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[[File:Type-specific Z-Crystals anime.png|thumb| | [[File:Type-specific Z-Crystals anime.png|thumb|350px|Z-Crystals in {{aniseries|SM}}]] | ||
A '''Z-Crystal''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|Z|ゼット}}クリスタル''' ''Z-Crystal'') is an [[item]] required to upgrade [[move]]s to [[Z-Move]]s through the use of a [[Z-Ring]]. | A '''Z-Crystal''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|Z|ゼット}}クリスタル''' ''Z-Crystal'') is an [[item]] required to upgrade [[move]]s to [[Z-Move]]s through the use of a [[Z-Ring]]{{sup/7|SM}} or [[Z-Power Ring]]{{sup/7|USUM}}. | ||
In the [[Alola]] region, Z-Crystals play an important role in the [[island challenge]], as they provide proof of completing trials and grand trials, much like [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s in other regions | In the [[Alola]] [[region]], Z-Crystals play an important role in the [[island challenge]], as they provide proof of completing trials and grand trials, much like [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s in other regions, though not all Z-Crystals are obtained in this manner. Like [[Sparkling Stone]]s, the objects that are crafted into Z-Rings and Z-Power Rings, Z-Crystals are pieces of {{ga|Necrozma}} that had chipped off and traveled to Alola through [[Ultra Wormhole]]s. Z-Crystals are described as crystalized forms of [[Z-Power]]. | ||
During the game, the player can obtain Z-Crystals for their [[Bag]], which will be stored in a dedicated Bag section. These Z-Crystals can be used to create [[held item]]s of the same name at will. A held Z-Crystal is automatically removed if the Pokémon is [[trade]]d between players; however, some Pokémon received from [[in-game trade]]s may be holding a Z-Crystal the player already has. | During the game, the player can obtain Z-Crystals for their [[Bag]], which will be stored in a dedicated Bag section. These Z-Crystals can be used to create [[held item]]s of the same name at will. A held Z-Crystal is automatically removed if the Pokémon is [[trade]]d between players; however, some Pokémon received from [[in-game trade]]s may be holding a Z-Crystal the player already has. This is in contrary to lore, where the Trainer will only need to own one Z-Crystal on their Z-Ring/Z-Power Ring, channeling the Z-Power onto their Pokémon. | ||
Holding a Z-Crystal makes {{p|Rayquaza}} unable to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]]. | Holding a Z-Crystal makes {{p|Rayquaza}} unable to [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolve]]. If {{p|Arceus}} holds a type-specific Z-Crystal, its [[type]] changes to correspond to the Z-Crystal via its {{a|Multitype}} ability; unlike with [[Plate]]s, however, its [[signature move]], {{m|Judgment}}, remains unaffected. | ||
==Early concept and design development== | |||
[[File:Z-Crystal Proto.png|thumb|left|220px|Early Z-Crystal design]] | |||
[[File:Z-Crystal Proto 2.png|thumb|220px|Early Z-Power design]] | |||
A video focusing on the sound and music design of {{g|Sun and Moon}} showcases an early build from 2015.<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydWfZFx0iXE|Sound Roster -Behind the Scene- #2 GAME FREAK]." Yamaha Music Japan MPP. ''YouTube''. </ref> In this build, Z-Crystals seem to have had a different appearance, being 8-sided as opposed to being 5-sided. Instead of a 2D symbol representing a type, there was a 3D shape. | |||
The animation for receiving a Z-Crystal shows another symbol rather than the usual [[Z-Power]] symbol used in the final version. Early concept art for the original Sun and Moon titles in the [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon Essentials Concept Art Book]] features a page on [[Z-Ring]]s and how they interact with Z-Crystals. This page featured what would eventually become the [[Pikashunium Z]], the Z-Crystal for [[Pikachu in a cap]]. This early Z-Crystal design had originally been designed to look like an entire {{p|Pikachu}}, rather than just its tail. | |||
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==List of Z-Crystals== | ==List of Z-Crystals== | ||
===For each type=== | ===For each type=== | ||
{ | {| class="roundtable sortable" style="background: #{{Z-Crystals color light}}; border:3px solid #{{Z-Crystals color dark}}" | ||
| | ! class="unsortable" | | ||
| | ! Name | ||
! Z-Move | |||
| | ! class="unsortable" | Associated<br>move type | ||
| | |- | ||
|{{bag3|Buginium Z}}[[File:Held Buginium Z Sprite.png|link=Buginium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Buginium Z]] | ||
| | |{{m|Savage Spin-Out}} | ||
| | {{typetable|Bug}} | ||
| | |- | ||
|{{bag3|Darkinium Z}}[[File:Held Darkinium Z Sprite.png|link=Darkinium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Darkinium Z]] | ||
| | |{{m|Black Hole Eclipse}} | ||
}} | {{typetable|Dark}} | ||
{{ | |- | ||
| | |{{bag3|Dragonium Z}}[[File:Held Dragonium Z Sprite.png|link=Dragonium Z]] | ||
|[[Dragonium Z]] | |||
|{{m|Devastating Drake}} | |||
{{typetable|Dragon}} | |||
| | |- | ||
|{{bag3|Electrium Z}}[[File:Held Electrium Z Sprite.png|link=Electrium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Electrium Z]] | ||
|{{m|Gigavolt Havoc}} | |||
| | {{typetable|Electric}} | ||
| | |- | ||
|{{bag3|Fairium Z}}[[File:Held Fairium Z Sprite.png|link=Fairium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Fairium Z]] | ||
| | |{{m|Twinkle Tackle}} | ||
}} | {{typetable|Fairy}} | ||
{{ | |- | ||
| | |{{bag3|Fightinium Z}}[[File:Held Fightinium Z Sprite.png|link=Fightinium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Fightinium Z]] | ||
| | |{{m|All-Out Pummeling}} | ||
{{typetable|Fighting}} | |||
| | |- | ||
|{{bag3|Firium Z}}[[File:Held Firium Z Sprite.png|link=Firium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Firium Z]] | ||
|{{m|Inferno Overdrive}} | |||
| | {{typetable|Fire}} | ||
|- | |||
| | |{{bag3|Flyinium Z}}[[File:Held Flyinium Z Sprite.png|link=Flyinium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Flyinium Z]] | ||
| | |{{m|Supersonic Skystrike}} | ||
}} | {{typetable|Flying}} | ||
{{ | |- | ||
| | |{{bag3|Ghostium Z}}[[File:Held Ghostium Z Sprite.png|link=Ghostium Z]] | ||
|[[Ghostium Z]] | |||
|{{m|Never-Ending Nightmare}} | |||
{{typetable|Ghost}} | |||
| | |- | ||
|{{bag3|Grassium Z}}[[File:Held Grassium Z Sprite.png|link=Grassium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Grassium Z]] | ||
|{{m|Bloom Doom}} | |||
| | {{typetable|Grass}} | ||
| | |- | ||
| | |{{bag3|Groundium Z}}[[File:Held Groundium Z Sprite.png|link=Groundium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Groundium Z]] | ||
| | |{{m|Tectonic Rage}} | ||
}} | {{typetable|Ground}} | ||
{{ | |- | ||
| | |{{bag3|Icium Z}}[[File:Held Icium Z Sprite.png|link=Icium Z]] | ||
|[[Icium Z]] | |||
|{{m|Subzero Slammer}} | |||
| | {{typetable|Ice}} | ||
|- | |||
|{{bag3|Normalium Z}}[[File:Held Normalium Z Sprite.png|link=Normalium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Normalium Z]] | ||
|{{m|Breakneck Blitz}} | |||
| | {{typetable|Normal}} | ||
| | |- | ||
| | |{{bag3|Poisonium Z}}[[File:Held Poisonium Z Sprite.png|link=Poisonium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Poisonium Z]] | ||
| | |{{m|Acid Downpour}} | ||
}} | {{typetable|Poison}} | ||
{{ | |- | ||
| | |{{bag3|Psychium Z}}[[File:Held Psychium Z Sprite.png|link=Psychium Z]] | ||
|[[Psychium Z]] | |||
|{{m|Shattered Psyche}} | |||
| | {{typetable|Psychic}} | ||
|- | |||
|{{bag3|Rockium Z}}[[File:Held Rockium Z Sprite.png|link=Rockium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Rockium Z]] | ||
|{{m|Continental Crush}} | |||
| | {{typetable|Rock}} | ||
| | |- | ||
|{{bag3|Steelium Z}}[[File:Held Steelium Z Sprite.png|link=Steelium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Steelium Z]] | ||
| | |{{m|Corkscrew Crash}} | ||
}} | {{typetable|Steel}} | ||
{{ | |- | ||
| | |{{bag3|Waterium Z}}[[File:Held Waterium Z Sprite.png|link=Waterium Z]] | ||
|[[Waterium Z]] | |||
|{{m|Hydro Vortex}} | |||
| | {{typetable|Water}} | ||
|} | |||
===For specific Pokémon=== | ===For specific Pokémon=== | ||
{ | {| class="roundtable sortable" style="background: #{{Z-Crystals color light}}; border:3px solid #{{Z-Crystals color dark}}" | ||
| | ! class="unsortable" | | ||
! Name | |||
! Debut<br>games | |||
! colspan=2 class="unsortable" | Associated<br>Pokémon | |||
! Base<br>move | |||
! Z-Move | |||
|- style="background: #FFF" | |||
| | |{{bag3|Aloraichium Z}}[[File:Held Aloraichium Z Sprite.png|link=Aloraichium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Aloraichium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
| | !{{MSP/6|026A|Raichu}} | ||
| | |{{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Raichu}} | ||
}} | |{{m|Thunderbolt}} | ||
{{ | |{{m|Stoked Sparksurfer}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Decidium Z}}[[File:Held Grassium Z Sprite.png|link=Decidium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Decidium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
| | !{{MSP/6|724|Decidueye}} | ||
| | |{{p|Decidueye}} | ||
| | |{{m|Spirit Shackle}} | ||
| | |{{m|Sinister Arrow Raid}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
|{{bag3|Eevium Z}}[[File:Held Eevium Z Sprite.png|link=Eevium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Eevium Z]] | ||
|{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | |||
}} | !{{MSP/6|133|Eevee}} | ||
{{ | |{{p|Eevee}} | ||
| | |{{m|Last Resort}} | ||
| | |{{m|Extreme Evoboost}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Incinium Z}}[[File:Held Firium Z Sprite.png|link=Incinium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Incinium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
| | !{{MSP/6|727|Incineroar}} | ||
| | |{{p|Incineroar}} | ||
| | |{{m|Darkest Lariat}} | ||
| | |{{m|Malicious Moonsault}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Kommonium Z}}[[File:Held Kommonium Z Sprite.png|link=Kommonium Z]] | ||
}} | |[[Kommonium Z]] | ||
{{ | |{{gameabbrev7|USUM}} | ||
| | !{{MSP/6|784|Kommo-o}} | ||
| | |{{p|Kommo-o}} | ||
| | |{{m|Clanging Scales}} | ||
|{{m|Clangorous Soulblaze}} | |||
|- style="background: #FFF" | |||
|{{bag3|Lunalium Z}}[[File:Held Lunalium Z Sprite.png|link=Lunalium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Lunalium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|USUM}} | ||
| | !{{MSP/6|792|Lunala}}{{MSP/6|800DW|Necrozma}} | ||
|{{p|Lunala}} or [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Necrozma|Dawn Wings]] {{p|Necrozma}} | |||
| | |{{m|Moongeist Beam}} | ||
| | |{{m|Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom}} | ||
}} | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
{{ | |{{bag3|Lycanium Z}}[[File:Held Lycanium Z Sprite.png|link=Lycanium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Lycanium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|USUM}} | ||
| | !{{MSP/6|745|Lycanroc}}{{MSP/6|745Mn|Lycanroc}}{{MSP/6|745D|Lycanroc}} | ||
| | |{{p|Lycanroc}} | ||
| | |{{m|Stone Edge}} | ||
| | |{{m|Splintered Stormshards}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Marshadium Z}}[[File:Held Marshadium Z Sprite.png|link=Marshadium Z]] | ||
|[[Marshadium Z]] | |||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
!{{MSP/6|802|Marshadow}} | |||
|{{p|Marshadow}} | |||
| | |{{m|Spectral Thief}} | ||
| | |{{m|Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Mewnium Z}}[[File:Held Mewnium Z Sprite.png|link=Mewnium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Mewnium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
| | !{{MSP/6|151|Mew}} | ||
| | |{{p|Mew}} | ||
| | |{{m|Psychic}} | ||
| | |{{m|Genesis Supernova}} | ||
|- style="background: #FFF" | |||
{{ | |{{bag3|Mimikium Z}}[[File:Held Mimikium Z Sprite.png|link=Mimikium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Mimikium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|USUM}} | ||
!{{MSP/6|778|Mimikyu}} | |||
| | |{{p|Mimikyu}} | ||
| | |{{m|Play Rough}} | ||
| | |{{m|Let's Snuggle Forever}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Pikanium Z}}[[File:Held Electrium Z Sprite.png|link=Pikanium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Pikanium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
}} | !{{MSP/6|025|Pikachu}} | ||
