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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Porygon2

Base Stats for Porygon2

Normal

Abilities:
,
,

Evolutions / Family:
Porygon
Porygon2
Porygon-Z

Weakness Chart for Normal-type:

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 Porygon2? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common team mates for Porygon2 in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

UrshifuTorkoalRegielekiVenusaurLandorus-TherianGlastrierTapu FiniRillaboomZapdosGrimmsnarl

Porygon2 is a wonderful Normal-typed Pokemon. Porygon2 is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Porygon2's only type-related weakness is Fighting.

Species: Porygon2
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Download
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 36 SpA / 228 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam
- Ally Switch
- Recover / Tri Attack
- Trick Room

Special Wall Porygon2 (Popular/Trending)

Porygon2 is a fabulous Special Wall. It was designed to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Porygon2 is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Download, on switch-in attack or sp. atk is raised 1 stage based on the foes' weaker defense.

♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ally Switch is a status move (your Porygon2 swaps positions with its ally).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Porygon2 by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

Species: Porygon2
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Analytic
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk |
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt / Discharge

Special Sweeper Porygon2 (Analytic)

Porygon2 is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Porygon2 is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Porygon2's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Analytic, Porygon2's attacks have 1.3x power if it is the last to move in a turn.

♦ 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 (Porygon2 cannot move next turn).
♦ 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).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ 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).

Species: Porygon2
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Download
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 137 Hp / 122 Def / 249 SpA
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball
- Snore
- Rest
- Ice Beam

Porygon2 Special Tank (2 Time)

Porygon2 is a wonderful Special Tank. This moveset attempts to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Porygon2 is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite changes that. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Download, on switch-in attack or sp. atk is raised 1 stage based on the foes' weaker defense.

♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Snore is a special STAB-boosted 50-base power Normal-type move (Porygon2 must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
♦ Rest is a status move (Porygon2 sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).

Species: Porygon2
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Analytic
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 240 Hp / 252 Def / 16 SpD
Moveset:
- Psyshock / Tri Attack
- Charge Beam
- Recover
- Toxic

Porygon2 Physical Wall (Eviogon2)

Porygon2 is pretty popular Physical Wall. It's primary goal is to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Porygon2 is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield without an Eviolite. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Analytic, Porygon2's attacks have 1.3x power if it is the last to move in a turn. The slower this set the better for Analytic.

♦ Psyshock is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (damages target based on defense, not special defense).
♦ Tri Attack is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (20% chance to paralyze or burn or freeze target).
♦ Charge Beam is a special 50-base power Electric-type move (70% chance to raise your Porygon2's special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Porygon2 by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Porygon2? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common team mates for Porygon2 in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

UrshifuTorkoalRegielekiVenusaurLandorus-TherianGlastrierTapu FiniRillaboomZapdosGrimmsnarl

Species: Porygon2
Item: Eviolite
Ability: Trace
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 156 Def / 108 SpD
Moveset:
- Foul Play
- Eerie Impulse
- Recover
- Trick Room

Doubles Double Wall Porygon2 (Popular VGC)

Porygon2 is a stupendous Double Wall. This particular build was popular during previous competitions. It's primary goal is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Porygon2 is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Trace, on switch-in or when it can Porygon2 copies a random adjacent foe's ability.

♦ Foul Play is a physical 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Eerie Impulse is a status move (lowers the target's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Porygon2 by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

Species: Porygon2
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Analytic
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk |
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic / Psyshock

Doubles Special Sweeper Porygon2 (Analytic)

Porygon2 is an astounding Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Porygon2 is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until it was realized Eviolite would make it quite viable. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Porygon2's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Analytic, Porygon2's attacks have 1.3x power if it is the last to move in a turn.

♦ 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 (Porygon2 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).

Species: Porygon2
Item: Eviolite / Life Orb
Ability: Analytic
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Tri Attack / Hyper Beam
- Psychic / Psyshock
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Trick Room

Offensive Trick Room Porygon2 (Analytic)

Porygon2 is a decent Offensive Trick Room. Porygon2 is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Life Orb boosts the power of Porygon2's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Analytic, Porygon2's attacks have 1.3x power if it is the last to move in a turn.

♦ 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 (Porygon2 cannot move next turn).
♦ 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).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Trick Room is a status move (goes last. for 5 turns, turn order is reversed).

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Porygon2 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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Porygon2 can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Porygon2

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: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Magic Coat, Ally Switch

Most notable and possible best moves for Porygon2

Ally Switch
Ice Beam
Recover
Shadow Ball
Thunderbolt
Tri Attack
Trick Room

Common Effort Values for Porygon2 in Sword and Shield

Modest Nature ( 244/0/0/36/228/0 )
Bold Nature ( 244/0/36/100/100/28 )
Optimize Porygon2's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield

Competitive Information for Porygon2 [Sword/Shield]