Z-Move: Difference between revisions

A '''Z-Move''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|Ｚ|ゼット}}ワザ''' ''Z-Move'') is a special type of [[move]] introduced in [[Generation VII]], in which a {{pkmn|Trainer}} and their Pokémon's wishes combine to unleash an attack comprising the full power of both. Z-Moves require one of several available [[Z-Crystal]]s and a [[Z-Ring]]{{sup/7|SM}} or [[Z-Power Ring]]{{sup/7|USUM}} to channel [[Z-Power]] through.

==In the core series games==

===Power===

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! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Trainer

! Pokémon

! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Additional effect

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:Masters791.png|100px]]<br>{{p|Solgaleo}}

| [[File:SteelIC Masters.png|16px]] Shining Friendship {{m|Searing Sunraze Smash|Sunraze Smash}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSHau Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Hau}}

| [[File:ElectricIC Masters.png|16px]] Endless Summer {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:Masters785.png|100px]]<br>{{p|Tapu Koko}}

| [[File:ElectricIC Masters.png|16px]] Thundering Deity {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}

| 200

| 240

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSSophocles Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Sophocles}}

| 200

| 240

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:Masters788.png|100px]]<br>{{p|Tapu Fini}}

| [[File:FairyIC Masters.png|16px]] Ocean Colors {{m|Twinkle Tackle}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSOlivia Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Olivia}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSHapu Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Hapu}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSKahili Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Kahili}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSNanu Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Nanu}}

| [[File:DarkIC Masters.png|16px]] Dark Authority {{m|Black Hole Eclipse}}

| 200

| 200

| 240

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:Masters787.png|100px]]<br>{{p|Tapu Bulu}}

| [[File:GrassIC Masters.png|16px]] Gentle Warning {{m|Bloom Doom}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSLeaf Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Leaf}}

| -

| -

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSKukui Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Kukui}}

| [[File:Masters745.png|100px]]<br>{{TP|Professor Kukui|Lycanroc}} {{male}}<br><small>Midday Form</small>

| [[File:RockIC Masters.png|16px]] Island {{m|Splintered Stormshards}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSPlumeria Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Plumeria}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSLusamine Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Lusamine}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:Masters800U.png|100px]]<br>{{p|Necrozma}}<br><small>Ultra Necrozma</small>

| [[File:PsychicIC Masters.png|16px]] Loving {{m|Light That Burns the Sky}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSMolayne Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Molayne}}

| [[File:SteelIC Masters.png|16px]] Supernova {{m|Corkscrew Crash}}

| 250

| 200

| 240

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSMallow Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Mallow}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSSelene Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Selene}}

| 200

| 240

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSElio Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Elio}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSElio Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Elio}}

| 200

| 240

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSLana Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Lana}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:Masters786.png|100px]]<br>{{p|Tapu Lele}}

| [[File:PsychicIC Masters.png|16px]] Guileless Jest {{m|Shattered Psyche}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSKiawe Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Kiawe}}

| [[File:FireIC Masters.png|16px]] Fire Dance {{m|Inferno Overdrive}}

| 250

| 300

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSKiawe Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Kiawe}}

| 200

| 240

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSMasked Royal Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{DL|Kukui (Masters)|Incineroar|The Masked Royal}}

| [[File:Masters727.png|100px]]<br>{{TP|Professor Kukui|Incineroar}} {{male}}

| [[File:DarkIC Masters.png|16px]] Heel Turn {{m|Malicious Moonsault}}

|- style="background:#fff"

| [[File:VSAsh Masters.png|100px]]<br>{{mas|Ash}}

| 250

| 300

|}

In the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], a mechanic similar to Z-Moves, introduced in the {{tcg|Sun & Moon}} expansion, is a type of attack called {{GX}} {{tcg|attack|attacks}}. They are distinguished from normal attacks by a "''GX''" suffix following the attack's name, such as in "Pulverizing Pancake{{GX}}". Only {{tcg|Pokémon-GX|Pokémon}}{{GX}} are printed with {{GX}} attacks. [[Z-Crystal#In_the_TCG|Z-Crystal cards]] can allow other Pokemon to use a ''GX'' attack printed on the Z-Crystal card if the Pokemon has a move of the correct name.

==In the anime==

As revealed in ''[[SM076|A Battle Hand-Off!]]'', a Pokémon using a Z-Move can receive Z-Power from multiple other people and Pokémon provided they do the Z-Move pose as well. In ''[[SM103|Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!]]'', {{an|Brock}} helped [[Olivia]] and her {{TP|Olivia|Lycanroc}} use a variation of {{m|Continental Crush}} he named '''Continental Crush on You''' (Japanese: '''ワールズエンドフォーリンラブ''' ''World's End Fall in Love'').

{{Ash}} first performed a Z-Move in ''[[SM002|The Guardian's Challenge!]]'', with his {{AP|Pikachu}} using {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}} thanks to the Z-Ring and [[Electrium Z]] Ash had received from {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Koko}}. After using the attack, however, the Electrium Z shattered, preventing Ash from using the move again until he obtained a new Electrium Z in ''[[SM010|Trial and Tribulation!]]''.

In the Japanese, {{pmin|South Korea|Korean}}, {{pmin|Greater China|Mandarin Chinese}}, and {{pmin|Thailand|Thai}} versions, when a Z-Move is used, the name of the specific move is shown, like in the games; however, the names are removed in most other [[dub]]s.