{{ | |{{p|Pikachu}} (Normal form) | ||
| | |{{m|Volt Tackle}} | ||
| | |{{m|Catastropika}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Pikashunium Z}}[[File:Held Pikashunium Z Sprite.png|link=Pikashunium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Pikashunium Z]] | ||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
| | ![[File:025OMS6.png|Original Cap Pikachu|link=Pikachu in a cap]][[File:025HMS6.png|Original Cap Pikachu|link=Pikachu in a cap]][[File:025SMS6.png|Original Cap Pikachu|link=Pikachu in a cap]][[File:025UMS6.png|Original Cap Pikachu|link=Pikachu in a cap]]<br>[[File:025KMS6.png|Original Cap Pikachu|link=Pikachu in a cap]][[File:025AMS6.png|Original Cap Pikachu|link=Pikachu in a cap]][[File:025PMS6.png|Original Cap Pikachu|link=Pikachu in a cap]] | ||
|{{p|Pikachu}} ([[Pikachu in a cap]]) | |||
| | |{{m|Thunderbolt}} | ||
| | |{{m|10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Primarium Z}}[[File:Held Waterium Z Sprite.png|link=Primarium Z]] | ||
}} | |[[Primarium Z]] | ||
{{ | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
| | !{{MSP/6|730|Primarina}} | ||
| | |{{p|Primarina}} | ||
| | |{{m|Sparkling Aria}} | ||
| | |{{m|Oceanic Operetta}} | ||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
| | |{{bag3|Snorlium Z}}[[File:Held Snorlium Z Sprite.png|link=Snorlium Z]] | ||
| | |[[Snorlium Z]] | ||
|{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | |||
| | !{{MSP/6|143|Snorlax}} | ||
| | |{{p|Snorlax}} | ||
| | |{{m|Giga Impact}} | ||
| | |{{m|Pulverizing Pancake}} | ||
|- style="background: #FFF" | |||
|{{bag3|Solganium Z}}[[File:Held Solganium Z Sprite.png|link=Solganium Z]] | |||
|[[Solganium Z]] | |||
|{{gameabbrev7|USUM}} | |||
!{{MSP/6|791|Solgaleo}}{{MSP/6|800DM|Necrozma}} | |||
| | |{{p|Solgaleo}} or [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Necrozma|Dusk Mane]] {{p|Necrozma}} | ||
| | |{{m|Sunsteel Strike}} | ||
| | |{{m|Searing Sunraze Smash}} | ||
|- style="background: #FFF" | |||
|{{bag3|Tapunium Z}}[[File:Held Tapunium Z Sprite.png|link=Tapunium Z]] | |||
|[[Tapunium Z]] | |||
| | |{{gameabbrev7|SM}} | ||
}} | !{{MSP/6|785|Tapu Koko}}{{MSP/6|786|Tapu Lele}}{{MSP/6|787|Tapu Bulu}}{{MSP/6|788|Tapu Fini}} | ||
{{ | |{{p|Tapu Koko}}, {{p|Tapu Lele}}, {{p|Tapu Bulu}}, or {{p|Tapu Fini}} | ||
|{{m|Nature's Madness}} | |||
|{{m|Guardian of Alola}} | |||
| | |- style="background: #FFF" | ||
|{{bag3|Ultranecrozium Z}}[[File:Held Ultranecrozium Z Sprite.png|link=Ultranecrozium Z]] | |||
| | |[[Ultranecrozium Z]] | ||
|{{gameabbrev7|USUM}} | |||
!{{MSP/6|800U|Necrozma}} | |||
|[[List of Pokémon with form differences#Necrozma|Ultra]] {{p|Necrozma}} | |||
| | |{{m|Photon Geyser}} | ||
| | |{{m|Light That Burns the Sky}} | ||
|} | |||
| | |||
==In animation== | |||
{{ | [[File:SM114 Z-Crystals.png|thumb|250px|Various Z-Crystals in {{aniseries|SM}}]] | ||
| | ===''Pokémon the Series''=== | ||
Z-Crystals first appeared in ''[[SM001|Alola to New Adventure!]]'', where a [[Firium Z]] appeared on {{an|Kiawe}}'s [[Z-Ring]]. He obtained it by completing [[Olivia]]'s grand trial. Later in the same episode, {{Ash}} received an [[Electrium Z]] with his Z-Ring, from {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Koko}}. However, in [[SM002|the following episode]], it shattered after Ash performed {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}} with {{AP|Pikachu}}. | |||
| | As revealed in ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]'', the [[island challenge]] is one way of obtaining Z-Crystals, though it is not necessarily the only way a Trainer can obtain them. Ash's goal in [[Alola]] was to complete the island challenge and collect the Z-Crystals in order to prove himself worthy of the power of [[Z-Move]]s. | ||
A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals were also shown to Ash and {{ashcl}} by Professor Kukui in ''[[SM025|A Team-on-Team Tussle!]]''. | |||
===={{aniseries|SM}}==== | |||
* Ash obtained a [[Normalium Z]] from a {{pkmn2|Totem}} {{p|Gumshoos}} after completing the [[Verdant Cavern]] trial in ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]''. He first used it to use {{m|Breakneck Blitz}} in ''[[SM010|Trial and Tribulation!]]'', together with Pikachu. | |||
* [[Hala]] used his [[Fightinium Z]] with his {{p|Hariyama}} in his grand trial challenge with Ash in ''Trial and Tribulation!''. Later in the episode, Ash obtained another Electrium Z from Tapu Koko after it swapped the Fightinium Z he was supposed to receive from Hala as a reward for completing his Melemele grand trial. | |||
* {{TRT}} obtained a [[Darkinium Z]] in ''[[SM025|A Team-on-Team Tussle!]]'', which some {{tc|Team Skull Grunt}}s also tried to obtain from a nest of {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Rattata}} and {{p|Raticate}}, with one of the Raticate being a Totem Pokémon. | |||
* {{an|Gladion}} used his [[Rockium Z]] with his {{TP|Gladion|Lycanroc}} to defeat Team Rocket in ''[[SM027|A Glaring Rivalry!]]''. He obtained it by completing Olivia's grand trial prior to the episode. | |||
* [[Oluolu]], a famous [[Baseball|Pokémon Base]] player, used his [[Snorlium Z]] in ''[[SM028|Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!]]''. | |||
* [[Olivia]] was revealed to own a Rockium Z in ''[[SM031|The Island Whisperer!]]''. | |||
| | * {{an|Lana}} was given a [[Waterium Z]] from a Totem {{p|Wishiwashi}} after completing the [[Brooklet Hill]] trial in ''[[SM033|Big Sky, Small Fry!]]''. | ||
* Ash obtained a [[Grassium Z]] from a Totem {{p|Lurantis}} after completing the [[Lush Jungle]] trial in ''[[SM035|Currying Favor and Flavor!]]''. | |||
* Ash obtained a Rockium Z from Olivia after completing the [[Akala Island]] grand trial in ''[[SM036|Trials and Determinations!]]''. | |||
* [[Ida]] used her Waterium Z in ''[[SM040|Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!]]''. | |||
* Ash obtained a [[Solganium Z]] from [[Nebby]] after it evolved into {{p|Solgaleo}} in ''[[SM052|Revealing the Stuff of Legend!]]''. | |||
