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However because porygon z has a turn of setup and cannot be switched out it it means that tipically it's worn out by priority moves, focus sash, scarves, bulky mons that haven't got a weakness, leech seed or poison damage so pain split can bring the opponent within reach of an OHKO by Porygon's...

Now that pokebank is close to opening, is pain split a good third move? Sure recover is more reliable, but pain split can deal damage and recover HP at the same time especially since on of the ways to stop a porygon z is poisoning him.

By not having a chance to setup, i mean that one turn you use to nasty plot yourself can be enough to cripple you or get you killed, since the second you activate z-conversion the opponent throws everything it has at you. Mind you, even before conversion porygon-z has enough speed to be able to...

Some of my experiences with electric z-conversion porygon Z: I understand not mentioning thunder because of the reduced accuracy, but i think discharge deserves a mention: it's slightly weaker than thunderbolt, but if the enemy pokemon survived discharge it probably would survive thunderbolt...

Just call the electric z-conversion "electric soldier porygon". What, it's relevant

Some calcs for comparison between hidden power and adaptability thunderbolt, using standard sets, with a modest porygon z after electric z-conversion. (mega scizor bulky swords dance) +1 252 SpA Adaptability Porygon-Z Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 200 SpD Scizor-Mega: 250-296 (72.8 - 86.2%) --...

I think gobln is being a playful troll though, considering his post has meme and smogon-children in the same sentence. The only time when we'll see bug type porygon is if the meta is overrun with dark and psychics, and even then there are plenty of strong bug types like mega scizor, genesect...

actually no, thunderbolt and thunder are redirected but discharge still hits everyone, so not even an A-marowak switch in from the opponent would stop porygon z, and unlike tapu koko and xurkitree, porygon has acess to shadow ball to OHKO it or other ghost types immune to fake out.

Or maybe a volt absorb pachirisu with follow me, or a lightning rod togedemaru with fake out to keep porygon z alive. Would that be the return of the meme vgc final?

If you look at the vgc that's happening now, you'll se quite a few porygon 2's, and they all carry toxic. Doubles is fast paced, but on the other hand it's much harder to keep pokemon from waiting out and not suffer from poison damage, and in the end of the matches a poisoned pokemon may have...

So I did some doubles pokebank OU testing, and so far i'm finding that porygon there behaves much like he does in singles with protect as the third move, working well with both electric and ghost conversions, benefiting a lot from support moves like stealth rocks, aurora veil, sticky web. The...

As i've finished singles testing for now, i've been trying out Porygon-Z in doubles. Having a great movepool and a strong special attack means it's dangerous by itself, but as i think someone else already pointed out Porygon-Z and Porygon 2 compliment each other near perfectly...

Pushinguplillacs, i think I mentioned running shadow ball or dark pulse on an electric porygon-z is not strictly necessary but only there as an option for maximum coverage. Indeed, adaptability means that hitting for neutral damage with electric or ghost is like hitting for 2X damage with an...

So i reckon i finished singles testing for now, so i'm going to sum up some conclusions. Offensively, the attacks worth having are: ice beam/blizzard (ice) - super effective coverage against dragon, flying, grass, ground, ineffective against fire, ice, steel, water, can cause freezing...

The point of bulkier EV's is because I instead raise Porygon-Z's speed with Scolipede's Speed boost + baton pass. Even at max speed after conversion it doesn't outspeed a few specialized ataquers like Pheromosa or Mega Alakazam, not to mention scarfed garshomp and the like, while even at zero...