QC: 2/2 (Zeph, mr crux) GP: 2/2 (Zy/Wehkter, Nat)
Porygon
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[Overview]
<p>Porygon is one of few versatile Pokemon in the Little Cup tier. It makes a great sweeper due to its high Special Attack and coverage moves ranging from Tri Attack and Shadow Ball to the BoltBeam combo. Additionally, its poor Speed stat can be remedied with Trick Room or Agility. Porygon can also make a great wall with stellar defenses, Eviolite, access to Recover, Thunder Wave, and Toxic. Porygon is a top tier Little Cup Pokemon, but it is not without fault. It is weak to Fighting-type attacks, which are very common in Little Cup, and is walled by Pokemon such as Munchlax and Lickitung, who have high Special Defense stats.</p>
[SET]
name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Tri Attack
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Hidden Power Fire
item: Life Orb / Oran Berry
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 36 Def / 236 SpA / 200 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Agility is one of the most threatening sets Porygon can run. Agility doubles its Speed stat, which is its only poor stat. With a Modest nature and 196 Speed EVs, Porygon hits 13 Speed without an Agility boost and 19 Special Attack, and can outspeed all unboosted Pokemon and all Choice Scarfed Pokemon at 15 Speed or under. Gligar is a notable Choice Scarf Pokemon that is faster than this.</p>
<p>Porygon has exceptional coverage, as its movepool is only resisted by Magnemite. Tri Attack is Porygon's primary attack, and its most powerful one due to STAB. Shadow Ball provides great coverage with Tri Attack, hitting Ghost-type Pokemon who are immune to Tri Attack for super effective damage. Hidden Power Fire rounds off the set, hitting Steel-type Pokemon for super effective damage, who otherwise wall this set.</p>
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[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Life Orb is the recommended item for maximum damage output, but Oran Berry can be used to increase Porygon's survivability. A Modest nature is also used to optimize damage, but a Timid nature gives Porygon 28 Speed after an Agility, allowing it to outspeed all Choice Scarfed Pokemon with 18 Speed or lower, and tie with Choice Scarfed Pokemon at 19 Speed. Porygon is given some trouble by Steel-type Pokemon. Fighting-type Pokemon such as Scraggy partner well with Porygon, as they threaten to KO Steel-type Pokemon and special walls like Munchlax and Lickitung, who give Porygon a hard time.</p>
<p>Trace is the preferred ability because it allows Porygon to switch in easily against certain Pokemon. Switching in on Houndour will give Porygon Flash Fire, making it immune to the dog's Fire-type attacks and giving Hidden Power Fire a convenient boost, whereas switching in against Frillish gives it Water Absorb, and makes it immune to Water-type attacks while recovering some HP. Chinchou is another Pokemon that Porygon can switch into thanks to Trace. Download can be used to increase one of Porygon's attacking stats, making it very dangerous if its Special Attack is raised.</p>
[SET]
name: Choice
move 1: Tri Attack
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Hidden Power Fire / Trick
item: Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 236 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpA
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Porygon is one of few Pokemon in Little Cup that can make use of Choice Specs. Its high Special Attack and great bulk allow it to easily take hits and retaliate with massive power. Trace enables it to switch into certain Pokemon's STAB attacks, such as Frillish, Houndour, and Chinchou. From there, Porygon can either immediately threaten the opponent with any of its attacks. Tri Attack has STAB, and deals huge damage to anything, barring those who resist it. Shadow Ball covers Ghost-type Pokemon who are immune to Tri Attack. The last two moveslots consist of Ice Beam and Hidden Power Fire. Ice Beam deals super effective damage to Pokemon such as Lileep, Hippopotas, and Diglett, as well as other Flying- and Ground-type Pokemon. Hidden Power Fire expands Porygon's coverage to Steel-type Pokemon, namely Ferroseed. The above EVs are designed to enable Porygon to take hits and fire back with its own powerful attacks. Speed is not necessary because Porygon's Speed is mediocre to begin with.</p>
<p>Alternatively, Porygon can run a Choice Scarf, which changes it completely. Porygon reaches 14 speed, meaning it can outspeed every unboosted Pokemon in the tier after 1 Speed boost. Combine that with its near perfect coverage and Porygon becomes very useful. Choice Scarfed variants won't hit as hard as Choice Specs variants will, but the added Speed is useful for netting revenge kills.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>If Porygon is running a Choice Scarf set, a Timid nature and an EV spread of 36 Def / 236 SpA / 200 Spe should be utilized. When equipped with a Choice Scarf, Porygon serves as more of a revenge killer than a bulky attacker. Trick is an option to cripple incoming counters and special walls.</p>
<p>Ghost-type Pokemon or other Pokemon who resist Fighting-type attacks such as Slowpoke make good teammates for Porygon. Also, Pursuit users such as Munchlax, Pawniard, and Stunky can eliminate Ghost-type Pokemon and ease prediction for Porygon.</p>
[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Tri Attack
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Recover / Hidden Power Fire
item: Eviolite / Life Orb
ability: Trace
nature: Quiet
evs: 236 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpA
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Porygon is one of the most effective users of Trick Room in Little Cup. Due to its great bulk, it has no trouble setting Trick Room up, and then making use of its high Special Attack and vast movepool. Trace gives Porygon even more opportunities to safely set Trick Room up, allowing it to switch into STAB attacks from the likes of Frillish, Chinchou, and Houndour without taking any damage. Tri Attack and Shadow Ball give Porygon great coverage, while Recover increases Porygon's survivability and allows it to support Trick Room teams to a greater extent, setting up multiple times. Hidden Power Fire is also an option to hit Steel-type Pokemon, including Ferroseed and Magnemite, for super effective damage. However, without Recover, Porygon takes on a more offensive role, decreasing its survivability. Porygon can use a Life Orb to increase its damage output if it is an offensive Trick Room variant.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EVs are simple: Porygon's HP is maximized, making sure it is as bulky as possible when holding an Eviolite. The remaining EVs are invested into Special Attack to ensure it deals as much damage as it can, with the remaining EVs invested into Defense to increase it by one point. A Quiet nature increases Porygon's Special Attack while decreasing its Speed stat, which it benefits from while Trick Room is in play.</p>
<p>The best teammates are Pokemon that can abuse Trick Room. Machop can make full use of Trick Room with a Brave nature, and is incredibly threatening with DynamicPunch and other coverage moves. However, both Pokemon are troubled by Ghost-types. Munchlax also makes a great partner, using its low Speed to make use of Trick Room. It can also dispose of Ghost-type Pokemon with its high Special Defense and Pursuit, giving Porygon and Machop an e/asy time firing off their powerful STAB attacks. Magnemite can take advantage of Trick Room, and invest EVs in HP and Special Attack, making it bulkier and more powerful. Its powerful Special Attack aside, it does a great job of trapping and eliminating Steel-type Pokemon, assisting Porygon. Cranidos has an incredible Attack stat and can be extremely threatening in Trick Room. It is weak to many common priority attacks, however, including Mach Punch, Vacuum Wave, Aqua Jet, and Bullet Punch.</p>
[SET]
name: Charge Beam
move 1: Charge Beam
move 2: Tri Attack
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Recover
item: Eviolite
ability: Trace
nature: Bold
evs: 236 HP / 196 Def / 76 SAtk
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The aim of this set is to gradually increase Porygon's Special Attack stat with Charge Beam and sweep. Porygon can make use of its great defensive stats, Recover, and an Eviolite to gain multiple Special Attack boosts with ease. After a few boosts, Porygon will hit exceptionally hard and be very difficult to take down.</p>
<p>Charge Beam is Porygon's method of boosting its Special Attack. Charge Beam is not considered one of Porygon's main attacks, as its other attacks are much more powerful. Tri Attack is Porygon's most powerful attack, and after a boost or two, not many Pokemon can shrug it off. Shadow Ball extends Porygon's coverage to Ghost-type Pokemon, who are immune to Tri Attack. Recover rounds off the set, giving Porygon some much needed recovery, making it easier to increase its Special Attack, and more difficult to take down.