Porygon-Z (Pokémon)

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Porygon-Z (Japanese: ポリゴンZ Porygon-Z) is a introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves from when traded while holding a Dubious Disc. It is the final form of .
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for more details.)
==Biology==
Although technically a virtual, manmade , Porygon-Z does have a physical body. Its head is fuchsia and ovoid in shape with a short, blunt antenna protruding upwards and a blue bill similar to that of a duck. Its eyes are yellow and have black rings, similar to a bulls-eye. The head is completely detached from the body and floats slightly above it. Its smooth, ovoid body is fuchsia with a blue ring connecting its arms. Two arms are loosely connected to their upper body and, other than their blue color, have no features. The tail is also blue and featureless but slightly resembles a paddle.
Porygon-Z was given additional software in order to increase its abilities further, and its offensive power has greatly increased. The initial idea was to give the ability to travel through alien dimensions, but it did not work as planned. Instead, the resulting Pokémon began showing highly erratic, unstable behavior and twitchy movements, making it difficult to work with for research. As a result, it is believed the experiment to create Porygon-Z was a failure. This has been attributed to the incompetence of the engineer improperly updating its programming. Academics can't seem to agree on whether Porygon-Z should be considered a true evolution of Porygon2. In ancient Hisui, people were confused about Porygon-Z and its evolutionary relatives due to them arriving through space-time distortions and being the product of far more advanced technology than what was available at the time.
Porygon-Z and its pre-evolved forms are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the moves and . Additionally, prior to Generation V and in Generation IX, Porygon-Z and its pre-evolved forms are the only known Pokémon that can have as an Ability.
===Evolution===
Porygon-Z evolves from and is the final form of .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Porygon-Z is available in Version 3.0.0+.
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====By ====
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
Porygon-Z evolves from when traded while holding a Dubious Disc. In , Porygon-Z evolves from Porygon2 when exposed to a Dubious Disc.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
Porygon-Z's only appearance in the was a cameo in the "World of Pokémon" opening of Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, in which every Pokémon from the first five generations (apart from ) appeared.
Likely as a result of the EP038 incident, it is the only not to appear in the animated series. Along with its pre-evolved form, , it is also the only Pokémon prior to Generation VIII that is neither nor to not appear in the animated series.
==In the manga==
===Phantom Thief Pokémon 7===
Io has a Porygon-Z, which is her main battler and only known Pokémon. She first used it to attack the Galactic Number 2 in Into The Hands Of Evil?!.
===Pokémon Adventures===
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In Deprogramming Porygon-Z, a 's Porygon-Z battled Platinum's Empoleon at the Battle Castle.
===Pokémon Try Adventure===
Soro has a Porygon-Z in TA22.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS===
Porygon-Z appears as a trophy exclusive to the 3DS version of the game.
====Trophy information====
NA: Porygon is an artificial Pokémon created by humans. Given an Up-Grade, it becomes Porygon2. Then another mod turns it into Porygon-Z. You'd think two upgrades would make Porygon-Z the perfect Pokémon, but actually, the Dubious Disc used to make Porygon2 evolve seems to have introduced some bugs. Maybe a patch is in the works?
PAL: Porygon is an artificial Pokémon created by humans. Given an Up-Grade, it becomes Porygon2. Then another mod turns it into Porygon-Z. You'd think two upgrades would make Porygon-Z the perfect Pokémon, but actually, the Dubious Disc used to make Porygon2 evolve makes it a bit glitchy. Maybe there's a patch in the works...
==Trivia==
* Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon whose Japanese name is spelled with a character from a foreign alphabet.
* The Dubious Disc's name implies that Porygon-Z, unlike its , was not authorized by Silph Co.
* In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, Porygon-Z is referred to as a "he", even though the Porygon line is gender unknown.
** In addition, despite never having appeared in the outside of a brief cameo, it did receive an animated series-style voice in the aforementioned game, like every other Pokémon in it.
* Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon that evolves from a Pokémon that evolves via trading.
* Porygon-Z is the only Pokémon to .
* Porygon-Z is tied with , , and for the highest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Porygon-Z is the only Generation IV Pokémon that has not appeared in the animated series.
* Porygon-Z and its pre-Evolutions are the only Pokémon where all three members of the evolutionary line can learn both and . This is due to the fact that all three were fully evolved Pokémon at the time of their debut.
===Origin===
Porygon-Z seems to be based on a or that has been using computer software. The head-tipping motion it displays in some games is reminiscent of a toy. It also bears resemblance to a . Because it resembles a deformed version of , evolves using a Dubious Disc, and displays unpredictable behavior, it may be based on a or an unauthorized that causes in a program. Its Pokédex entries imply a connection to and .
====Name origin====
Porygon-Z is a combination of and the letter Z. The latter may refer to the in a coordinate system, or the fact that it is the final stage in its evolutionary line, with Z being the final letter of the Latin alphabet. Z could also be a corruption of the number 2, referring to its status as a glitched Evolution of .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Artificial Pokémon
==External links==
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