Buginium Z

The Buginium Z (Japanese: ムシＺ Bug Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is the type-specific Z-Crystal associated with the Bug type and allows Pokémon to upgrade their Bug-type moves to Z-Moves.

Buginium Z ムシＺ Bug Z

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Introduced in Generation VII Pocket Generation VII Z-Crystals

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SMUSUM N/A N/A

Effect

Bag item

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

Held item

In battle

Allows the holder to upgrade its Bug-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Savage Spin-Out or upgrade its Bug-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 Bug-type form. Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle

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

Multitype changes an Arceus holding this item to its Bug-type form.

Description

Bag item

Games Description SMUSUM It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Bug-type moves to Bug-type Z-Moves.

Held item

Games Description SMUSUM This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Bug-type moves to Z-Moves.

Acquisition

Games Method SMUSUM Shady House (after defeating Guzma)

In the anime

A Buginium Z in the anime

A full set of type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Buginium Z, appeared in A Grand Debut!, where Hapu allowed Ash to choose his grand trial prize from them.

A Buginium Z appeared in Beauty is Only Crystal Deep!, where it was one of the Z-Crystals stolen by a Pheromosa.

Sophocles received a Buginium Z as a reward for winning the Vikavolt race in A High-Speed Awakening!.

A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Buginium Z, appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!, where they were shown to Ash and his classmates by Professor Kukui.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 蟲Ｚ Chùhng-Z Mandarin 蟲Ｚ / 虫Ｚ Chong-Z French Insectozélite German Insectium Z Italian Insectium Z Korean 벌레Z Beolle-Z Polish Robakium Z Portuguese Brazil Insetum Z Portugal Insetium Z Spanish Insectostal Z

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation VII – VIII – IX

Type-based Z-Crystals

Normalium Z

Fightinium Z

Flyinium Z

Poisonium Z

Groundium Z

Rockium Z

Buginium Z

Ghostium Z

Steelium Z

Firium Z

Waterium Z

Grassium Z

Electrium Z

Psychium Z

Icium Z

Dragonium Z

Darkinium Z

Fairium Z

Species-based Z-Crystals

Pikanium Z

Pikashunium Z

Aloraichium Z

Eevium Z

Snorlium Z

Mewnium Z

Decidium Z

Incinium Z

Primarium Z

Lycanium Z

Mimikium Z

Kommonium Z

Tapunium Z

Solganium Z

Lunalium Z

Ultranecrozium Z

Marshadium Z

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