Porygon-Z (Pokémon)
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Porygon-Z (Japanese: ポリゴンZ PorygonZ) is a Normal-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Porygon2 when traded holding a Dubious Disc. It is the final form of Porygon.
Biology
Physiology
Porygon-Z is a modification of Porygon2. Porygon-Z appears similar to Porygon2. Most notably, its head is detached from the body and upside down, much like Porygon's legs, with no visible neck and yellow eyes with a dartboard pattern. Its bill is more round, and doesn't curve down as it did in its Porygon2 stage. 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 its chest no longer being isolated and now connecting to its legs/wings.
Gender differences
Porygon-Z is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Porygon-Z, and its pre-evolved forms, Porygon, and Porygon2, are the only known Pokémon that can learn Conversion and Conversion 2. Its great variety of moves and high special attack make it very powerful. Porygon-Z has significantly higher Special Attack power than Porygon2 and is slightly faster. However, Porygon-Z also has weaker defenses.
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 were 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
Since it is a virtual Pokémon, it has no need to eat. However, it will eat if fed.
In the anime
Porygon-Z's only appearance in the anime was a cameo in the "World of Pokémon" opening of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, in which every Pokémon from the first five generations (apart from Genesect) appeared. As was the case with Porygon2, it is currently believed that Porygon-Z will not properly appear and will not be mentioned in the anime as a result of the EP038 incident, although the release of official anime artwork for Porygon-Z suggests that it was considered to appear.
In the manga
In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga
Io has a Porygon-Z which is her main battler and only known Pokémon. She first used it to attack the Galactic Number 2.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Porygon-Z appeared in VS Porygon-Z where it battled with Platinum's Empoleon.
In the TCG
- Main article: Porygon-Z (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Stats
Base stats
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 85
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145 - 192 | 280 - 374 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
70
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67 - 134 | 130 - 262 | |
135
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126 - 205 | 247 - 405 | |
75
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72 - 139 | 139 - 273 | |
90
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85 - 156 | 166 - 306 | |
Total: 535
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Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
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Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding. | ||||||||||
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By tutoring
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Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | |||||||
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B | W | B2 | W2 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Electroweb | Electric | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Gravity | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 5 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 | 100% | 5 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Magnet Rise | Electric | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Pain Split | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Recycle | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Trick | Psychic | Status | — | 100% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Wonder Room | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 10 | ||||
B | W | B2 | W2 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 | ||||
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By a prior evolution
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Stage | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | ||||
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Sharpen | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | |||||
RecycleBW | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | |||||
Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | |||||
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Side game data
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
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Evolution
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Trade holding Up-Grade → |
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Trade holding Dubious Disc → |
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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 | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon whose Japanese name is spelled with a character from a foreign alphabet.
- Porygon-Z has the highest Special Attack base stat of all Normal-type Pokémon.
- Porygon-Z weighs exactly as much as Dawn. It shares this similarity with Weavile.
- The Dubious Disc's name implies that Porygon-Z, unlike its pre-evolution, was not authorized by Silph Co.
- Porygon-Z's pre-evolutions have their own signature Conversion move, but no new Conversion-style move was made for Porygon-Z.
- Since no leveling up is required to evolve either Porygon or Porygon2, Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon that can evolve twice while still being level 1. Roserade is another fully evolved three-stage Pokémon that can be at level 1, but only if it starts out as Roselia instead of Budew.
- 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).
- Although it has never made an anime appearance, Porygon-Z had anime artwork made for it.
Origin
Like Porygon and Porygon2, it is based on an origami crane made with 3D computer graphics. Its appearance with respect to Porygon2, as well as its unprogrammed behaviors, suggest that it may be based on the concept of a computer virus having infected Porygon2, or maybe a reference to copyrighted software usually being patched by users to use all the features, but often causing bugs in the program. From the same point of view, the Item necessary for it to evolve from Porygon2, the Dubious Disc, may be based on an R4-card, a device that was commonly used to illegally download Pokémon games online in the generation Porygon-Z was introduced in.
Name origin
Porygon-Z is a combination of polygon, origami, and Z. It may also reflect the stereotype that Japanese people pronounce their 'L' sounds as 'R' sounds, Porygon being a mispronunciation of polygon. Z may 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 last in the Latin alphabet). Alternatively, Z may be a corruption of 2 (as in Porygon2).
In other languages
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