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Pikanium Z
ピカチュウＺ
Pikachu Z
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The Pikanium Z (Japanese: ピカチュウＺ Pikachu Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is a Pokémon-specific Z-Crystal associated with Pikachu and allows it to upgrade its Volt Tackle into the special Z-Move Catastropika.
In the core series games
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Effect
Bag item
Can create Pikanium Z held items for the player's Pokémon.
Held item
In battle
Allows Pikachu except Pikachu in a cap (or a Pokémon transformed into Pikachu, except a Pikachu in a cap) to upgrade its Volt Tackle into the special Z-Move Catastropika.
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 Pikanium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.
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It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Pikachu's Volt Tackle to an exclusive Z-Move.
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This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Pikachu's Volt Tackle to a Z-Move.
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Acquisition
In the anime
A Pikanium Z in the
animeA Pikanium Z was first seen in A Plethora of Pikachu!, under the ownership of Pikala. She used it with her Shiny Pikachu to perform Catastropika on Jessie's Mimikyu and stop Team Rocket from stealing all of the Pikachu from Pikachu Valley.
Trivia
- The black symbol seen on the Pikanium Z resembles a Pikachu’s tail.
In other languages
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