Porygon family Top 10 guide

Members
Porygon, Porygon2, Porygon Z
Types
Normal
Dynamax
No
Candy
Candy XL XL Candy

How to catch

Team GO Rocket
Normal-type Male Grunt

Top ranked

Shadow Shadow Porygon-Z
#3 Normal Lock On Tri Attack Elite TM
Most Expensive
Stardust ~616,320
XL Candy ~355 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance ~1,421 km

Costs assume Shadow specimen, Level 8 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket.

build · Needs a Sinnoh Stone plus 100 candy to evolve.

Regular Porygon-Z
#8 Normal Lock On Tri Attack Elite TM
Moderate
Stardust ~475,000 Lucky trade halves this.
XL Candy ~296 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance ~1,184 km

Costs assume Regular specimen, Level 20 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket.

build · Needs a Sinnoh Stone plus 100 candy to evolve.

Never convert regular Candy to XL. The 100:1 rate is a trap. Bank Rare Candy XL instead.