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EVs are Defensively oriented due to the physical nature of the Little Cup tier. A Bold nature is encouraged to allow Porygon to take physical hits. Magnemite and Ferroseed resist Porygon's entire moveset, but Porygon can set up on Ferroseed. Diglett can be used to eliminate Magnemite, and can switch in easily because it is immune to Thunderbolt and Volt Switch. Magnemite can also be used to trap and kill other Steel-type Pokemon, which can wall Porygon. It goes without saying that Fighting-type Pokemon will counter Porygon. They will, however, take huge damage from Tri Attack after only one boost. Slowpoke makes a good partner as it can wall most Fighting-type Pokemon, excluding Scraggy, and burn them with Scald. Koffing is also a good counter to Fighting-types, with its high Defense and access to Will-O-Wisp. Porygon's EVs are invested in Defense, so a specially defensive Pokemon such as Munchlax or Lickitung can work well with it. This will leave the team open to Fighting-type Pokemon, however.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>A Charge Beam set could be used with Agility but is difficult to set up without taking massive damage. A mixed set with Return could be used well with Download, as Porygon will no longer be walled by Munchlax and Lickitung. However, Porygon's level up moves are illegal with Download. Recover can give Porygon survivability when combined with Eviolite. When paired with Snover, Porygon can make use of Blizzard, which has 100% accuracy due to hail. Blizzard also has a higher power than Ice Beam, and should definitely be used over it if Snover is a teammate. Porygon can also make use of Gravity to increase the accuracy of attacks such as Thunder, Blizzard, and Zap Cannon.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Barring a Download boosted Return, Munchlax sponges Porygon's attacks. Fighting-type Pokemon like Machop, Mankey, and Scraggy, can take it out easily, but have trouble switching in for fear of being crippled by status moves such as Thunder Wave. Croagunk can do massive damage to offensive variants with Vacuum Wave, which, due to priority, ignores Porygon's Speed after an Agility or in Trick Room. Steel-type Pokemon, notably Ferroseed and Bronzor, wall Porygon that lack Thunderbolt or Hidden Power Fire.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Analyze could be very useful making Porygon's attacks extremely powerful. However, Porygon will have to take a hit or force a switch for it to work, and it does not work well in conjunction with Thunder Wave or Trick Room. Additionally, Porygon's level up moves are illegal with Analyze.</p>
Porygon
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[Overview]
<p>Porygon is one of few versatile Pokemon in the Little Cup tier. It makes a great sweeper due to its high Special Attack and coverage moves ranging from Tri Attack and Shadow Ball to the BoltBeam combo. Additionally, its poor Speed stat can be remedied with Trick Room or Agility. Porygon can also make a great wall with stellar defenses, Eviolite, access to Recover, Thunder Wave, and Toxic. Porygon is a top tier Little Cup Pokemon, but it is not without fault. It is weak to Fighting-type attacks, which are very common in Little Cup, and is walled by Pokemon such as Munchlax and Lickitung, who have high Special Defense stats.</p>
[SET]
name: Agility
move 1: Agility
move 2: Tri Attack
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Hidden Power Fire
item: Life Orb / Oran Berry
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 36 Def / 236 SpA / 200 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Agility is one of the most threatening sets Porygon can run. Agility doubles its Speed stat, which is its only poor stat. With a Modest nature and 196 Speed EVs, Porygon hits 13 Speed without an Agility boost and 19 Special Attack, and can outspeed all unboosted Pokemon and all Choice Scarfed Pokemon at 15 Speed or under. Gligar is a notable Choice Scarf Pokemon that is faster than this.</p>
<p>Porygon has exceptional coverage, as its movepool is only resisted by Magnemite. Tri Attack is Porygon's primary attack, and its most powerful one due to STAB. Shadow Ball provides great coverage with Tri Attack, hitting Ghost-type Pokemon who are immune to Tri Attack for super effective damage. Hidden Power Fire rounds off the set, hitting Steel-type Pokemon for super effective damage, who otherwise wall this set.</p>
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[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Life Orb is the recommended item for maximum damage output, but Oran Berry can be used to increase Porygon's survivability. A Modest nature is also used to optimize damage, but a Timid nature gives Porygon 28 Speed after an Agility, allowing it to outspeed all Choice Scarfed Pokemon with 18 Speed or lower, and tie with Choice Scarfed Pokemon at 19 Speed. Porygon is given some trouble by Steel-type Pokemon. Fighting-type Pokemon such as Scraggy partner well with Porygon, as they threaten to KO Steel-type Pokemon and special walls like Munchlax and Lickitung, who give Porygon a hard time.</p>
