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porygon-z
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Porygon Z

Virtual Pokémon

Normal

In order to create a more advanced Pokémon, an additional program was installed, but apparently it contained a defect that makes it move oddly.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 80
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 135
Sp. Def 75
Speed 90
Total 535

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Virtual Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 34.0 kg
Base Exp 241
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 30
Base Happiness 70
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

porygon-z Front Front
porygon-z Back Back
porygon-z Front Shiny Front Shiny
porygon-z Back Shiny Back Shiny
porygon-z Official Art Official Art
porygon-z Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

battlespotsingles Usage: 0.5%
Z-Conversion Ghost
Item
Normalium Z
Ability
Adaptability / Download
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Z-Conversion Electric
Item
Normalium Z
Ability
Adaptability / Download
Nature
Timid / Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252
Z-Hyper Beam
Item
Normalium Z
Ability
Adaptability / Download
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Porygon-Z is a threatening setup sweeper due to its near exclusive access to Z-Conversion, boosting all stats by +1. It has a good ability in Adaptability, boosting the power of moves the same type as it. Combined with a good movepool, passable Speed, and high Special Attack, Porygon-Z can dominate if left unchecked. However, even at +1, its defenses are rather lackluster, leaving it threatened by most sweepers. Its Speed tier also isn't very good for boosting, leaving it outsped by Choice Scarf users such as Tapu Lele, Greninja, and Garchomp as well as faster Pokemon such as Naive Pheromosa. Z-Conversion additionally allows Porygon-Z only one opportunity to set up, resulting in a sweeper that isn't very flexible and rendered nearly useless against something that walls it when it sets up.

Below are some sample sets. These sets are likely to be standard, but they will be expanded upon and updated as the metagame progresses.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
75.7%
Recover
46.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc