Is Porygon2 Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Porygon with an Up-Grade. Porygon2 with AbilityTrace copies the opponent's ability. Strong Special stats on a Normal-type. Handles most neutral matchups through Special power. The double trade requirement is the barrier. Trace occasionally steals a game-changing ability from a boss.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Porygon2 resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
Porygon2 cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- LV 36NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORElectricThunder WavePower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Porygon2 in Emerald
Both Porygon and Porygon2 are missing from Emerald, so the virtual line starts with an import. Trade a Porygon holding an Up-Grade across a link cable and it upgrades into Porygon2 on arrival.
How to Obtain Porygon2 in E
- Step 1Obtain PorygonCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Celadon City · 9,999 Coins, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Gift · Celadon City · 9,999 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Celadon City · 9,999 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · Celadon City · 9,999 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Celadon City · 5,555 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Trophy Garden · Post-National Dex. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Gift · Veilstone City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Porygon2 ✓
How to Get Shiny Porygon2 in Emerald
Porygon2 cannot be obtained within Emerald; trade a shiny Porygon in from a Generation 3 game that carries the line and evolve it by trading again while it holds the Up-Grade, with the shine intact throughout. See every game where Shiny Porygon2 can be hunted
Porygon2 Weakness
Fighting moves hit Porygon2 for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. With 85 HP and balanced defenses, Porygon2 can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| 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 Porygon2 Weak Against
Good
Porygon2 Evolutions
Porygon2 evolved from Porygon's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Porygon eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Porygon pushed Porygon2 to 515 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +20. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Porygon2 is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Porygon eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyE Porygon2 Best Moveset
Copying the opponent's ability through AbilityTrace on switch-in gives Porygon2 answers that change every matchup, stealing AbilityIntimidate, AbilityFlash Fire, or AbilityWater Absorb at exactly the right moment. The moveset runs special attacks behind solid 105 Sp. Atk with MoveRecover sustain.
Best Build
Porygon2 best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Porygon2'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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
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Porygon2 Emerald Guide
Porygon2 isn't catchable in Emerald. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Porygon2 has 515 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Emerald, use Porygon2 as a support. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, run Bold on Porygon2. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Since Gold & Silver, Porygon2 has been in 19 games. Requiring a trade evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
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 7Let's Go
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
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