Primarium Z

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	Introduced in Generation VII
Pocket
Generation VII	Z-Crystals

The Primarium Z (Japanese: アシレーヌＺ Ashirene Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is a Pokémon-specific Z-Crystal associated with Primarina and allows it to upgrade its Sparkling Aria into the special Z-Move Oceanic Operetta.

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
SM USUM	N/A	N/A

Effect

Bag item

Can create Primarium Z held items for the player's Pokémon.

Held item

In battle

Allows Primarina (or a Pokémon transformed into Primarina) to upgrade its Sparkling Aria into the special Z-Move Oceanic Operetta.

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.

Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle

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

Description

Bag item

Games	Description
SM USUM	It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Primarina's Sparkling Aria to an exclusive Z-Move.

Held item

Games	Description
SM USUM	This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Primarina's Sparkling Aria to a Z-Move.

Acquisition

Games	Method
SM	Malie Garden (from Professor Kukui if the player started with Popplio) Route 1 (from Hau if the player did not start with Popplio)
USUM	Malie Garden (from Professor Kukui if the player started with Popplio) Iki Town (from Hala after defeating him in a rematch if the player did not choose Popplio)

In the anime

A Primarium Z was first seen in Evolving Research!, under the ownership of Ida. She used it to have her Primarina perform Oceanic Operetta. Later on, Ida gave Lana a different Primarium Z, which Kanoa had found while diving in the sea.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In PASM32, Hau was revealed to have obtained a Primarium Z.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	西獅海壬Ｚ Sāisīhóiyàhm-Z
Chinese	Mandarin	西獅海壬Ｚ / 西狮海壬Ｚ Xīshīhǎirén-Z
French		Oratozélite
German		Primarenium Z
Italian		Primarinium Z
Korean		누리레느Z Nurireneu-Z
Brazilian Portuguese		Primarium Z
Spanish		Primastal Z