Pokémon Legends: Arceus has more than 240 Pokémon for players to find and catch, and one of the more interesting evolution lines to find is Porygon, Porygon2, and Porygon-Z. The Porygon line is known for being among the few man-made Pokémon in the franchise lore, and it’s also the only evolution line that has traditionally required players to trade twice to evolve them. In past games, players would need to trade Porygon while it was holding the Upgrade to evolve it into Porygon2 and trade Porygon2 while holding the Dubious Disc to evolve it into Porygon-Z.

Since Pokémon Legends: Arceus does not allow players to use held items but includes the aforementioned held items anyway, in-game mechanics have reworked the Upgrade and Dubious Disc. Like the Dawn Stone in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players can simply use the Upgrade item on Porygon to evolve it into Porygon2, and the Dubious Disc on Porygon2 to evolve it into Porygon-Z. Additionally, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has made acquiring both of these items much easier than they have in past games as well.

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Players have two options when it comes to grabbing an Upgrade or Dubious Disc in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. They can either search the Crimson Mirelands for Space-Time Distortions that randomly spawn in both items or save up Merit Points to purchase both items from the Trading Post in Jubilife Village. Merit Points are earned as players are connected to the Internet and return lost satchels in Pokémon Legends: Arceus and each satchel will earn players anywhere from 50 – 100 points. Space-Time Distortions in Pokémon Legends: Arceus appear frequently in the Crimson Mirelands, so players just need a bit of luck to find both items.

How To Catch Porygon, Porygon2, & Porygon-Z in Pokémon Legends: Arceus –

In addition to the evolutionary items themselves, players can find Porygon, Porygon2, and Porygon-Z inside the Crimson Mirelands Space-Time Distortions in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. At least one of the three evolutionary stages is bound to appear whenever Pokémon begin spawning inside the Distortions, guaranteeing that players will have access to the three Normal-types. This also grants players easier access to finding the right nature for their Porygon-Z, which should ideally be either a Modest or Timid nature.

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Porygon and its evolutions will never appear in the wild from any other source, as they’re being transported through time and space into Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Although the Space-Time Distortions are part of the story, players will still have access to them once they reach the postgame activities at Pokémon Legends: Arceus‘ end.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is available now on Nintendo Switch.

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Kaleb is a freelance writer for Screen Rant who regularly contributes to both of the Gaming Guides and Gaming Features sections. He has a BA in Digital Media Production from the State University of New York at New Paltz, focusing on the preproduction and production stages of TV & film. He also has an affinity for finding out the origin stories/inspirations of games and every character in them. Although he’s a mid-90s baby, Kaleb started gaming with Super Mario Bros, Pokémon Blue, Pac-Man, and Duck Hunt.

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