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.
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.
Market structure summary: Weekly drift is minimal (0.0%), indicating a relatively balanced short-term market. The 90-day range spans $1.54 to $3.18 (52% spread), which indicates high-volatility behavior.
Relative to the 30-day baseline ($3.18), pricing is near equilibrium. Condition sensitivity is substantial: PSA 10 carries a +16032% premium over raw value.
PSA 9 is currently around $56.68, while PSA 10 is $513.00.
Latest market snapshots place Palkia in Great Encounters at roughly $3.18. The 7-day delta remains near neutral at 0.0%.
Relative to the last 30 days, value is near baseline at $3.18. In the past 90 days, observed prices ranged from $1.54 to $3.18 (52% spread), a high-volatility profile.
This version is categorized as Rare.
In 2008, Great Encounters introduced this print of Palkia. Card flavor text reads: "It has the ability to distort space.
It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology." Its card type is Pokémon. The rarity label is Rare.
Printed HP is 90. Energy typing is Water.
This gives collectors a clear identity footprint for the print. Card subtype classification is Basic.
Great Encounters was released in 2008. Series classification for this set is Diamond & Pearl.
Set size is 106 cards, which categorizes Great Encounters as mid-size. As of 2026, the set is 18 years old and fits a legacy-era profile.
Palkia (#26) is one of the Rare prints in this expansion.
Collectors tracking Palkia often benchmark it against other Palkia cards. This comparison sample includes 6 alternatives across 6 sets.
In this sample, pricing ranges between $0.11 and $51.53 (46745% total span). Relative to the alternative average ($10.34), this card is -69%.
Notable alternatives include Palkia #XY75 (XY Black Star Promos) at $51.53, Palkia #136 (Surging Sparks) at $0.11, Palkia #40 (Paradox Rift) at $0.18, and Palkia #24 (Shining Legends) at $0.40.
