In Legends: Z-A, Don't let Porygon-Z's 535 base stat total fool you. Adaptability is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a pivot. Ice Beam with Choice Scarf is the standard set.

What is Porygon-Z weak to?

In Legends: Z-A, Porygon-Z's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Porygon-Z?

In Legends: Z-A, Run Adaptability on Porygon-Z. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Porygon-Z also gets Download and Analytic, but they don't compare.

What role does Porygon-Z play in battle?

In Legends: Z-A, Porygon-Z fills the pivot role. It's leaning toward the special side (base 135 Sp. Atk). Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Porygon-Z?

For Legends: Z-A, the core moveset is Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, Terablast, and Triattack. Ice Beam leads at 19% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.

Porygon-Z - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Pivot

BTier

90Speed · Above Avg

Stats & Training

Porygon-Z's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 3 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

High

HP85

Attack80

Defense70

Sp. Atk135

Sp. Def75

Speed90

Total535

Details

Catch Rate

Difficult30 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight34.0 kg

Base XP241

Abilities

AdaptabilityPopular

Increases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.

DownloadPopular

Raises the attack stat corresponding to the opponents' weaker defense one stage upon entering battle.

AnalyticHA

Strengthens moves to 1.3× their power when moving last.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Legends Z A entries available

A curious item induced this evolution. The Pokémon’s offensive capabilities have greatly increased, but the strangeness of its behavior has magnified in equal measure. This worries me.

Legends: Arceus

Porygon-Z Weakness

Type-wise, Porygon Z takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. With 85 HP and balanced defenses, Porygon Z can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Porygon Z Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Porygon Z in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)

Mienfoo Fighting	A
Fighting is super effective against Porygon ZView Mienfoo →
Conkeldurr Fighting	A
Fighting is super effective against Porygon ZView Conkeldurr →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Porygon Z doesn't evolve through normal leveling. You'll need a trade to get here from Porygon's line. Breed this form to get Porygon eggs (average hatch time). Evolving from Porygon gave Porygon Z the biggest boost in Sp.Atk (+50), bringing the total to 535 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#137Porygon

Trade + Upgrade

#233Porygon2

Trade + Dubious Disc

#474Porygon-Z

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Porygon

Normal

Porygon2

Normal

Porygon-Z

Normal

85+20

ATK

80+20

DEF

90+20

70-20

SP.ATK

105+20

135+30

SP.DEF

95+20

75-20

SPE

60+20

90+30

BST

395D-Tier

515B-Tier+120

535B-Tier+20

ROLE

Trick Room

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Porygon-Z Best Moveset

the remaining moves gives Porygon Z answers even while choice-locked. Choice Scarf provides speed patching through item lock, and max Sp. Atk and Speed EVs with Download mean every prediction that lands hits hard.

Best Build

Solid pick

Ability

Download

Item

Choice ScarfSPEED

Best Nature for Porygon-Z

Timid+SPE

Porygon-Z best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Revenge Killer Moveset

Ice Beam
Shadow Ball
Tera BlastSTAB
Tri AttackSTAB

Recommended Teammates

MimikyuDecent

ArmarougeDecent

Moves

TMs define Porygon Z's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Self-Destruct and Hyper Beam, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 7 types. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Charge

C——20Electric

Lv 1

Confuse Ray

C—10010Ghost

Lv 1

Conversion

D——30Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 10

Eerie Impulse

C—10015Electric

Lv 15

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 20

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Lv 25

Conversion 2

D——30Normal

Lv 30

Agility

A——30Psychic

Lv 35

Recover

C——5Normal

Lv 40

Discharge

A8010015Electric

Lv 45

Metal Sound

D—8540Steel

Lv 50

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

Lv 55

Zap Cannon

C120505Electric

Lv 60

Hyper Beam

A150905Normal

TM Moves

TM47

Agility

A——30Psychic

TM105

Blizzard

B110705Ice

TM130

Charge Beam

C509010Electric

TM90

Dark Pulse

A8010015Dark

TM39

Discharge

A8010015Electric

TM56

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM101

Electroweb

C559515Electric

TM35

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM109

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM84

Flash Cannon

C8010010Steel

TM55

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM01

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM97

Heal Block

——10015Psychic

TM44

Hyper Beam

A150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9010010Ice

TM49

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

TM87

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM126

Magnet Bomb

—60—20Steel

TM83

Nasty Plot

A——20Dark

TM119

Ominous Wind

C601005Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

A——10Normal

TM63

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM31

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM48

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

TM74

Shadow Ball

S8010015Ghost

TM146

Skull Bash

B13010010Normal

TM64

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM27

Swift

B60—20Normal

TM106

Thunder

C1107010Electric

TM08

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM67

Thunderbolt

S9010015Electric

TM147

Tri Attack

S8010010Normal

TM66

Volt Switch

C7010020Electric

TM59

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Porygon-Z doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Porygon-Z can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Porygon-Z in Legends: Z-A

Porygon-Z isn't available in the wild in Legends: Z-A. Start by transferring Porygon from Red, Yellow, or Legends: Arceus. The evolution path from Porygon to Porygon-Z is covered in the steps below.

Trade Evolution Required — Requires trading with another player

How to Obtain Porygon-Z in Legends: Z-A

Step 1Obtain Porygon
Also found in:
Red Yellow Gold Crystal FireRed Diamond
Trade + Upgrade
Step 2Evolve into Porygon2
Also found in:
Red Yellow Gold Crystal FireRed Diamond
Trade + Dubious Disc
Step 3Porygon-Z ✓

Porygon-Z Guide

In Legends: Z-A, Don't let Porygon-Z's 535 base stat total fool you. Adaptability is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it B-Tier as a pivot. Ice Beam with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
In Legends: Z-A, Porygon-Z's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Legends: Z-A, Run Adaptability on Porygon-Z. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Porygon-Z also gets Download and Analytic, but they don't compare.
In Legends: Z-A, Porygon-Z fills the pivot role. It's leaning toward the special side (base 135 Sp. Atk). Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Legends: Z-A, the core moveset is Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, Terablast, and Triattack. Ice Beam leads at 19% usage. This set covers the pivot role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Porygon Z has been available in 14 games since Diamond & Pearl, though obtaining it requires a trade evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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