Z-Crystal

A Z-Crystal (Japanese: クリスタル Z-Crystal) is an item required to upgrade moves to Z-Moves through the use of a Z-Ring or Z-Power Ring.

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. However, not all Z-Crystals are obtained in this manner in or.

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.

Holding a Z-Crystal makes unable to Mega Evolve.

Pokémon Global Link
This is the artwork of the Z-Crystals on the Pokémon Global Link:

In the anime
Z-Crystals first appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, where a Firium Z appeared on 's Z-Ring. He obtained it by completing Olivia's grand trial. Later in the same episode, received an Electrium Z with his Z-Ring, from. However, in the following episode, it shattered after Ash performed with.

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 is to complete the island challenge and collect the Z-Crystals in order to prove himself worthy of the power of Z-Moves.


 * Ash obtained a Normalium Z from a  after completing the Verdant Cavern trial in To Top a Totem!. He first used it to use  in Trial and Tribulation!, together with Pikachu.
 * Hala used his Fightinium Z with his 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.
 * obtained a Darkinium Z in A Team-on-Team Tussle!, which some s also tried to obtain from a nest of and, with one of the Raticate being a Totem Pokémon.
 * used his Rockium Z with his 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 used her Rockium Z in The Island Whisperer!.
 * was given a Waterium Z from a Totem after completing the Brooklet Hill trial in Big Sky, Small Fry!.
 * Ash obtained a Grassium Z from a Totem 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 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 . Each time its respective Z-Move is used, the Pikashunium Z reverts back to an Electrium Z.
 * used his Incinium Z in Pushing the Fiery Envelope!.
 * Ilima received an Eevium Z from Kagetora after defeating him in a in Turning Heads and Training Hard!.
 * Jessie obtained a Mimikium Z from Acerola's, 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!.
 * received an Icium Z from an Alolan after helping it to defeat a  in Not Caving Under Pressure!.
 * Gladion used his Normalium Z with his to give Z-Power to  in an attempt to free Nebby from its absorption in The Prism Between Light and Darkness!.
 * Gladion obtained a Lunalium Z from in Securing the Future!.
 * Pikala used her Pikanium Z in A Plethora of Pikachu!.
 * Hapu was revealed to own a Groundium Z in SM104.
 * Gladion used his Dragonium Z in SM105.
 * Ida used her Primarium Z in SM106. She later gave another one to Lana.
 * Kiawe received a Flyinium Z from in SM107 after clearing a trial it had set up for him.
 * Ash obtained a Steelium Z from Hapu in SM109, with his Pikachu picking it as his Poni Island grand trial prize from a full set of type-specific Z-Crystals.

A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!. These replicas were shown to Ash and by Professor Kukui.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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 and, but Hala interrupted the battle before either move could be properly executed. In the same round, Hala was also shown being in possession of a Fightinium Z.

In PASM11, Kiawe found a Firium Z hidden in the fur of 's,. After learning the proper Z-Move pose from Kiawe, Sun was successfully able to perform with Dollar during a battle with Gladion.

Trivia

 * The Japanese, Korean, and Chinese logos for Pokémon Sun and Moon all feature a Z-Crystal.