Welcome to Generation Preparation, Trainers! In this article, we'll look at the Virtual Pokémon, Porygon-Z. Let's jump into it.
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ATTACK: 264 |
DEFENSE: 153 |
STAMINA: 170 |
MAX CP: 3072 |
Porygon-Z is the evolved form of Porygon2. In the main-series games, Porygon2 needs an item called the Dubious Disc to evolve into Porygon-Z. It's unknown if Niantic will add this item for Porygon-Z, but we wouldn't be surprised if they did.
PLACE IN THE META: The Normal-type is not a very useful type, as it is not super-effective against any other type. With that in mind, Porygon-Z may not be as useful as it could be. However, its Attack stat is respectable, meaning it could prove to be a good DPS counter.
Porygon-Z is a pure Normal-type. This means it is highly-resistant to Ghost-type attacks, and weak to Fighting-type attacks.
LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Porygon-Z:
Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Porygon-Z:
Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Porygon-Z's movepool:
LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 4, Porygon-Z gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution.
PLACE IN THE META: The Normal-type is not a very useful type, as it is not super-effective against any other type. With that in mind, Porygon-Z may not be as useful as it could be. However, its Attack stat is respectable, meaning it could prove to be a good DPS counter.
Porygon-Z is a pure Normal-type. This means it is highly-resistant to Ghost-type attacks, and weak to Fighting-type attacks.
LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Porygon-Z:
- Charge Beam
- Hidden Power
- Tackle
Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Porygon-Z:
- Hyper Beam
- Ice Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Solar Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Zap Cannon
Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Porygon-Z's movepool:
- Giga Impact
- Tri Attack
LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 4, Porygon-Z gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution.
Thanks for reading, Trainers!
SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by GO Hub | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company