Groundium Z

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

Groundium Z ジメンＺ Ground 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 Groundium Z held items for Pokémon in the party.

Held item

In battle

Allows the holder to upgrade its Ground-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Tectonic Rage or upgrade its Ground-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 Ground-type form. Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle

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

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

Description

Bag item

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

Held item

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

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods SM Vast Poni Canyon (from Hapu for defeating her in the Poni Island grand trial) USUM Exeggutor Island (from Hapu for defeating her in the Poni Island grand trial)

In the anime

Z-Crystal replicas in the anime

A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Groundium 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 地面Ｚ Deihmín-Z Mandarin 地面Ｚ Dìmiàn-Z French Terrazélite German Terrium Z Italian Terrium Z Korean 땅Z Ttang-Z Spanish Geostal Z

External links

• On Smogon's Itemdex:
  • Generation VII

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.