Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Porygon-Z
Burning Shadows · #105 · Rare Holo · 2017
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.50
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 105 / 177
- Release year
- 2017
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Porygon2
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Pokédex #
- 474
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Porygon-Z plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Zap Cannon) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Porygon2 first).
How to beat Porygon-Z
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by MAHOU
This card was illustrated by MAHOU.
Building around Porygon-Z?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"In order to create a more advanced Pokémon, an additional program was installed, but apparently it contained a defect that makes it move oddly."
Ability: Initialize
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may devolve each of your opponent's evolved Pokémon by putting the highest Stage Evolution card on it into your opponent's hand.
CCCZap Cannon — 80
This Pokémon can't use Zap Cannon during your next turn.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Porygon-Z was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Porygon-Z
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Porygon-Z
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.49 | $19.98 | $0.50 | $0.47 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.18 | $0.55 | $4.99 | $0.57 | $0.69 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.24 |
| 7-day average | €0.47 |
| 30-day average | €0.51 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.50 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.55 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.36 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Porygon-Z is real?
Porygon-Z 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-Z worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Porygon-Z is $0.50; 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-Z from?
Porygon-Z is from the Pokémon set "Burning Shadows" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.
What rarity is Porygon-Z?
Porygon-Z is a Rare Holo card in the Burning Shadows set.
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