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Introduced in Generation VII
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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
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S M US UM
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Effect
Bag item
Can create Rockium Z held items for the player's Pokémon.
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
S M US UM
It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Rock-type moves to Rock-type Z-Moves.
Held item
Games
Description
S M US UM
This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Rock-type moves to Z-Moves.
Acquisition
In the anime
A 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 revealed 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! . In Beauty is Only Crystal Deep! , the Ultra Guardians used it, along with Ash's Grassium Z , Normalium Z , Solganium Z , and Steelium Z , and Lillie 's Icium Z , as bait for a Pheromosa .
A full set of type -specific Z-Crystals , including the Rockium 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 Rockium Z, appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle! , where they were shown to Ash and his classmates by Professor Kukui .
In the manga
A Rockium Z in Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Adventures
In Pokémon Move Specialist Professor Kukui , Olivia attempted to use her Rockium Z with her Lycanroc to perform Continental Crush against Nanu 's Alolan Persian , but Hala stopped the battle before the move could be executed.
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