Rockium Z

Rockium Z イワＺ Rock Z

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Introduced in Generation VII Pocket Generation VII Z-Crystals

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

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SM N/A N/A

Effect

Bag item

Can create Rockium Z held items for Pokémon in the party.

Held item

In battle

Allows the holder to upgrade its Rock-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Continental Crush or upgrade its Rock-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.

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

Outside of battle

A held Rockium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.

Multitype changes an Arceus holding this item to its Rock-type form.

Description

Bag item

Games Description SM It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Rock-type moves to Rock-type Z-Moves.

Held item

Games Description SM This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Rock-type moves to Z-Moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods SM Ruins of Life (from Olivia for defeating her in the Akala Island grand trial) USUM Ruins of Life (from Olivia for defeating her in the Akala Island grand trial)

In the anime

Rockium Z in the anime

Gladion used his Rockium Z with his Lycanroc to defeat Team Rocket in A Glaring Rivalry!. He obtained it by completing Olivia's grand trial prior to the episode.

Olivia was shown to have a Rockium Z in The Island Whisperer!.

Ash obtained a Rockium Z from Olivia after completing the Akala Island grand trial in Trials and Determinations!. He first used it with his Lycanroc in Mimikyu Unmasked!.

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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 岩石Ｚ Ngàahmsehk-Z Mandarin 岩石Ｚ Yánshí-Z French Rocazélite German Petrium Z Italian Petrium Z Korean 바위Z Bawi-Z Spanish Litostal Z

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • Generation VII
• On Eevee's Itemdex

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.