Porygon-Z

#474 (Sinnoh)

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Pokémon type

Normal

Boosted in Partly Cloudy weather

Porygon-Z weaknesses

Porygon-Z is weak to Fighting-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Porygon-Z is doubly resistant to Ghost-type moves.

39%

Best moveset for Porygon-Z

The best moves for Porygon-Z are Lock-On and Hyper Beam when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Lock-On

4.8DPS

Hyper Beam

45DPS

Defending

Hidden Power

10DPS

Hyper Beam

45DPS

Trainer Battles

Lock-On

5EPT

Hyper Beam

2.25DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Porygon family. Porygon-Z evolves from Porygon2 for 100 Candy.

Porygon requires Upgrade to evolve into Porygon2.
Porygon2 requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Porygon-Z.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Porygon for 22 Candy, Porygon2 for 90 Candy.

Game images

Porygon-Z, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Porygon-Z is a Normal Pokémon which evolves from Porygon2. It is weak to Fighting moves. Porygon-Z's best moveset is Lock-On & Hyper Beam and it has a Max CP of 3,693.

About

"A faulty update was added to its programming. Its behavior is noticeably strange, so the experiment may have been a failure."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Hidden Power	15	10	10
Charge Beam	7	14	7
Lock-On	2	20	4.8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Solar Beam	180	1	1.8
Hyper Beam	150	1	1.8
Tri Attack Elite TM	75	2	1.8
Zap Cannon	140	1	1.4
Blizzard	130	1	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.91
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.36

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Lock-On	1	1	1.2	5
Charge Beam	6	3	2	3.7
Hidden Power	9	3	3	2.7

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Hyper Beam	150	80	2.25
Return Purified	130	70	2.23
Zap Cannon ▼ att	150	80	1.88
Solar Beam	150	80	1.88
Blizzard	140	75	1.87
Tri Attack Elite TM ▼ att ▼ def	65	50	1.56
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.17

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	14.2	100%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Tri Attack Elite TM 36 DPS	13.1	92%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	12.8	90%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	12.7	89%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	12.2	86%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	12.2	86%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Zap Cannon 40 DPS	12.2	86%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Tri Attack Elite TM 36 DPS	12	84%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	11.8	83%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Tri Attack Elite TM 36 DPS	11.7	82%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	11.7	82%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	11.4	81%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Zap Cannon 40 DPS	11	78%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	11	77%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Zap Cannon 40 DPS	10.9	77%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	10.9	77%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	10.6	74%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	10.6	74%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	6.5	45%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	4.8	34%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	3.9	28%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	5.5	100%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	5.4	97%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Tri Attack Elite TM 36 DPS	5.4	97%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Zap Cannon 40 DPS	4.9	88%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	4.8	86%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Tri Attack Elite TM 36 DPS	4.7	85%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	4.7	84%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	4.5	82%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Zap Cannon 40 DPS	4	72%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Hyper Beam 45 DPS	4	71%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	3.9	71%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	3.9	69%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Solar Beam 36 DPS	3.8	69%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Tri Attack Elite TM 36 DPS	3.8	69%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Zap Cannon 40 DPS	3.3	59%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Blizzard 43.3 DPS	3.1	56%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	3.1	56%
Hidden Power 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	2.5	45%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Return Purified 60 DPS	2.4	42%
Charge Beam 7 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.7	31%
Lock-On 4.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 6 DPS	1.2	21%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Lock-On 5 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	16	12.5	100%
Lock-On 5 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	14	12.3	99%
Lock-On 5 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	16	10.6	85%
Lock-On 5 EPT	Zap Cannon ▼ att 1.88 DPE	16	10.6	85%
Lock-On 5 EPT	Blizzard 1.87 DPE	15	10.5	85%
Charge Beam 3.7 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	24	10.3	82%
Charge Beam 3.7 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	21	10.2	82%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Hyper Beam 2.25 DPE	30	9	72%
Lock-On 5 EPT	Tri Attack Elite TM ▼ att ▼ def 1.56 DPE	10	9	72%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Return Purified 2.23 DPE	27	8.9	72%
Charge Beam 3.7 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	24	8.9	71%
Charge Beam 3.7 EPT	Zap Cannon ▼ att 1.88 DPE	24	8.9	71%
Charge Beam 3.7 EPT	Blizzard 1.87 DPE	21	8.8	71%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Solar Beam 1.88 DPE	30	8	64%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Zap Cannon ▼ att 1.88 DPE	30	8	64%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Blizzard 1.87 DPE	30	8	64%
Charge Beam 3.7 EPT	Tri Attack Elite TM ▼ att ▼ def 1.56 DPE	15	7.7	62%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Tri Attack Elite TM ▼ att ▼ def 1.56 DPE	21	7.2	58%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	27	3.5	28%
Charge Beam 3.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	21	2.6	21%
Lock-On 5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.17 DPE	14	2.1	17%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Porygon-Z?

Porygon-Z is weak to Fighting moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.56
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.57
3
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.59
4
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.59
5
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.6
6
Latios (Shadow)

Dragon Breath

Aura Sphere

0.62
7
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.63
8
Kartana

Fury Cutter

Sacred Sword

0.63
9
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.63
10
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Aura Sphere

0.63

The best counter to Porygon-Z is Keldeo (Resolute Form) with Low Kick and Secret Sword, followed by Blaziken (Shadow), Conkeldurr (Shadow) and Lucario. The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

The top Porygon-Z counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Porygon-Z's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		264
Defense		150
Stamina		198

Max HP

Level 40	168
Level 50	178

Average size

Height	0.9 m
Weight	34 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,400
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,866
Level 30 Max wild	2,800
Level 40	3,266
Level 50	3,693

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,333
Level 35 (wild)	3,033