At 385 BST, Porygon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Porygon2 before bringing it to any serious fight.

What is Porygon weak to?

In Yellow, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Porygon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 40 Speed, Porygon won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What role does Porygon play in battle?

Porygon is a physical attacker with base 60 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

Should I use Porygon?

In Yellow, For a casual playthrough, Porygon works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Porygon2 . That's where the stats start mattering.

What are the best moves for Porygon?

In Yellow, run Recover, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam on Porygon. Recover is the most common pick at 25% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Porygon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Porygon's spread. It leans mixed with Special out front. And you'll get 1 Special stat exp per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP65

Attack60

Defense70

Sp. Atk75

Sp. Def75

Speed40

Total385

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight36.5 kg

Base XP79

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Trace

Copies an opponent's ability upon entering battle.

Download

Raises the attack stat corresponding to the opponents' weaker defense one stage upon entering battle.

AnalyticHA

Strengthens moves to 1.3× their power when moving last.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

The only POKéMON people anticipate can fly into space. None has managed the feat yet, however.

Yellow

Porygon Weakness

Fighting moves hit Porygon for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Porygon's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.

Porygon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ghost

Type ChartGood

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting

½xResist

None

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ghost

STAB

No super-effective STAB

How to Beat Porygon in Yellow (Best Counters)

Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 15 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 74-88% Karate Chop 2x 47-56% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 74-88% Karate Chop 2x 47-56% View Machop builds →

Yellow Evolution

You'll evolve Porygon into Porygon Z the traditional way. This Normal type doesn't breed despite having a chain ahead. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Porygon. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#137PorygonDoes not evolve

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Porygon Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Support Moveset

RecoverRecovery
Thunder Wave
ThunderboltCoverage
Ice Beam

Recommended Teammates

ChanseyGood

SnorlaxGood

TaurosGood

Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Porygon's Psychic and Ice coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hyper Beam and Skull Bash for same-type damage. Blizzard and Double-Edge are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Conversion

———30Normal

Lv 1

Sharpen

———30Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 23

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Lv 28

Recover

S——20Normal

Lv 35

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 42

Tri Attack

—8010010Normal

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110905Ice

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

A9510010Ice

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

B9010010Psychic

TM46

Psywave

——10015Psychic

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM40

Skull Bash

C10010010Normal

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM39

Swift

C60—20Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM30

Teleport-6

———20Psychic

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM45

Thunder Wave

S—10020Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

A9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM49

Tri Attack

—8010010Normal

Egg Moves

Porygon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Porygon can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Porygon in Yellow

Porygon is a gift in this game. Pick it up at Celadon City — no wild encounters or spawn rates to deal with. The details below cover exactly when it becomes available.

Best Locations to Catch Porygon in Yellow

Celadon City - Game Corner

Gift from NPC Lv.26 City

100%Mid

Purchase: 9,999 coins

Porygon Guide

At 385 BST, Porygon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Porygon2 before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Yellow, watch for Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Porygon. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 40 Speed, Porygon won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Porygon is a physical attacker with base 60 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
In Yellow, For a casual playthrough, Porygon works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Porygon2. That's where the stats start mattering.
In Yellow, run Recover, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam on Porygon. Recover is the most common pick at 25% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Porygon appears in 22 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Porygon have the longest track record of availability in the series.

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Hitmonlee Fighting	C
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 48 Jump KickLv. 38 SubmissionTM17 Rolling KickLv. 33 Damage vs Porygon High Jump Kick 2x 164-193%KO Jump Kick 2x 127-150%KO Submission 2x 101-120%KO Rolling Kick 2x 78-92% View Hitmonlee builds →
Primeape Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 15 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 91-107%KO Karate Chop 2x 58-69% View Primeape builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 87-103%KO Karate Chop 2x 56-66% View Machoke builds →

Hitmonlee Fighting	C
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Double KickLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 101-120%KO Double Kick 2x 39-47% View Hitmonlee builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 15 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 73-87% Karate Chop 2x 48-57% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 73-87% Karate Chop 2x 48-57% View Machop builds →

Hitmonlee Fighting	C
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Rolling KickLv. 33 Double KickLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 101-119%KO Rolling Kick 2x 77-90% Double Kick 2x 39-47% View Hitmonlee builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 15 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 74-87% Karate Chop 2x 47-55% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 74-87% Karate Chop 2x 47-55% View Machop builds →

Hitmonlee Fighting	C
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves Jump KickLv. 38 SubmissionTM17 Rolling KickLv. 33 Double KickLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Jump Kick 2x 123-145%KO Submission 2x 98-116%KO Rolling Kick 2x 75-89% Double Kick 2x 39-45% View Hitmonlee builds →
Mankey Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 15 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 71-84% Karate Chop 2x 46-55% View Mankey builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 71-84% Karate Chop 2x 46-55% View Machop builds →

Primeape Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 15 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 91-107%KO Karate Chop 2x 58-69% View Primeape builds →
Hitmonlee Fighting	C
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 48 Jump KickLv. 38 SubmissionTM17 Rolling KickLv. 33 Damage vs Porygon High Jump Kick 2x 164-193%KO Jump Kick 2x 127-150%KO Submission 2x 101-120%KO Rolling Kick 2x 78-92% View Hitmonlee builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves SubmissionTM17 Karate ChopLv. 1 Damage vs Porygon Submission 2x 87-103%KO Karate Chop 2x 56-66% View Machoke builds →

Machamp Fighting	C
Recommended Build Moves Earthquake Body Slam SubmissionSTAB Low Kick Damage vs Porygon Earthquake 45-53% Body Slam 38-45% Submission 2x 108-127%KO View Machamp builds →