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porygon2
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Porygon2

Virtual Pokémon

Normal

For the purposes of planetary development, Porygon was updated with the most cutting-edge technology available.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 80
Defense 90
Sp. Atk 105
Sp. Def 95
Speed 60
Total 515

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Virtual Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 32.5 kg
Base Exp 180
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat Urban
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

porygon2 Front Front
porygon2 Back Back
porygon2 Front Shiny Front Shiny
porygon2 Back Shiny Back Shiny
porygon2 Official Art Official Art
porygon2 Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Z-Conversion
Item
Normalium Z
Ability
Download
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Porygon2 establishes itself as one of the very few viable omniboost sweepers in the tier because of Z-Conversion, which not only boosts all of Porygon2's stats by one stage but also allows it to change into an Electric-type. This grants Porygon2 valuable resistances to Bullet Punch and Flying-type moves and STAB on its potent coverage. Its BoltBeam coverage also gives it everything it needs to hit top-tier threats like Scizor, Latias, and Hydreigon along with almost everything else in the tier neutrally. Porygon2's Speed after boosting is also passable, letting it outpace Latias, Gengar, and Tornadus. Porygon2 is also able to afford running recovery, which further distinguishes itself from Shaymin. However, Porygon2 can only set up once per match, so it relies on a large amount of team support to chip and remove its checks like Blissey and Mega Steelix so it will be able to clean up the remainder of the opponent's team late-game. Porygon2's Speed after boosting up, while usable, still leaves it outsped by common Choice Scarf users like Krookodile, Hydreigon, and Infernape along with naturally fast Pokemon such as Zeraora and Mega Aerodactyl. This tends to force Porygon2 to waste turns restoring its health in order to prevent itself from being revenge killed, which opens up free turns for the opponent. Porygon2's bulk is also marginally lower than Shaymin's, which, in conjunction to its low Speed before using Z-Conversion, can give Porygon2 a more difficult time setting up.

Most Used Moves

Recover
99.2%
Ice Beam
88.8%
Toxic
16.8%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc