Upgrade
The Up-Grade (Japanese: アップグレード Up-Grade), formatted Upgrade in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, is a type of held item introduced in Generation II. It allows Porygon to evolve into Porygon2.
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In the core series games
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Held item
Causes Porygon to evolve into Porygon2 when traded while holding it. This consumes the Up-Grade.
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In spin-off games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
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The Upgrade appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky.
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If the player offers both a Link Cable and Upgrade at Luminous Cave or Luminous Spring, Porygon can be evolved into Porygon2. This consumes the Link Cable and Upgrade.
If thrown, it will deal 1 damage (2 if sticky). Using this item in a dungeon will consume it, with no effect.
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Sprite from Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team |
Sprite from Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky |
Pokémon GO
The Up-Grade is required to evolve certain Pokémon in Pokémon GO:
The Up-Grade was added to Pokémon GO on February 16, 2017.
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Starting at level 10, Up-Grades can be obtained by searching PokéStops or Gyms. While normally rare, from March 21, 2017 onward, the player is guaranteed to find an Evolution item when obtaining the bonus for spinning a Photo Disc for the seventh day in a row.
Additionally, the player receives a Up-Grade when completing part 5 of the Special Research "A Ripple in Time".
In the TCG
An Up-Grade is featured in the artwork of the Triumphant Porygon2 card.
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