Poisonium Z

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	Introduced in Generation VII
Pocket
Generation VII	Z-Crystals

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

In the core series games

Price

Games	Cost	Sell price
SM USUM	N/A	N/A

Effect

Bag item

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

Held item

In battle

Allows the holder to upgrade its Poison-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Acid Downpour or upgrade its Poison-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 Poison-type form. Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds this Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle

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

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

Description

Bag item

Games	Description
SM USUM	It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Poison-type moves to Poison-type Z-Moves.

Held item

Games	Description
SM USUM	This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Poison-type moves to Z-Moves.

Acquisition

Games	Method
SM	Ancient Poni Path (gift from Plumeria)
USUM	Ancient Poni Path (gift from Plumeria)

In the anime

Z-Crystal replicas in the anime

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