Porygon | Pokémon guide

Porygon, the Virtual Pokémon, is an iconic, vaguely duck-shaped polygonal critter. It's made purely of code and was created by Silph Co. Porygon can actually change its appearance - similar to Ditto - to assist in its camouflage abilities, though you can't use this in games, sadly.

Don't count Porygon out because it's a normal-type Pokémon - it has a lot of moves up its sleeve and is one of the most interesting-looking creatures in the entire Pokédex.

Here's everything in our Porygon guide:

Here's the key information you need to know about Porygon:

Porygon's evolution

Porygon's evolution may not look as different as other evolutionary chains, but you still need an item to change it into Porygon2, and then into Porygon-Z. To evolve Porygon into Porygon2, give it the Upgrade item. Then, you can give Porygon2 a Dubious Disc to evolve it into Porygon-Z.

Porygon's locations

Here are all the locations you can find Porygon in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations

Gen 2 locations

Gen 3 locations

Gen 4 locations

Gen 5 locations

Gen 6 locations

Gen 7 locations

Gen 8 locations

Gen 9 locations

How do I get Porygon in Pokémon Pokopia?

You can get a Porygon in Pokopia, though you first must find an item that tends to appear later in the game, in the Sparkling Skylands area. You need to make a Researcher's Desk Pokopia habitat, which requires two tables, one computer, and a science experiment set. Then, Porygon will pop up.

Porygon's base stats

Porygon's base stats are as follows. Leveling it up through use will grow these stats.

• HP - 65
• Attack - 60
• Defense - 70
• Sp. Atk - 85
• Sp. Def - 75
• Speed - 40

Porygon's type strengths and weaknesses

If you're using Porygon, you're in luck - it has an immunity to ghost-type moves. Plus, it's only particularly weak to one type, so you can safely use it in most battles.

Porygon's moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Porygon can learn the following moves. Porygon doesn't learn any moves via breeding, and can only gain them through leveling up and using TMs.

Level up moves in Scarlet / Violet

Level up moves in Legends: Z-A

Learnable TMs in Scarlet / Violet

Learnable TMs in Legends: Z-A

There you are - all the key information you need to know about the angular Pokémon, Porygon.