Porygon-Z

The Virtual Pokémon
#474 - Porygon-Z
Pre-Evolve	Porygon2
Debut	Pokémon: Diamond Version Pokémon: Pearl Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.9 m (2'11")
Weight	34.0 kg (75.0 lbs.)
Color	Red
Gender Ratio	Genderless
Ability	Download / Adaptability
Hidden Ability	Analytic
Egg Group	Mineral
Icon		Sprite
		File:474sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	85	Speed	90
Attack	80	Sp. Attack	135
Defense	70	Sp. Defense	75
Training Info
Catch Rate	030	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	185	Effort Points	SpA
Happiness	70		SpA
To Lv.100	{{{100}}}		SpA

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Porygon-Z is a glitchy digital Pokémon that was introduced in the fourth generation games. It acts as the new evolved form of for the second generation Pokémon Porygon2, which retroactively makes it the third and last stage in Porygon's evolutionary line.

Information

Porygon-Z evolves from Porygon2 when traded while holding the Dubious Disc. Apparently, additional software had been installed to make it a better Pokémon and capable of exploring alien dimensions, but it began acting oddly. It has a glitchy nature, likely due to the suspect software (the Dubious Disc) used to evolve it.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

It has not been found in the wild and can only be obtained through evolution from the fourth generation games onward.

Moves

Generation IV

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Weaknesses

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Other Games

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness and Time, Porygon-Z could only be obtained through evolution. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, it appears in the Oil Field Hideout. In Pokémon Rumble, it is found at Eternal Tower. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs', it could be found at the Sky Fortress and Thunder Temple. Porygon-Z also appeared in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure at the Granite Zone.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Porygon-Z was featured in a chapter of the Platinum arc, where it belonged to a trainer who battled Platina at the Battle Tower, but it was defeated with ease.

Trivia

• Its name is an extension of the previous forms' names. The "Z" could refer to the Z axis from geometry or reflect that it is the latest model of Porygon.
• Porygon-Z and its pre-evolved form, Porygon2, are the only two Pokémon not to appear in the Pokémon anime, likely due to the stigma from the seizures caused in Japan by the first season episode featuring Porygon.