* Ash gained the ability to temporarily transform his Electrium Z into a [[Pikashunium Z]] in ''[[SM054|10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!]]'', thus allowing Ash to use the Z-Move {{m|10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt}}. Each time its respective Z-Move is used, the Pikashunium Z reverts to an Electrium Z. After ''[[SM144|From Z to Shining Z!]]'', it permanently stayed as a Pikashunium Z. | |||
* {{an|Professor Kukui|The Masked Royal}} used his [[Incinium Z]] in ''[[SM063|Pushing the Fiery Envelope!]]''. | |||
* [[Ilima]] received an [[Eevium Z]] from [[Eevee users#Eevee User Kagetora|Kagetora]] after defeating him in a {{pkmn|battle}} in ''[[SM065|Turning Heads and Training Hard!]]''. | |||
* [[Jessie]] obtained a [[Mimikium Z]] from [[Acerola]]'s {{p|Mimikyu}}, Mimikins, in ''[[SM073|Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?]]''. | |||
* Ash obtained a [[Lycanium Z]] from [[Nanu]] after completing the [[Ula'ula Island]] grand trial in ''[[SM077|Guiding an Awakening!]]''. | |||
* {{an|Lillie}} received an [[Icium Z]] from an Alolan {{p|Sandslash}} after helping it to defeat a {{p|Tyranitar}} in ''[[SM080|Not Caving Under Pressure!]]''. | |||
| | * Gladion used his Normalium Z with his {{TP|Gladion|Silvally}} to give [[Z-Power]] to {{an|Necrozma}} in an attempt to free Nebby from its absorption in ''[[SM089|The Prism Between Light and Darkness!]]''. | ||
}} | * Gladion obtained a [[Lunalium Z]] from {{an|Lunala}} in ''[[SM090|Securing the Future!]]''. | ||
{{ | * [[Pikala]] used her [[Pikanium Z]] in ''[[SM091|A Plethora of Pikachu!]]''. | ||
| | * [[Hapu]] was revealed to own a [[Groundium Z]] in ''[[SM104|That's Some Spicy Island Research!]]''. | ||
| | * Gladion used his [[Dragonium Z]] in ''[[SM105|Showdown on Poni Island!]]''. | ||
* Ida used her [[Primarium Z]] in ''[[SM106|Evolving Research!]]''. She later gave it to Lana. | |||
* Kiawe received a [[Flyinium Z]] from {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Fini}} in ''[[SM107|Run, Heroes, Run!]]'' after clearing a trial it had set up for him. | |||
* Ash obtained a [[Steelium Z]] from Hapu in ''[[SM109|A Grand Debut!]]'', with his Pikachu picking it as his [[Poni Island]] grand trial prize from a full set of [[type]]-specific Z-Crystals. | |||
* A [[Buginium Z]], [[Fairium Z]], [[Ghostium Z]], and [[Poisonium Z]] appeared in ''[[SM114|Beauty is Only Crystal Deep!]]'' as Z-Crystals stolen by a {{p|Pheromosa}}. | |||
* {{an|Sophocles}} received a Buginium Z as a prize for winning the [[Vikavolt race]] in ''[[SM119|A High-Speed Awakening!]]''. | |||
* {{an|Mallow}} received a Grassium Z from Tapu Koko in ''[[SM121|A Recipe for Success!]]'' after she cleared a trial set up by {{an|Oranguru}}. | |||
* Professor Kukui was revealed to have owned a Firium Z since he was a child in ''[[SM125|A Timeless Encounter!]]''. In the same episode, Ash also received a Firium Z from a Totem {{p|Trevenant}}. | |||
* [[Hau]] was revealed to have obtained a [[Decidium Z]] in ''[[SM132|Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!]]''. | |||
* Gladion used a Ghostium Z in ''[[SM139|Enter the Champion!]]''. | |||
* Professor Kukui was revealed to own an Electrium Z in ''[[SM140|Z-Move Showdown!]]''. | |||
* Professor Kukui received a [[Tapunium Z]] from Tapu Koko in ''From Z to Shining Z!''. | |||
| | ===={{aniseries|JN}}==== | ||
* The [[All-Out Brothers]] were revealed to own a [[Kommonium Z]] in ''[[JN076|All Out, All of the Time!]]''. | |||
==In the manga== | |||
[[File:Z-Crystals Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Z-Crystals in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]] | |||
===Pokémon Adventures=== | |||
===={{MangaArc|Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon}}==== | |||
In ''[[PASM03|Pokémon Move Specialist Professor Kukui]]'', [[Olivia]] and [[Nanu]] attempted to use their respective Z-Crystals, [[Rockium Z]] and [[Darkinium Z]], to perform their Z-Moves against each other during a practice {{pkmn|battle}} between their {{TP|Olivia|Lycanroc}} and {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Persian}}. However, [[Hala]] interrupted the battle before either move could be properly executed. In the same chapter, Hala was also shown being in possession of a [[Fightinium Z]]. | |||
In ''[[PASM11|Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer]]'', [[Kiawe]] found a [[Firium Z]] hidden in the fur of {{adv|Sun}}'s {{p|Litten}}, {{adv|Dollar}}. After learning the proper Z-Move pose from Kiawe, Sun was successfully able to perform {{m|Inferno Overdrive}} with Dollar during a battle with [[Gladion]]. | |||
In ''[[PASM32|Shock!! Father in the Pendant!]]'', [[Kahili]] was revealed to have spent six months gathering a multitude of Z-Crystals. In the same chapter, [[Hau]] was revealed to have obtained a [[Primarium Z]]. | |||
| | In ''[[PASM35|Transcend!! Ultra Necrozma!]]'', an [[Ultranecrozium Z]] found by the [[Ultra Recon Squad]] was revealed to have been the cause behind {{adv|Necrozma}}'s transformation into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|Ultra Necrozma}}. | ||
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==In the TCG== | |||
This listing is of cards featuring Z-Crystals in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. | |||
{{cardlist/header|Z-Crystals|Colorless|char=yes}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Unified Minds|Flyinium Z: Air Slash|195}}|type=Item|expanded=yes|enset=Unified Minds|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=195/236|jpset=Sky Legend|jprarity=U|jpnum=045/054}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Unified Minds|Normalium Z: Tackle|203}}|type=Item|expanded=yes|enset=Unified Minds|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=203/236|jpset=Sky Legend|jprarity=U|jpnum=044/054}} | |||
| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Cosmic Eclipse|Dragonium Z: Dragon Claw|190}}|type=Item|expanded=yes|enset=Cosmic Eclipse|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=190/236|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=359/SM-P}} | ||
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==Artwork== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Artwork=== | |||
====Standard==== | |||
