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Trade holding Dubious DiscTo Porygon-Z

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#0474 · GENERATION 4

Porygon-Z Build Guide

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Special setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLife Orb

ABILITYAdaptability

NATURETimid

Tri Attack

Shadow Ball

Thunderbolt

Nasty Plot

How to play

Use a safe Nasty Plot turn to raise Special Attack. Adaptability strengthens the same-type bonus on Tri Attack; Shadow Ball provides coverage against Ghost targets that ignore Normal attacks.

Watch out for

Key risk. Life Orb costs HP, and setup does not fix its average bulk. Fighting attacks are super effective. Adaptability does not boost every coverage move or remove type immunities.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Use a safe Nasty Plot turn to raise Special Attack. Adaptability strengthens the same-type bonus on Tri Attack; Shadow Ball provides coverage against Ghost targets that ignore Normal attacks.

A Ghost type blocks your Normal move

Normal attacks do nothing to a Ghost, so Shadow Ball is the only option on the set that scores — and Ghost targets take it for 2×.

You have a Nasty Plot turn

The +2 raise does not fix the bulk. Fighting is the one type that hits Porygon-Z for 2×, and a physical fighter is exactly the switch-in that turns a setup turn into a lost Pokémon.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Porygon-Z in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Adaptability strengthens the same-type bonus on Tri Attack, not the coverage built around it. Ghost moves cannot hit Porygon-Z at all, which is what a Normal attacker needs to have a say in these matchups, and Shadow Ball is the move that answers Ghost types back.

Watch the tradeoff. Life Orb costs HP, and setup does not fix its average bulk. Fighting attacks are super effective. Adaptability does not boost every coverage move or remove type immunities.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Porygon-Z or Gengar?

Gengar offers greater Speed and Ghost immunity to Fighting attacks, with a different set of weaknesses.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Porygon-Z	Gengar
HP	85	60
Attack	80	65
Defense	70	60
Sp. Attack	135	130
Sp. Defense	75	75
Speed	90	110

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Ghost teammate covers Fighting attacks. Add physical damage and a defensive switch-in to avoid relying only on special setup.

Gengar

Immune to Fighting and can pressure targets that ignore Normal attacks.

Read Gengar guide →Compare teammates →

Gyarados

Resists Fighting and adds physical damage with Intimidate support.

Read Gyarados guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Gengar

Gengar offers greater Speed and Ghost immunity to Fighting attacks, with a different set of weaknesses.

Read Gengar guide →

Try Gengar →

Type matchups

Weak to

Fighting2×

Resistances and immunities

Ghost0×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP85

Attack80

Defense70

Sp. Attack135

Sp. Defense75

Speed90

Evolution chain

Porygon#137
Trade holding Up-Grade
Porygon2#233
Trade holding Dubious Disc
Porygon-Z#474

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Porygon-Z team

Start with Porygon-Z. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

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Porygon-Z

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Understand your team

Offense86

Defense60

Coverage0

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Fighting attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 0 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Porygon-Z	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	1×	0	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	2×	1	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	1×	0	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	0×	0	1
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	1×	0	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

RockResisted

GhostImmune target

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

SteelResisted

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.