Palkia VGC Guide
Origin Forme High-Speed Water-Dragon · Spacial Rend Analysis
Regulation I | Water/Dragon | Origin Forme Speed 120 | Telepathy Ability
Form Comparison
Palkia (Standard)
High SpD bulk; base 100 speed is mid-tier among restricteds, often needs speed support
Palkia-Origin
Speed raised to 120, outspeeding most restricted Pokémon; Telepathy avoids friendly Earthquake; preferred form in Reg I
EV Spread Recommendations
Max Speed Nuke (Life Orb)
TimidMax Speed outspeeds most opponents; Life Orb provides flexible high damage. Origin Forme reaches 187 Speed with max EVs, outspeeding virtually the entire metagame.
Balanced Bulk (Choice Specs)
ModestChoice Specs maximizes SpA output; HP + SpD EVs improve survivability against special restricteds. Suits bulkier teams needing repeated switch-ins.
Move Analysis
Signature Dragon Special with 95% accuracy and boosted critical hit rate. Higher damage than Dragon Pulse with no drawbacks.
Water STAB powerhouse — 110 BP × 150 SpA makes it one of the hardest-hitting single-target Water moves in doubles. 80% accuracy is the only concern.
Origin Pulse (requires Lustrous Globe): hits both opponents. Same power as Hydro Pump but spread — requires specific held item, blocking Life Orb or Choice Specs.
Covers Water-types (Kyogre mirror) and Flying-types; 100% accuracy in rain. Ensures Palkia can handle Water-type restricted mirrors.
Mandatory on non-Choice sets; lets the partner handle threats safely.
Tera Type Options
Boosts Hydro Pump / Origin Pulse; gains Electric resistance, removes Dragon weakness — most common choice
Boosts Spacial Rend burst damage; pure Dragon type maximizes Spacial Rend output
Complete Dragon immunity; Fighting resistance; best in Dragon-heavy metagames
Removes Water weakness; Thunder STAB; specialist pick against Kyogre rain teams
Recommended Partners
Koraidon’s sun weakens Palkia’s Water moves — seemingly counterproductive, but the pair offers physical/special split with Dragon/Fighting + Water/Dragon coverage.
Zacian’s Fairy/Steel covers Palkia’s Dragon weakness; Palkia’s Water handles Ground/Rock threats so Zacian runs freely. Great speed pairing: Zacian 148 + Origin Palkia 120.
Fake Out gives Palkia a free turn to attack; Intimidate protects against physical priority; Knock Off removes opponent items for Palkia’s Choice set flexibility.
Origin Palkia at 120 Speed reaches 240 under Tailwind — far beyond any restricted Pokémon in the format. Transforms already-fast Palkia into an unstoppable speed tier.