{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{black color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{black color}}" | {| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#{{black color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{black color}}" | ||
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| width="95px" style="background:#{{fairy color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Fairium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{fairy color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Fairium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{dragon color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Kommonium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{dragon color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Kommonium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File: | | width="95px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Lunalium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{electric color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Electrium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Fairium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Kommonium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Lunalium Z}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{rock color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Lycanium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{rock color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Lycanium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{ghost color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mimikium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{ghost color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mimikium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Pikashunium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Pikashunium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File: | | width="95px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Solganium Z artwork.png|x100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Lycanium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Mimikium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{x color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{x color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pikashunium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Solganium Z}} | ||
|}{{-}} | |}{{-}} | ||
===Pokémon Global Link=== | ====Pokémon Global Link==== | ||
This is the artwork of the Z-Crystals on the [[Pokémon Global Link]]: | This is the artwork of the Z-Crystals on the [[Pokémon Global Link]]: | ||
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| width="95px" style="background:#{{fire color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Firium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{fire color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Firium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#{{bug color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{bug color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Buginium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{dark color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{dark color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Darkinium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Dragonium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{electric color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Electrium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Fairium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Fightinium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fire color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fire color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Firium Z}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{flying color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Flyinium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{flying color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Flyinium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
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| width="95px" style="background:#{{poison color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Poisonium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{poison color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Poisonium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Flyinium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Ghostium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{grass color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Grassium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{ground color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{ground color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Groundium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{ice color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Icium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Normalium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{poison color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{poison color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Poisonium Z}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Psychium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Psychium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
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| width="95px" style="background:#{{normal color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Eevium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{normal color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Eevium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Psychium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Rockium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Steelium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Waterium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Aloraichium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Decidium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Eevium Z}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{fire color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Incinium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{fire color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Incinium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
