Palkia 11/100 · Majestic Dawn

Majestic Dawn is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2008. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Palkia is 11/100, in position 11 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 10 Moltres, and after it is 12 Phione. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Palkia is a Basic Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 62. In the Pokédex this is Palkia (#484), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Palkia (#484) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Palkia 11/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 35 other cards of Palkia list a different HP.

The attack Zone Shift lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Pearl Blast is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. You may return an Energy card attached to Palkia to your hand. If you do, choose an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon and return it to your opponent's hand. Weakness is Lightning +20. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Lustrous Orb: If an Active Pokémon has Weakness to Water type, Palkia's attacks do 20 more damage to that Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

I keep a set binder for Majestic Dawn, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Majestic Dawn set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Palkia can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.