Competitive Information for Porygon [Red/Blue]
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Porygon? These builds are optimized for Red/Blue Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Red/Blue metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Porygon is here! This extraordinary Pokémon is Normal-typed and ready to shine! It's to see Porygon show up as a Red/Blue opponent. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokémon games. Its only type-related weakness is Fighting. Discover Porygon's movesets below and unleash its potential in battles!
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Blizzard
- Psychic
- Recover
- Thunder Wave / Thunderbolt
Porygon is a notable Special Sweeper in single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The original meta-game back in the RBY days was ridiculous. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Porygon by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Tri Attack
- Recover
- Thunder Wave
- Reflect
Porygon is a fabulous Physical Sweeper in single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In gen one, Porygon played quite differently. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Tri Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Porygon by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
♦ Reflect is a status move (while active, your Porygon's defense is doubled).
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Moveset:
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic / Psybeam
- Recover
Porygon is an outstanding Special Sweeper in single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. . In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Psybeam is a special 65-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Porygon by 50% of its max hp).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Porygon can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Red/Blue generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Porygon.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Porygon can perform in Red/Blue. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RB Move and Ability Combos for Porygon
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Porygon's stats
- Agility
- Rage
- Sharpen
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Porygon
- Blizzard
- Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam
- Psychic
- Recover
- Reflect
- Rest
- Teleport
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Porygon in Red and Blue
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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