No.474Gen 4 (Sinnoh)
Porygon-Z in Japanese
ポリゴンＺ
PorigonZ
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📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
A curious item induced this evolution. The Pokémon's offensive capabilities have greatly increased, but the strangeness of its behavior has magnified in equal measure. This worries me.奇妙なアイテムで進化。攻撃力は増したが行動が不安定になり、研究者を悩ませています。
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