Normalium Z
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The Normalium Z (Japanese: ノーマルＺ Normal Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is the type-specific Z-Crystal associated with the Normal type and allows Pokémon to upgrade their Normal-type moves to Z-Moves.
In the core series games
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Effect
Bag item
Can create Normalium Z held items for the player's Pokémon.
Held item
In battle
Allows the holder to upgrade its Normal-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Breakneck Blitz or upgrade its Normal-type status moves into Z-Moves.
Unaffected by item negating effects (such as Embargo and Klutz). Item manipulating effects (such as Trick and Fling) cannot remove a Z-Crystal from a Pokémon.
Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.
Outside of battle
A held Normalium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.
Description
Bag item
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Held item
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Acquisition
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In the anime
Ash obtained a Normalium Z from a Totem Gumshoos after completing the Verdant Cavern trial in To Top a Totem!. He and Pikachu first used it to perform Breakneck Blitz in Trial and Tribulation!. In Beauty is Only Crystal Deep!, the Ultra Guardians used it, along with Ash's Grassium Z, Rockium Z, Solganium Z, and Steelium Z, and Lillie's Icium Z, as bait for a Pheromosa.
Gladion was revealed to have obtained a Normalium Z in The Prism Between Light and Darkness!, where he and Silvally used it to perform Breakneck Blitz while attacking Necrozma.
A full set of type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Normalium Z, appeared in A Grand Debut!, where Hapu allowed Ash to choose his grand trial prize from them.
A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals, including Normalium Z, appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!, where they were shown to Ash and his classmates by Professor Kukui.
In the TCG
The following is a list of cards named or including Normalium Z.
| Normalium Z 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 | # |
| Normalium Z: Tackle | I | Unified Minds | 
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203/236 | Sky Legend | 
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044/054 |
In other languages
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External links
- On Smogon Itemdex:
- Generation VII – VIII – IX
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This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items. |
