Porygon #0137 Shadow

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Max CPL401720L501944L51 (Best Buddy)1968
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedNov 7, 2019Jun 2, 2026
Purification3,000 Stardust, 3 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Porygon takes 160% from Fighting moves.

Weak ×1.6
Fighting
Resists ×0.4
Ghost

Shadow Porygon is a Normal-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fighting.

It reaches 1944 CP at level 50, or 1968 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Tackle with Hyper Beam, which needs an Elite TM.

Porygon
Normal
Shiny Porygon
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack153
Defense136
Stamina163

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
NormalTackleNormalHyper Beam8.487
2NormalTackleElectricDischarge8.286
3NormalTackleGrassSolar Beam8.083
4NormalTackleElectricZap Cannon7.881
5ElectricCharge BeamNormalHyper Beam7.881
6NormalTackleBugSignal Beam7.780
7ElectricCharge BeamElectricDischarge7.679
8PsychicZen HeadbuttElectricDischarge7.477
125 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9BugHidden Power (Bug)ElectricDischarge7.376
10GhostHidden Power (Ghost)ElectricDischarge7.376
11SteelHidden Power (Steel)ElectricDischarge7.376
12FireHidden Power (Fire)ElectricDischarge7.376
13WaterHidden Power (Water)ElectricDischarge7.376
14GrassHidden Power (Grass)ElectricDischarge7.376
15ElectricHidden Power (Electric)ElectricDischarge7.376
16PsychicHidden Power (Psychic)ElectricDischarge7.376
17IceHidden Power (Ice)ElectricDischarge7.376
18DragonHidden Power (Dragon)ElectricDischarge7.376
19DarkHidden Power (Dark)ElectricDischarge7.376
20FightingHidden Power (Fighting)ElectricDischarge7.376
21FlyingHidden Power (Flying)ElectricDischarge7.376
22PoisonHidden Power (Poison)ElectricDischarge7.376
23GroundHidden Power (Ground)ElectricDischarge7.376
24RockHidden Power (Rock)ElectricDischarge7.376
25ElectricCharge BeamGrassSolar Beam7.375
26NormalTacklePsychicPsybeam7.274
27PsychicZen HeadbuttNormalHyper Beam7.173
28BugHidden Power (Bug)NormalHyper Beam7.072
29GhostHidden Power (Ghost)NormalHyper Beam7.072
30SteelHidden Power (Steel)NormalHyper Beam7.072
31FireHidden Power (Fire)NormalHyper Beam7.072
32WaterHidden Power (Water)NormalHyper Beam7.072
33GrassHidden Power (Grass)NormalHyper Beam7.072
34ElectricHidden Power (Electric)NormalHyper Beam7.072
35PsychicHidden Power (Psychic)NormalHyper Beam7.072
36IceHidden Power (Ice)NormalHyper Beam7.072
37DragonHidden Power (Dragon)NormalHyper Beam7.072
38DarkHidden Power (Dark)NormalHyper Beam7.072
39FightingHidden Power (Fighting)NormalHyper Beam7.072
40FlyingHidden Power (Flying)NormalHyper Beam7.072
41PoisonHidden Power (Poison)NormalHyper Beam7.072
42GroundHidden Power (Ground)NormalHyper Beam7.072
43RockHidden Power (Rock)NormalHyper Beam7.072
44ElectricCharge BeamElectricZap Cannon7.072
45ElectricCharge BeamBugSignal Beam6.971
46PsychicZen HeadbuttBugSignal Beam6.871
47PsychicZen HeadbuttGrassSolar Beam6.870
48BugHidden Power (Bug)GrassSolar Beam6.769
49BugHidden Power (Bug)BugSignal Beam6.769
50GhostHidden Power (Ghost)GrassSolar Beam6.769
51GhostHidden Power (Ghost)BugSignal Beam6.769
52SteelHidden Power (Steel)GrassSolar Beam6.769
53SteelHidden Power (Steel)BugSignal Beam6.769
54FireHidden Power (Fire)GrassSolar Beam6.769
55FireHidden Power (Fire)BugSignal Beam6.769
56WaterHidden Power (Water)GrassSolar Beam6.769
57WaterHidden Power (Water)BugSignal Beam6.769
58GrassHidden Power (Grass)GrassSolar Beam6.769
59GrassHidden Power (Grass)BugSignal Beam6.769
60ElectricHidden Power (Electric)GrassSolar Beam6.769
61ElectricHidden Power (Electric)BugSignal Beam6.769
62PsychicHidden Power (Psychic)GrassSolar Beam6.769
63PsychicHidden Power (Psychic)BugSignal Beam6.769
64IceHidden Power (Ice)GrassSolar Beam6.769
65IceHidden Power (Ice)BugSignal Beam6.769
66DragonHidden Power (Dragon)GrassSolar Beam6.769
67DragonHidden Power (Dragon)BugSignal Beam6.769
68DarkHidden Power (Dark)GrassSolar Beam6.769
69DarkHidden Power (Dark)BugSignal Beam6.769
70FightingHidden Power (Fighting)GrassSolar Beam6.769
