Palkia 11/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Diamond & Pearl is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Palkia is 11/130, in position 11 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 10 Mismagius, and after it is 12 Rhyperior. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Palkia is a Basic Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 67. In the Pokédex this is Palkia (#484), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Nakaoka illustrated this card. The same name is on 46 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 LV.X DP18/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Palkia LV.X, while this one is Palkia. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Ryo Ueda illustrated that card, and Nakaoka illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 37 other cards of Palkia list a different HP.

The attack Spacial Rend lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Search your deck for a Stadium card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. If there is any Stadium card in play, discard it. Transback is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. You may flip a coin. If heads, discard all Energy attached to Palkia and put the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to it on top of your opponent's deck. Your opponent shuffles his or her deck afterward. Weakness is Lightning +20. 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."

I keep a set binder for Diamond & Pearl, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Diamond & Pearl set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Palkia can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina. I still need this card.