Groundium Z


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The Groundium Z (Japanese: ジメンＺ Ground Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is the type-specific Z-Crystal associated with the Ground type and allows Pokémon to upgrade their Ground-type moves to Z-Moves.

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[[File:Bag Groundium Z Sprite.png]] Bag item
Can create Groundium Z held items for Pokémon in the party.

In battle
Allows the holder to upgrade its damaging moves to the Z-Move  or upgrade its Ground-type status moves into Z-Moves.

Unaffected by item negating effects (such as and ). Item manipulating effects (such as and ) cannot remove a Z-Crystal from a Pokémon.

changes an holding this item to its Ground-type form. cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle
A held Groundium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.

changes an holding this item to its Ground-type form.

Bag item

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Held item

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Acquisition

 * Vast Poni Canyon (from Hapu for defeating her in the Poni Island grand trial)
 * Exeggutor Island (from Hapu for defeating her in the Poni Island grand trial)
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 * Exeggutor Island (from Hapu for defeating her in the Poni Island grand trial)
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In the anime
Hapu was revealed to have a Groundium Z on her Z-Ring in That's Some Spicy Island Research!. She was first seen using it in conjunction with her in SM109 during her grand trial with. Another Groudium Z appeared later on, among the set of type-specific Z-Crystals, which Hapu let Ash pick his grand trial prize from.

A Groudinium Z appeared in SM114, where it was one of the Z-Crystals stolen by a.

A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Groundium Z, appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!, where they were shown to Ash and by.