Darkinium Z


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The Darkinium Z (Japanese: アクＺ Evil Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is the type-specific Z-Crystal associated with the Dark type and allows Pokémon to upgrade their Dark-type moves to Z-Moves.

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[[File:Bag Darkinium Z Sprite.png]] Bag item
Can create Darkinium 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 Dark-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 Dark-type form. cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.

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

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

Bag item

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Held item

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Acquisition

 * Malie City (from Nanu for defeating him in the Ula'ula Island grand trial)
 * Malie City (from Nanu for defeating him in the Ula'ula Island grand trial)
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 * Malie City (from Nanu for defeating him in the Ula'ula Island grand trial)
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In the anime
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. The same Z-Crystal reappeared in Acting True to Form!; Jessie and James believed that they could use it with the they had just met, but discovered that they needed a Z-Ring to do so. They were finally able to perform with James's Mareanie in Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime? after obtaining a Z-Power Ring from Nanu.

Nanu used a Darkinium Z in Guiding an Awakening! to have his perform Black Hole Eclipse during his grand trial battle against. After Ash defeated Nanu, Nanu contemplated giving Ash a Darkinium Z as a prize, but then quickly decided to give him a Lycanium Z instead.

A full set of type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Darkinium Z, appeared in SM109, where Hapu allowed Ash to choose his grand trial prize from them.

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Pokémon Move Specialist Professor Kukui, Nanu attempted to use his Darkinium Z with his to perform  against Olivia's, but Hala stopped the battle before the move could be executed.