Is Porygon Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityTrace copies the opponent's ability, which can produce wild results. Porygon2 needs an Up-Grade trade. The Trace ability is the only interesting thing, and it's not worth the multi-step import.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Porygon2's defenses.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Porygon2's weaknesses hard.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Porygon2 has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Porygon2 resists most of Drake's coverage and hits back hard.
Porygon2 trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
How to Get Porygon in Ruby & Sapphire
Porygon can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire. Transfer Porygon from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Scarlet & Violet and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Porygon in RS
Step 1Porygon ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Gift · Celadon City · 9,999 Coins, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Gift · Celadon City · 9,999 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Gift · Celadon City · 9,999 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Gift · Celadon City · 9,999 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Gift · Celadon City · 5,555 Coins. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Trophy Garden. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via In-game trade · Veilstone City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Porygon2
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Porygon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Porygon
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySandveil ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Cacnea builds →Giga Drain18-21% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Onix builds →Earthquake16-19% Rock Slide12-14% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Diglett builds →Earthquake29-35% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Taillow builds →Facade27-32% Double Edge46-54% | ||
D | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemSitrus Berry NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Porygon View Baltoy builds →Explosion50-59% Earthquake20-24% Rock Slide15-18% | ||
Porygon Evolutions
To get Porygon2 from Porygon, you need a trade. The evolution method matters here. The evolved forms gain up to 120 total stats over Porygon. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Porygon is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyRS Porygon Best Moveset
Ability theft through AbilityTrace copies the opponent's ability on switch-in, potentially stealing AbilityLevitate or AbilityWater Absorb. MoveRecover and MoveThunder Wave sustain and disrupt. 75 Sp. Atk limits damage. Porygon2 does everything at competitive stats.
Best Build
Porygon best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Psychic
- Recover
- Toxic
- Facade
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Porygon's coverage across 8 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hyper Beam and Tri Attack for same-type damage. Zap Cannon and Blizzard are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
PORYGON is capable of reverting itself entirely back to program data and entering cyberspace. This POKéMON is copy-protected so it cannot be duplicated by copying.
Porygon Ruby & Sapphire Guide
At 395 BST, Porygon is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Porygon2 before bringing it to any serious fight.
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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.
No. Porygon only evolves into Porygon2 through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Ruby & Sapphire. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Porygon to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Upgrade must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Trace copies an opponent's ability upon entering battle. That's the one you want on Porygon. Download works too if your team needs something different.
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. Fits the trick room role.
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves