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Master League PvP guide

Porygon2 (Shadow) Pokémon GO – PvP, Best Moves, IVs & Counters

Porygon2 (Shadow) is a Normal-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Its strongest current PvP league is Master League, where it currently ranks #398. Its recommended PvP moveset is Lock On with Tri Attack and Zap Cannon.

Master League

#398

Situational

Type

Normal

Best Fast Move

Lock On

Charged Moves

Tri AttackZap Cannon

Max CP

3,065

Updated for the current Pokémon GO season · September 2026

ABOUT PORYGON2 (SHADOW)

Is Porygon2 (Shadow) Good in Pokémon GO PvP?

Porygon2 (Shadow) is currently a situational PvP option in Master League where it is ranked #398.

Porygon2 (Shadow) can evolve into Porygon-Z (Shadow), which is a situational PvP option in Master League where it is ranked #369.

Porygon2 (Shadow) PvP Rankings

LeagueRankPvP ScoreRecommended Moves
Great League#101656.9Lock On, Tri Attack, Zap Cannon
Ultra League#69863.1Lock On, Tri Attack, Zap Cannon
Master LeagueBest#39837.3Lock On, Tri Attack, Zap Cannon

Best Moveset for Porygon2 (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP

Lock On
normal

Fast Move · STAB

DMG1Energy+5Turns1DPT1.00EPT5.00

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Ghost, Rock, Steel

Tri Attack
normal

Charged Move · STAB

DMG65Energy cost50

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Ghost, Rock, Steel

Zap Cannon
electric

Charged Move

DMG150Energy cost80

Strong vs: Flying, Water

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel

Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground

The recommended PvP moveset for Porygon2 (Shadow) is Lock On with Tri Attack and Zap Cannon.

Alternative movesets

All Fast and Charged Moves currently available to Porygon2 (Shadow) in the imported game data.

Fast Moves

Charge Beam
electric

Fast Move

DMG6Energy+11Turns3DPT2.00EPT3.67

Strong vs: Flying, Water

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel

Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground

Hidden Power (Bug)
bug

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Dark, Grass, Psychic

Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Water

Weak vs: Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Steel

Hidden Power (Dark)
dark

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic

Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water

Weak vs: Dark, Fairy, Fighting

Hidden Power (Dragon)
dragon

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Dragon

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Water

Weak vs: Fairy, Steel

Hidden Power (Electric)
electric

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Flying, Water

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel

Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground

Hidden Power (Fighting)
fighting

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel

Neutral vs: Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Water

Weak vs: Bug, Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Psychic

Hidden Power (Fire)
fire

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Bug, Grass, Ice, Steel

Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Poison, Psychic

Weak vs: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water

Hidden Power (Flying)
flying

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Bug, Fighting, Grass

Neutral vs: Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Electric, Rock, Steel

Hidden Power (Ghost)
ghost

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Ghost, Psychic

Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water

Weak vs: Dark, Normal

Hidden Power (Grass)
grass

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Ground, Rock, Water

Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Psychic

Weak vs: Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel

Hidden Power (Ground)
ground

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel

Neutral vs: Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Bug, Flying, Grass

Hidden Power (Ice)
ice

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock

Weak vs: Fire, Ice, Steel, Water

Hidden Power (Poison)
poison

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Fairy, Grass

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock, Steel

Hidden Power (Psychic)
psychic

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Fighting, Poison

Neutral vs: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Water

Weak vs: Dark, Psychic, Steel

Hidden Power (Rock)
rock

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice

Neutral vs: Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Ghost, Grass, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Water

Weak vs: Fighting, Ground, Steel

Hidden Power (Steel)
steel

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Fairy, Ice, Rock

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Normal, Poison, Psychic

Weak vs: Electric, Fire, Steel, Water

Hidden Power (Water)
water

Fast Move

DMG9Energy+8Turns3DPT3.00EPT2.67

Strong vs: Fire, Ground, Rock

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Steel

Weak vs: Dragon, Grass, Water

Lock OnRecommended
normal

Fast Move · STAB

DMG1Energy+5Turns1DPT1.00EPT5.00

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Ghost, Rock, Steel

Charged Moves

Hyper Beam
normal

Charged Move · STAB

DMG150Energy cost80

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Ghost, Rock, Steel

Solar Beam
grass

Charged Move

DMG150Energy cost80

Strong vs: Ground, Rock, Water

Neutral vs: Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Psychic

Weak vs: Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel

Tri AttackRecommended
normal

Charged Move · STAB

DMG65Energy cost50

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water

Weak vs: Ghost, Rock, Steel

Zap CannonRecommended
electric

Charged Move

DMG150Energy cost80

Strong vs: Flying, Water

Neutral vs: Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel

Weak vs: Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground

Porygon2 (Shadow) PvP Move Counts

Lock On → Tri Attack

10 Fast Moves from empty energy

Repeating count

10101010

Lock On → Zap Cannon

16 Fast Moves from empty energy

Repeating count

16161616

Porygon2 (Shadow) Battle Guide

Matchup values below come from the Master League matchup data in PoGoCoach. A value above 500 means Porygon2 (Shadow) wins the matchup; below 500 means it loses.