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| width="95px" style="background:#{{ghost color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Mimikium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{ghost color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Mimikium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#{{dark color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{dark color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Incinium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Kommonium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Lunalium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Lycanium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Marshadium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Mewnium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Mimikium Z}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| width="95px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Pikanium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{yellow color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Pikanium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
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| width="95px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Ultranecrozium Z Sprite.png]] | | width="95px" style="background:#{{psychic color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Ultranecrozium Z Sprite.png]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{red color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pikanium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{x color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{x color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pikashunium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Primarium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Snorlium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Solganium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{fairy color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Tapunium Z}} | ||
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2| | | style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Ultranecrozium Z}} | ||
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== | ====Concept art==== | ||
{|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{Z-Crystals color dark}}; background:#{{Z-Crystals color}}; font-size:80%; border-radius: 10px" | |||
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| style="border:2px solid #{{Z-Crystals color light}}; background:#{{Z-Crystals color light}}" | [[File:SM Z-Crystal concept art.jpg|350px]] | |||
| style="border:2px solid #{{Z-Crystals color light}}; background:#{{Z-Crystals color light}}" | [[File:USUM Z-Crystals Concept art.jpg|350px]] | |||
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| Concept art of the Z-Crystals introduced in {{color2|000|Pokémon Sun and Moon}} | |||
| Concept art of the Z-Crystals introduced in {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} | |||
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| style="border:2px solid #{{Z-Crystals color light}}; background:#{{Z-Crystals color light}}" | [[File:Z-Crystal Pedestal SM concept art.jpg|350px]] | |||
| style="border:2px solid #{{Z-Crystals color light}}; background:#{{Z-Crystals color light}}" | [[File:SM Z-Ring concept art.jpg|350px]] | |||
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| Concept art for a pedestal containing a Z-Crystal for {{color2|000|Pokémon Sun and Moon}} | |||
| Concept art of the {{color2|000|Z-Ring}} for {{color2|000|Pokémon Sun and Moon}},<br>describing its connection with Z-Crystals | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The Japanese, Korean, and Chinese logos for [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] all feature a Z-Crystal. | * The Japanese, {{pmin|South Korea|Korean}}, and {{pmin|Greater China|Chinese}} logos for [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] all feature a Z-Crystal. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
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|cs=Z-krystal | |cs=Z-krystal | ||
|da=Z-krystal | |da=Z-krystal | ||
|nl=Z-Kristal | |nl=Z-Kristal (''[[Pokémon the Series]]'')<br>Z-Crystal{{tt|*|Pokémon TV description of SM002}}<br>Z-kristal{{tt|*|Sun and Moon material}} | ||
|fi=Z-kristalli | |fi=Z-kristalli | ||
|fr=Cristaux Z | |fr=Cristaux Z | ||
|de=Z-Kristall | |de=Z-Kristall | ||
|hu=Z-Kristály | |he=קריסטל זי ''Krystal Zi'' | ||
|hu=Z-Kristály | |||
|it=Cristallo Z | |it=Cristallo Z | ||
|ko=Z크리스탈 ''Z-Crystal'' | |ko=Z크리스탈 ''Z-Crystal'' | ||
|no=Z-krystall | |no=Z-krystall | ||
|pl=Kryształ Z | |pl=Kryształ-Z | ||
| | |pt=Cristal Z | ||
|pt-BR=Cristal Z | |||
|ru=Кристалл Z ''Kristall Z'' | |ru=Кристалл Z ''Kristall Z'' | ||
|es=Cristal Z | |es=Cristal Z | ||
|sv=Z-kristall | |sv=Z-kristall | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Z-Ring]] | * [[Z-Ring]] | ||
* [[Z-Power Ring]] | |||
* [[Z-Power]] | |||
* [[Z-Move]] | |||
* [[Necrozma (game)]] | |||
* [[Wishing Star]] | |||
* [[Mega Stone]] | * [[Mega Stone]] | ||
* | * {{cat|Episodes in which a main character receives a Z-Crystal}} | ||
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{{Z-Crystals}} | |||
{{Held}}<br> | {{Held}}<br> | ||
{{Project ItemDex notice}} | {{Project ItemDex notice}} | ||
[[Category:Z-Crystals|*]] | [[Category:Z-Crystals|*]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Groups of items]] | ||
[[Category:Award items]] | |||
[[de:Z-Kristalle]] | [[de:Z-Kristalle]] | ||
[[es:Cristal Z]] | [[es:Cristal Z]] | ||
[[fr:Cristal Z]] | [[fr:Cristal Z]] | ||
[[it: | [[it:Cristalli Z]] | ||
[[ja:Zクリスタル]] | [[ja:Zクリスタル]] | ||
[[zh:Z純晶]] | [[zh:Z純晶]] |
Latest revision as of 14:37, 28 October 2024
A Z-Crystal (Japanese: Zクリスタル Z-Crystal) is an item required to upgrade moves to Z-Moves through the use of a Z-RingSM or Z-Power RingUSUM.
