Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Origin Palkia Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Origin Palkia's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Water / Dragon typing.
Origin Palkia
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Resistances (3)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Origin Palkia's Water / Dragon typing is best attacked with Dragon (2x), Fairy (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Water, Steel attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Origin Palkia resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Origin Palkia's base defensive typing is Water / Dragon. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Origin Palkia weak to?
Origin Palkia is weak to Dragon (2x), Fairy (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Origin Palkia?
Dragon and Fairy are tied as the strongest attacking types against Origin Palkia, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Origin Palkia's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.