Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Porygon-Z
Paradox Rift · #214 · Illustration Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$14.99
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 214 / 266
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 150
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Porygon2
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- GOSSAN
- Pokédex #
- 474
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 40 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 ≥75 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).
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Porygon-Z
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥75 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- 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 GOSSAN
This card was illustrated by GOSSAN.
Building around Porygon-Z?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Some say an additional program made this Pokémon evolve, but even academics can't agree on whether Porygon-Z is really an evolution."
Ability: Buggy Turbo
Once during your turn, you may flip a coin. If heads, attach up to 4 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon. If tails, discard an Energy from this Pokémon.
CEnergized Attack — 40×
This attack does 40 damage for each Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Porygon-Z or Paradox Rift.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Porygon-Z was legal.
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Friendly Online Tournament #2
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SEASAC World Championships Qualifiers | $15 PRIZE
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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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $11.57 | $16.08 | $99.80 | $14.99 | $16.49 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.22 |
| 7-day average | €6.01 |
| 30-day average | €6.21 |
| Low | €2.25 |
| Trend price | €5.74 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.29 |
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 $14.99; 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 "Paradox Rift" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Porygon-Z?
Porygon-Z is a Illustration Rare card in the Paradox Rift set.
Other Porygon-Z printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
