Palkia DP DP18/56

Name: Palkia DP DP18/56
Brand: Pokémon

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Palkia has appeared in several sets: Great Encounters (GE 106) and DP Black Star Promos (DP DP18). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

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No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 120
Type: Water
Stage: LEVEL-UP
Retreat cost: 3
Weakness: ×2
Number: DP18/56
Illustrated by: Ryo Ueda

Its Ability

Restructure

Once during your turn (before your attack), you may have your opponent switch 1 of your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Then, you switch 1 of the Defending Pokémon with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This power can't be used if Palkia is affected by a Special Condition.

Its attacks

Hydro Reflect

You may move all Energy cards attached to Palkia to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like. (Ignore this effect if you don't have any Benched Pokémon.)

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
120 HP. Only 4 cards in Great Encounters carry more.
A strength
It has an Ability, Restructure. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
Keep in mind
Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.
Keep in mind
None of the 8,105 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
Keep in mind
Weakness Lightning ×2. Against a Lightning Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 8,105 tournament lists we have read, 679 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Palkia GE 106/106Great EncountersRare Holo LV.XRare Holo LV.X
Palkia DP DP18/56DP Black Star PromosCommonThe one you are looking atCommon

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 32 Palkia cards on one page, priciest first.

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Palkia DP DP18/56

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