Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Palkia
Call of Legends · #19 · Rare Holo · 2011
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Market reference
$18.38
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 19 / 106
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Daisuke Iwamoto
- Pokédex #
- 484
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Palkia plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Wormhole) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Palkia
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Illustrated by Daisuke Iwamoto
Building around Palkia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its total control over the boundaries of space enable it to transport itself to faraway places or even other dimensions."
WWWWWormhole — 60
Switch Palkia with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Then, your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $11.21 | $16.60 | $84.00 | $18.38 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $9.67 | $25.00 | $299.99 | $9.75 | $296.66 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.47 |
| 7-day average | €6.42 |
| 30-day average | €9.73 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €11.65 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.60 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €19.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €15.68 |
| reverseHoloSell | €9.57 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.37 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.93 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Palkia is real?
Palkia is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Palkia worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Palkia is $18.38; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Palkia from?
Palkia is from the Pokémon set "Call of Legends" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Palkia?
Palkia is a Rare Holo card in the Call of Legends set.
Other Palkia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
