Waterium Z

Waterium Z ミズＺ Water Z

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Introduced in Generation VII Pocket Generation VII Z-Crystals

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

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SMUSUM N/A N/A

Effect

Bag item

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

Held item

In battle

Allows the holder to upgrade its Water-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Hydro Vortex or upgrade its Water-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 Water-type form. Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle

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

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

Description

Bag item

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

Held item

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

Acquisition

Games Method SMUSUM Brooklet Hill (reward for completing Lana's trial)

In the anime

A Waterium Z in the anime

Lana obtained a Waterium Z from a Totem Wishiwashi after completing the Brooklet Hill trial in Big Sky, Small Fry!.

Ida was revealed to own a Waterium Z in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!. She used it along with her Brionne to perform Hydro Vortex.

A full set of type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Waterium Z, appeared in A Grand Debut!, 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 Waterium Z, 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 水Ｚ Séui-Z Mandarin 水Ｚ Shuǐ-Z Danish Vandium Z Dutch Waterium Z Finnish Waterium Z French Aquazélite German Aquium Z Italian Idrium Z Korean 물Z Mul-Z Norwegian Waterium Z Polish Wodonium Z Spanish Hidrostal Z Swedish Waterium Z

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • Generation VII

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