I used Porygon-Z to get reqs myself actually, but I used a different set. I went with a sub leftovers nasty plot set, with leftovers for longevity.I figured that this post would steer the discussion away from Boots, but Finch did that already. Anyway, here's another absudedly dumb post from me.
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Porygon-Z @ Life Orb
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Tri Attack
- Thunderbolt / Shadow Ball
- Ice Beam
Remember Nasty Plot Hydreigon in DLC1? Remember how Choice Specs Exploud got ranked because of its power and ability to check Spectrier? Meet Porygon-Z. Porygon-Z actually hits harder than Exploud with Adaptability Tri Attack, and while it does not boast the level of coverage Exploud has, Porygon-Z has Nasty Plot, which boosts its Special Attack to astronomical levels and allows it to do some serious wallbreaking. BoltBeam coverage helps out greatly against birds (particularly Corviknight) and Dragons, as well as Landorus-T. On top of that, Porygon-Z has some other options to hit certain foes with, most notably Shadow Ball for Spectrier and Recover for, well, recovery. Speaking of Spectrier, Porygon-Z is a great offensive check to variants without Dark Pulse, as it is immune to Ghost.
Porygon-Z's role is to take advantage of defensive switches like Heatran or Ferrothorn to set up a Nasty Plot and then firing off an attack, just like most other boosting wallbreakers. Porygon-Z can also take advantage of a good portion of the meta, such as Toxapex and all of the defogging birds. Offensive pivoting is also at an all-time high, which means the offensive pivot can go to Porygon-Z to take advantage of the slower, defensive Pokemon that was forced in by the pivot. Cinderace is a good partner for it, as it naturally forces in Pokemon like Toxapex, which Porygon-Z can take advantage of. Porygon-Z's strongest point, however, is its sheer power. With Nasty Plot, Life Orb, and Adaptability, Tri Attack reaches nuclear power and anything that doesn't resist Normal will die in extreme pain. If you think that angry Smogoners are terrifying, take a look at this:
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Blissey: 359-424 (50.2 - 59.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Blissey, I beg you. The singly best Special tank in the game (besides maybe Eviolite Chansey). Here are some more calcs demonstrating this thing's raw power:
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 252 HP / 80+ SpD Assault Vest Slowking-Galar: 244-289 (61.9 - 73.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 252 HP / 112 SpD Toxapex: 317-374 (104.2 - 123%) -- guaranteed OHKO (Screw Tbolt lol)
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Porygon-Z Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 176+ SpD Ferrothorn: 181-213 (51.4 - 60.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clefable: 361-426 (91.6 - 108.1%) -- 50% chance to OHKO
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 248 HP / 144 SpD Mandibuzz: 421-497 (99.5 - 117.4%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO (What's a Tbolt?)
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Fini: 372-439 (108.1 - 127.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gastrodon: 382-450 (89.6 - 105.6%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Porygon-Z Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 88 SpD Corviknight: 543-640 (135.7 - 160%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Porygon-Z Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 196-231 (60.4 - 71.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Porygon-Z Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 128+ SpD Heatran: 201-238 (52 - 61.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Porygon-Z Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Magearna: 231-273 (76.7 - 90.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Porygon-Z Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 224+ SpD Assault Vest Magearna: 117-139 (32.2 - 38.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock (but this thing has no recovery so it can only switch in once)
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Porygon-Z Thunderbolt vs. 128 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Melmetal: 165-195 (37.2 - 44%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Stealth Rock (same thing here)
I'm not done yet. Recall that LO Swords Dance Kartana uses Giga Impact to break massive holes in enemy teams. Well, for Porygon-Z, Hyper Beam is practically a Z-Move in terms of power. It might be a bit hard to fit, but you will be shocked by the amount of power it offers and the amount of holes it makes in the opposite team. While Exploud has Focus Blast and Overheat for Steel-types, Porygon-Z have this incredibly potent nuke. It basically guarentees a kill against most opposing teams. Starting with this one:
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Hyper Beam vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Blissey: 671-790 (93.9 - 110.6%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO
BOOM
Not even bulky resists can take a hit:
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Hyper Beam vs. 252 HP / 128+ SpD Heatran: 334-394 (86.5 - 102%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Hyper Beam vs. 252 HP / 176+ SpD Ferrothorn: 302-355 (85.7 - 100.8%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Hyper Beam vs. 252 HP / 80+ SpD Assault Vest Slowking-Galar: 455-536 (115.4 - 136%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Hyper Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Celesteela: 311-367 (78.1 - 92.2%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Hyper Beam vs. 252 HP / 88 SpD Corviknight: 451-532 (112.7 - 133%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Hyper Beam vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Eviolite Chansey: 554-653 (78.8 - 92.8%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 SpA Life Orb Adaptability Porygon-Z Hyper Beam vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD Shuckle: 169-199 (69.5 - 81.8%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock
RBY Tauros would be proud
So, the only things that can take a +2 Hyper Beam and not die are 1) Assult Vested resists 2) 4x resists 3) Specially Defensive Rock-types in a sandstorm and 4) Ghost-types. It should be a no-brainer, then, that Hyper Beam is best ran with Shadow Ball. However, if you manage to get to +2, you almost always get a free kill by just clicking Hyper Beam. I might also add that Porygon-Z 2HKOes almost the entire game barring Ghost-types and Assult Vest Tyranitar.
To sum up, Porygon-Z absolutely ravages bulkier team. It obviously struggles against more offensive teams due to its average speed and low bulk, but it should definately be considered as a wallbreaker to use. That pretty much sums up the post I have about this stupid niche mon, so thanks for reading and have a nice day!
Also I shouldn't even need to say this at this point but I would greatly appreciate it if you point out anything wrong I said. Thank you!
Porygon-Z @ Leftovers
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 112 HP / 252 SpA / 144 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
- Tri Attack
- Shadow Ball
This set outpaces timid magearna, will always keep a sub up vs toxapex's scald and bold pex's knock off, and has a high chance of keeping a sub vs the relatively uncommon poison jab pex.
0 SpA Toxapex Scald vs. 112 HP / 0 SpD Porygon-Z: 67-79 (19.7 - 23.3%) -- possible 5HKO
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0- Atk Toxapex Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 112 HP / 0 Def Porygon-Z: 58-69 (17.1 - 20.3%) -- possible 5HKO
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0- Atk Toxapex Poison Jab vs. 112 HP / 0 Def Porygon-Z: 72-85 (21.2 - 25%) -- 0% chance to 4HKO
Some more hp could be invested to guarantee a sub vs jab pex, but I don't feel this is necessary, and have been doing fine without it.
The given EVs also allow it to 2HKO Galarian Slowking with +2 Tri-Attack, and has a chance to do the same to blissey, which has made it particularly helpful as a stallbreaker. In general, the ghost/normal moves provide great neutral coverage vs the tier.
+2 252+ SpA Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 252 HP / 80+ SpD Assault Vest Slowking-Galar: 204-242 (51.7 - 61.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252+ SpA Adaptability Porygon-Z Tri Attack vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Blissey: 304-358 (42.5 - 50.1%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO
It's a pretty fun pokemon and I'd encourage others to try it out.
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