Palkia

Palkia
Games	Brawl Smash 4
Move	Spacial Rend
Article on Bulbapedia	Palkia (Pokémon)

Palkia (パルキア, Palkia) is a fictional creature from the Pokémon series.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Palkia appears as a stage hazard on the Spear Pillar stage. Palkia will always appear whenever Spear Pillar has a purple hue. It can use several abilities:

• Collapsing one of the three sections of the floor (left, middle, or right)
• Creating a powerful beam over a portion of the stage vertically, or horizontally through the lower section of the stage
• Tilting the camera
• Rotating the camera 180 degrees, this ability is used in the 3DS and Wii U games.
• Flipping the camera horizontally, resulting in a mirror-image
• Decreasing gravity, making characters jump higher and fall slower

Trophy information

File:Palkia Trophy.jpg

Brawl trophy.

A Spatial Pokémon. In the Sinnoh region, this Pokémon has been revered for many generations, much like Dialga. Dialga warps time, but Palkia has control over space. It lives between parallel dimensions and is known for its power, rumored to be able to warp space. It can use Spatial Rend to rip through the very space an enemy resides in, damaging the foe at the same time.

: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Palkia using Spacial Rend.

Palkia appears in Super Smash Bros. 4 as a Poké Ball Pokémon: when summoned it uses its signature move Spacial Rend, temporarily turning the camera upside-down. It disappears after a short time, returning the camera to normal. Opponents who touch Palkia take 10% damage and low knockback.

Trophy information

Palkia's trophy can be obtained in both versions. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of the Legend of Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl Trophy Box.

3DS trophy.

Wii U trophy.

Palkia

Stories surround this Legendary Water/Dragon-type Pokémon, saying that it has control over all of space. Its Spacial Rend attack will tear space and flip the screen upside down. When this happens, the directional controls of all fighters will become flipped as well.

Origin

Palkia is a Water/Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon and the version mascot of Pokémon Pearl. It has the ability to control and distort space, and it is treated as a deity in Sinnoh's lore. In both Pokémon Pearl and Pokémon Platinum it can be fought and caught at the top of Spear Pillar.

Spacial Rend is a special Dragon-type move with 100 base power, 95% accuracy and an increased chance of dealing a critical hit. Palkia is the only Pokémon able to learn it naturally.