At 395 BST, Porygon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Porygon2 before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Porygon weak to?

In Legends: Z-A, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Porygon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 40 Speed, Porygon won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What is the best ability for Porygon?

Trace copies an opponent's ability upon entering battle. That's the one you want on Porygon. Analytic is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Download works too if your team needs something different.

What role does Porygon play in battle?

Porygon is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.

Should I use Porygon?

In Legends: Z-A, For a casual playthrough, Porygon works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Porygon2 . That's where the stats start mattering.

Porygon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Trick Room

DTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Porygon's spread. It leans special with Sp. Atk out front. And you'll get 1 Sp. Atk EV per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP65

Attack60

Defense70

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def75

Speed40

Total395

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight36.5 kg

Base XP79

Abilities

TraceTop Pick

Copies an opponent's ability upon entering battle.

DownloadNiche

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+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

No Legends Z A entries available

It has no discernible heartbeat and does not seem to draw breath, and yet it appears to function without issue. I cannot even begin to explain this utterly bizarre anomaly.

Legends: Arceus

Porygon Weakness

Fighting moves hit Porygon for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Porygon's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Porygon 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 in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)

Annihilape FightingGhost	A
Fighting is super effective against PorygonView Annihilape →
Lucario FightingSteel	B
Fighting is super effective against PorygonView Lucario →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

To get Porygon2 from Porygon, you need a trade. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Porygon. 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 Best Moveset

max HP and Sp. Def EVs and Sassy nature turn Porygon into a wall that doesn't fold easily. Eviolite brings a bulk boost that only works before full evolution for the long game, and Recover handles sustain. Trace fills in the gaps.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Trace

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Porygon

Sassy+SPD

Porygon best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

SpA

SpD

Wall Moveset

RecoverRecovery
ThunderboltCoverage
Ice Beam
Tri AttackSTAB

Recommended Teammates

VictreebelDecent

PyroarDecent

Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Porygon's Electric and Psychic coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Self-Destruct and Giga Impact for same-type damage. Self-Destruct and Zap Cannon are the payoff moves.

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

C——30Psychic

Lv 35

Recover

S——5Normal

Lv 40

Discharge

C8010015Electric

Lv 45

Metal Sound

D—8540Steel

Lv 50

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

Lv 55

Zap Cannon

D120505Electric

TM Moves

TM47

Agility

C——30Psychic

TM105

Blizzard

A110705Ice

TM130

Charge Beam

D509010Electric

TM39

Discharge

C8010015Electric

TM56

Double-Edge

A12010015Normal

TM101

Electroweb

D559515Electric

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

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

S9010010Ice

TM49

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM87

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM126

Magnet Bomb

—60—20Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM63

Psychic

A9010010Psychic

TM03

Psyshock

C8010010Psychic

TM31

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM48

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

TM74

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM146

Skull Bash

C13010010Normal

TM64

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM27

Swift

C60—20Normal

TM106

Thunder

A1107010Electric

TM08

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM67

Thunderbolt

S9010015Electric

TM147

Tri Attack

S8010010Normal

TM66

Volt Switch

D7010020Electric

TM59

Zen Headbutt

A809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Porygon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Porygon can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Porygon in Legends: Z-A

Porygon doesn't appear in Legends: Z-A. Transfer it from Red, Yellow, or Legends: Arceus to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Porygon is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold Crystal FireRed Diamond

Porygon Guide

At 395 BST, Porygon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Porygon2 before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Legends: Z-A, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Porygon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 40 Speed, Porygon won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Trace copies an opponent's ability upon entering battle. That's the one you want on Porygon. Analytic is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Download works too if your team needs something different.
Porygon is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.
In Legends: Z-A, For a casual playthrough, Porygon works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Porygon2. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Porygon appears in 22 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Porygon have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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