Pokemon GO Palkia Raid winners can encounter a Shiny Palkia. The Legendary Pokemon comes as a 5-Star Raid Boss with immense prowess. While there is a chance to get a Shiny Palkia, winning against such a powerful Raid Boss is extremely hard.
Palkia is a Water/Dragon-type Pokemon, and its Pokemon GO stat spread comprises 280 ATK, 215 DEF, and 189 STA. The Legendary monster has a maximum in-game Combat Power of 4512 CP, which boosts even more as a 5-Star Raid Boss. Those who defeat Palkia in raids can encounter Palkia with a Shiny Probability. But winning requires strategically selected Palkia Raid counters and proper in-game meta-knowledge.
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How To Get Shiny Palkia in Pokemon GO?
Pokemon GO Legendary Shiny monsters are extremely rare and take heavy grinding to encounter. Although you can encounter a Shiny Palkia by winning raids, the Shiny encounter isn’t guaranteed. You must win numerous Palkia raids to match its Shiny odds. The more Standard variants you encounter, the quicker you might catch up to its Shiny odds.
But winning the Palkia Raid is extremely hard. You must find team members with powerful counters; do not attempt the raid solo. Select counters after considering Palkia’s weaknesses and resistances. Make sure the Pokemon GO Palkia Raid counters have STAB potential moves that fall under Palkia’s type weaknesses.
Pokemon GO Palkia Weaknesses
- Dragon-type moves
- Fairy-type moves
Pokemon GO Palkia Resistances
- Fire-type moves
- Water-type moves
- Steel-type moves
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Pokemon GO Best Palkia Raid Counters
|
Palkia Counter |
Fast Move |
Charged Move |
|---|---|---|
|
Mega Rayquaza |
Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) |
Outrage (Dragon-type) |
|
Mega Garchomp |
Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) |
Outrage (Dragon-type) |
|
Shadow Salamence |
Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) |
Outrage (Dragon-type) |
|
Shadow Garchomp |
Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) |
Outrage (Dragon-type) |
|
Mega Gardevoir |
Charm (Fairy-type) |
Dazzling Gleam (Fairy-type) |
|
Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) |
Outrage (Dragon-type) |
|
|
Shadow Dragonite |
Dragon Tail (Dragon-type) |
Outrage (Dragon-type) |
|
Mega Latios |
Dragon Breath (Dragon-type) |
Dragon Claw (Dragon-type) |
|
Zekrom |
Dragon Breath (Dragon-type) |
Outrage (Dragon-type) |
|
Incarnate Forme Enamorus |
Fairy Wind (Fairy-type) |
Dazzling Gleam (Fairy-type) |
Avoid Palkia Raid locations with rain and windy weather. Such weather areas can increase the monster’s power even more.
