# Palkia GX #20/131 — Forbidden Light

## Summary

Palkia is the Sinnoh space dragon with a devoted following, and a GX from Forbidden Light was an Ultra Rare chase pull in a modest set. 5ban Graphics is a veteran Pokémon illustrator, while the Zero Vanish GX energy-shuffle gave it real tournament appeal. The modelled guide sits at $7.33, up 4% over 30 days on 40 copies traded, with 36 days of inventory on the board; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $285 and a 46% observed gem rate putting about $17 of expected profit per submission, and the slabbed population is growing 4% a month, faster than 90% of tracked cards.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Forbidden Light |
| Number | 20/131 |
| Rarity | Ultra Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2018-05-04 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Suffix | GX |
| HP | 180 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Spatial Control | cost Water — Move any number of Energy from your Benched Pokémon to this Pokémon. |
| Attack: Hydro Pressure | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60+ — This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Water Energy attached to this Pokémon. |
| Attack: Zero Vanish GX | cost Water/Water/Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 150 — Shuffle all Energy from each of your opponent’s Pokémon into their deck. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Palkia #484](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/palkia) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$7.33** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: 0.00% · 7d change: 0.00% — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Floor delivered ask: $7.31 — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Quant score: 67/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z — 8 of 11 inputs · 79% weight · -10% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-15T15:48:46.108Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-13T09:30:46.247Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-09T02:48:22.363Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-13T09:30:46.247Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T17:22:03.305Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/forbidden-light/palkia-gx-20)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm6-20%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)