Old Gens [RBY OU] Porygon

[Plague von Karma]

Porygon
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Recover

This digital duck is no meme! A more recent revelation since Normal-types were discovered to block Body Slam paralysis, Porygon is one of very few Pokemon capable of reliably walling tier titan Snorlax. With 32 PP on Recover and just enough Speed to outrun it, Porygon can take Body Slams until Snorlax runs out of them in comical fashion. With the coveted BoltBeam coverage, it can land a cheeky freeze or hit Pokemon like Rhydon, Starmie, and Exeggutor for a good chunk of damage.

To wall Snorlax successfully, attack when Porygon is over 62% health, or 44% if it is apparent Snorlax does not have Hyper Beam. Spam Recover otherwise. This'll let Porygon make progress and make Snorlax more inclined to switch out, allowing Porygon to sneak a Thunder Wave in. Don't let Porygon take paralysis itself though, or it's little more than death fodder! You'll be switching it out a lot!

For a good showing of what Porygon can do, here's Heroic Troller piloting it to great success in Week 7 of SPL XIII!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen1ou-543999

Want to take it for a spin yourself? Here's the very team he used!
https://pokepast.es/9ab5c008f67ca212

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To wall Snorlax successfully, attack when Porygon is over 62%, spam Recover otherwise. This'll let it make progress and make it more inclined to switch out, allowing Porygon to sneak a Thunder Wave in. Don't let Porygon take paralysis itself though, or it's little more than death fodder! You'll be switching it out a lot!

Porygon only needs to recover at that HP range before Snorlax's set is scouted. If the Snorlax reveals it doesn't have Hyper Beam, it can afford to attack instead of recovering as long as Porygon's has atleast 146 HP/44% (145/43.5% is Body Slam's max damage). If Snorlax uses Ice Beam, that usually means Snorlax is running Body Slam / Ice Beam / Reflect / Rest and doesn't have Hyper Beam.

 

[Plague von Karma]

Porygon only needs to recover at that HP range before Snorlax's set is scouted. If the Snorlax reveals it doesn't have Hyper Beam, it can afford to attack instead of recovering as long as Porygon's has atleast 146 HP/44% (145/43.5% is Body Slam's max damage). If Snorlax uses Ice Beam, that usually means Snorlax is running Body Slam / Ice Beam / Reflect / Rest and doesn't have Hyper Beam.

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Porygon
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Recover

This digital duck is no meme! A more recent revelation since the discovery of Normal-types being unable to be paralysed by Body Slam, Normal-types were discovered to block Body Slam paralysis, Porygon is one of very few Pokemon capable of reliably walling tier titan Snorlax. With 32 PP on Recover and just enough Speed to outrun it, Porygon can run it out of Body Slams take Body Slams until Snorlax runs out of them (optional: +comma, crippling it")in comical fashion. With the coveted BoltBeam coverage, it can land a cheeky freeze or hit Pokemon like Rhydon, Starmie, and Exeggutor for a good chunk of damage.

To wall Snorlax successfully, attack when Porygon is over 62% health, or 44% if it is apparent Snorlax does not have Hyper Beam. Spam Recover otherwise. This'll let Porygon make progress and make Snorlax more inclined to switch out, allowing Porygon to sneak a Thunder Wave in. Don't let Porygon take paralysis itself though, or it's little more than death fodder! You'll be switching it out a lot!

For a good showing of what Porygon can do, here's Heroic Troller piloting it to great success in Week 7 of SPL XIII!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen1ou-543999

Want to take it for a spin yourself? Here's the very team he used!
https://pokepast.es/9ab5c008f67ca212

1/1 great spotlight

 

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