Is Porygon Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Normal-type with AbilityDownload boosting whichever attacking stat the opponent is weaker against. Porygon2 via Up-Grade trade and Porygon-Z via Dubious Disc trade both outclass the base form. Without trading, Porygon stalls out.
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 in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
The chain to Porygon requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Porygon in the wild and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Machop 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 | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x160-189%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x148-174%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x131-155%KO | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Gallade builds →Close Combat 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x147-174%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x147-174%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x161-190%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x161-189%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 | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x151-178%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Lucario's Close Combat hits Porygon for 65-77%.
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x65-77% Extreme Speed15-17% Flash Cannon37-43% | ||
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 onlyUSUM Porygon Best Moveset
Normal at 85 Sp. Atk with AbilityDownload raising the higher offensive stat based on the opponent's weaker defense and AbilityTrace copying the opponent's ability. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk at this stage. The moveset approaches viability through Eviolite. Porygon2 one evolution away combines Held ItemEviolite with much higher stats.
Best Build
Porygon best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Trick Room
- Ice Beam
- 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
Base Stats
This Pokémon was created using the cutting-edge science of 20 years ago, so many parts of it have since become obsolete.
It was built 20 years ago by scientists who dreamed of exploring space. Their dreams have yet to come true.
Porygon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
At 395 BST, Porygon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Porygon2 before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. 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