How to Evolve Porygon

Last Updated: November 20, 2022

Porygon is a completely digital Pokémon, and its Conversion ability allows you to match the skills of your opponent. Evolving Porygon into Porygon2 requires a special item called Up-Grade, while evolving Porygon2 into Porygon-Z requires the Dubious Disc item. You can evolve Porygon starting in Gen 2 (Gold, Silver, and Crystal)

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Evolving Porygon into Porygon2

1

Obtain an Up-Grade. You will need to give this item to Porygon to hold. When Porygon is traded while holding an Up-Grade, it will evolve into Porygon2. You can get an Up-Grade in Gen 2 (Gold, Silver, Crystal) and later.

Game Version	Up-Grade Location
Gold/Silver/Crystal	Silph Co.
FireRed/LeafGreen	Rocket Warehouse, Trainer Tower prize
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum	Eterna City, Route 224, Galactic Eterna Building*
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Silph Co.
Black/White	Route 13, Route 15
Black2/White2	Pinwheel Forest, Join Avenue (Antique Shop), Striaton City, Black City***
X/Y	Battle Maison
Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire	Battle Resort
Sun/Moon	Aether House****, Battle Tree

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*Given by Professor Oak after completing the National Pokedex
**Platinum only
***Black 2 only
****Given by Aether Foundation employee after completing the Ultra Beast quest

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Equip Porygon with the Up-Grade item. Open your Pokémon menu and give Porygon the Up-Grade item. Since you can usually only get one Up-Grade per game, make sure you equip it to the Porygon that you want to evolve the most.

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Trade Porygon. Find a friend or trade Porygon to yourself if you have two games. When the trade occurs, Porygon will evolve into Porygon2. You can then trade Porygon2 back to your game to use it.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Evolving Porygon2 into Porygon-Z

1

Obtain a Dubious Disc. You will need to give this item to Porygon2 to hold. When Porygon2 is traded while holding a Dubious Disc, it will evolve into Porygon-Z. You can get a Dubious Disc in Gen 4 (Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum) and later.

Game Version	Dubious Disc Location
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum	Route 225, Team Galactic HQ*
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Route 42
Black/White	Route 13, P2 Laboratory
Black2/White2	Join Avenue (Antique Shop), P2 Laboratory, Black City**
X/Y	Battle Maison
Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire	Battle Resort
Sun/Moon	Aether Paradise***, Battle Tree

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*Platinum only
**Black 2 only
***Given by Faba after completing the Ultra Beast quest and defeating him in battle

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Equip Porygon2 with the Dubious Disc item. Open your Pokémon menu and give Porygon2 the Dubious Disc item. Since you can usually only get one Dubious Disc per game, make sure you equip it to the Porygon2 that you want to evolve the most.
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Trade Porygon2. Find a friend or trade Porygon2 to yourself if you have two games. When the trade occurs, Porygon2 will evolve into Porygon-Z. You can then trade Porygon-Z back to your game to use it.

Community Q&A

Question

In Pokémon Pearl, where can I find Porygon?

Community Answer

After receiving the National Pokédex, you can talk to the man living at the mansion with the Trophy Garden. If he mentions Porygon, you may find and catch a Porygon in his garden afterwards.
Question

How can I evolve a Porygon in sun?

Community Answer

You get Porygon and the Up-Grade from an NPC in Aether House. From here, you will need the Dubious Disc, which you can get from Faba after defeating him at Aether Paradise in the post-game.
Question

What can I do if I don't have a friend that plays Pokemon?

Community Answer

Do your best to find someone else who plays Pokemon, preferably someone else who also doesn't have another friend that plays so they will be more willing to help you.