dragonite	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	21.50	49	952s
11.	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail	Outrage	23.34	78	907s
12.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Outrage	22.06	60	938s
13.	Mega Latios	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw	21.49	57	965s
14.	Shadow Dragonite	Dragon Tail	Outrage	22.45	72	937s
15.	Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	21.59	70	966s
16.	Regidrago	Dragon Breath	Dragon Energy	20.86	62	960s
17.	Origin Dialga	Dragon Breath	Roar of Time	20.01	46	991s
18.	Shadow Dialga	Dragon Breath	Draco Meteor	20.56	56	962s
19.	Palkia	Dragon Tail	Draco Meteor	20.26	58	1017s
20.	Mega Latias	Dragon Breath	Outrage	19.64	51	1039s
21.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	19.77	52	1051s
22.	Haxorus	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	21.11	82	996s
23.	Baxcalibur	Dragon Breath	Glaive Rush	20.44	71	981s
24.	Shadow Reshiram	Dragon Breath	Draco Meteor	20.71	75	977s
25.	Shadow Latios	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw	20.71	80	1018s

Shadow Palkia Stats and Moveset

	Shadow Palkia WaterDragon
Max CP	4512
ATK	280
DEF	215
HP	189
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Dragon Tail Dragon Breath
Charge moves	Draco Meteor Aqua Tail Hydro Pump Fire Blast

Sprites

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Shadow Palkia	Shadow Palkia

Tips and Tricks

Communication will be key for this raid! You will want to plan not only your Mega Pokémon team positions and counters, but also your use of Purified Gems, so be sure you communicate with your fellow trainers.

We would suggest groups of 5+ for trainers with top counters that are maxed out, and armed with Purified Gems, or 8-10+ for lower-level trainers and those without ideal counters. Purified Gems are a must!

While Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up, we have included the top Shadow Pokémon you can use against Shadow Palkia. Ensure you no longer have Frustration on these Pokémon before considering adding them to your team. If you have any of these as an option, while they may take more damage than non-shadow Pokémon, they will also deal more.

We would highly recommend the use of Mega Evolved Pokémon in Shadow Palkia raids. They provide not only greater damage output, but also boost Pokémon of the same typing in the raid. We would suggest discussing your counter choices with your fellow trainers, and plan Mega Pokémon, and their position in your team accordingly.

If you have a group of 6, for example, one person should have their mega in slot 1, the next slot 2, the next slot 3, etc., you can try to keep the mega boost going throughout the raid.

As these raids are in person only, you can make use of the Party Power raid bonus through Party Play! The Party Power is a Raid bonus that fills up as members of your Party attack the Raid Boss. Once the Party Power bonus is full, your next Charge Attack will receive a special boost. You can see the Party Power button and your progress towards achieving the bonus in the bottom left corner of your Raid Battle.

Related reading

• Pokémon GO Shadow Raids: Comprehensive Guide is an overall guide to all things Shadow Raids

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a Shadow Raid, Palkia will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the Raid Boss’ moves. These tier 5 raids are extremely difficult, even for the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defense.

You will need to subdue Shadow Palkia using Purified Gems, an item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.

Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and from Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return, you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Palkia Raid, as without them, you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state.

There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:

• When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defence will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
• You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
• If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!

Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!

Good luck, Trainers!