Hello students! My name is Professor Noctowl, and today, I wish to draw attention to Palkia – Origin. The Spatial Pokemon may not be the strongest in its type, but it does happen to still have an Adventure Effect worth mentioning. Spatial Rend increases the radius that you can see Pokemon from, allowing better spawns during incense or community days. Very useful, and certainly worth the catch. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST. They will remain mostly accurate, but lack modern counters, such as the Mega Mewtwo duo, or Eternatus. Not only that, please note that some raids will not be covered in an article for GO FEST, due to the sheer volume. Our team has decided that the best call is to only cover raids who are within the top 10 counters in their type. If you’re looking for a counter that does not have an article, feel free to use pokebattler.com

Course Schedule

This counter is one of many GO FEST raids. There are too many to put a coherent schedule here, but rest assured, pretty much every legendary, mega, and shadow under the sun will be going at some point. Look to your local GO FEST event or the Pokebattler.com raid schedule to see exactly what raids will be going.

Similarly to its yang, Palkia – Origin lends very few weaknesses, and knows scary moves like Hydro Pump, which can hit hard if the wrong Pokemon goes into it.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Fire Water
Resist (0.6x)	Steel
Neutral	Normal Fighting Flying Poison Ground Rock Bug Ghost Grass Electric Psychic Ice Dark
Super Effective (1.6x)	Dragon Fairy
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	—

Palkia – Origin’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Aqua Tail
• Fire Blast
• Hydro Pump
• Draco Meteor
• Return
• Spacial Rend

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Palkia – Origin. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Eternatus A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Dragon Tail	Dynamax Cannon	100%
Poison Jab	Dynamax Cannon	88%
Dragon Tail	Dragon Pulse	63%
Dragon Tail	Sludge Bomb	57%
Poison Jab	Dragon Pulse	52%
Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	44%

Mega Rayquaza A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	100%
Dragon Tail	Outrage	85%
Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	82%
Air Slash	Breaking Swipe	76%
Dragon Tail	Hurricane	73%
Air Slash	Outrage	67%

Mega Garchomp A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

2

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	100%
Mud Shot	Breaking Swipe	84%
Dragon Tail	Outrage	83%
Mud Shot	Outrage	72%
Dragon Tail	Return	71%
Dragon Tail	Earthquake	70%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Draco Meteor	⚔	⚔	⚔
Hydro Pump	🛡	🛡	—
Fire Blast	🛡	🛡	🛡
Aqua Tail	🛡	🛡	—

Shadow Garchomp A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Dialga A

Best Moveset: Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Mega Gardevoir

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Mega Salamence A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Palkia - Origin A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Spacial Rend

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Regigigas A

Best Moveset: Hidden Power / Crush Grip

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Dialga - Origin A

Best Moveset: Dragon Breath / Roar of Time

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Dragonite A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Palkia – Origin. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	RayquazaShadow PalkiaBlack KyuremShadow SalamenceMega LatiosHaxorusShadow DragoniteShadow LatiosGarchompDialgaRegidragoDragapultMega SceptileZacian - Crowned SwordPrimal GroudonMega LatiasRegigigasTapu LeleWhite Kyurem

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Partly Cloudy

Shadow Regigigas (2.0)

Cloudy

Mega Gardevoir (1.8)

Windy

Dialga - Origin (1.8)Rayquaza (1.9)Shadow Palkia (1.9)

Overall, Palkia – Origin is another simple but tough raid. Having so few weaknesses will always result in this strange combination of a simple raid if you have the parts, but tough if you don’t. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!