Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Palkia
Celebrations · #4 · Rare · 2021
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Market reference
$0.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 4 / 25
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 484
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 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 (Overdrive Smash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 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 ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Palkia
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Palkia?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology."
Ability: Absolute Space
As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, your opponent can't play any Stadium cards from their hand.
WCCOverdrive Smash — 80+
During your next turn, this Pokémon's Overdrive Smash attack does 80 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Palkia was legal.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.30 | $10.00 | $0.27 | $0.18 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.23 |
| 7-day average | €0.26 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.18 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.19 |
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 $0.27; 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 "Celebrations" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Palkia?
Palkia is a Rare card in the Celebrations set.
Other Palkia printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
