Pokemon GOPalkia Raid winners can encounter a Shiny Palkia. The Legendary Pokemon comes as a 5-Star Raid Boss with immense prowess. While there is a chance to get a Shiny Palkia, winning against such a powerful Raid Boss is extremely hard.
Palkia is a Water/Dragon-type Pokemon, and itsPokemon GOstat spread comprises280 ATK, 215 DEF, and 189 STA. The Legendary monster has a maximum in-game Combat Power of4512 CP, which boosts even more as a 5-Star Raid Boss. Those who defeat Palkia in raids can encounter Palkia with a Shiny Probability. But winning requires strategically selected Palkia Raid counters and proper in-game meta-knowledge.
How To Get Shiny Palkia in Pokemon GO?
Pokemon GOLegendary Shinymonsters are extremely rare and take heavy grinding to encounter. Although you canencounter a Shiny Palkia by winning raids, theShiny encounter isn’t guaranteed. You mustwin numerous Palkia raids to match its Shiny odds. The more Standard variants you encounter, the quicker you might catch up to its Shiny odds.
But winning the Palkia Raid is extremely hard. You must find team members with powerful counters; do not attempt the raid solo. Select counters after considering Palkia’s weaknesses and resistances. Make sure thePokemon GOPalkia Raidcounters have STAB potential moves that fall under Palkia’s type weaknesses.
Outrage (Dragon-type)
Charm (Fairy-type)
Fairy Wind (Fairy-type)
Dazzling Gleam (Fairy-type)
Avoid Palkia Raid locations with rain and windy weather. Such weather areas can increase the monster’s power even more.
