Palkia 40/182 · Paradox Rift

Paradox Rift is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. Palkia is 40/182, in position 40 of 266 on this checklist. Before it is 39 Mantyke, and after it is 41 Panpour. The listed rarity is Rare.

Palkia is a Basic Water Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Palkia (#484), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Ryuta Fuse illustrated this card. The same name is on 98 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 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Ryuta Fuse illustrated this one. 35 other cards of Palkia list a different HP.

The attack Teleportation Burst lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. You may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Prize Count is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. If you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, this attack does 80 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology." The regulation mark is G.

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