Palkia
Diamond & Pearl

#11 Palkia - Diamond & Pearl (dp1)

Palkia is a Water-type Pokémon from the Diamond & Pearl series, card number 11, with an HP of 90. It requires two Colorless Energy to retreat and has no resistances, making it vulnerable to Lightning-type attacks with a +20 weakness. The card features two attacks: "Spacial Rend" costs one Water Energy to deal 10 damage and allows the player to search their deck for a Stadium card, revealing it to the opponent before placing it in their hand, while discarding any Stadium cards already in play. "Transback" demands three Energy (two Water and one Colorless) for 40 damage, offering a coin flip chance to discard all attached Energy, send the Defending Pokémon and its attached cards to the opponent’s deck, and shuffle their deck afterward. Designed by artist Nakaoka, the card’s flavor text describes its power to distort space, aligning with its mythological status as a deity in Sinnoh-region lore. As a Rare Holo card released in the Diamond & Pearl set on May 1, 2007, it emphasizes strategic disruption through its unique effects. The card’s mechanics focus on manipulating the game state through deck interaction and conditional penalties.