What is holding back Porygon-Z from being a bigger threat? It has access to decent moves, such as Tri-Attack and Nasty Plot, and its defenses and speed are as good as Lucario's. Also, Adaptability and Download both seem like better abilities than either of Lucario's, except for against a select few Pokemon, such as Jirachi. Since it has absolutely phenomenal Special Attack (25 better than Lucario's Attack), is the only issue with it typing? If so, why isn't Conversion more useful? Though it takes a turn to set up, it's pssible to guarantee you have the type you want. I apologize if there is something obvious I'm not seeing, and I thank you in advance for any information you can give.
There are pros and cons to both Lucario and Porygon-Z and I will address them, but remember that just because a pokemon is in a lower tier than another doesn't mean its worse, tiers are determined by usage, not some objective scale.
Anyways,
Pros for Porygon-Z
-huge SpA
-access to two great boosting moves (Agility and Nasty Plot)
-Good coverage with only three moves
Cons for Porygon-Z
-It's defenses aren't that great
-Normal typing isn't doing it very many favors for switching in/setting up
Pros for Lucario
-Steel/fighting is a good defensive type, which aids in set up/switching in
-Access to two great boosting moves (swords dance and Nasty Plot)
-Two usable attacking stats (its special attack is actually higher than its attack
-Priority, speed isn't as much of a factor when Lucario gets Extreme Speed, Bullet punch, and vacuum wave (for special sets)
Cons for Lucario
-It has poor defenses, especially for a base 90 speed pokemon in OU
-Doesn't have good coverage with three moves
Its also important to remember that these two can play vastly different rolls depending on what teams need them to do and are, in general, two vastly different mons.
"What's so great about Lucario? Hmm? Porygon-Z is just as cute as Lucario. Porygon-Z is just as smart as Lucario. People like Porygon-Z just as much as they like Lucario. And when did it become okay for one pokemon to be the boss of everybody, huh? We should totally just
stab Lucario!" (sorry your post just made me think of Mean Girls...)
Ah, PTjon7 ninja'd me...