<p>Trace is the preferred ability because it allows Porygon to switch in easily against certain Pokemon. Switching in on Houndour will give Porygon Flash Fire, making it immune to the dog's Fire-type attacks and giving Hidden Power Fire a convenient boost, whereas switching in against Frillish gives it Water Absorb, and makes it immune to Water-type attacks while recovering some HP. Chinchou is another Pokemon that Porygon can switch into thanks to Trace. Download can be used to increase one of Porygon's attacking stats, making it very dangerous if its Special Attack is raised.</p>
[SET]
name: Choice
move 1: Tri Attack
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Ice Beam
move 4: Hidden Power Fire / Trick
item: Choice Specs / Choice Scarf
ability: Trace
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 236 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpA
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Porygon is one of few Pokemon in Little Cup that can make use of Choice Specs. Its high Special Attack and great bulk allow it to easily take hits and retaliate with massive power. Trace enables it to switch into certain Pokemon's STAB attacks, such as Frillish, Houndour, and Chinchou. From there, Porygon can either immediately threaten the opponent with any of its attacks. Tri Attack has STAB, and deals huge damage to anything, barring those who resist it. Shadow Ball covers Ghost-type Pokemon who are immune to Tri Attack. The last two moveslots consist of Ice Beam and Hidden Power Fire. Ice Beam deals super effective damage to Pokemon such as Lileep, Hippopotas, and Diglett, as well as other Flying- and Ground-type Pokemon. Hidden Power Fire expands Porygon's coverage to Steel-type Pokemon, namely Ferroseed. The above EVs are designed to enable Porygon to take hits and fire back with its own powerful attacks. Speed is not necessary because Porygon's Speed is mediocre to begin with.</p>
<p>Alternatively, Porygon can run a Choice Scarf, which changes it completely. Porygon reaches 14 speed, meaning it can outspeed every unboosted Pokemon in the tier after 1 Speed boost. Combine that with its near perfect coverage and Porygon becomes very useful. Choice Scarfed variants won't hit as hard as Choice Specs variants will, but the added Speed is useful for netting revenge kills.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>If Porygon is running a Choice Scarf set, a Timid nature and an EV spread of 36 Def / 236 SpA / 200 Spe should be utilized. When equipped with a Choice Scarf, Porygon serves as more of a revenge killer than a bulky attacker. Trick is an option to cripple incoming counters and special walls.</p>
<p>Ghost-type Pokemon or other Pokemon who resist Fighting-type attacks such as Slowpoke make good teammates for Porygon. Also, Pursuit users such as Munchlax, Pawniard, and Stunky can eliminate Ghost-type Pokemon and ease prediction for Porygon.</p>
[SET]
name: Trick Room
move 1: Trick Room
move 2: Tri Attack
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Recover / Hidden Power Fire
item: Eviolite / Life Orb
ability: Trace
nature: Quiet
evs: 236 HP / 36 Def / 236 SpA
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Porygon is one of the most effective users of Trick Room in Little Cup. Due to its great bulk, it has no trouble setting Trick Room up, and then making use of its high Special Attack and vast movepool. Trace gives Porygon even more opportunities to safely set Trick Room up, allowing it to switch into STAB attacks from the likes of Frillish, Chinchou, and Houndour without taking any damage. Tri Attack and Shadow Ball give Porygon great coverage, while Recover increases Porygon's survivability and allows it to support Trick Room teams to a greater extent, setting up multiple times. Hidden Power Fire is also an option to hit Steel-type Pokemon, including Ferroseed and Magnemite, for super effective damage. However, without Recover, Porygon takes on a more offensive role, decreasing its survivability. Porygon can use a Life Orb to increase its damage output if it is an offensive Trick Room variant.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EVs are simple: Porygon's HP is maximized, making sure it is as bulky as possible when holding an Eviolite. The remaining EVs are invested into Special Attack to ensure it deals as much damage as it can, with the remaining EVs invested into Defense to increase it by one point. A Quiet nature increases Porygon's Special Attack while decreasing its Speed stat, which it benefits from while Trick Room is in play.</p>