In the Alola region, Z-Crystals play an important role in the island challenge, as they provide proof of completing trials and grand trials, much like Gym Badges in other regions, though not all Z-Crystals are obtained in this manner. Like Sparkling Stones, the objects that are crafted into Z-Rings and Z-Power Rings, Z-Crystals are pieces of Necrozma that had chipped off and traveled to Alola through Ultra Wormholes. Z-Crystals are described as crystalized forms of Z-Power.
During the game, the player can obtain Z-Crystals for their Bag, which will be stored in a dedicated Bag section. These Z-Crystals can be used to create held items of the same name at will. A held Z-Crystal is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players; however, some Pokémon received from in-game trades may be holding a Z-Crystal the player already has. This is in contrary to lore, where the Trainer will only need to own one Z-Crystal on their Z-Ring/Z-Power Ring, channeling the Z-Power onto their Pokémon.
Holding a Z-Crystal makes Rayquaza unable to Mega Evolve. If Arceus holds a type-specific Z-Crystal, its type changes to correspond to the Z-Crystal via its Multitype ability; unlike with Plates, however, its signature move, Judgment, remains unaffected.
Early concept and design development
A video focusing on the sound and music design of Pokémon Sun and Moon showcases an early build from 2015.[1] In this build, Z-Crystals seem to have had a different appearance, being 8-sided as opposed to being 5-sided. Instead of a 2D symbol representing a type, there was a 3D shape.
The animation for receiving a Z-Crystal shows another symbol rather than the usual Z-Power symbol used in the final version. Early concept art for the original Sun and Moon titles in the Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon Essentials Concept Art Book features a page on Z-Rings and how they interact with Z-Crystals. This page featured what would eventually become the Pikashunium Z, the Z-Crystal for Pikachu in a cap. This early Z-Crystal design had originally been designed to look like an entire Pikachu, rather than just its tail.
List of Z-Crystals
For each type
For specific Pokémon
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Z-Crystals first appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, where a Firium Z appeared on Kiawe's Z-Ring. He obtained it by completing Olivia's grand trial. Later in the same episode, Ash received an Electrium Z with his Z-Ring, from Tapu Koko. However, in the following episode, it shattered after Ash performed Gigavolt Havoc with Pikachu.
As revealed in To Top a Totem!, the island challenge is one way of obtaining Z-Crystals, though it is not necessarily the only way a Trainer can obtain them. Ash's goal in Alola was to complete the island challenge and collect the Z-Crystals in order to prove himself worthy of the power of Z-Moves.
A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals were also shown to Ash and his classmates by Professor Kukui in A Team-on-Team Tussle!.
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
- Ash obtained a Normalium Z from a Totem Gumshoos after completing the Verdant Cavern trial in To Top a Totem!. He first used it to use Breakneck Blitz in Trial and Tribulation!, together with Pikachu.
- Hala used his Fightinium Z with his Hariyama in his grand trial challenge with Ash in Trial and Tribulation!. Later in the episode, Ash obtained another Electrium Z from Tapu Koko after it swapped the Fightinium Z he was supposed to receive from Hala as a reward for completing his Melemele grand trial.
- Team Rocket obtained a Darkinium Z in A Team-on-Team Tussle!, which some Team Skull Grunts also tried to obtain from a nest of Alolan Rattata and Raticate, with one of the Raticate being a Totem Pokémon.
- Gladion used his Rockium Z with his Lycanroc to defeat Team Rocket in A Glaring Rivalry!. He obtained it by completing Olivia's grand trial prior to the episode.
- Oluolu, a famous Pokémon Base player, used his Snorlium Z in Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!.
- Olivia was revealed to own a Rockium Z in The Island Whisperer!.
- Lana was given a Waterium Z from a Totem Wishiwashi after completing the Brooklet Hill trial in Big Sky, Small Fry!.
- Ash obtained a Grassium Z from a Totem Lurantis after completing the Lush Jungle trial in Currying Favor and Flavor!.
- Ash obtained a Rockium Z from Olivia after completing the Akala Island grand trial in Trials and Determinations!.
- Ida used her Waterium Z in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!.
- Ash obtained a Solganium Z from Nebby after it evolved into Solgaleo in Revealing the Stuff of Legend!.
