Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Palkia-GX
Forbidden Light · #132 · Rare Rainbow · 2018
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Market reference
$40.98
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 132 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Rainbow
- HP
- 180
- Subtype
- Basic · GX
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 484
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Palkia-GX 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 (Zero Vanish-GX) needs 5 Energy — a turn-5 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 150 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥90 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
How to beat Palkia-GX
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥90 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Palkia-GX?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
WSpatial Control
Move any number of Energy from your Benched Pokémon to this Pokémon.
CCCHydro Pressure — 60+
This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
WWWCCZero Vanish-GX — 150
Shuffle all Energy from each of your opponent's Pokémon into their deck. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Palkia-GX 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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $34.72 | $41.88 | $405.40 | $40.98 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €45.00 |
| 7-day average | €30.75 |
| 30-day average | €32.94 |
| Low | €16.00 |
| Trend price | €35.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €28.37 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €29.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €23.52 |
| averageSellPrice | €30.54 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.91 |
| Reverse holo trend | €21.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Palkia-GX is real?
Palkia-GX 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-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Palkia-GX is $40.98; 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-GX from?
Palkia-GX is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Palkia-GX?
Palkia-GX is a Rare Rainbow card in the Forbidden Light set.
Other Palkia-GX printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
