Porygon-Z (Pokémon)

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Porygon-Z Virtual Pokémon ポリゴンZ Porygon-Z #0474 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Adaptability or Download Cacophony Cacophony Analytic Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 30 (8.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'11" 0.9 m Porygon-Z 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 75.0 lbs. 34.0 kg Porygon-Z 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 185 Gen. IV Unknown IV 241 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 3 Porygon-Z 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 3 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Red	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Porygon-Z (Japanese: ポリゴンZ Porygon-Z) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves from Porygon2 when traded while holding a Dubious Disc. It is the final form of Porygon.

(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)

Biology

Although technically a virtual, manmade Pokémon, Porygon-Z does have a physical body. Its head is fuchsia and ovoid in shape with a short, blunt antenna protruding upwards and a blue bill similar to that of a duck. Its eyes are yellow and have black rings, similar to a bulls-eye. The head is completely detached from the body and floats slightly above it. Its smooth, ovoid body is fuchsia with a blue ring connecting its arms. Two arms are loosely connected to their upper body and, other than their blue color, have no features. The tail is also blue and featureless but slightly resembles a paddle.

Porygon-Z was given additional software in order to increase its abilities further, and its offensive power has greatly increased. The initial idea was to give Porygon2 the ability to travel through alien dimensions, but it did not work as planned. Instead, the resulting Pokémon began showing highly erratic, unstable behavior and twitchy movements, making it difficult to work with for research. As a result, it is believed the experiment to create Porygon-Z was a failure. This has been attributed to the incompetence of the engineer improperly updating its programming. Academics can't seem to agree on whether Porygon-Z should be considered a true evolution of Porygon2. In ancient Hisui, people were confused about Porygon-Z and its evolutionary relatives due to them arriving through space-time distortions and being the product of far more advanced technology than what was available at the time.

Porygon-Z and its pre-evolved forms are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the moves Conversion and Conversion 2. Additionally, prior to Generation V and in Generation IX, Porygon-Z and its pre-evolved forms are the only known Pokémon that could have Download as an Ability.

Evolution

Porygon-Z evolves from Porygon2 and is the final form of Porygon.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Porygon  Normal

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First Evolution Porygon2  Normal

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Second Evolution Porygon-Z  Normal

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Sinnoh  Pt : #194 Johto #— Diamond Additional software was installed to make it a better Pokémon. It began acting oddly, however. Pearl Platinum Its programming was modified to enable work in alien dimensions. It did not work as planned. HeartGold Its programming was modified to enable it to travel through alien dimensions. Seems there might have been an error... SoulSilver
Generation V Unova #— Black Its programming was modified to enable work in alien dimensions. It did not work as planned. White Black 2 Its programming was modified to enable work in alien dimensions. It did not work as planned. White 2
Generation VI Kalos #— Hoenn #— X Additional software was installed to make it a better Pokémon. It began acting oddly, however. Y Its programming was modified to enable it to travel through alien dimensions. Seems there might have been an error... Omega Ruby Additional software was installed to make it a better Pokémon. It began acting oddly, however. Alpha Sapphire Its programming was modified to enable it to travel through alien dimensions. Seems there might have been an error...
Generation VII Alola  S  M : #219 Alola  US  UM : #283 Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. Sun In order to create a more advanced Pokémon, an additional program was installed, but apparently it contained a defect that makes it move oddly. Moon Its program was modified to facilitate extra-dimensional activities, but that led to noticeably strange behavior. Ultra Sun Its behavior is noticeably unstable, which is apparently due to the incompetence of the engineer who updated its programming. Ultra Moon A faulty update was added to its programming. Its behavior is noticeably strange, so the experiment may have been a failure.
Generation VIII Galar Isle of Armor #210 Sinnoh #— Hisui #135 Sword Porygon-Z had a program installed to allow it to move between dimensions, but the program also caused instability in Porygon-Z's behavior. Shield Some say an additional program made this Pokémon evolve, but even academics can't agree on whether Porygon-Z is really an evolution. Brilliant Diamond Additional software was installed to make it an even better Pokémon. It began acting oddly, however. Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus A curious item induced this evolution. The Pokémon's offensive capabilities have greatly increased, but the strangeness of its behavior has magnified in equal measure. This worries me.
Generation IX Paldea #— Kitakami #— Blueberry #131 Scarlet An additional program was installed to create a more advanced Pokémon, but it was apparently flawed. Porygon-Z moves oddly as a result. Violet Its programming was modified to enable it to operate in other dimensions. This did not work as planned.

