Is Porygon2 Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Up-Grade trade from Porygon. Normal-type with AbilityTrace or AbilityDownload boosting the higher offensive stat. HGSS gives it Porygon-Z through Dubious Disc trade. Two trade evolutions from a postgame Celadon Game Corner source. Battle Frontier investment.
Porygon has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's typing presses Porygon's defenses.
Porygon has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Porygon has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Porygon has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Porygon trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Porygon-Z has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Porygon-Z has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Porygon-Z has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Porygon-Z trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Porygon-Z has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Porygon-Z resists most of Will's coverage and hits back hard.
Porygon-Z has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Porygon-Z has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Porygon-Z has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Porygon-Z resists most of Lance's coverage and hits back hard.
Gift Porygon
Porygon is given to you as a gift in Celadon City at Lv 15. Redeem at the Celadon Game Corner prize corner for 9,999 coins.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 51NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Porygon to Porygon-Z
Porygon2 evolves into Porygon-Z when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Erika.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 53)
- LV 53NormalTri AttackPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 67NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Porygon2 in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Getting Porygon2 means handing a Porygon the Up-Grade and trading it away. The upgrade item triggers the change only mid-trade, so you need the base Porygon, the held item, and someone to swap with.
Catch Porygon at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Porygon2.
Badge 8How to Obtain Porygon2 in HGSS
- Step 2Porygon2 ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Porygon-Z
How to Get Shiny Porygon2 in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Porygon2 comes from a traded Porygon, so breed that Game Corner prize Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 and evolve it with an Up-Grade. Compare Shiny Porygon2 odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Porygon2 Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Porygon2.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Porygon2 Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Porygon2
Porygon2 Evolutions
Porygon2 connects Porygon to Porygon Z in this chain. At least one evolution here needs a trade. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Porygon). The final form adds another 20 stats on top. 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 onlyHGSS Porygon2 Best Moveset
Defensive Normal type with 90 Defense, 95 Sp. Def, and AbilityDownload boosting the more useful offensive stat based on the opponent's weaker defense. The moveset fires adaptive special or physical attacks at 105 Sp. Atk. 60 Speed is fine for a bulky attacker.
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 tells the story here. Porygon2 learns Zap Cannon and Hyper Beam naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 9 types extends the reach beyond that.
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
This upgraded version of PORYGON is designed for space exploration. It can’t fly, however.
Further research enhanced its abilities. Sometimes, it may exhibit motions that were not programmed.
Porygon2 HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
No. Porygon2 only evolves into Porygon-Z through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Dubious Disc must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Yes. Porygon2 is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Porygon2 becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Porygon2 has 515 BST and evolves into Porygon-Z. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Porygon2 as an attacker. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Bold on Porygon2. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker 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
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