
Is Porygon Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Celadon Game Corner. AbilityTrace copies the opponent's ability, which can steal useful effects like Levitate, Intimidate, or Flash Fire. The stats don't stand out. Porygon is a novelty in FRLG's story, more interesting for the ability copy gimmick than for actual combat contribution.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Porygon is given to you as a gift on Celadon City at Lv 26. 9,999 Coins. Exchange coins at the Celadon Game Corner prize counter
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- LV 36NormalTri Attack120100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Erika.
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam22590%5
- TM43NormalSecret Power105100%20
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 36NormalTri Attack120100%10
- After Sabrina
- TUTORPsychicDream Eater100100%15
- TUTORElectricThunder Wave—90%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge180100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade105100%20
How to Get Porygon in FireRed & LeafGreen
Game Corner prize in Celadon City. Porygon costs 9,999 coins in FireRed or 6,500 in LeafGreen. Only way to get one without player trading.
1 location to catch Porygon
How to Obtain Porygon in FRLG
Step 2Evolve into Porygon2
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Porygon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Porygon
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySandveil ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Cacnea builds →Giga Drain18-21% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Onix builds →Earthquake16-19% Rock Slide12-14% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Diglett builds →Earthquake29-35% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Taillow builds →Facade27-32% Double Edge46-54% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemSitrus Berry NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Baltoy builds →Explosion50-59% Earthquake20-24% Rock Slide15-18% | ||
Porygon Evolutions
To get Porygon2 from Porygon, you need a trade. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 120 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.
FRLG Porygon Best Moveset
85 Sp. Atk is decent for the stage, and AbilityTrace copying the opponent's ability on switch-in creates unpredictable moments. Porygon2 brings competitive stats with the same Trace utility.
Best Build
Porygon best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Psychic
- Recover
- Toxic
- Facade
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Porygon's coverage across 8 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hyper Beam and Double-Edge 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
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Porygon FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Porygon only evolves into Porygon2 through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in FireRed & LeafGreen. 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. In FireRed and LeafGreen, Upgrade is post-game only. Pick it up at the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island or win it as a prize for clearing Single Mode in Trainer Tower on Seven Island. Both spots unlock after entering the Hall of Fame and getting the Rainbow Pass from Celio on One Island. You can also bring one over from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald.
Porygon costs 6,500 Coins in LeafGreen. Porygon costs 9,999 Coins in FireRed. Earn coins by playing the slot machines on the Game Corner floor or buying them at the counter (1,000 coins for ₽10,000).
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