**To use Palkia effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Water/Dragon type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Palkia appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Palkia fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Pressure, Leftovers and Modest 2/0/32/0/32/0. Its frequent moves include Hydro Pump, Protect, Trick Room, Thunder, Surf, and Earth Power. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Palkia has important weaknesses to dragon 2x, fairy 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Incineroar, Whimsicott, Hatterene, Farigiraf, and Raichu appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Palkia. Open the Palkia teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Palkia with other Pokémon in the active format.