How to Get & Evolve Porygon in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen

If players want to get Porygon in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen, they'll have to invest a lot of PokeDollars. This particular and controversial Pokemon doesn't just spawn in the wild, but as a reward for one of the mini-games hidden in one of Kanto's major Cities: Celadon.

Learn all about Porygon, how to get it, and if it's worth training with in this comprehensive guide. It includes stats, best attacks to teach it, best nature, and EV Spread.

Where To Find Porygon in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen

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Porygon can only be obtained in one way: Betting at the Celadon Game Corner, and earning chips to exchange for the fabulous Normal-type Porygon, which is not the rarest species in the Pokedex (that's Eevee), but the most expensive one.

To get the 9999 Chips needed to get Porygon at the Chip Exchange (located next to the Game Corner) from the third prize booth on the left side, players will have to acquire a Coin Case first and foremost. If players already defeated Team Rocket, they will be able to find this location right away, but the Coin Case is found by talking to one of the clients at the Celadon restaurant (the east bottom corner of the city).

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Although in the LeafGreen Version, players can get Porygon at a reduced price (6500 Chips), in fact, the prize Pokemon costs vary depending on the version. Same for Dratini.

Now, there's no easy way to get those chips: Either players have lots of money (using the Nugget Glitch might help), or they earn them fair and square at Pachinko slot machines in the Game Corner. Players need at least 200,000 Poke Dollars to buy the required coins to get Porygon, or, in the case of the LeafGreen players, around 130,000. But, is this Pokemon worth the trouble?

Did you know? Porygon was banned from appearing on screen due to an incident happening on Tuesday, December 16, 1997. During the airing of the episode 'Computer Warrior Porygon,' over 500 viewers experienced epileptic seizures. Ever since then, episodes with a high intensity of flashing lights have had a disclaimer that warns viewers.

Besides the Pokedex Entry, required to reach 100% completion, Porygon is not a good Pokemon in Gen 1 Games (even though FireRed & LeafGreen are technically Gen 3 games). Porygon can evolve in FireRed & LeafGreen, but players need to travel to the Trainer Tower on the Sevii Islands in the post-game to get the Up-Grade held item needed to make it possible, then trade with another player. Be it as it may, Porygon 2 is the highest stage it will reach.

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Still, if players want to train this Normal-type, they should know that its ideal nature is Bold, with an EV Spread of 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 SpD. Porygon might not look like it, but it's quite tanky. Being Normal-type also means not taking extra damage from most types (Except Fighting), so it's a decent Poke to have in your party.

For moves, pick Tri Attack, Zap Cannon (learned at level 36 and 48, respectively), Hidden Power, and Shadow Ball (for coverage) that can be learned with TMs. That way, you get a versatile and bulky special attacker Pokemon.