How many Palkia cards are there?

There are 41 Palkia cards, printed between 2007 and 2026 across 22 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Palkia card has the best artwork?

That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Palkia art first, however common or rare the card.

Who illustrates Palkia cards?

20 illustrators have drawn Palkia. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 10, followed by aky CG Works and Eske Yoshinob.

What was the first Palkia card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from DP Black Star Promos, released in 2007. 10 of its 41 cards are Ultra Rare.

No. 484 · Sinnoh · Water/Dragon

Palkiacards

Palkia is a Water/Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Sinnoh, number 484 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2007 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 41
Sets: 22
Printed: 2007–2026
Illustrators: 20
Sightings: 3

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The strongest Palkia art

01/06
Origin Forme Palkia V
Astral Radiance · 2022
Drawn by Oswaldo KATO
Ultra Rare
02/06
Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery · 2023
Drawn by AKIRA EGAWA
Secret Rare
03/06
Palkia & Dialga LEGEND
Triumphant · 2010
Drawn by Shinji Higuchi + Sachiko Eba
LEGEND
04/06
Palkia
XY Black Star Promos · 2013
Drawn by Naoki Saito
Promo
05/06
Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX
Cosmic Eclipse · 2019
Drawn by Kouki Saitou
Ultra Rare
06/06
Palkia & Dialga LEGEND
Triumphant · 2010
Drawn by Shinji Higuchi + Sachiko Eba
LEGEND

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Which is the better picture?

Two Palkia cards, side by side.

Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR, Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery

Arceus & Dialga & Palkia GX, Cosmic Eclipse

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Palkia by scene

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How Palkia gets drawn

Palkia is usually drawn epic, wondrous and moody, often hovering, often in 3D.

Across 29 Palkia artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

epic100%4× more than most Pokémon
tense83%2.2× more than most Pokémon
wondrous48%4× more than most Pokémon
fierce41%1.6× more than most Pokémon
mysterious17%

Light and time

In dramatic light 76%Glowing 62%

Epic29 of 29 artworks Futuristic21 of 29 artworks Busy17 of 29 artworks Wondrous14 of 29 artworks

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2007–2026

Palkia through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

2007 DP Black Star Promos
2008 Majestic Dawn
2009 Platinum
2010 Triumphant
2011 Call of Legends
2013 XY Black Star Promos
2016 BREAKpoint
2017 Shining Legends
2018 Forbidden Light
2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
2021 Celebrations
2022 Astral Radiance
2023 Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery
2024 Surging Sparks
2026 30th Classic Collection

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Palkia sightingsspotted in 3 other cards

Cards where Palkia turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Palkia card

41 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Palkia in numbers

Cards: 41
Sets: 22since DP Black Star Promos
Illustrators: 20most by 5ban Graphics
Printed: 2007–2026
Printed as: Basic, LV.X, VSTAR
Sightings: 3in other cards' art
HP on card: 90–280

They span 22 sets, from DP Black Star Promos to 30th Classic Collection. 20 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, aky CG Works and Eske Yoshinob. It has been printed as Basic, LV.X and VSTAR.

Who draws Palkia

20 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

22 sets, by how many Palkia cards each holds.

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Rarity

Ultra Rare10Rare8Secret Rare6Holo Rare3Promo3Common2

Questions

How many Palkia cards are there?: There are 41 Palkia cards, printed between 2007 and 2026 across 22 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Palkia card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Palkia art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Palkia cards?: 20 illustrators have drawn Palkia. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 10, followed by aky CG Works and Eske Yoshinob.
What was the first Palkia card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from DP Black Star Promos, released in 2007. 10 of its 41 cards are Ultra Rare.