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Porygon-Z.

Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #192
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Porygon-Z
normalPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Porygon-Z is ranked #192 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 12,319 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#192 of 230
Raw count12,319
Viability ceiling82
Month on month-0.09pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
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sets and counters from 730.5K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 535
HP
85
Atk
80
Def
70
SpA
135
SpD
75
Spe
90
Usage over time0.0% 0.09pppeak 0.1% · Sep '25
0.10.10.10.2Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

43.9% of Porygon-Z teams
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityAdaptability · 56.2%
ItemLife Orb · 61.0%
Tera typeGhost · 57.5%
Moves
Shadow Ball90.2%
Tri Attack84.6%
Nasty Plot54.6%
Ice Beam51.4%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe30.9%
Hasty4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe9.6%

Moves

11 tracked
Shadow Ball90.2%
Tri Attack84.6%
Nasty Plot54.6%
Ice Beam51.4%
Thunderbolt28.0%
Trick20.8%
Hyper Beam16.3%
Psyshock16.1%
Double-Edge9.6%
Substitute6.9%
Discharge6.8%

Items

Life Orb61.0%
Choice Scarf25.8%
Choice Specs5.1%
Expert Belt3.9%

Tera types

Ghost57.5%
Normal35.6%
Electric6.6%

Abilities

Adaptability56.2%
Download43.8%
Analytic0.0%

EV spreads

top 6
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe43.9%
Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe30.9%
Hasty4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe9.6%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe8.2%
Timid88 HP / 252 SpA / 164 Spe5.8%

Top teammates

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Best Porygon-Z build for Gen 9 OU

The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Porygon-Z sits at rank #192 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.09 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
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