Competitive Information for Porygon (z) [Sun/Moon]
Base Stats for Porygon-Z
Normal
Abilities:
AdaptabilityAdaptability: This Pokemon's same-type attack bonus (STAB) is 2 instead of 1.5.
, DownloadDownload: On switch-in, Attack or Sp. Atk is raised 1 stage based on the foes' weaker Defense.
, AnalyticAnalytic: This Pokemon's attacks have 1.3x power if it is the last to move in a turn.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
2x
0x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Porygon-z? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Common team mates for Porygon-z in Pokemon Sun/Moon:
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Porygon is an interesting Normal-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to find yourself dealing with Porygon when battling in the 7th generation meta. Porygon's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Species: Porygon-Z
Item: Normalium Z
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Conversion / Tri Attack
- Recover
Item: Normalium Z
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Conversion / Tri Attack
- Recover
Special Sweeper Porygon-Z (Popular/Trending)
Porygon is an awesome Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Adaptability, Porygon's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Conversion is a status move (changes Porygon's type to match its first move).
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Porygon by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Conversion is a status move (changes Porygon's type to match its first move).
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Porygon by 50% of its max hp).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Porygon-Z
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Psychic / Psyshock
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Psychic / Psyshock
Special Sweeper Porygon-Z (Adaptability)
Porygon is an extraordinary Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Porygon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Adaptability, Porygon's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5.
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Porygon cannot move next turn).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Porygon cannot move next turn).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Porygon-z? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Common team mates for Porygon-z in Pokemon Sun/Moon:
Gyarados-MegaKartanaTapu%20KokoHawluchaVictiniCharizard-Mega-XSerperiorMamoswineCloysterKlefki
Gyarados-MegaKartanaTapu%20KokoHawluchaVictiniCharizard-Mega-XSerperiorMamoswineCloysterKlefki
Species: Porygon-Z
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Psyshock
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Psyshock
Doubles Special Sweeper Porygon-Z (Adaptability)
Porygon is a notable Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Porygon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Adaptability, Porygon's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5.
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Porygon cannot move next turn).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Porygon cannot move next turn).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Electroweb is a special 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Porygon-Z
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Trick Room
Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 28 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Trick Room
Offensive Trick Room Porygon-Z (Adaptability)
Porygon is a notable Offensive Trick Room. Focus Sash helps protect Porygon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Adaptability, Porygon's same-type attack bonus (stab) is 2 instead of 1.5.
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Porygon cannot move next turn).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special STAB-boosted 150-base power Normal-type move (Porygon cannot move next turn).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Discharge is a special 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Porygon-z learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Damage Modifiers:
Type-matchup: Sort through and determine which moves would best work versus an opponent of the typing you select.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Porygon-z can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Porygon-z
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Ally Switch
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Porygon-z's stats
- Agility
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Nasty Plot
- Rage
- Sharpen
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Porygon-z
- Conversion
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam
- Nasty Plot
- Protect
- Psychic
- Psyshock
- Recover
- Reflect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Teleport
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Tri Attack
Common Effort Values for Porygon-z in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Porygon-z's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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