Rockium 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 USUM	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 USUM	It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Rock-type moves to Rock-type Z-Moves.

Held item

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

Acquisition

Games	Method
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

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!.

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. A full set of type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Rockium Z appeared in SM109, among the Z-Crystals that Hapu offered to Ash for having completed her grand trial.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	岩石Ｚ Ngàahmsehk-Z
Chinese	Mandarin	岩石Ｚ Yánshí-Z
Danish		Stenium Z
Dutch		Steenium Z
Finnish		Rockium Z
French		Rocazélite
German		Petrium Z
Italian		Petrium Z
Korean		바위Z Bawi-Z
Norwegian		Rockium Z
Polish		Kamienium Z
Russian		Камниум Z Kamnium Z
Spanish		Litostal Z
Swedish		Rockium Z