Is Porygon-Z Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Normal-type via Dubious Disc trade from Porygon2. AbilityAdaptability doubles Normal-type move damage. Requires two separate trades to fully evolve. Extreme Special Attack but hard to access. A luxury pick for trade-capable players.
Porygon has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Porygon trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Porygon here.
Acerola's typing presses Porygon's defenses.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Porygon has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Porygon's weaknesses hard.
Molayne's team hits Porygon-Z's weaknesses hard.
Olivia's typing presses Porygon-Z's defenses.
Porygon-Z trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Porygon-Z trades roughly evenly with Kahili's team.
Porygon-Z trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Porygon is given to you as a gift on Route 15 at Lv 30. After beating Elite Four. Received as a gift at route 15
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Molayne.
How to Get Porygon-Z in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Porygon-Z's 3-stage chain starts with Porygon, which appears at moderate rates in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Porygon Z Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Porygon-Z
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x139-165%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x129-152%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x115-135%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x128-152%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x128-152%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x141-166%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x115-136%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x140-165%KO | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x137-161%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x137-161%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x132-155%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemBlack Sludge NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Toxapex builds →Scald14-17% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Gliscor builds →Earthquake30-35% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemRocky Helmet NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave34-40% Volt Switch25-29% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemDamprock NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Porygon Z View Pelipper builds →U Turn13-15% Hurricane31-36% Scald23-27% | ||
Porygon-Z Evolutions
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
Breeding
Porygon-Z is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Porygon eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyUSUM Porygon-Z Best Moveset
135 Sp. Atk with AbilityAdaptability doubling the TermStab bonus on Normal moves to 2x, making MoveTri Attack and MoveHyper Beam hit at devastating power. AbilityDownload raises the stronger offensive stat as an alternative. 90 Speed outpaces most mid-tier targets. The moveset holds A-tier through Adaptability-boosted Normal TermStab that breaks through anything not immune.
Best Build
Porygon-Z best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Conversion
- Shadow Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Porygon Z develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Zap Cannon and Hyper Beam show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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
Its behavior is noticeably unstable, which is apparently due to the incompetence of the engineer who updated its programming.
A faulty update was added to its programming. Its behavior is noticeably strange, so the experiment may have been a failure.
Porygon-Z Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 support. Thunderbolt with Normaliumz is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Porygon-Z's biggest threats include Blaziken (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Porygon-Z is obtained by trade-evolving Porygon2. Catch or evolve a Porygon2 first, then trade. 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 a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Porygon-Z fills the support role. It's a special attacker with 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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