Palkia counters

Gen 9 BSS Reg I · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Palkia
#0484 Palkia
WaterDragon
USAGE 2.4% #53
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
Spacial Rend 99.9% Thunder 93.3% Hydro Pump 55.1% Trick Room 55.1% Surf 44.9% Trick 38.2% Earth Power 6.7% Power Gem 6.7%
Items
Lustrous Orb 55.1% Choice Scarf 38.2% Assault Vest 6.7% Choice Specs 0.1% Psychic Seed 0.0% Scope Lens 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Telepathy0.0%
Tera Types
Fairy 54.7% Water 45.3% Stellar 0.0% Rock 0.0% Fire 0.0% Ground 0.0% Steel 0.0% Dragon 0.0%
Common Teammates
Hatterene55.1%Chandelure55.1%Calyrex-Ice55.1%Enamorus-Therian55.1%Ursaluna55.1%Alomomola38.2%Calyrex-Shadow38.2%Chien-Pao38.2%
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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 #53 with 2.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.