Strong Matchups

Difficult Matchups

Porygon2 (Shadow) Weaknesses & Resistances

Defensive type multipliers below combine Porygon2 (Shadow)'s Normal typing using the current Pokémon GO battle type chart.

Weak to

  • fighting1.6×

Resistant to

  • ghost0.391×

Best Counters to Porygon2 (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP

Recommended attacks are measured against Porygon2 (Shadow) in Master League. Charged Move percentages show estimated unshielded damage to Porygon2 (Shadow)'s league HP.

Dialga (Origin)70

Master League

Recommended attacks

  • Dragon Breathdragon

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Roar of Timedragon

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    116% HP

  • Iron Headsteel

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    66% HP

Xerneas196

Master League

Recommended attacks

  • Geomancyfairy

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Close Combatfighting

    Charged Move

    Super Effective

    96% HP

  • Moonblastfairy

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    65% HP

Palkia (Origin)222

Master League

Recommended attacks

  • Dragon Breathdragon

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Aqua Tailwater

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    45% HP

  • Spacial Renddragon

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    78% HP

Zekrom225

Master League

Recommended attacks

  • Dragon Breathdragon

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Outragedragon

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    87% HP

  • Fusion Boltelectric

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    71% HP

Zacian (Crowned Sword)358

Master League

Recommended attacks

  • Metal Clawsteel

    Fast Move

    Neutral

  • Close Combatfighting

    Charged Move

    Super Effective

    125% HP

  • Behemoth Bladesteel

    Charged Move

    Neutral

    94% HP

Ratings are shown from Porygon2 (Shadow)'s perspective: the lower the value, the harder the matchup is for Porygon2 (Shadow).

Best Teammates for Porygon2 (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP

Good teammates for Porygon2 (Shadow) should help cover some of its most difficult matchups while adding useful coverage against the current Master League meta.

Metagross#4

Covers 5 of Porygon2 (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Ursaluna#11

Covers 4 of Porygon2 (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)#16

Covers 4 of Porygon2 (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Ursaluna (Shadow)#17

Covers 3 of Porygon2 (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Necrozma (Dusk Mane)#22

Covers 4 of Porygon2 (Shadow)'s 5 hardest current matchups.

Covers

Teammates are calculated from the current Master League rankings and matchup data, and update automatically with each PvP data import.

Best PvP IVs for Porygon2 (Shadow)

LeagueRankIVsCPLevelStat Product
Great League#10/12/151,500211,851,978
#20/13/131,497211,847,304
#30/13/141,500211,847,304
#41/12/131,500211,847,013
#50/14/121,497211,842,481
Ultra League#11/15/152,496393,989,713
#20/12/152,500403,988,960
#30/15/92,50040.53,979,928
#40/15/112,496403,978,943
#50/14/152,49539.53,977,914
Master League#115/15/143,057505,220,390
#215/15/153,065505,220,390
#314/15/143,043505,195,881
#414/15/153,050505,195,881
#515/14/143,050505,193,619

Porygon2 (Shadow) Stats in Pokémon GO

Porygon2 (Shadow)'s real battle stats in each league, at the CP cap and that league's best IV combination.

Great League

Porygon2 (Shadow) 0/12/15 (Best IV)

Level
21
CP
1,500
Attack
121.2
Defense
117.5
HP
130

Ultra League

Porygon2 (Shadow) 1/15/15 (Best IV)

Level
39
CP
2,496
Attack
156.1
Defense
153
HP
167

Master League

Porygon2 (Shadow) 15/15/14 (Best IV)

Level
50
CP
3,057
Attack
179
Defense
163.9
HP
178

Porygon2 (Shadow) Evolution

Porygon (Shadow)
Porygon2 (Shadow)
Porygon-Z (Shadow)

Pokémon Similar to Porygon2 (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP

Porygon-Z
normal

Same Normal typing · Same Lock On fast move · Master League #375

Slaking
normal

Same Normal typing · Normal-type fast move · Master League #407

Slaking (Shadow)
normal

Same Normal typing · Normal-type fast move · Master League #408

Oinkologne
normal

Same Normal typing · Normal-type fast move · Ultra League #166

Oinkologne (Female)
normal

Same Normal typing · Normal-type fast move · Mega Ultra League #70

Wyrdeer
normalpsychic

Shares Normal typing · Similar charged move types · Master League #380

More PoGoCoach tools

IV CalculatorCheck your Porygon2 (Shadow) PvP IVs and rank.Team BuilderFind teammates that cover Porygon2 (Shadow)'s weaknesses.PvP Battle AssistantBattle with Porygon2 (Shadow) and get live matchup advice.

Porygon2 (Shadow) Pokémon GO PvP FAQ

What is the best moveset for Porygon2 (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP?

Porygon2 (Shadow)'s recommended PvP moveset is Lock On with Tri Attack and Zap Cannon.

Is Porygon2 (Shadow) good in Pokémon GO PvP?

Porygon2 (Shadow) is currently a situational PvP option in Master League, where it is ranked #398.

What counters Porygon2 (Shadow) in Pokémon GO PvP?

Dialga (Origin), Xerneas and Palkia (Origin) are among the strongest current counters to Porygon2 (Shadow) in Master League.

What is Porygon2 (Shadow) weak to in Pokémon GO?

Porygon2 (Shadow) is weak to Fighting (1.6×).