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Palkia
DP Black Star Promos DP27/56 • promo
- Set
- DP Black Star Promos
- Number
- DP27/56
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- 2007
- Energy type
- water energy
- Market price
- $19.42
- Artist
- Daisuke Ito
What it does
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.
It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Palkia card, identified as DP27 in the Diamond & Pearl Black Star Promos series, was released in 2008 as part of the promotional expansion surrounding the fourth generation of the Pokémon franchise. It was distributed specifically to accompany the launch of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's wider Diamond & Pearl series, which introduced the legendary Sinnoh region creatures to the card game landscape. This card was designed to highlight Palkia, the mascot of the Pokémon Pearl video game, emphasizing its status as the spatial counterpart to the time-defying Dialga.
The illustration features artwork consistent with the aesthetic shift seen in the Diamond & Pearl era, focusing on the character's unique, metallic, and armor-plated design. As a promotional release, the card served as a marketing tool for players and collectors to acquire legendary Pokémon outside of standard booster pack pulls. It was well-received by players of the time for its specific utility in competitive play, particularly for its ability to manipulate the bench, fitting neatly into the water-type strategies prevalent in the late-2000s meta.
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