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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Porygon2
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
32.50 kg Weight
0.61 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,065
Level 40: 2,711
Level 25: 1,936 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,549 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,162 (Research Tasks)
ATK 198
DEF 180
STA 198

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Lock-On
Hyper Beam
A-
X
Lock-On
Tri-Attack
A-
C
Lock-On
Return
A
B
Hidden Power
Hyper Beam
B-
X
Hidden Power
Tri-Attack
B-
A
Hidden Power
Return
B
A
Charge Beam
Hyper Beam
B
X
Charge Beam
Tri-Attack
B
B
Charge Beam
Return
B
B
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Lock-On has pathetic damage output, but gets STAB and charges energy incredibly quickly, making it good overall. 

  • Charge Beam reliably synergizes with Porygon2's charged moves, but lacks STAB. 

  • Hidden Power has diverse typings that can pair with Porygon2's charge moves, but isn't a strong fast move. 

  • Return gets STAB and offers the overall strongest neutral performance, but can't be Super Effective against anything. 

  • Hyper Beam features very similar neutral damage output, but may lack consistency as a slow 1-bar move. 

  • Tri-Attack is slightly behind in neutral damage output, but is more consistent overall. 

  • Solar Beam is superior to Zap Cannon when facing Water-types.

  • Zap Cannon pairs with Charge Beam to fulfill a budget Electric-type role. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Hidden Power is superior to Charge Beam due to higher base power.

  • Lock-On might as well have non-existent damage output on defense. 

  • Return is almost impossible to dodge consistently, and can be used very frequently as a 3-bar move. 

  • Tri-Attack offers a good mix of defensive power and speed, but Normal-type attacks can't be Super Effective. 

  • Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, and Zap Cannon are all incredibly slow to access on defense, are easily dodged. 

PVE Overview

Though upgraded, this digital ‘mon could best be described as a jack of all trades, master of none. Hidden Power may grant it some versatility, but the fact is Porygon2 cannot combine STAB with Super Effective modifiers like other specialist Pokemon can. Its Atk isn’t all that great, and as such it is simply outclassed by almost any other Grass or Electric-type attacker.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Lock-On
Tri-Attack
Return
A
Lock-On
Tri-Attack
Zap Cannon
A-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Lock-On + Tri-Attack and Return or Zap Cannon or Solar Beam

Lock-On is the only fast move recommended due to its superior energy generation, which is needed for Porygon2's expensive Charge Moves. 

Tri-Attack isn't particularly strong, but is recommended for its cheaper energy cost and debuff utility against the opponent. The rest of Porygon2's charge moves all demand tremendous amounts of energy to use, and any of them can be viable depending on coverage needed. Zap Cannon and Solar Beam provide powerful Electric and Grass coverage, respectively. Return shares almost identical Damage Per Energy with Hyper Beam, but costs 10 less energy to access, and can surprise opponents with significant burst damage. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1 / 5

Porygon2 sports superior bulk compared to its evolution, and almost identical bulk compared to its pre-evolution in Great League due to the nature of the CP cap. Porygon2's bulk is average at best, and its moveset is rather unusual and resembles that of Registeel. While Porygon2 doesn't enjoy the long list of resistances that Registeel does, its access to a cheaper Tri-Attack enables Porygon2 to benefit from a bait-and-nuke style of play in 1-shield scenarios. Notable wins may be surprising, and may possibly include Mandibuzz, Umbreon, Shiftry, Swampert, Tropius, and Umbreon, among others. Unfortunately, Porygon2's moveset is very inefficient, with very poor fast move damage output often leading to overkill damage from its charge moves, and inconsistencies when shields are in play. 

Ultra League: 1 / 5

As a Normal-type, Porygon2 enjoys resistances against popular Ghost-types in this league, but that's mostly the only niche it has going for it. Due to the nature of its Lock-On movesets, Porygon2 would prefer to play in the later parts of the fight when shields are more likely to be used. Overall Porygon2 doesn't provide any real use in Ultra League; Giratina resists all of its moves and easily wins with Dragon Claw spam, which defeats one of the few niches that Porygon2 has. In specific formats like Premier Cup, Drifblim is only threatened by Zap Cannon, but not utilizing Return gives up valuable burst damage needed for other neutral matchups. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Porygon2 lacks stats for Master League; at the least have a look at Porygon-Z. 

Fast Moves

15
Hidden Power
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.50
0.30
10.00
10.00
12.50
8
Charge Beam
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
13.64
7.27
9.09
1
Lock-On
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.30
0.13
16.67
3.33
4.17

Charge Moves

180
Solar Beam
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.90
2.00
0.00
 1.80
36.73
45.92
 66.12
150
Hyper Beam
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.80
0.30
0.00
 1.50
39.47
49.34
 59.21
140
Zap Cannon
More Info

Electric

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51xDamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.70
0.50
0.00
 1.40
37.84
47.30
 52.97
75
Tri-Attack
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.50
1.10
0.00
 1.50
30.00
37.50
 45.00

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Flee Rate 5.0 %
Evolution Requirements 100 Candy +
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate5.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Normal Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013338
2001.56879
2002103120
2002.5138161
4003173202
4003.5209242
4004244283
4004.5279324
6005314365
6005.5350406
6006385447
6006.5420488
8007455529
8007.5491570
8008526611
8008.5561652
10009596693
10009.5632733
100010667774
100010.5700813
130011733852
130011.5767891
130012800929
130012.5833968
1600138671007
160013.59001045
1600149331084
160014.59671123
19001510001162
190015.510331200
19001610671239
190016.511001278
22001711331316
220017.511671355
22001812001394
220018.512341433
25001912671471
250019.513001510
25002013341549
250020.513671587
30002114001626
300021.514341665
30002214671704
300022.515001742
35002315341781
350023.515671820
35002416001859
350024.516341897
40002516671936
400025.517011975
40002617342014
400026.517672052
45002718012091
450027.518342130
45002818672169
450028.519012207
50002919342246
500029.519672285
50003020012324
500030.520172343
60003120342362
600031.520512382
60003220672401
600032.520842420
70003321012440
700033.521172459
70003421342478
700034.521512498
80003521672517
800035.521842537
80003622012556
800036.522172575
90003722342595
900037.522512614
90003822672633
900038.522842653
100003923012672
1000039.523172691
100004023342711
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