Is Porygon Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Porygon shows up wild in Hoenn. AbilityDownload boosts Attack or Special Attack based on the opponent's weaker defense. Can evolve to Porygon2 (Up-Grade trade) and Porygon-Z (Dubious Disc trade), but the double trade limits most players.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Porygon resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Porygon has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's typing presses Porygon's defenses.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Porygon-Z has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's typing presses Porygon-Z's defenses.
Porygon-Z trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Porygon-Z trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Porygon-Z trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Porygon on Mirage Spots (walking, Lv 36-38, common).
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Sidney.
How to Get Porygon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Porygon's 3-stage chain starts with Porygon, which appears in the wild in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
Where To Catch Porygon in ORAS
Porygon is your first catch on the way to Porygon. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 36-38 across 4 total spots in the chain.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Porygon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Porygon
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x158-187%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x165-194%KO | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x165-194%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x136-161%KO | ||
 Emboar FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tepig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x155-182%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x148-175%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x161-189%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x161-189%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x131-155%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x161-190%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x156-184%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x156-184%KO | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x168-198%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x150-178%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Lucario can KO Porygon with Close Combat (122-143%).
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x122-143%KO Extreme Speed27-32% Aura Sphere 2x45-52% Flash Cannon22-26% | ||
Porygon Evolutions
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
Breeding
Porygon is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyORAS Porygon Best Moveset
Normal at 85 Sp. Atk with AbilityDownload boosting the right offensive stat on entry and AbilityTrace copying opponent abilities. AbilityAnalytic as a hidden ability boosts moves when acting last. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Porygon2 with Held ItemEviolite or Porygon-Z await evolution.
Best Build
Porygon best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Psychic
- Tri Attack
- Toxic
- Recover
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Porygon's coverage across 9 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Giga Impact and Hyper Beam 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Porygon is capable of reverting itself entirely back to program data and entering cyberspace. This Pokémon is copy protected so it cannot be duplicated by copying.
Porygon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
At 395 BST, Porygon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Porygon2 before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
No. Porygon only evolves into Porygon2 through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Porygon 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 Upgrade must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
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 support role.
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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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