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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.
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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.
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It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Rock-type moves to Rock-type Z-Moves.
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This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Rock-type moves to Z-Moves.
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Acquisition
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!.
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.
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