Palkia counters

Gen 5 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Palkia
#0484 Palkia
WaterDragon
USAGE 18.5% #12
ABILITYTelepathy
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 120
DEF 100
SPA 150
SPD 120
SPE 100
BST680
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
DragonFairy
½×
Steel
¼×
FireWater
Moves
Hydro Pump 74.9% Fire Blast 71.4% Spacial Rend 64.6% Dragon Tail 61.7% Draco Meteor 55.0% Thunder 31.3% Safeguard 13.9% Flamethrower 8.7%
Items
Air Balloon 26.5% Choice Specs 24.0% White Herb 19.0% Haban Berry 14.5% Leftovers 6.5% Choice Scarf 4.5% Lustrous Orb 3.9% Lum Berry 0.7%
Abilities
Telepathy0.0%
Common Teammates
Arceus91.7%Groudon89.7%Ho-Oh47.1%Espeon46.4%Mewtwo39.3%Deoxys-Speed30.0%Heatran28.8%Blaziken28.2%
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Ranked #12 with 18.47% usage. Sorted by reliability score.