Pokémon · Base
Porygon
Base Set · #39 · Uncommon · 1999
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$4.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 39 / 102
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 30
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Porygon2
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomoaki Imakuni
- Pokédex #
- 137
- Series
- Base
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Porygon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥15 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Porygon
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥15 damage one-shots it.
More by Tomoaki Imakuni
This card was illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni.
Building around Porygon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A Pokémon that consists entirely of programming code. Capable of moving freely in cyberspace."
CConversion 1
If the Defending Pokémon has a Weakness, you may change it to a type of your choice other than Colorless.
CCConversion 2
Change Porygon's Resistance to a type of your choice other than Colorless.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.50 | $1.95 | $4,321.00 | $4.33 | $1.50 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €13.00 |
| 7-day average | €19.92 |
| 30-day average | €15.95 |
| Low | €4.00 |
| Trend price | €11.88 |
| Low (excellent+) | €12.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €10.98 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Porygon is real?
Porygon 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 Porygon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Porygon is $4.33; 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 Porygon from?
Porygon is from the Pokémon set "Base Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Porygon?
Porygon is a Uncommon card in the Base Set set.
Other Porygon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
