Palkia 37/127 · Platinum

Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Palkia is 37/127, in position 37 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 36 Ninetales, and after it is 38 Shaymin. The listed rarity is Rare.

Palkia is a Basic Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 72. In the Pokédex this is Palkia (#484), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Kent Kanetsuna illustrated this card. The same name is on 74 other cards in the catalog.

Palkia (#484) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 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. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Kent Kanetsuna illustrated this one. 35 other cards of Palkia list a different HP.

The attack Tsunami lists 10 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Water Pulse is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Lightning +30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "A legendary Pokémon of Sinnoh. It is said that space becomes more stable with PALKIA's every breath."

I keep a set binder for Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum 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.