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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#137 Porygon
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- SpeciesVirtual Pokémon
- Japanese namePorygon
- PronunciationPOR-EH-GON
- Height2′ 7″ 0.79 m
- Weight80.0 lb 36.00 kg
- GenderGenderless
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Variation of POLYGON (“Many-sided plane figure.”) Porygon is made by computer graphics, and polygons are some of the basic computer graphic building blocks.
Evolution
PorygonTrade with Link Cable and Up-Grade attached
Porygon2
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | A POKEMON that consists entirely of programming code. Capable of moving freely in cyberspace. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | The only POKEMON people anticipate can fly into space. None has managed the feat yet, however. |
| Stadium | A man-made Pokémon that consists entirely of programming code. It is capable of moving freely in cyberspace. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It is a manmade POKEMON. Since it doesn’t breath, people are eager to try it in any environment. |
| Silver | A manmade POKEMON that came about as a result of research. It is programmed with only basic motions. |
| Crystal | An artificial POKEMON created due to extensive research, it can perform only what is in its program. |
Where to find Porygon
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Celadon City (Get 9999 coins at the Game Corner) | NA | Prize |
| Red | NA | Prize | |
| Yellow | NA | Prize | |
| Gold | Any | Prize | |
| Silver | Any | Prize | |
| Crystal | Any | Prize |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×1
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×2
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So the defense ratio of both are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterNormal
- ElectricNormal
- GrassNormal
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNormal
- Normal
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockBad
- GhostNo Effect
- DragonNormal
- DarkNormal
- SteelBad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 0 advantages and 2 disadvantages out of 15 types.
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Start | Conversion 2 | Normal | Status |
| Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Conversion | Normal | Status |
| 35 | 9 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| 23 | 12 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special |
| 28 | 20 | Recover | Normal | Status |
| Start | 24 | Sharpen | Normal | Status |
| — | 32 | Lock-on | Normal | Status |
| 42 | 36 | Tri Attack | Normal | Physical |
| — | 44 | Zap Cannon | Electric | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam, Thunderbolt
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM09Psych Up
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM29Psychic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM44Rest
- TM46Thief
- TM50Nightmare
- HM05Flash
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM29Psychic
- TM30Teleport
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM39Swift
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM45Thunder Wave
- TM46Psywave
- TM49Tri Attack
- TM50Substitute
- HM05Flash
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Gender Unknown group 14 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
Egg moves
None.
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 65 | 303-333 | 24/4546.02% | 21/4250.00% |
| Attack | 60 | 188-218 | 28/4934.46% | 28/4530.85% |
| Defense | 70 | 208-238 | 24/5550.00% | 21/4451.99% |
| Speed | 40 | 148-178 | 40/4715.87% | 37/4213.57% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 85 | 238-268 | 13/4675.80% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 75 | 218-248 | 20/4157.93% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 75 | 218-248 | — | 14/2957.93% |
| Total | 395 G/S/C 310 R/B/Y |
1303-1483 1065-1215 |
40/8744.05% | 37/6534.46% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library