- Ash gained the ability to temporarily transform his Electrium Z into a Pikashunium Z in 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!, thus allowing Ash to use the Z-Move 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt. Each time its respective Z-Move is used, the Pikashunium Z reverts to an Electrium Z. After From Z to Shining Z!, it permanently stayed as a Pikashunium Z.
- The Masked Royal used his Incinium Z in Pushing the Fiery Envelope!.
- Ilima received an Eevium Z from Kagetora after defeating him in a battle in Turning Heads and Training Hard!.
- Jessie obtained a Mimikium Z from Acerola's Mimikyu, Mimikins, in Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?.
- Ash obtained a Lycanium Z from Nanu after completing the Ula'ula Island grand trial in Guiding an Awakening!.
- Lillie received an Icium Z from an Alolan Sandslash after helping it to defeat a Tyranitar in Not Caving Under Pressure!.
- Gladion used his Normalium Z with his Silvally to give Z-Power to Necrozma in an attempt to free Nebby from its absorption in The Prism Between Light and Darkness!.
- Gladion obtained a Lunalium Z from Lunala in Securing the Future!.
- Pikala used her Pikanium Z in A Plethora of Pikachu!.
- Hapu was revealed to own a Groundium Z in That's Some Spicy Island Research!.
- Gladion used his Dragonium Z in Showdown on Poni Island!.
- Ida used her Primarium Z in Evolving Research!. She later gave it to Lana.
- Kiawe received a Flyinium Z from Tapu Fini in Run, Heroes, Run! after clearing a trial it had set up for him.
- Ash obtained a Steelium Z from Hapu in A Grand Debut!, with his Pikachu picking it as his Poni Island grand trial prize from a full set of type-specific Z-Crystals.
- A Buginium Z, Fairium Z, Ghostium Z, and Poisonium Z appeared in Beauty is Only Crystal Deep! as Z-Crystals stolen by a Pheromosa.
- Sophocles received a Buginium Z as a prize for winning the Vikavolt race in A High-Speed Awakening!.
- Mallow received a Grassium Z from Tapu Koko in A Recipe for Success! after she cleared a trial set up by Oranguru.
- Professor Kukui was revealed to have owned a Firium Z since he was a child in A Timeless Encounter!. In the same episode, Ash also received a Firium Z from a Totem Trevenant.
- Hau was revealed to have obtained a Decidium Z in Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!.
- Gladion used a Ghostium Z in Enter the Champion!.
- Professor Kukui was revealed to own an Electrium Z in Z-Move Showdown!.
- Professor Kukui received a Tapunium Z from Tapu Koko in From Z to Shining Z!.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series
- The All-Out Brothers were revealed to own a Kommonium Z in All Out, All of the Time!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc
In Pokémon Move Specialist Professor Kukui, Olivia and Nanu attempted to use their respective Z-Crystals, Rockium Z and Darkinium Z, to perform their Z-Moves against each other during a practice battle between their Lycanroc and Alolan Persian. However, Hala interrupted the battle before either move could be properly executed. In the same chapter, Hala was also shown being in possession of a Fightinium Z.
In Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer, Kiawe found a Firium Z hidden in the fur of Sun's Litten, Dollar. After learning the proper Z-Move pose from Kiawe, Sun was successfully able to perform Inferno Overdrive with Dollar during a battle with Gladion.
In Shock!! Father in the Pendant!, Kahili was revealed to have spent six months gathering a multitude of Z-Crystals. In the same chapter, Hau was revealed to have obtained a Primarium Z.
In Transcend!! Ultra Necrozma!, an Ultranecrozium Z found by the Ultra Recon Squad was revealed to have been the cause behind Necrozma's transformation into Ultra Necrozma.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards featuring Z-Crystals in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Z-Crystals Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Flyinium Z: Air Slash | I | Unified Minds | 195/236 | Sky Legend | 045/054 | ||
Normalium Z: Tackle | I | Unified Minds | 203/236 | Sky Legend | 044/054 | ||
Dragonium Z: Dragon Claw | I | Cosmic Eclipse | 190/236 | SM-P Promotional cards | 359/SM-P | ||
Gallery
Artwork
Standard
Electrium Z | Fairium Z | Kommonium Z | Lunalium Z |
Lycanium Z | Mimikium Z | Pikashunium Z | Solganium Z |
Pokémon Global Link
This is the artwork of the Z-Crystals on the Pokémon Global Link:
Concept art
Concept art of the Z-Crystals introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon | Concept art of the Z-Crystals introduced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon |
Concept art for a pedestal containing a Z-Crystal for Pokémon Sun and Moon | Concept art of the Z-Ring for Pokémon Sun and Moon, describing its connection with Z-Crystals |
Trivia
- The Japanese, Korean, and Chinese logos for Pokémon Sun and Moon all feature a Z-Crystal.
In other languages
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References
- ↑ "Roster -Behind the Scene- #2 GAME FREAK." Yamaha Music Japan MPP. YouTube.
See also
- Z-Ring
- Z-Power Ring
- Z-Power
- Z-Move
- Necrozma (game)
- Wishing Star
- Mega Stone
- Episodes in which a main character receives a Z-Crystal
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In-battle effect items Berries • Colored orbs • Drives • Power items Experience-affecting items • Gems • Incense • Mega Stones • Memories • Plates Stat-enhancing items • Type-enhancing items • Z-Crystals |
Out-of-battle effect items Power items • Incense • Mail • Scarves |
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