Dragonium Z
The Dragonium Z (Japanese: ドラゴンＺ Dragon Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is the type-specific Z-Crystal associated with the Dragon type and allows Pokémon to upgrade their Dragon-type moves to Z-Moves.
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In the core series games
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Effect
Bag item
Can create Dragonium Z held items for the player's Pokémon.
Held item
In battle
Allows the holder to upgrade its Dragon-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Devastating Drake or upgrade its Dragon-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 Dragon-type form. Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.
Outside of battle
A held Dragonium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.
Multitype changes an Arceus holding this item to its Dragon-type form.
Description
Bag item
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Held item
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Acquisition
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In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon
In Showdown on Poni Island!, Gladion was shown to have obtained a Dragonium Z. He used it to have his Lycanroc perform Devastating Drake to defeat Ash's Lycanroc.
A full set of type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Dragonium Z, appeared in A Grand Debut!, where Hapu allowed Ash to choose his grand trial prize from them.
A full set of replicas of the type-specific Z-Crystals, including the Dragonium Z, appeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!, where they were shown to Ash and his classmates by Professor Kukui.
In the TCG
The Dragonium Z has been released as part of the Cosmic Eclipse expansion of the TCG.
| Dragonium Z Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Dragonium Z: Dragon Claw | I | Cosmic Eclipse | 
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190/236 | SM-P Promotional cards | 359/SM-P | |
Merchandise
The Dragonium Z has been featured in the Pokémon Z-Ring toy line by Takara Tomy, as well as with a Pokémon Center-exclusive keyholder of Alolan Exeggutor.
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Pokémon Z-Crystal Vol 04: Kiawe set -
Pokémon Z-Crystal Vol 03 -
Alolan Exeggutor keychain
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 龍Ｚ Lùhng-Z |
| Mandarin | 龍Ｚ / 龙Ｚ Lóng-Z | |
| French | Dracozélite | |
| German | Dracium Z | |
| Italian | Draconium Z | |
| Korean | 드개곤Z Dragon-Z | |
| Polish | Dragonium Z | |
| Portuguese | Dragonium Z | |
| Spanish | Dracostal Z | |
External links
- On Smogon Itemdex:
- Generation VII – VIII – IX
Related articles
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