Waterium Z

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

Waterium Z ミズＺ Water Z

Sprite from Pokémon Global Link

Introduced in Generation VII Pocket Generation VII Z-Crystals

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price SMUSUM N/A N/A

Effect

Bag item

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

Held item

In battle

Allows the holder to upgrade its Water-type damaging moves to the Z-Move Hydro Vortex or upgrade its Water-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 Water-type form. Rayquaza cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.

Outside of battle

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

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

Description

Bag item

Games Description SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Water-type moves to Water-type Z-Moves.

Held item

Games Description SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Water-type moves to Z-Moves.

Acquisition

Games Method SMUSUM Brooklet Hill (reward for completing Lana's trial)

In animation

A Waterium Z in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Lana obtained a Waterium Z from a Totem Wishiwashi after completing the Brooklet Hill trial in Big Sky, Small Fry!.

Ida was revealed to own a Waterium Z in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!. She used it along with her Brionne to perform Hydro Vortex.

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

Merchandise

The Waterium Z has been featured in the Pokémon Z-Ring toy line by Takara Tomy, as well as in various other officially licensed merchandise.

• 
  Pokémon Z-Crystal Gacha lineup
• 
  Pokémon Z-Ring & Z-Crystal Special Set
• 
  Pokémon Z-Power Ring special set Z-Crystals
• 
  Popplio Z-Crystal keychain
• 
  Build Trainer's Kit Pokémon Sun & Moon Z-Ring
• 
  Z Power Z-Ring rubber band
• 
  Z Power sticker sheet
• 
  Contents of Trainer's bag sticker set
• 
  Nendoroid Lana Waterium Z base preorder bonus part

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	水Ｚ Séui-Z
	Mandarin	水Ｚ Shuǐ-Z
Danish		Vandium Z
Dutch		Waterium Z
Finnish		Waterium Z
French		Aquazélite
German		Aquium Z
Italian		Idrium Z
Korean		물Z Mul-Z
Norwegian		Waterium Z
Polish		Wodonium Z
Portuguese	Brazil	Hidrolium Z
	Portugal	Aguarium Z
Spanish		Hidrostal Z
Swedish		Waterium Z

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation VII – VIII – IX

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