Pokémon · Black & White
Porygon-Z
BW Black Star Promos · #BW84 · Promo · 2011
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$18.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- BW84 / 101
- Release year
- 2011
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Team Plasma
- Evolves from
- Porygon2
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 474
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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
Strategy & play
How Porygon-Z plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Tri Attack) 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Porygon-Z?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its programming was modified to enable work in alien dimensions. It did not work as planned."
Ability: Plasma Transfer
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may move a Plasma Energy attached to 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon.
CCCTri Attack — 50×
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Porygon-Z or BW Black Star Promos.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Porygon-Z was legal.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $80.00 | $113.74 | $497.18 | $18.27 | $127.47 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €15.00 |
| 7-day average | €17.09 |
| 30-day average | €13.28 |
| Low | €6.89 |
| Trend price | €17.90 |
| Low (excellent+) | €7.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.65 |
| averageSellPrice | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.67 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.93 |
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 $18.27; 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 "BW Black Star Promos" in the Black & White series, released in 2011.
What rarity is Porygon-Z?
Porygon-Z is a Promo card in the BW Black Star Promos set.
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