Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Porygon-Z
DP Black Star Promos · #DP35 · Promo · 2007
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From
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Market reference
$8.13
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- DP35 / 56
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Porygon2
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 474
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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 search / tutoring. 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 ≥60 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 — ≥60 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 Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Porygon-Z?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Install
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), move a Technical Machine card attached to 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon. This power can't be used if Porygon-Z is affected by a Special Condition.
Learning
Search your deck for a Pokémon LV.X that levels up from 1 of your Pokémon, and put it onto that Pokémon. (This counts as leveling up that Pokémon.) Shuffle your deck afterward.
CCOverload — 40+
Does 40 damage plus 20 more damage for each Technical Machine card attached to Porygon-Z.
Weakness:F+30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.30 | $6.48 | $54.20 | $8.13 | — |
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 $8.13; 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 "DP Black Star Promos" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Porygon-Z?
Porygon-Z is a Promo card in the DP Black Star Promos set.
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