Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Porygon-Z
Chilling Reign · #118 · Rare Holo · 2021
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Market reference
$0.78
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 118 / 233
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Porygon2
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Tomokazu Komiya
- Pokédex #
- 474
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 170 damage
- 56.67 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.
- 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥70 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 — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Tomokazu Komiya
This card was illustrated by Tomokazu Komiya.
Building around Porygon-Z?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A faulty update was added to its programming. Its behavior is noticeably strange, so the experiment may have been a failure."
Ability: Bug Transmission
Whenever you attach an Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon during your turn, you may make your opponent's Active Pokémon Confused.
CCCSuperbeam — 170
Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.
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.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.16 | $0.79 | $96.94 | $0.78 | $0.75 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.77 | $1.97 | $0.79 | $0.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.14 |
| 7-day average | €0.49 |
| 30-day average | €0.34 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.48 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.66 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.34 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.58 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.52 |
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 $0.78; 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 "Chilling Reign" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Porygon-Z?
Porygon-Z is a Rare Holo card in the Chilling Reign set.
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