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Porygon
Oracle Text
Attack Conversion 3: Choose Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Darkness, Metal, Fairy, or Dragon type. The Defending Pokémon's Weakness is now that type until the end of your next turn. (The amount of Weakness doesn't change.)
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Character Background
Porygon in Base Set is a strangely fitting early Pokémon card: a synthetic, color-shifting program that turns the battle into an information game rather than a raw damage race. Its first Attack, Conversion 1, can erase an opposing Weakness by replacing it with a type you prefer, which makes it especially awkward for decks that lean on predictable matchups; in practice, this supports a disruption-oriented control or tempo plan by denying the opponent easy prize trades. Conversion 2 adds another layer of adaptability by letting Porygon alter its own Resistance, helping it survive key attacks from a targeted metagame. The best use is as a flexible tech Basic in a deck that wants to slow the opponent down while setting up a stronger finisher. Pair it with Energy acceleration and a bench-heavy strategy, since Porygon is most valuable when it buys time rather than when it is asked to attack repeatedly.
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Character Background
Porygon in Base Set is a strangely fitting early Pokémon card: a synthetic, color-shifting program that turns the battle into an information game rather than a raw damage race. Its first Attack, Conversion 1, can erase an opposing Weakness by replacing it with a type you prefer, which makes it especially awkward for decks that lean on predictable matchups; in practice, this supports a disruption-oriented control or tempo plan by denying the opponent easy prize trades. Conversion 2 adds another layer of adaptability by letting Porygon alter its own Resistance, helping it survive key attacks from a targeted metagame. The best use is as a flexible tech Basic in a deck that wants to slow the opponent down while setting up a stronger finisher. Pair it with Energy acceleration and a bench-heavy strategy, since Porygon is most valuable when it buys time rather than when it is asked to attack repeatedly.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-10 19:10:43 UTC