71FightingHidden Power (Fighting)BugSignal Beam6.769
72FlyingHidden Power (Flying)GrassSolar Beam6.769
73FlyingHidden Power (Flying)BugSignal Beam6.769
74PoisonHidden Power (Poison)GrassSolar Beam6.769
75PoisonHidden Power (Poison)BugSignal Beam6.769
76GroundHidden Power (Ground)GrassSolar Beam6.769
77GroundHidden Power (Ground)BugSignal Beam6.769
78RockHidden Power (Rock)GrassSolar Beam6.769
79RockHidden Power (Rock)BugSignal Beam6.769
80PsychicZen HeadbuttElectricZap Cannon6.668
81BugHidden Power (Bug)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
82GhostHidden Power (Ghost)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
83SteelHidden Power (Steel)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
84FireHidden Power (Fire)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
85WaterHidden Power (Water)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
86GrassHidden Power (Grass)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
87ElectricHidden Power (Electric)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
88PsychicHidden Power (Psychic)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
89IceHidden Power (Ice)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
90DragonHidden Power (Dragon)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
91DarkHidden Power (Dark)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
92FightingHidden Power (Fighting)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
93FlyingHidden Power (Flying)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
94PoisonHidden Power (Poison)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
95GroundHidden Power (Ground)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
96RockHidden Power (Rock)ElectricZap Cannon6.567
97PsychicZen HeadbuttPsychicPsybeam6.366
98ElectricCharge BeamPsychicPsybeam6.265
99BugHidden Power (Bug)PsychicPsybeam6.264
100GhostHidden Power (Ghost)PsychicPsybeam6.264
101SteelHidden Power (Steel)PsychicPsybeam6.264
102FireHidden Power (Fire)PsychicPsybeam6.264
103WaterHidden Power (Water)PsychicPsybeam6.264
104GrassHidden Power (Grass)PsychicPsybeam6.264
105ElectricHidden Power (Electric)PsychicPsybeam6.264
106PsychicHidden Power (Psychic)PsychicPsybeam6.264
107IceHidden Power (Ice)PsychicPsybeam6.264
108DragonHidden Power (Dragon)PsychicPsybeam6.264
109DarkHidden Power (Dark)PsychicPsybeam6.264
110FightingHidden Power (Fighting)PsychicPsybeam6.264
111FlyingHidden Power (Flying)PsychicPsybeam6.264
112PoisonHidden Power (Poison)PsychicPsybeam6.264
113GroundHidden Power (Ground)PsychicPsybeam6.264
114RockHidden Power (Rock)PsychicPsybeam6.264
115NormalTackleNormalFrustrationDon’t Use6.062
116PsychicZen HeadbuttNormalFrustrationDon’t Use5.052
117BugHidden Power (Bug)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
118GhostHidden Power (Ghost)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
119SteelHidden Power (Steel)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
120FireHidden Power (Fire)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
121WaterHidden Power (Water)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
122GrassHidden Power (Grass)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
123ElectricHidden Power (Electric)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
124PsychicHidden Power (Psychic)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
125IceHidden Power (Ice)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
126DragonHidden Power (Dragon)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
127DarkHidden Power (Dark)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
128FightingHidden Power (Fighting)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
129FlyingHidden Power (Flying)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
130PoisonHidden Power (Poison)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
131GroundHidden Power (Ground)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
132RockHidden Power (Rock)NormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.748
133ElectricCharge BeamNormalFrustrationDon’t Use4.042