Porygon-Z in the Alola Pokédex	Porygon-Z in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Evolve Porygon2 Platinum Evolve Porygon2 HeartGold SoulSilver Evolve Porygon2
Generation V Black Trade White Evolve Porygon2 Black 2 White 2 Trade
Generation VI X Y Trade Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Evolve Porygon2
Generation VII Sun Moon Evolve Porygon2 Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Evolve Porygon2 Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield TradeVersion 1.2.0+ Expansion Pass Evolve Porygon2 Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Evolve Porygon2 Legends: Arceus Crimson Mirelands: Space-time distortions
Generation IX Scarlet Violet TradeVersion 3.0.0+ The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Tera Raid Battles (5★, 6★)

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Evolve Porygon2 MD Sky Evolve Porygon2 Ranger: SoA Oil Field Hideout Rumble Eternal Tower MD Stormy MD Light Evolve Porygon2* PokéPark Wii Granite Zone Ranger: GS Sky Fortress, Thunder Temple
Generation V Rumble Blast Factory: Sunny Seashore Rumble U Conductor Room: Rumbling Magnetic Motors
Generation VI Battle Trozei Mysterious Fountain: Stage 6 Rumble World Gold Plateau: Tricky Factory (Back Boss)
Generation VII Rumble Rush Gengar Sea, Aegislash Sea, Arceus Sea, Garchomp SeaFinal
Generation VIII MD DX Fainted Pokémon: Northern Range, Murky Cave Mystery House: Silver Trench
Cross-Generation Shuffle Expert Stage: Stage EX35 Event: Porygon-Z Appears

In events

Games	Event	Language/Region	Location	Level	Distribution period
SwSh	Jeong Sang-yoon's Porygon-Z	All	Online	50	August 21 to 22, 2021

Held items

Games		Held items
Legends: Arceus		Normal Sky Tumblestone (35%) Ball of Mud (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy L (100%) Seed of Mastery (40%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 85		145 - 192	280 - 374
Attack: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Defense: 70		67 - 134	130 - 262
Sp. Atk: 135		126 - 205	247 - 405
Sp. Def: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Speed: 90		85 - 156	166 - 306
Total: 535	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 4/4 ★★★★	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 2/5 ★★☆☆☆	Stamina 1/1 ★
Jump 4/4 ★★★★	Total 15/19 ★★★

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 0× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

Porygon-Z is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 5 011 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00——% 20 011 Defense Curl Normal Status 0000— 00——% 40 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Conversion Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 011 Recycle Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 011 Magnet Rise Electric Status 0000— 00——% 10 1515 Thunder Shock Electric Special 04040 100100% 30 2020 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100100% 20 2525 Conversion 2 Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 3030 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 30 3535 Recover Normal Status 0000— 00——% 5 4040 Discharge Electric Special 08080 100100% 15 4545 Tri Attack Normal Special 08080 100100% 10 5050 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100100% 15 5555 Lock-On Normal Status 0000— 00——% 5 6060 Zap Cannon Electric Special 120120 05050% 5 6565 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 09090% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Porygon-Z Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Porygon-Z Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM016 TM016 Psybeam Psychic Special 06565 100}}100% 20 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM023 TM023 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM054 TM054 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM096 TM096 Eerie Impulse Electric Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM120 TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM161 TM161 Trick Room Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM173 TM173 Charge Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM178 TM178 Gravity Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM211 TM211 Electroweb Electric Special 05555 095}}95% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Porygon-Z Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Porygon-Z Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Porygon-Z Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Porygon-Z Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Porygon-Z Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By a prior Evolution

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior Evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Porygon-Z Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Porygon-Z Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: E
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Rescue Connected to: Tropius Connection Orb Set: 7 Phrases Normal It seems a program added to me has some problems... Can someone fix it for me? Low HP (< 50%) No one fixed my program, and now look at me!
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Normal Poké Assist: Normal Field move: (Crush ×3) Browser entry R-262 It protects itself with a strange barrier. It attacks by discharging electric bolts.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Normal Poké Assist: (present) Normal Field move: (present) (Crush ×3) Poké Assist: (past) Normal Field move: (past) (Crush ×1) Browser entry R-119/N-182 It lets loose shock waves to attack.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds Base HP: 56 Base Attack: 82 Base Defense: 54 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Porygon-Z gave you a Secret Word in the Granite Zone. He's a star at Rotom's Spooky Shoot-'em-Up.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Normal Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Normal Attack Power: 70 - 130 15 #400 Shock Attack Leaves the foe paralyzed for a longer period of time. Swappable Skill(s): Hitting Streak+
Pokémon GO Base HP: 198 Base Attack: 264 Base Defense: 150 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Hidden Power, Charge Beam, Lock-On* Charged Attacks: Solar Beam, Hyper Beam, Zap Cannon, Blizzard*, Frustration, Return, Tri Attack†

Evolution data

Porygon-Z evolves from Porygon2 when traded while holding a Dubious Disc. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Porygon-Z evolves from Porygon2 when exposed to a Dubious Disc.