<p>The best teammates are Pokemon that can abuse Trick Room. Machop can make full use of Trick Room with a Brave nature, and is incredibly threatening with DynamicPunch and other coverage moves. However, both Pokemon are troubled by Ghost-types. Munchlax also makes a great partner, using its low Speed to make use of Trick Room. It can also dispose of Ghost-type Pokemon with its high Special Defense and Pursuit, giving Porygon and Machop an e/asy time firing off their powerful STAB attacks. Magnemite can take advantage of Trick Room, and invest EVs in HP and Special Attack, making it bulkier and more powerful. Its powerful Special Attack aside, it does a great job of trapping and eliminating Steel-type Pokemon, assisting Porygon. Cranidos has an incredible Attack stat and can be extremely threatening in Trick Room. It is weak to many common priority attacks, however, including Mach Punch, Vacuum Wave, Aqua Jet, and Bullet Punch.</p>
[SET]
name: Charge Beam
move 1: Charge Beam
move 2: Tri Attack
move 3: Shadow Ball
move 4: Recover
item: Eviolite
ability: Trace
nature: Bold
evs: 236 HP / 196 Def / 76 SAtk
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>The aim of this set is to gradually increase Porygon's Special Attack stat with Charge Beam and sweep. Porygon can make use of its great defensive stats, Recover, and an Eviolite to gain multiple Special Attack boosts with ease. After a few boosts, Porygon will hit exceptionally hard and be very difficult to take down.</p>
<p>Charge Beam is Porygon's method of boosting its Special Attack. Charge Beam is not considered one of Porygon's main attacks, as its other attacks are much more powerful. Tri Attack is Porygon's most powerful attack, and after a boost or two, not many Pokemon can shrug it off. Shadow Ball extends Porygon's coverage to Ghost-type Pokemon, who are immune to Tri Attack. Recover rounds off the set, giving Porygon some much needed recovery, making it easier to increase its Special Attack, and more difficult to take down.</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>The EVs are Defensively oriented due to the physical nature of the Little Cup tier. A Bold nature is encouraged to allow Porygon to take physical hits. Magnemite and Ferroseed resist Porygon's entire moveset, but Porygon can set up on Ferroseed. Diglett can be used to eliminate Magnemite, and can switch in easily because it is immune to Thunderbolt and Volt Switch. Magnemite can also be used to trap and kill other Steel-type Pokemon, which can wall Porygon. It goes without saying that Fighting-type Pokemon will counter Porygon. They will, however, take huge damage from Tri Attack after only one boost. Slowpoke makes a good partner as it can wall most Fighting-type Pokemon, excluding Scraggy, and burn them with Scald. Koffing is also a good counter to Fighting-types, with its high Defense and access to Will-O-Wisp. Porygon's EVs are invested in Defense, so a specially defensive Pokemon such as Munchlax or Lickitung can work well with it. This will leave the team open to Fighting-type Pokemon, however.</p>
[Other Options]
<p>A Charge Beam set could be used with Agility but is difficult to set up without taking massive damage. A mixed set with Return could be used well with Download, as Porygon will no longer be walled by Munchlax and Lickitung. However, Porygon's level up moves are illegal with Download. Recover can give Porygon survivability when combined with Eviolite. When paired with Snover, Porygon can make use of Blizzard, which has 100% accuracy due to hail. Blizzard also has a higher power than Ice Beam, and should definitely be used over it if Snover is a teammate. Porygon can also make use of Gravity to increase the accuracy of attacks such as Thunder, Blizzard, and Zap Cannon.</p>
[Checks and Counters]
<p>Barring a Download boosted Return, Munchlax sponges Porygon's attacks. Fighting-type Pokemon like Machop, Mankey, and Scraggy, can take it out easily, but have trouble switching in for fear of being crippled by status moves such as Thunder Wave. Croagunk can do massive damage to offensive variants with Vacuum Wave, which, due to priority, ignores Porygon's Speed after an Agility or in Trick Room. Steel-type Pokemon, notably Ferroseed and Bronzor, wall Porygon that lack Thunderbolt or Hidden Power Fire.</p>
[Dream World]
<p>Analyze could be very useful making Porygon's attacks extremely powerful. However, Porygon will have to take a hit or force a switch for it to work, and it does not work well in conjunction with Thunder Wave or Trick Room. Additionally, Porygon's level up moves are illegal with Analyze.</p>
