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Cards/Porygon-Z G
Porygon-Z G card from the Arceus set
Illustration by Nobuyuki Fujimoto. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Porygon-Z G

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A Basic Pokemon that helps you find tools and deals big damage with a coin flip.

Colorless80 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

It searches your discard pile for up to two Pokémon Tool cards when played from your hand to the Bench.

It attacks for 20 plus an extra 40 damage if you flip heads.

Signature ability

Dowsing Code

Once during your turn, when you put Porygon-Z G from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your discard pile for up to 2 Pokémon Tool cards, show them to your opponent, and shuffle them into your deck.

The Dowsing Code ability lets you recover lost tools from the discard pile. This is useful because it keeps resourceful items in play rather than letting them get discarded.

Attacks

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Ambush20+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 40 more damage.

Abilities

Poke-POWERDowsing Code

Once during your turn, when you put Porygon-Z G from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your discard pile for up to 2 Pokémon Tool cards, show them to your opponent, and shuffle them into your deck.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits decks that rely on Pokémon Tools for extra effects or damage.

Strengths
  • Recovers lost resources
  • High damage potential
  • Basic Pokemon status
Watch out for
  • Weak to Fighting types
  • Relies on coin flips
  • Only works once per game
Pro tip

Play it early to use Dowsing Code and have the tool cards ready for later turns.

From the Pokédex

Porygon-Z is a virtual Pokemon that can evolve from Porygon2.

Note for the parent

Check if your child has enough Tool cards to make the ability worthwhile before playing.

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