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Porygon-Z ポリゴンZ PorygonZ #474
150 Artwork from D/P
Type Normal ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Virtual Pokémon
Abilities Adaptability or Download Download Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2′11″ Imperial 0.9 m Metric 2′11″/0.9 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 75.0 lbs. Imperial 34.0 kg Metric 75.0 lbs./34.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Red	Catch rate 30 (3.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Mineral group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 185 Battle Exp.: 1851*
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 PorygonZ) is a Normal-type Pokémon. It evolves from Porygon2. Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon that evolves from a Pokémon that evolves via trading while holding an item.

Biology

Physiology

Porygon-Z appears similar to Porygon2, albeit darker in color, and most notably, with its head and body completely upside down, to go along with its status as a glitch. Its legs are attached oddly as well. The blue pattern on a Porygon2's stomach is also different; it now appears as a blue ring on Porygon-Z. Finally, its eyes are large and yellow with rings around the pupils, emphasizing the Pokémon being shocked.

Gender differences

Porygon-Z is genderless.

Special abilities

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. 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.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Porygon-Z (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Note: Porygon-Z can learn either Conversion or Conversion2, which can allow Porygon-Z to change its type.

Learnset

Porygon-Z is capable of learning the following moves: NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply, barring Porygon-Z changing type.

By leveling up

Level	Generation IV	Type	Cat.
Start	Nasty Plot
	Trick Room
	Tackle
	Conversion
	Conversion2
7	Psybeam
12	Agility
18	Recover
23	Magnet Rise
29	Signal Beam
34	Embargo
40	Discharge
45	Lock-On
51	Tri Attack
56	Magic Coat
62	Zap Cannon
67	Hyper Beam

By TM/HM

Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
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		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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 level, so far.
• Porygon-Z has the highest Special Attack stat in the game excluding legendaries. It shares this title with Alakazam; Porygon-Z is slower, however.
• Porygon-Z weighs as much as Dawn.

Origin

Like Porygon and Porygon2, it seems to be based on the concept of a bird created by computer graphics software. It is essentially a glitched Porygon2 with some minor differences. It could also be based loosely on MissingNo., the both of them being glitches.

Name origin

Its name is a misspelling 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

• Article on Wikipedia

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