Unevolved Porygon  Normal

+ Trade holding Upgrade →

First Evolution Porygon2  Normal

+ Trade holding Dubious Disc →

Second Evolution Porygon-Z  Normal

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Legends: Arceus
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Porygon-Z images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Porygon-Z in the "World of Pokémon" opening of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice

Porygon-Z's only appearance in the anime was a cameo in the "World of Pokémon" opening of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, in which every Pokémon from the first five generations (apart from Genesect) appeared.

Likely as a result of the EP038 incident, it is the only Generation IV Pokémon not to appear in the anime. Along with its pre-evolved form, Porygon2, it is also the only Pokémon prior to Generation VIII that is neither Legendary nor Mythical to not appear in the anime.

In the manga

Porygon-Z in Pokémon Try Adventure

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

Io has a Porygon-Z, which is her main battler and only known Pokémon. She first used it to attack the Galactic Number 2 in Into The Hands Of Evil?!.

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum arc

In Deprogramming Porygon-Z, a Trainer's Porygon-Z battled Platinum's Empoleon at the Battle Castle.

Pokémon Try Adventure

Soro has a Porygon-Z in TA22.

In the TCG

Main article: Porygon-Z (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Porygon-Z trophy in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

Porygon-Z appears as a trophy exclusive to the 3DS version of the game.

Trophy information

NA: Porygon is an artificial Pokémon created by humans. Given an Up-Grade, it becomes Porygon2. Then another mod turns it into Porygon-Z. You'd think two upgrades would make Porygon-Z the perfect Pokémon, but actually, the Dubious Disc used to make Porygon2 evolve seems to have introduced some bugs. Maybe a patch is in the works?

PAL: Porygon is an artificial Pokémon created by humans. Given an Up-Grade, it becomes Porygon2. Then another mod turns it into Porygon-Z. You'd think two upgrades would make Porygon-Z the perfect Pokémon, but actually, the Dubious Disc used to make Porygon2 evolve makes it a bit glitchy. Maybe there's a patch in the works...

Trivia

• Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon whose Japanese name is spelled with a character from a foreign alphabet.
• The Dubious Disc's name implies that Porygon-Z, unlike its pre-evolution, was not authorized by Silph Co.
• In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, Porygon-Z is referred to as a "he", even though the Porygon line is gender unknown.
  • In addition, despite never having appeared in the anime outside of a brief cameo, it did receive an anime voice in the aforementioned game, like every other Pokémon in it.
• Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon that evolves from a Pokémon that evolves via trading.
• Porygon-Z is the only Normal-type Pokémon to consist of a head and arms.
• Porygon-Z is tied with Drampa, Mega Pidgeot, and Bloodmoon Ursaluna for the highest base Special Attack stat of all Normal-type Pokémon.
• Porygon-Z is the only Generation IV Pokémon that has not appeared in the main series anime.
• Porygon-Z and its pre-evolutions are the only Pokémon where all three members of the evolutionary line can learn both Hyper Beam and Giga Impact. This is due to the fact that all three were fully evolved Pokémon at the time of their debut.

Origin

Porygon-Z seems to be based on a bird or paper crane that has been rendered using computer software. The head-tipping motion it displays in some games is reminiscent of a drinking bird toy. It also bears resemblance to a balloon animal. Because it resembles a deformed version of Porygon2, evolves using a Dubious Disc, and displays unpredictable behavior, it may be based on a computer virus or an unauthorized software patch that causes bugs in a program. Its Pokédex entries imply a connection to artificial intelligence and robotic spacecraft.

Name origin

Porygon-Z is a combination of a corruption of polygon and the letter Z. The latter may refer to the Z axis in a 3D coordinate system, or the fact that it is the final stage in its evolutionary line, with Z being the final letter of the Latin alphabet. Z could also be a corruption of the number 2, referring to its status as a glitched evolution of Porygon2.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ポリゴンＺ Porygon-Z From polygon and Z French Porygon-Z Same as English/Japanese name Spanish Porygon-Z Same as English/Japanese name German Porygon-Z Same as English/Japanese name Italian Porygon-Z Same as English/Japanese name Korean 폴리곤Ｚ PorygonZ Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 多邊獸Ｚ / 多边兽Ｚ Duōbiānshòu-Z* 多边兽乙型 Duōbiānshòu Yǐxíng* 3D龍Z / 3D龙Z 3D Lóng Z* From 多邊形 / 多边形 duōbiānxíng, 獸 / 兽 shòu, and Z From 多边形 duōbiānxíng, 兽 shòu, and 乙型 yǐxíng with the character 乙 resembling the letter Z From 3D, 龍 / 龙 lóng, and Z Cantonese Chinese 多邊獸Ｚ Dōbīnsau-Z* 立方獸Z Laahpfōngsau Z* From 多邊形 dōbīnyìhng, 獸 sau, and Z From 立方 laahpfōng, 獸 sau, and Z

More languages Hindi पोरिगॉन-Z Porygon-Z Transcription of its English/Japanese name Thai โพรีกอน-แซด Phorikon-Saet Transcription of Japanese name

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