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Pikanium Z

The Pikanium Z (Japanese: ピカチュウＺ Pikachu Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is a Pokémon-specific Z-Crystal associated with Pikachu and allows it to upgrade its Volt Tackle into the special Z-Move Catastropika.

Pikanium Z
ピカチュウＺ
Pikachu Z
Bag Pikanium Z Sprite.png
Pikanium Z
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation VII
Pocket
Generation VII Bag Z-Crystals pocket icon.png Z-Crystals

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
SMUSUM N/A N/A

Effect

Bag Pikanium Z Sprite.png Bag item

Can create Pikanium Z held items for the player's Pokémon.

Held Electrium Z Sprite.png Held item

In battle

Allows Pikachu except Pikachu in a cap (or a Pokémon transformed into Pikachu, except a Pikachu in a cap) to upgrade its Volt Tackle into the special Z-Move Catastropika.

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 Pikanium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.

Description

Bag item

Games Description
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Pikachu's Volt Tackle to an exclusive Z-Move.
SV It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Pikachu's Volt Tackle to a Z-Move.

Held item

Games Description
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Pikachu's Volt Tackle to a Z-Move.

Acquisition

Games Method
SM Konikoni City (from the woman with three Pikachu)
USUM Hano Grand Resort (from Chuuster after defeating Reporter Rita)

In animation

A Pikanium Z in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

A Pikanium Z was first seen in A Plethora of Pikachu!, under the ownership of Pikala. She used it with her Shiny Pikachu to perform Catastropika on Jessie's Mimikyu and stop Team Rocket from stealing all of the Pikachu from Pikachu Valley.

Trivia

  • The black symbol seen on the Pikanium Z resembles a Pikachu’s tail.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 皮卡丘Ｚ Pèihkāyāu-Z
Mandarin 皮卡丘Ｚ Píkǎqiū-Z
France Flag.png French Pikazélite
Germany Flag.png German Pikachium Z
Italy Flag.png Italian Pikacium Z
South Korea Flag.png Korean 피카츄Z Pikachu-Z
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pikastal Z

External links



Type-based Z-Crystals
Dream Normalium Z Sprite.png Normalium Z
Dream Fightinium Z Sprite.png Fightinium Z
Dream Flyinium Z Sprite.png Flyinium Z
Dream Poisonium Z Sprite.png Poisonium Z
Dream Groundium Z Sprite.png Groundium Z
Dream Rockium Z Sprite.png Rockium Z
Dream Buginium Z Sprite.png Buginium Z
Dream Ghostium Z Sprite.png Ghostium Z
Dream Steelium Z Sprite.png Steelium Z
Dream Firium Z Sprite.png Firium Z
Dream Waterium Z Sprite.png Waterium Z
Dream Grassium Z Sprite.png Grassium Z
Dream Electrium Z Sprite.png Electrium Z
Dream Psychium Z Sprite.png Psychium Z
Dream Icium Z Sprite.png Icium Z
Dream Dragonium Z Sprite.png Dragonium Z
Dream Darkinium Z Sprite.png Darkinium Z
Dream Fairium Z Sprite.png Fairium Z
Species-based Z-Crystals
Dream Pikanium Z Sprite.png Pikanium Z
Dream Pikashunium Z Sprite.png Pikashunium Z
Dream Aloraichium Z Sprite.png Aloraichium Z
Dream Eevium Z Sprite.png Eevium Z
Dream Snorlium Z Sprite.png Snorlium Z
Dream Mewnium Z Sprite.png Mewnium Z
Dream Decidium Z Sprite.png Decidium Z
Dream Incinium Z Sprite.png Incinium Z
Dream Primarium Z Sprite.png Primarium Z
Dream Lycanium Z Sprite.png Lycanium Z
Dream Mimikium Z Sprite.png Mimikium Z
Dream Kommonium Z Sprite.png Kommonium Z
Dream Tapunium Z Sprite.png Tapunium Z
Dream Solganium Z Sprite.png Solganium Z
Dream Lunalium Z Sprite.png Lunalium Z
Dream Ultranecrozium Z Sprite.png Ultranecrozium Z
Dream Marshadium Z Sprite.png Marshadium Z


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