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Porygon2 is actually a pretty good tank if you slap Eviolite on him. Only weak to Fighting and has insane bulk as well as reliable recovery with Recover. Trace is usually preferred so you can trace really useful abilities like Intimidate, Water Absorb, or even Shadow Tag.
Here's Smogon's BW set analysis:
Porygon2 @ Eviolite
Ability: Trace
Bold / Calm Nature
EVs: 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 SpD
~ Ice Beam
~ Discharge / Thunderbolt
~ Toxic / Thunder Wave
~ Recover
This set takes Porygon2's immense bulk and makes it even more extreme. The goal of this variant of Porygon2 is to force switches and spread status by walling a wide variety of Pokemon. Its uninvested Special Attack stat and BoltBeam coverage are decent enough to maintain an offensive presence as well. Trace might sound like a stupid matrix operation, but it bolsters Porygon2's defensive capabilities by allowing it to "borrow" some great abilities from unsuspecting foes. Trace Magic Bounce to inflict Xatu with its own Toxic, or use Rhyperior's Solid Rock to sponge the attacks of its Fighting-type buddies more easily. Use Shaymin's Natural Cure to fix that time you switched into Toxic, or switch into the powerful Fire-type STABs of Chandelure, Houndoom, and Arcanine by copying their Flash Fire.
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That does sound pretty useful. I always thought trace just detected what ability the opposing Pokemon had. I managed to get my hands on a Modest Porygon with 5IVs (-ATK) and has Analyse. I'm going to try Smogon's other suggestion of Duck Tank first before I attempt the Trace suggestion. Question about download though. Does it get a stat increase for every Pokemon switched out, or just the first?
EDIT: Ah that was cool. I just watched a video where Porygon2 copied Gliscor's poison heal. Now I'm very comflicted. I also heard it can copy parental bond. Grr, I don't know what to do. It's a very tough decision for me.