The Normalium Z (Japanese: ノーマルZ Normal Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is the type-specific Z-Crystal associated with the Normal type and allows Pokémon to upgrade their Normal-type moves to Z-Moves.

Normalium Z
ノーマルZ
Normal Z
Bag Normalium Z Sprite.png
Normalium Z
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation VII
Pocket
Generation VII Bag Z-Crystals pocket icon.png Z-Crystals

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
SMUSUM N/A N/A

Effect

  Bag item

Can create Normalium Z held items for Pokémon in the party.

  Held item

In battle

Allows the holder to upgrade its Normal-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Breakneck Blitz or upgrade its Normal-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.

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

Outside of battle

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

Description

Bag item

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

Held item

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

Acquisition

Games Method
SM Verdant Cavern (reward for completing Ilima's trial)
USUM Verdant Cavern (reward for completing Ilima's trial)

In the anime

 
A Normalium Z in the anime

Ash obtained a Normalium Z from a Totem Gumshoos after completing the Verdant Cavern trial in To Top a Totem!. He and Pikachu first used it to perform Breakneck Blitz in Trial and Tribulation!.

Gladion was revealed to have obtained a Normalium Z in The Prism Between Light and Darkness!, and he and Silvally used it to perform Breakneck Blitz while attacking Necrozma.

A full set of type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Normalium Z, appeared in SM109, where Hapu allowed Ash to choose his grand trial prize from amongst them.

A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals, including Normalium 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 一般Z Yātbūn-Z
Mandarin 一般Z Yī​bān-Z
  Danish Normalium Z
  Dutch Normalium Z
  Finnish Normalium Z
  French Normazélite
  German Normium Z
  Italian Normium Z
  Korean 노말Z Normal-Z
  Norwegian Normalium Z
  Polish Normalium Z
  Brazilian Portuguese Normálium Z
  Spanish Normastal Z
  Swedish Normailum Z

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