PORYGON
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Tri Attack
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Psychic / Trick
item: Choice Specs
ability: Download / Analytic
nature: Modest
evs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Porygon functions as a solid wallbreaker in the NFE metagame thanks to its amazing coverage and great pair of abilities, allowing it to check walls like Mareanie, Tangela, and Vullaby. Tri Attack is Porygon's most spammable attack, used against threats like Piloswine, Hattrem, and Clefairy while having a good chance of inflicting them with status. Ice Beam enables Porygon to hit Grass- and Flying-types like Roselia, Vullaby, and Togetic, while Thunderbolt can hit Water-types like Wartortle and Brionne. Psychic allows Porygon to hit Fighting- and Poison-types like Machoke, Hakamo-o, and Mareanie and force them out. Trick can also be used to cripple walls like Galarian Corsola, Klang, and Ferroseed and gain an Eviolite in return. Shadow Ball is another option as the last move to hit Ghost-types like Galarian Corsola and Lampent. Download allows Porygon to boost its Special Attack further, while Analytic can be used to punish switch-ins and increase your chances of scoring 2HKOs against many Pokemon. A Choice Scarf can be used to outspeed threats like Choice Band Piloswine and offensive Roselia, but you do lose out on notable 2HKOs against the likes of Mareanie and Piloswine.
While Porygon has a great offensive presence, its biggest downside is its speed. Pairing Porygon with a Sticky Web setter like Charjabug is therefore encouraged to outspeed threats like Fraxure, Hakamo-o, and Adamant Raboot. Entry hazard setters like Roselia, Galarian Corsola, and Piloswine are also good partners, as their entry hazards can wear down switch-ins like Klang and Ferroseed. Porygon also appreciates slow pivots like Slowpoke and Clefairy that can safely switch it in and bait in Pokemon like Vullaby and Koffing. Clefairy can also be used as a Wish passer to prevent Porygon from being worn down. Wallbreakers that use Knock Off like Galarian Linoone, Machoke, and Thwackey are also good partners, as they can remove Eviolites from Clefairy, Mareanie, and Klang, which could otherwise stand up to Porygon. As a Normal-type, Porygon doesn't have any resistances and is vulnerable to Fighting-types like Machoke and Mienfoo, therefore physically defensive walls like Tangela and Galarian Corsola should be used to prevent these threats from KOing Porygon.
[SET]
name: Specially Defensive Pivot
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Tri Attack / Psychic
move 3: Recover
move 4: Teleport
item: Eviolite
ability: Trace
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Porygon can function as a specially defensive pivot, as it reliably checks threats like Lampent, Gastly, and Seadra. Shadow Ball is used to hit Ghost-types like Lampent and Galarian Corsola. Tri Attack provides general damage against most of the metagame along with a 20% chance to inflict the opposing Pokemon with status, but Psychic punishes Fighting-types that like to switch into Porygon such as Machoke. Recover is used to help Porygon's longevity against threats; it can also be used to scout moves from Choice-locked Pokemon like Hattrem and Gastly. Teleport enables Porgyon to pivot out on threats as they switch in. Trace allows Porygon to wall threats like Lampent as well as profit from other abilities like Regenerator and Magic Guard from Slowpoke and Clefairy.
Poygon provides support to its team by being able to wall special attackers like Lampent and Seadra, therefore making it a great partner to Pokemon that are weak to these threats like Raboot, Roselia, and Hattrem. Teleport should be used to gain momentum when expecting opposing special attackers like Lampent to switch out. As a defensive Pokemon, Porygon relies a lot on its Eviolite to function, so it needs to be wary of Knock Off users like Vullaby, Tangela, and Mareanie. Furthermore, Porygon can easily get pressured out by Fighting-types and physical wallbreakers like Machoke and Thwackey, so having physically defensive Pokemon to compensate for that weakness like Galarian Corsola and Tangela is encouraged. Porygon is also heavily worn down by status when Trace doesn't catch Magic Guard or Regenerator, so having a cleric like Clefairy or Lickitung can be found helpful. Frailer Pokemon like Morgrem and Kadabra can take advantage of the safe switches that Porygon's Teleport provides.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Marjane, 355753]]
- Quality checked by: [[uhuhuhu7, 407249], [Jett, 226429]]
- Grammar checked by: [[deetah, 297659]]
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