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porygon2
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Porygon2

Virtual Pokémon

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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

Trick Room
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Download / Analytic
Nature
Sassy
EVs
HP 252
Def 64
SpD 192

Strategy Overview

Porygon2 establishes itself as the premier Trick Room setter in the VGC 2017 metagame boasting great overall bulk with Eviolite, and offensive capability with Download. Porygon2 gets access to a good amount of offensive coverage, capable of tackling the likes of Garchomp, Araquanid, and Tapu Bulu with Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. Porygon2 also displays great prowess in endgame situations thanks to Recover and Toxic allowing it to poison bulky targets that it usually doesn't hit so well, such as Snorlax, and continually heal. While Porygon2's only weakness is very uncommon in the metagame, Fighting-types like Hariyama, Pheromosa, and Buzzwole can cause it plenty of trouble. Its main drawback comes when fighting against bulkier Steel-types such as Celesteela that can shrug off Toxic and match its defensive capabilities. Its offensive presence is also significantly decreased when Download boosts Attack, making it somewhat less reliable. Additionally, Porygon2 is susceptible to Knock Off from Alolan Muk and Hariyama, making it significantly less bulky.

Most Used Moves

Recover
99.7%
Ice Beam
99.4%
Toxic
9.1%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
100.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc