Porygon-Z (Pokémon)
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| Porygon-Z ポリゴンZ PorygonZ | |
 Artwork from D/P | |
| Type | Normal |
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| Species | Virtual Pokémon |
| National Dex | #474 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #194Pt |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-262 |
| Height | 2′11″ (0.9m) |
| Weight | 75.0 lbs. (34.0kg) |
| Abilities | Adaptability or Download |
| Egg group | Mineral |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 3 SpA |
| Exp. yield | 185 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | — |
| Pokédex color | Red |
| Catch rate | 30 |
| Footprint | 
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Porygon-Z (Japanese: ポリゴンZ PorygonZ) is a Normal-type Pokémon. It evolves from Porygon2 by trading Porygon2 with a Dubious Disc.
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Biology
Physiology
Porygon-Z appears similar to Porygon2, albeit darker in color. Most notably, its head is detached from the body, much like Porygon's legs, with no visible neck and yellow eyes with a bull's-eye shaped pattern. Its bill is more round, and doesn't curve down as it did in its Porygon2 stage. On its head is a small, horn-like structure, which is the least-rounded appendage on its body. Its legs are now wing-like, and its posture resembles that of a hummingbird. The tail is a little plumper, with the blue pattern on it's chest no longer being isolated and now connecting to its legs/wings.
Gender differences
Porygon-Z is genderless.
Special abilities
Porygon-Z, and its pre-evolved forms, Porygon, and Porygon2, are the only known Pokémon that learn Conversion, Conversion 2, and Sharpen.
Behavior
Being a cybernetic Pokémon, it exhibits the behavior that was programmed into it as a Porygon. However, it may also display emotions and some erratic behavior that was not a part of its programming. Porygon-Z can sometimes be seen shaking rapidly for a short time. Whether this is intentional or a glitch is unknown.
Habitat
Porygon-Z normally live in cyberspace, but they can live practically anywhere due to the lack of the need to breathe.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
As with Porygon2, it is currently believed that Porygon-Z will not appear in the anime as a result of the Electric Soldier Porygon incident, except possibly as a brief cameo.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Porygon-Z (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| IV | Diamond | Additional software was installed to make it a better Pokémon. It began acting oddly, however. |
| Pearl | Additional software was installed to make it a better Pokémon. It began acting oddly, however. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | None | Evolve Porygon2 |
| Platinum | None | Evolve Porygon2 | ||
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Evolve from Porygon2 |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Offshore Oil Platform Hideout |
Base stats
| HP: | 85 | |
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| Attack: | 80 | |
| Defense: | 70 | |
| SpAtk: | 135 | |
| SpDef: | 75 | |
| Speed: | 90 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Note: Porygon-Z can learn either Conversion or Conversion 2, which can allow Porygon-Z to change its type.
Learnset
Porygon-Z is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
Note: With the use of Conversion or Conversion 2, any move can theoretically become a STAB for Porygon-Z.
By leveling up
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Trick Room | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 5 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95% | 35 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | —% | 20 | Cute | 0 |
| Start | Conversion | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Beauty | 1 ♥
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| Start | Conversion 2 | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Beauty | 1 ♥
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| 7 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 12 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 30 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 18 | Recover | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 0 |
| 23 | Magnet Rise | Electric | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 29 | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 0 |
| 34 | Embargo | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 40 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 45 | Lock-On | Normal | Status | — | —% | 5 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 51 | Tri Attack | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 | Beauty | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 56 | Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 15 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 62 | Zap Cannon | Electric | Special | 120 | 50% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 67 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
Side game data
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
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| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: -4.5% | IQ Group: E |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
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| Field Move: Crush x3 |
Evolution
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Porygon-Z images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon whose Japanese name is spelled with a character from a foreign alphabet.
- Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon to learn Trick Room by leveling up so far.
- Porygon-Z shares the highest Special Attack stat in the game (excluding legendaries) with Alakazam.
- On that note, Porygon-Z has the highest Special Attack stat of all Normal-type Pokémon.
- Porygon-Z weighs as much as Dawn.
- The Dubious Disc's name implies that Porygon-Z, unlike its pre-evolution, was not authorized by Silph Co. Its appearance as a glitched version of Porygon2 also seems to reinforce this. There is a fan theory that speculates that Team Rocket created Porygon as well as the Dubious Disc.
- Despite Porygon-Z's pre-evolutions both having their signature Conversion moves, no new Conversion move was made for Porygon-Z.
- Since no leveling up is required to evolve at all, just trading with held items, Porygon-Z is one of the two fully evolved three-stage Pokémon capable of legitimately being level 1 (Roserade being the other), and the only one that can't skip its fully unevolved form.
- Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon that evolves from a Pokémon that evolves via trading while holding an item. It is also the only Pokémon who evolves from a Pokémon who already evolved from methods other than leveling up (not including evolutionary lines where baby Pokémon are the first stage).
Origin
Like Porygon and Porygon2, it is based on an origami crane made with 3D computer graphics. It is essentially a glitched Porygon2 with some differences.
Name origin
Porygon-Z's name is a mix between polygon and origami. It may also reflect the stereotype that Japanese people pronounce their 'L' sounds as 'R' sounds, Porygon being a mispronunciation of polygon. The "Z" could either refer to the Z axis in 3D coordination systems or that Porygon-Z is the last of its evolutionary line (since the letter Z is the last letter of the Latin alphabet). It is also possible that the "Z" was used as a corruption of "2", due to the fact that Porygon-Z is a glitched version of Porygon2.
External links
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