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Palkia

Paradoxrift / #040/182

Palkia

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Paradoxrift
Rarity (source)
Selten
Illustrator
Ryuta Fuse
Source reference
sv04-040

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

In Sinnoh’s myths, Palkia is associated with space itself. It can shape space and is said to haunt a rift in a dimension parallel to our own. Accounts present it as an ancient deity, far beyond a dragon encountered on a path. Its presence invites the imagination of distances and boundaries that no longer stay quite in place. The Pokédex passes on this legend while retaining the mystery surrounding it.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

An entry in Pokémon Black states that Palkia’s breathing is said to maintain the stability of space. The text presents this as a belief, rather than a measured phenomenon. The image is striking: the breathing of a single Pokémon would be linked to the balance of the world around it.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
130
Type (source)
Wasser
Stage (source)
Basis
Pokédex number
484
Regulation mark
G
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Elektro ×2

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Es hat die Macht, den Raum zu krümmen. In den Mythen von Sinnoh erscheint es als Gottheit.

Attacks

Blitz-Teleportation

Cost: Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 30

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Preiszähler

Cost: Wasser · Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 80+

Wenn du mehr verbleibende Preiskarten hast als dein Gegner, fügt diese Attacke 80 Schadenspunkte mehr zu.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • Holo · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard

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