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porygon2
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Porygon2

Virtual Pokémon

Normal

Further research enhanced its abilities. Sometimes, it may exhibit motions that were not programmed.

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

Defensive
Moves
Boomburst / Ice Beam
Shadow Ball / Thunderbolt / Rapid Spin
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4
DownPass
Moves
Glare / Swords Dance
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Download
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4

Strategy Overview

Porygon2 has two good abilities in Download and Trace, which allow it to perform two decent roles in the STABmons metagame; the former allows it to get free boosts in either attacking stat to KO foes more easily, and the latter lets it take advantage of foes' abilities. Access to Extreme Speed and Boomburst lets it function as either a strong physical, special, or mixed attacker; additionally, while it is outclassed by Ursaring and Mega Lopunny as a setup sweeper, it has something they don't: Eviolite, which lets it survive a plethora of hits that both Ursaring and Mega Lopunny can't. Sadly, though, as a result, Porygon2 has a big vulnerability to Knock Off, and the lack of additional passive recovery from Leftovers makes it more difficult for it to function as both a bulky attacker and a defensive Pokemon. Its pure Normal typing also leaves it weak to a common type in Fighting, represented by prominent threats such as Mega Lopunny and Terrakion, and is a bad type for it offensively with two types resistant to it and one immune. Alongside all of this, Porygon2 also sometimes struggles with four-moveslot syndrome because it has to fit recovery and status into its moveset; however, it is overall a good, bulky attacker in the STABmons metagame.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc