Porygon-Z

#474 (Sinnoh)

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Pokémon type

Normal

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.

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 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 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 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 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 1.56 DPE	15	7.7	62%
Hidden Power 2.7 EPT	Tri Attack Elite TM 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.

The best counter to Porygon-Z is Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere, followed by Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Blaziken and Mega Mewtwo Y.

The top Porygon-Z counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere	100%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Dynamic Punch+	99%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Focus Blast	96%
Mega Blaziken	Counter Aura Sphere	94%
Mega Lucario	Counter Aura Sphere	89%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Dynamic Punch+	85%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Counter Focus Blast	83%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Focus Blast	82%
Keldeo (Resolute Form)	Low Kick Secret Sword	82%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Psystrike	81%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		264
Defense		150
Stamina		198

Max HP

Level 40

168

Size

Height	0.9 m
Weight	34 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
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