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Zen HeadbuttEPsychic1191.0s11.09.0
Hidden Power (Bug)Bug15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Ghost)Ghost15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Steel)Steel15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Fire)Fire15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Water)Water15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Grass)Grass15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Electric)Electric15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Psychic)Psychic15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Ice)Ice15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Dragon)Dragon15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Dark)Dark15151.5s10.010.0
TackleENormal550.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Fighting)Fighting15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Flying)Flying15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Poison)Poison15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Ground)Ground15151.5s10.010.0
Hidden Power (Rock)Rock15151.5s10.010.0
Charge BeamElectric7141.0s7.014.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Zap CannonElectric1401003.5s40.01.40
Hyper BeamNormal1501004.0s37.51.50
Solar BeamGrass1801005.0s36.01.80
DischargeEElectric65332.5s26.01.97
Signal BeamEBug75503.0s25.01.50
PsybeamEPsychic65503.0s21.71.30
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Hidden Power (Bug)Bug9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Ghost)Ghost9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Steel)Steel9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Fire)Fire9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Water)Water9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Grass)Grass9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Electric)Electric9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Psychic)Psychic9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Ice)Ice9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Dragon)Dragon9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Dark)Dark9833.02.7
TackleENormal3313.03.0
Hidden Power (Fighting)Fighting9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Flying)Flying9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Poison)Poison9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Ground)Ground9833.02.7
Hidden Power (Rock)Rock9833.02.7
Zen HeadbuttEPsychic8632.72.0
Charge BeamElectric61132.03.7

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Solar BeamGrass150801.88
Hyper BeamNormal150801.88
Zap Cannon33% chance: lowers the opponent’s Attack.Electric150801.88
DischargeEElectric55401.38
Signal BeamE20% chance: lowers the opponent’s Attack and Defense.Bug75551.36
PsybeamEPsychic70601.17
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy.

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Elite TM: only an Elite TM teaches it now.
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Evolution Family

Porygon evolves into Porygon2 for 25 candy, then into Porygon-Z for 100 candy.

Porygon
Porygon
#0137
Normal
25
22 purified
  • Use a Up-Grade
Porygon2
Porygon2
#0233
Normal
100
90 purified
  • Use a Sinnoh Stone
Porygon-Z
Porygon-Z
#0474
Normal

Top Counters

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+57.3 eDPS
  2. 2Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere51.9 eDPS
  3. 3Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere49.8 eDPS
  4. 4Mega FalinksFightingCounterFightingBrick Break+43.4 eDPS
  5. 5Resolute Form KeldeoFightingLow KickFightingSecret Sword43.2 eDPS
  6. 6Mega GalladeFightingLow KickFightingSacred Sword42.2 eDPS

Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the baseline against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The baseline is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that baseline would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research1569310/10/1073715/15/15
Raids & Eggs2092410/10/1098215/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25115510/10/10122815/15/15
L404014220/0/0172015/15/15
L505016080/0/0194415/15/15
L51 (Best Buddy)5116270/0/0196815/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 15737609
Level 20982812
Level 2512281016
Level 3014741219
Level 3515971321
Level 4017201422
Level 4518301514
Level 5019441608
Level 5119681627

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move60 Candy, 60,000 Stardust
Height / Weight0.8 m / 36.5 kg
Gender Ratio
Genderless
TradingNot TradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Porygon in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/13/151500 CP at Level 37.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/13/15150037.5100.00%
#20/15/1514993799.86%
#31/15/1315003799.78%
#41/15/15149836.599.76%
#50/12/1314983899.33%
#60/12/11150038.599.33%
#70/12/15149537.599.32%
#81/11/15150037.599.30%
#90/13/1214993899.28%
#100/13/14149637.599.27%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1615 of 4,096, with 95.46% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs15/15/151968 CP at Level 51
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#115/15/15196851100.00%
#214/15/1519565199.40%
#315/14/1519615199.33%
#415/15/1419625199.33%
#513/15/1519445198.80%
#614/14/1519495198.74%
#714/15/1419505198.74%
#815/13/1519545198.67%
#915/14/1419555198.67%
#1015/15/1319565198.66%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1 of 4,096, with 100.00% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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