Tapunium Z

Tapunium Z
カプＺ
Kapu Z

Pokémon Global Link artwork

Introduced in Generation VII

Pocket
Generation VII	Z-Crystals

The Tapunium Z (Japanese: カプＺ Kapu Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is a Pokémon-specific Z-Crystal associated with the tapu and allows them to upgrade their Nature's Madness into the special Z-Move Guardian of Alola.

In the core series games

Price

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

Effect

Bag item

Can create Tapunium Z held items for the player's Pokémon.

Held item

In battle

Allows the tapu (or a Pokémon transformed into one of the tapu) to upgrade their Nature's Madness into the special Z-Move Guardian of Alola.

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 Tapunium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.

Description

Bag item

Games	Description
SM USUM	It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade the tapu's Nature's Madness to an exclusive Z-Move.

Held item

Games	Description
SM USUM	This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades the tapu's Nature's Madness to a Z-Move.

Acquisition

Games	Method
SM	Ruins of Conflict (after catching or defeating Tapu Koko)
USUM	Ruins of Conflict/Ruins of Life/Ruins of Abundance/Ruins of Hope (after catching or defeating any of the tapu)

In the anime

A Tapunium Z in anime

In SM144, Tapu Koko gave Professor Kukui a Tapunium Z in order for them to perfom Guardian of Alola against Ash and Pikachu during the Manalo Conference exhibition match.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	卡璞Ｚ Kāpok-Z
Chinese	Mandarin	卡璞Ｚ Kǎpú-Z
French		Tokozélite
German		Kapium Z
Italian		Tapium Z
Korean		카푸Z Kapu-Z
Spanish		Tapistal Z