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Porygon2

E-Card

Aquapolis · #28 · Rare · 2003

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Market reference

$13.03

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Card facts

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Set position: 28 / 182
Release year: 2003
Rarity: Rare
HP: 70
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Porygon
Evolves to: Porygon-Z
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Hikaru Koike
Pokédex #: 233
Series: E-Card

Card analysis

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Primary role: Ability Engine
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

AttackerDrawStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

How Porygon2 plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Porygon; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Porygon2

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

HP: 70Type:CColorlessSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: PorygonEvolves to: Porygon-Z

Poké-Power: Backup

Once during each of your turns (before your attack), if you have 2 or fewer cards in your hand, you may draw cards from your deck until you have 3 cards in your hand. This power can't be used if Porygon2 is affected by a Special Condition.

CCHypnotic Ray — 20

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/05

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$6.00	$8.99	$98.75	$13.03	$78.06
Reverse Holofoil	$399.99	$942.70	$945.68	$98.23	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.00
7-day average	€3.24
30-day average	€2.49
Low	€1.00
Trend price	€3.31
Low (excellent+)	€1.80
Reverse holo low	€1.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€7.95
Reverse holo 7-day	€4.06
reverseHoloSell	€3.10
averageSellPrice	€3.54
Reverse holo 30-day	€5.79
Reverse holo trend	€7.75

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Porygon2 is real?

Porygon2 is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Porygon2 worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Porygon2 is $13.03; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Porygon2 from?

Porygon2 is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.

What rarity is Porygon2?

Porygon2 is a Rare card in the Aquapolis set.