Palkia counters

Gen 8 VGC 2022 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Palkia
#0484 Palkia
WaterDragon
USAGE 16.4% #15
ABILITYPressure
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 99.8% Trick Room 99.0% Flamethrower 97.6% Spacial Rend 50.8% Thunder 49.9% Earth Power 1.3% Protect 1.1% Draco Meteor 0.2%
Items
Life Orb 50.3% Wiki Berry 48.3% Lustrous Orb 1.3% Safety Goggles 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0% Razor Claw 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Pressure99.8%Telepathy0.2%
Common Teammates
Incineroar100.0%Amoonguss98.7%Calyrex-Ice98.5%Porygon298.1%Tapu Fini48.7%Regieleki48.4%Liepard1.1%Grimmsnarl1.0%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #15 with 16.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.