Is Porygon2 Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Porygon trade evolution with Up-Grade, blocked until the National Dex. AbilityTrace copies the opponent's ability. Porygon2 upgrades the stats across the board but the evolution lock keeps it postgame-only. A better Porygon that comes too late.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Porygon is given to you as a gift on Celadon City at Lv 26. 9,999 Coins. Exchange coins at the Celadon Game Corner prize counter
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- LV 36NormalTri Attack120100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Erika.
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 36NormalTri Attack120100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- TUTORElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Porygon2 in FireRed & LeafGreen
Porygon2 starts with a Celadon Game Corner purchase: 9999 coins buys Porygon. Attach an Up-Grade held item, then trade to another player for the evolution. On original GBA cartridges that trade uses a Link Cable or the Wireless Adapter. On the 2026 Nintendo Switch re-release, two Switch consoles trade over Switch local wireless — no accessory required.
Wild Porygon2 may be holding when caught:
Up Grade (always) A transparent device filled with all sorts of data. It is made by SILPH CO.Catch Porygon at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Porygon2.
- 1Catch Porygon
- 2Evolve Porygon2by trading
Badge 4How to Obtain Porygon2 in FRLG
Step 2Porygon2 ✓
Porygon2 Weakness
Fighting moves hit Porygon2 for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. With 85 HP and balanced defenses, Porygon2 can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Porygon2 Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Porygon2
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
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 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Porygon2 View Dugtrio builds →Earthquake29-35% Rock Slide22-26% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Porygon2 View Donphan builds →Earthquake19-22% Rapid Spin10-11% Rock Slide14-17% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Porygon2 View Flygon builds →Earthquake16-18% Rock Slide12-14% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Porygon2 View Gyarados builds →Earthquake25-30% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Porygon2 View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin9-10% Earthquake17-20% Explosion41-49% Psychic12-14% | ||
Porygon2 Evolutions
Porygon2 evolved from Porygon's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Porygon eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Porygon pushed Porygon2 to 515 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +20. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Porygon2 is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Porygon eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyFRLG Porygon2 Best Moveset
105 Sp. Atk with 90 Defense and 95 Sp. Def creates excellent bulk on both sides. AbilityTrace copies the opponent's ability on switch-in, stealing useful effects like Intimidate or Water Absorb. The moveset fires special Normal TermStab from MoveReturn and coverage from MoveIce Beam and MoveThunderbolt. Defensive and unpredictable.
Best Build
Porygon2 best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Porygon2's coverage across 8 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hyper Beam and Double-Edge for same-type damage. Zap Cannon and Blizzard are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Further research enhanced its abilities. Sometimes, it may exhibit motions that were not programmed.
This upgraded version of PORYGON is designed for space exploration. However, it can’t even fly.
Porygon2 FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Porygon2 only evolves into Porygon-Z through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in FireRed & LeafGreen. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Porygon2 to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Dubious Disc must be held during the trade. Bring one over from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald if needed.
Game Availability
Since Gold & Silver, Porygon2 has been in 19 games. Requiring a trade evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves