Z-Move

A Z-Move (Japanese: Ｚ(ゼット)ワザ Z-Move) is a special type of move introduced in Generation VII, in which a Trainer and their Pokémon's wishes combine to unleash an attack comprising the full power of both. Z-Moves require one of several available Z-Crystals and a Z-Ring^SM or Z-Power Ring^USUM to channel Z-Power through.

Z-Moves made their only core series appearances in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, rendering them no longer present in the core series as of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!; they still appear in some spin-off games, however, such as Pokémon Masters EX.

Etymology

Books found within the Malie Library mention that the letter Z comes from the word Zenith (Japanese: ゼンリョク/全力(ぜんりょく), zenryoku^[1] "full power/force"). As the word, zenith, means to be at the highest or fullest, the name may literally mean "strongest move".

Internal data in the games refer to Z-Move as ZenryokuWaza, which literally means "full-powered move".

In the core series games

Z-Moves are very powerful, but they can only be used once per battle, unless Z-Rotom Power is used.

There are three different kinds of Z-Moves: Z-Moves which can be used by any Pokémon, with one Z-Move for each of the 18 types; status moves that have been turned into Z-Moves by one of the 18 type-specific Z-Crystals; and Z-Moves that can only be used by specific Pokémon. The Z-Move that a Pokémon can perform depends on the Z-Crystal it holds. There are 18 different Z-Crystals that correspond to each of the 18 types, and several others that correspond to specific Pokémon. Z-Moves work by powering up one of the Pokémon's normal moves, so the Pokémon must also know an appropriate move. For the type-related Z-Crystals, the Pokémon must know a move of the same type as the Z-Crystal it is holding. For the Pokémon-specific Z-Crystals, the move required differs for each Pokémon.

A Pokémon can only use a Z-Move if its Trainer is wearing a Z-Ring^SM or Z-Power Ring^USUM and has the same Z-Crystal the Pokémon is holding. Mega Evolved and Pokémon under Primal Reversion Pokémon cannot use Z-Moves, even when holding an appropriate Z-Crystal (such as after Transform).

History

Main article: Z-Power

The origins of Z-Power, and by extension, Z-Moves, are largely shrouded in mystery. However, information by Professor Kukui and Professor Burnet indicate that Z-Power may be related to the energy produced by Ultra Wormholes.^[2] In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the Ultra Recon Squad reveal that the Z-Power that surrounds the user and their Pokémon when using a Z-Move and the aura that surrounds Totem Pokémon are a result of Necrozma's light shining down on Alola long ago.^[3]

Alolan legends found in the Malie Library also indicate that Solgaleo^SUS/Lunala^MUM gifted the Tapunium Z to the guardian deities after fighting against them. The letter Z found at the start of Z-Move, Z-Power, Z-Ring, and Z-Power Ring comes from the word Zenith, as the action of performing a Z-Move is done through a Trainer and their Pokémon combining their strength and vigor with one another.

Battle mechanics

When using a Z-Move in the games, a special cutscene plays, first showing the Trainer performing a certain pose, before shifting to the Pokémon surrounding itself with its Z-Power and executing the Z-Move. This cutscene cannot be deactivated, even if battle animations are turned off.

Z-Moves draw upon the PP of the Pokémon's original moves in order to execute, requiring and consuming PP upon use. When the Z-Move option is chosen in battle, a list of Z-Moves overlays the Pokémon's original list of moves, with each compatible move of the Pokémon's original moves overlain by a Z-Move option that draws upon that move.

Damaging Z-Moves derive their category (physical or special) and power from the base move. For example, a Gigavolt Havoc based on Nuzzle (with a power of 20) will have a power of 100 and be a physical move, while one based on Thunderbolt (with a power of 90) will have a power of 175 and be a special move. If the Pokémon knows more than one compatible move, it will be able to choose among different versions of the Z-Move with different stats, with the instance that has the highest power sparkling. Damaging Z-Moves do not inherit any other properties from the base move, so they have neutral priority and do not have the additional effects of the base move.

Exclusive Z-Moves can be used only by specific Pokémon, and require a specific move to be upgraded. They have a fixed category and power. Exclusive Z-Moves can be used by a Pokémon transformed into an appropriate species regardless of its original species, if it holds the corresponding Z-Crystal; if, however, the Pokémon who the move is exclusive to is transformed, it cannot use its own species' exclusive Z-Move unless it is transformed into another Pokémon of the same species.

Damaging Z-Moves bypass accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. Damaging Z-Moves cannot be fully protected against by protection moves (such as Protect and Spiky Shield), instead dealing 25% of the original damage. The types of damaging Z-Moves are unaffected by type-modifying Abilities (although status Z-Moves' types are). However, their types are affected by Ion Deluge (if the Z-Move would be Normal-type) and Electrify. A Z-Move based on Nature Power will become a damaging Z-Move of the corresponding type based on the terrain, rather than a Z-Status Move.

Z-Moves based on status moves are enhanced versions of the original moves, having a Z- prefixed to the start of the status move's name. While they have the effects of the original status move, the user usually also receives a Z-Power effect (Japanese: Ｚ(ゼット)パワー効果(こうか) Z-Power effect), which is executed before the move itself. For example, Z-Splash also boosts the user's Attack by 3 stages, while Z-Parting Shot also restores the switch-in ally's HP by 100%. These effects are not affected by Contrary, Simple, or Heal Block.

If a status Z-Move misses, fails (including failure caused by heavy rain, extremely harsh sunlight, or strong winds), or is blocked by a protection move, it still applies its Z-Power effect. Status Z-Moves can be used without regard to the effects of Gravity, but Gravity will still cause them to fail after applying their Z-Power effect (e.g. Z-Magnet Rise will raise the user's evasion but then fail).

Additionally, when used as a Z-Move, most moves that call other moves convert the called move into its corresponding Z-Move, although status moves called this way do not get their Z-Power effect. Moves stolen by Z-Snatch, reflected by Z-Magic Coat, or instructed by Z-Instruct are not turned into Z-Moves.

Z-Moves may be used without regard to the effects of Taunt, Torment, Disable, Encore, Imprison, and Heal Block; however, the Pokémon never has an opportunity to select a Z-Move if it is forced to use Struggle (e.g. if it is affected by Taunt and only knows status moves). A Pokémon may still disobey even if commanded to use a Z-Move. Even if the target of Z-Heal Pulse or Z-Floral Healing is affected by Heal Block, that Pokémon's HP is restored.

Like any other move, Z-Moves can be redirected by effects such as Follow Me and Storm Drain. Z-Moves are affected normally by Powder and weather. Weather-changing moves turned into Z-Moves will disappear as usual during, but will apply their Z-Power effects regardless.

If a Pokémon uses a damaging Z-Move on a Pokémon with Cursed Body, that damaging Z-Move can be disabled (with no effect on the base move). However, if Cursed Body would disable a status Z-Move (such as Z-Nature Power), the base status move will be disabled.

Power

With the exceptions of Mega Drain (120), Weather Ball (160), Hex (160), V-create (220), Flying Press (170), and Core Enforcer (140), the powers of the type-specific damaging Z-Moves follow the following conversion table for base moves that have fixed powers and are not multistrike moves. Struggle has a power of 1 as a Z-Move in the game data, which does not follow this table, but it is not possible to turn Struggle into a Z-Move. Using a one-hit knockout move as the base move results in a Z-Move with a base power of 180.

Base move power	Z-Move power
0-55	100
60-65	120
70-75	140
80-85	160
90-95	175
100	180
110	185
120-125	190
130	195
140+	200

List of Z-Moves

For each type

Z-Move	Type	Z-Crystal
Breakneck Blitz	Normal	Normalium Z
All-Out Pummeling	Fighting	Fightinium Z
Supersonic Skystrike	Flying	Flyinium Z
Acid Downpour	Poison	Poisonium Z
Tectonic Rage	Ground	Groundium Z
Continental Crush	Rock	Rockium Z
Savage Spin-Out	Bug	Buginium Z
Never-Ending Nightmare	Ghost	Ghostium Z
Corkscrew Crash	Steel	Steelium Z
Inferno Overdrive	Fire	Firium Z
Hydro Vortex	Water	Waterium Z
Bloom Doom	Grass	Grassium Z
Gigavolt Havoc	Electric	Electrium Z
Shattered Psyche	Psychic	Psychium Z
Subzero Slammer	Ice	Icium Z
Devastating Drake	Dragon	Dragonium Z
Black Hole Eclipse	Dark	Darkinium Z
Twinkle Tackle	Fairy	Fairium Z

For specific Pokémon

Introduced	Z-Move	Pokémon	Required move	Type	Category	Power	Z-Crystal
SM	Catastropika	Pikachu	Volt Tackle	Electric	Physical	210	Pikanium Z
SM	10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt	Pikachu in a cap	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	195	Pikashunium Z
SM	Stoked Sparksurfer	Alolan Raichu	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	175	Aloraichium Z
SM	Extreme Evoboost	Eevee	Last Resort	Normal	Status	—	Eevium Z
SM	Pulverizing Pancake	Snorlax	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	210	Snorlium Z
SM	Genesis Supernova	Mew	Psychic	Psychic	Special	185	Mewnium Z
SM	Sinister Arrow Raid	Decidueye	Spirit Shackle	Ghost	Physical	180	Decidium Z
SM	Malicious Moonsault	Incineroar	Darkest Lariat	Dark	Physical	180	Incinium Z
SM	Oceanic Operetta	Primarina	Sparkling Aria	Water	Special	195	Primarium Z
USUM	Splintered Stormshards	Lycanroc	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	190	Lycanium Z
USUM	Let's Snuggle Forever	Mimikyu	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	190	Mimikium Z
USUM	Clangorous Soulblaze	Kommo-o	Clanging Scales	Dragon	Special	185	Kommonium Z
SM	Guardian of Alola	Guardian deities	Nature's Madness	Fairy	Special	—	Tapunium Z
USUM	Searing Sunraze Smash	Solgaleo Dusk Mane Necrozma	Sunsteel Strike	Steel	Physical	200	Solganium Z
USUM	Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom	Lunala Dawn Wings Necrozma	Moongeist Beam	Ghost	Special	200	Lunalium Z
USUM	Light That Burns the Sky	Ultra Necrozma	Photon Geyser	Psychic	Special	200	Ultranecrozium Z
SM	Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike	Marshadow	Spectral Thief	Ghost	Physical	195	Marshadium Z

Z-Power effects of status moves

Move	Type	Z-Power Effect	Detail
Swords Dance	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Whirlwind	Normal	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Sand Attack	Ground	Evasiveness ↑	Raises evasiveness by 1 stage
Tail Whip	Normal	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Leer	Normal	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Growl	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Roar	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Sing	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Supersonic	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Disable	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Mist	Ice	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Leech Seed	Grass	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Growth	Normal	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Poison Powder	Poison	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Stun Spore	Grass	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Sleep Powder	Grass	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
String Shot	Bug	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Thunder Wave	Electric	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Toxic	Poison	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Hypnosis	Psychic	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Meditate	Psychic	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Agility	Psychic	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Teleport	Psychic	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Mimic	Normal	Accuracy ↑	Raises accuracy by 1 stage
Screech	Normal	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Double Team	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Recover	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Harden	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Minimize	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Smokescreen	Normal	Evasiveness ↑	Raises evasiveness by 1 stage
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Withdraw	Water	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Defense Curl	Normal	Accuracy ↑	Raises accuracy by 1 stage
Barrier	Psychic	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Light Screen	Psychic	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Haze	Ice	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Reflect	Psychic	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Focus Energy	Normal	Accuracy ↑	Raises accuracy by 1 stage
Metronome	Normal	None	Calls a Z-move
Mirror Move	Flying	Attack ↑↑	Raises Attack by 2 stages, calls a Z-move
Amnesia	Psychic	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Kinesis	Psychic	Evasiveness ↑	Raises evasiveness by 1 stage
Soft-Boiled	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Glare	Normal	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Poison Gas	Poison	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Lovely Kiss	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Transform	Normal	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Spore	Grass	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Flash	Normal	Evasiveness ↑	Raises evasiveness by 1 stage
Splash	Normal	Attack ↑↑↑	Raises Attack by 3 stages
Acid Armor	Poison	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Rest	Psychic	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Sharpen	Normal	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Conversion	Normal	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Substitute	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Sketch	Normal	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Spider Web	Bug	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Mind Reader	Normal	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Nightmare	Ghost	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Curse	Ghost	Changes depending on the type	Fully restores user's HP (Ghost-type) Raises Attack by 1 stage (non Ghost-type)
Conversion 2	Normal	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Cotton Spore	Grass	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Spite	Ghost	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Protect	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Scary Face	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Sweet Kiss	Fairy	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Belly Drum	Normal	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Spikes	Ground	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Foresight	Normal	Boosts critical-hit ratio	Boosts critical-hit ratio by 2 stages
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Center of attention	User becomes center of attention
Perish Song	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Detect	Fighting	Evasiveness ↑	Raises evasiveness by 1 stage
Lock-On	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Sandstorm	Rock	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Endure	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Charm	Fairy	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Swagger	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Milk Drink	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Mean Look	Normal	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Attract	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Sleep Talk	Normal	Boosts critical-hit ratio	Boosts critical-hit ratio by 2 stages, calls a Z-move
Heal Bell	Normal	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Safeguard	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Pain Split	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Baton Pass	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Encore	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Sweet Scent	Normal	Accuracy ↑	Raises accuracy by 1 stage
Morning Sun	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Synthesis	Grass	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Moonlight	Fairy	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Rain Dance	Water	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Sunny Day	Fire	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Psych Up	Normal	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Stockpile	Normal	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Swallow	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Hail	Ice	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Torment	Dark	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Flatter	Dark	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Memento	Dark	Restores replacement’s HP	Fully restores switched-in ally's HP*
Follow Me	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Nature Power	Normal	None	Calls a Z-move
Charge	Electric	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Taunt	Dark	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Helping Hand	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Trick	Psychic	Speed ↑↑	Raises Speed by 2 stages
Role Play	Psychic	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Wish	Normal	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Assist	Normal	None	Calls a Z-move
Ingrain	Grass	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Magic Coat	Psychic	Special Defense ↑↑	Raises Special Defense by 2 stages
Recycle	Normal	Speed ↑↑	Raises Speed by 2 stages
Yawn	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Skill Swap	Psychic	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Imprison	Psychic	Special Defense ↑↑	Raises Special Defense by 2 stages
Refresh	Normal	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Grudge	Ghost	Center of attention	User becomes center of attention
Snatch	Dark	Speed ↑↑	Raises Speed by 2 stages
Camouflage	Normal	Evasiveness ↑	Raises evasiveness by 1 stage
Tail Glow	Bug	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Feather Dance	Flying	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Teeter Dance	Normal	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Mud Sport	Ground	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Slack Off	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Aromatherapy	Grass	Restores HP	Fully restores user's HP
Fake Tears	Dark	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Odor Sleuth	Normal	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Metal Sound	Steel	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Grass Whistle	Grass	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Tickle	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Cosmic Power	Psychic	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Iron Defense	Steel	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Block	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Howl	Normal	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Bulk Up	Fighting	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Water Sport	Water	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Calm Mind	Psychic	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Dragon Dance	Dragon	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Roost	Flying	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Gravity	Psychic	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Miracle Eye	Psychic	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Healing Wish	Psychic	None	None
Tailwind	Flying	Boosts critical-hit ratio	Boosts critical-hit ratio by 2 stages
Acupressure	Normal	Boosts critical-hit ratio	Boosts critical-hit ratio by 2 stages
Embargo	Dark	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Psycho Shift	Psychic	Special Attack ↑↑	Raises Special Attack by 2 stages
Heal Block	Psychic	Special Attack ↑↑	Raises Special Attack by 2 stages
Power Trick	Psychic	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Gastro Acid	Poison	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Lucky Chant	Normal	Evasiveness ↑	Raises evasiveness by 1 stage
Me First	Normal	Speed ↑↑	Raises Speed by 2 stages, calls a Z-move
Copycat	Normal	Accuracy ↑	Raises accuracy by 1 stage, calls a Z-move
Power Swap	Psychic	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Guard Swap	Psychic	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Worry Seed	Grass	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Heart Swap	Psychic	Boosts critical-hit ratio	Boosts critical-hit ratio by 2 stages
Aqua Ring	Water	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Magnet Rise	Electric	Evasiveness ↑	Raises evasiveness by 1 stage
Rock Polish	Rock	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Switcheroo	Dark	Speed ↑↑	Raises Speed by 2 stages
Nasty Plot	Dark	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Defog	Flying	Accuracy ↑	Raises accuracy by 1 stage
Trick Room	Psychic	Accuracy ↑	Raises accuracy by 1 stage
Captivate	Normal	Special Defense ↑↑	Raises Special Defense by 2 stages
Stealth Rock	Rock	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Defend Order	Bug	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Heal Order	Bug	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Lunar Dance	Psychic	None	None
Dark Void	Dark	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Hone Claws	Dark	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Wide Guard	Rock	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Guard Split	Psychic	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Power Split	Psychic	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Wonder Room	Psychic	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Autotomize	Steel	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Rage Powder	Bug	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Telekinesis	Psychic	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Magic Room	Psychic	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Quiver Dance	Bug	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Soak	Water	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Coil	Poison	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Simple Beam	Normal	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Entrainment	Normal	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
After You	Normal	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Quick Guard	Fighting	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Ally Switch	Psychic	Speed ↑↑	Raises Speed by 2 stages
Shell Smash	Normal	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Heal Pulse	Psychic	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Shift Gear	Steel	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Quash	Dark	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Reflect Type	Normal	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Bestow	Normal	Speed ↑↑	Raises Speed by 2 stages
Work Up	Normal	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Cotton Guard	Grass	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Mat Block	Fighting	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Rototiller	Ground	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Sticky Web	Bug	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Trick-or-Treat	Ghost	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Noble Roar	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Ion Deluge	Electric	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Forest's Curse	Grass	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Parting Shot	Dark	Restores replacement’s HP	Fully restores switched-in ally's HP
Topsy-Turvy	Dark	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Crafty Shield	Fairy	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Flower Shield	Fairy	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Grassy Terrain	Grass	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Misty Terrain	Fairy	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Electrify	Electric	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Fairy Lock	Fairy	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
King's Shield	Steel	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Play Nice	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Confide	Normal	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Spiky Shield	Grass	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Aromatic Mist	Fairy	Special Defense ↑↑	Raises Special Defense by 2 stages
Eerie Impulse	Electric	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Venom Drench	Poison	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Powder	Bug	Special Defense ↑↑	Raises Special Defense by 2 stages
Geomancy	Fairy	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Magnetic Flux	Electric	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Happy Hour	Normal	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Electric Terrain	Electric	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Celebrate	Normal	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Hold Hands	Normal	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Baby-Doll Eyes	Fairy	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Shore Up	Ground	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Baneful Bunker	Poison	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Floral Healing	Fairy	Reset Stats	Resets user's lowered stats
Strength Sap	Grass	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage
Spotlight	Normal	Special Defense ↑	Raises Special Defense by 1 stage
Toxic Thread	Poison	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Laser Focus	Normal	Attack ↑	Raises Attack by 1 stage
Gear Up	Steel	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Psychic Terrain	Psychic	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Speed Swap	Psychic	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Purify	Poison	Stats ↑	Raises Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by 1 stage
Instruct	Psychic	Special Attack ↑	Raises Special Attack by 1 stage
Aurora Veil	Ice	Speed ↑	Raises Speed by 1 stage
Tearful Look	Normal	Defense ↑	Raises Defense by 1 stage

In the side series games

Artwork of the Omni Ring, with the symbol representing Z-Power and Z-Moves on it

Pokémon Champions

Artwork of the Omni Ring and the Pokémon Champions website suggest Z-Moves will be supported in the future sometime after release.^[4]

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

In Pokémon Masters EX, several sync pairs, mainly those featuring Trainers from Alola, perform a sync move based on a Z-Move. The following sync pairs perform Z-Move-based sync moves:

Trainer	Pokémon	Sync move	Base power	Max power	Additional effect
Scottie/Bettie	Solgaleo	Shining Friendship Sunraze Smash	250	300	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Hau	Raichu ♂ Alola Form	Endless Summer Gigavolt Havoc	250	300	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Sygna Suit Hau	Tapu Koko	Thundering Deity Gigavolt Havoc	200	240	This attack's power increases when the field is Electric Terrain. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.) (EX role effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Sophocles	Togedemaru ♀	Whiz Kid Gigavolt Havoc	200	240	This attack's power increases when the target is flinching. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Mina	Granbull ♂	Wandering Artist Twinkle Tackle	200	240	The more the opponent's Attack is lowered, the greater the power of this move. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Sygna Suit Mina	Tapu Fini	Ocean Colors Twinkle Tackle	250	300	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) (EX role effect: The first time the user’s sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.)
Olivia	Lycanroc ♂ Midnight Form	Shining Gem Continental Crush	250	300	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Hapu	Mudsdale ♂	Ultimately Worthy Tectonic Rage	250	300	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Kahili	Toucannon ♂	Supersonic Skystrike Drive	250	300	No additional effect.
Nanu	Persian ♀ Alola Form	Dark Authority Black Hole Eclipse	200	240	This attack's power increases when the target is flinching.
Acerola	Palossand ♀	Never-Ending Royal Nightmare	200	240	The more the user's Defense is raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Sygna Suit Acerola	Tapu Bulu	Gentle Warning Bloom Doom	250	300	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Leaf	Eevee ♂	Endless Possibilities Extreme Evoboost	-	-	Charges the user's move gauge by its current move level. Raises the Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed, and accuracy of all allied sync pairs by 2 stat ranks. (6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Kukui	Lycanroc ♂ Midday Form	Island Splintered Stormshards	250	300	Removes the Physical and Special Damage Reduction effects from the opponents’ field of play. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Guzma	Ariados ♂	Shake Things Up Savage Spin-Out	250	300	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Plumeria	Salazzle ♀	Wicked Enforcer Acid Downpour	250	300	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Plumeria	Gengar ♂	Ready to Go Acid Downpour	200	240	The more the user's Speed is raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The first time the user’s sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Lusamine	Pheromosa	Motherly Love Savage Spin-Out	250	300	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Sygna Suit Lusamine	Necrozma Ultra Necrozma	Loving Light That Burns the Sky	250	300	Become Ultra Necrozma until the end of battle. (6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) (EX role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Lillie (Anniversary 2024)	Solgaleo	Wholesome Heart Sunraze Smash	200	240	The more the target's Speed is lowered, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.) (EX role effect: Implements the following field effect just before the user's sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time. • Steel Zone)
Molayne	Dugtrio ♂ Alola Form	Supernova Corkscrew Crash	250	300	No additional effect.
Mallow	Tsareena ♀	Bold-Flavored Bloom Doom	200	240	This attack's power increases when the target is confused. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Mallow	Shiinotic ♀	Strong Kick to It Bloom Doom	250	300	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Selene	Umbreon ♀	Floating High Black Hole Eclipse	200	240	The more the target's Defense is lowered, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.) (EX role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Selene (Alt.)	Nihilego	Cute Quirks Continental Crush	250	300	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) (EX role effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Elio	Primarina ♂	Sunshine Oceanic Operetta	250	300	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Elio	Espeon ♂	Shining High Shattered Psyche	200	240	The more the target's Sp. Def is lowered, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.) (EX role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Elio (Alt.)	Stakataka	Stacked-Up Emotions Continental Crush	250	300	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.) (EX role effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.)
Lana	Araquanid ♀	Seaside Sister Hydro Vortex	250	300	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Sygna Suit Lana	Tapu Lele	Guileless Jest Shattered Psyche	250	300	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) (EX role effect: The first time the user’s sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.)
Kiawe	Marowak ♂ Alola Form	Fire Dance Inferno Overdrive	250	300	(6★ EX effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Kiawe	Arcanine ♂	Dance Together Inferno Overdrive	200	240	This attack's power increases when the target is burned. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Ilima	Gumshoos	Enthusiast's Breakneck Blitz	300	360	(6★ EX effect: Implements the following field effect just before the user's sync move is used the first time each battle. Extends the field effect duration only that time. • Normal Zone) (EX role effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.)
The Masked Royal	Incineroar ♂	Heel Turn Malicious Moonsault	200	240	The more the user's Speed has been raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.)
Sina	Glaceon ♀	Beautifully Beautiful Subzero Slammer	200	240	The more the user's Sp. Atk is raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: The first time the user's sync move is used each battle, the sync move countdown is reduced by three.) (EX role effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Dexio	Espeon ♂	Pokémon-Voyage Veteran Shattered Psyche	200	240	The more the user's Sp. Atk is raised, the greater the power of this attack. (6★ EX effect: Sync move power will be multiplied by 1.5.) (EX role effect: The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.)
Ash	Pikachu ♂ World Cap*	Best Buds 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt	250	300	Except in certain circumstances, successful hits with this attack become critical hits. (6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)

Pokémon Ga-Olé

Pokémon Mezastar

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Incineroar's Final Smash uses the Z-Move Malicious Moonsault.

The Mimikyu summon from a Poké Ball will use the Z-Move Let's Snuggle Forever.

In the TCG

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game, a mechanic similar to Z-Moves, introduced in the Sun & Moon expansion, is a type of attack called attacks. They are distinguished from normal attacks by a "GX" suffix following the attack's name, such as in "Pulverizing Pancake". Only Pokémon are printed with attacks. Z-Crystal cards can allow other Pokemon to use a GX attack printed on the Z-Crystal card if the Pokemon has a move of the correct name.

Like Z-Moves, attacks have very powerful effects compared to those of other attacks. However, each player may only use one GX attack per game. markers are used to denote whether a player has used their GX attack yet. If a player uses a GX attack, their marker is flipped over to expose its reverse side. Some effects check if a player has used a GX attack, either on the previous turn or in the game overall.

A rare few effects, such as that of Misty & Lorelei, allow for a player to use a GX attack even though they have already used a GX attack on a prior turn. When GX attacks are used as the effect of other attacks, such as through Nihilego's Nightcap attack, this still counts as using a GX attack and the GX marker must still be flipped. If the permission to use a GX attack has already been spent, the copied attack has no effect. (Many Sun & Moon series cards are designed to avoid this question. For example, Zoroark-GX's Trickster-GX is already a GX attack and therefore never fails to copy a GX attack due to that player having used a GX attack before Trickster-GX. Another example is that Mimikyu's Copycat is unable to copy GX attacks.)

In animation

Ash performing the pose for Gigavolt Havoc

Similar to the games, Z-Moves are powerful moves that can be executed by a Pokémon that knows an appropriate move that corresponds to the type of Z-Crystal on the Trainer's Z-Ring. Z-Moves were first featured in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon in episode Alola to New Adventure!, where Kiawe and his Turtonator used Inferno Overdrive, with the help of Kiawe's Z-Ring and Firium Z, to defeat Zipp's Yungoos, Tupp's Salandit, and Rapp's Zubat.

According to Professor Kukui in Alola to New Adventure!, only Trainers who are successful in the island challenge can use Z-Moves. As seen with Ash's Rowlet in Young Kiawe Had a Farm!, Z-Moves drain a lot of the Pokémon's energy, but with adequate training, the Pokémon can reduce the amount of energy necessary to execute a Z-Move. In a similar manner, in Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!, Lana's Popplio failed its first attempt at Hydro Vortex since it was not strong enough to execute the move. In Showdown on Poni Island!, Gladion's Lycanroc, having endured Ash's Lycanroc's Splintered Stormshards, was able to take advantage of its opponent's fatigue by finishing it with a Z-Move of its own.

Due to their vast blast radius and power, they can usually be used to wipe out many targets at once, like in a Battle Royal. Typically, bipedal or semi-bipedal Pokémon with arm-like forelimbs tend to mimic the poses of their Trainer during the activation. On the other hand, quadrupeds and the like, whose forelimbs show no manual dexterity, tend to stay still and wait until the activation is completed before acting.

As revealed in A Battle Hand-Off!, a Pokémon using a Z-Move can receive Z-Power from multiple other people and Pokémon provided they do the Z-Move pose as well. The additional participants do not need a Z-Ring or Crystal to contribute. The Team Rocket trio exemplifies this, as usually whenever Jessie or James uses a Z-Move the entire team does the poses together. In Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!, Brock helped Olivia and her Lycanroc use a variation of Continental Crush he named Continental Crush on You (Japanese: ワールズエンドフォーリンラブ World's End Fall in Love).

In Filling the Light with Darkness!, an Ultra Wormhole sucked away Ultra Aura from Alola, weakening everyone's Z-Moves to almost unusable levels until Necrozma had left the dimension. In Parallel Friendships!, Dia revealed that the use of Z-Moves had become impossible in the Ultra Ruin after the dimension's Tapu Koko left, indicating that a guardian deity's presence is necessary for the use of Z-Moves. However, this didn't stop Z-Moves from being used outside of Alola in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon and Pokémon Journeys: The Series. In All Out, All of the Time!, it was emphasized that a Trainer and their Pokémon's hearts must be in perfect sync in order for a Z-Move to properly succeed.

In A Plethora of Pikachu! Jessie discovered that if she continues to maintain the pose for a Z-Move, the Z-Move continues to stay at full power. This property was only used in this episode, for Let's Snuggle Forever.

Ash first performed a Z-Move in The Guardian's Challenge!, with his Pikachu using Gigavolt Havoc thanks to the Z-Ring and Electrium Z Ash had received from Tapu Koko. After using the attack, however, the Electrium Z shattered, preventing Ash from using the move again until he obtained a new Electrium Z in Trial and Tribulation!.

In the Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese Mandarin, and Thai versions, when a Z-Move is used, the name of the specific move is shown, like in the games; however, the names are removed in most other dubs.

List of Z-Moves used in the animated series

	Trainer/ Partner	Z-Move	Debut
Turtonator	Kiawe	Inferno Overdrive	Alola to New Adventure!
Pikachu	Ash	Gigavolt Havoc	The Guardian's Challenge!
Hariyama	Hala	All-Out Pummeling	Trial and Tribulation!
Pikachu	Ash	Breakneck Blitz	Trial and Tribulation!
Rowlet	Ash	Breakneck Blitz	Young Kiawe Had a Farm!
Rockruff	Ash	Breakneck Blitz	A Guardian Rematch!
Lycanroc	Gladion	Continental Crush	A Glaring Rivalry!
Snorlax	Oluolu	Pulverizing Pancake	Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper!
Marshadow	None	Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike	I Choose You!
Litten	Ash	Breakneck Blitz	Currying Favor and Flavor!
Lycanroc	Olivia	Continental Crush	Trials and Determinations!
Rowlet	Ash	Bloom Doom	Trials and Determinations!
Lycanroc	Ash	Continental Crush	Mimikyu Unmasked!
Brionne	Ida	Hydro Vortex	Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!
Popplio	Lana	Hydro Vortex	Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!
Nebby	Ash	Searing Sunraze Smash	Revealing the Stuff of Legend!
Pikachu (Alola Cap)	Ash	10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt	10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!
Incineroar	Professor Kukui/ The Masked Royal	Malicious Moonsault	Pushing the Fiery Envelope!
Eevee	Ilima	Extreme Evoboost	Turning Heads and Training Hard!
Alolan Marowak	Kiawe	Inferno Overdrive	The Young Flame Strikes Back!
Mareanie	James	Black Hole Eclipse	Why Not Give Me a Z-Ring Sometime?
Mimikyu	Jessie	Let's Snuggle Forever	A Battle Hand-Off!
Alolan Persian	Nanu	Black Hole Eclipse	Guiding an Awakening!
Lycanroc	Ash	Splintered Stormshards	Twirling with a Bang!
Silvally	Gladion	Breakneck Blitz	The Prism Between Light and Darkness!
Lunala	Gladion	Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom	Securing the Future!
Boss	Pikala	Catastropika	A Plethora of Pikachu!
Zeraora	Dia	Gigavolt Havoc	Parallel Friendships!
Lycanroc	Gladion	Devastating Drake	Showdown on Poni Island!
Primarina	Ida	Oceanic Operetta	Evolving Research!
Charizard	Kiawe	Supersonic Skystrike	Run, Heroes, Run!
Mudsdale	Hapu	Tectonic Rage	A Grand Debut!
Pikachu	Ash	Corkscrew Crash	The Dealer of Destruction!
Primarina	Lana	Oceanic Operetta	A Fiery Training Camp Trick!
Vikavolt	Sophocles	Savage Spin-Out	A Fiery Training Camp Trick!
Torracat	Ash	Inferno Overdrive	A Timeless Encounter!
Snowy	Lillie	Subzero Slammer	Chasing Memories, Creating Dreams!
Tsareena	Mallow	Bloom Doom	Battling Besties!
Decidueye	Hau	Sinister Arrow Raid	Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Strategy!
Zoroark	Gladion	Never-Ending Nightmare	Enter the Champion!
Naganadel	The Masked Royal	Gigavolt Havoc	Z-Move Showdown!
Incineroar	Professor Kukui	Inferno Overdrive	Fiery Surprises!
Tapu Koko	Professor Kukui	Guardian of Alola	From Z to Shining Z!
Charizard	Kiawe	Inferno Overdrive	Dreams of the Sun and Moon!
Kommo-o	All-Out Brothers	Clangorous Soulblaze	All Out, All of the Time!
Pikachu (World Cap)	Ash	10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt	Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

Z-Moves first appeared in this arc. Olivia had her Lycanroc use Continental Crush while Nanu had his Alolan Persian use Black Hole Eclipse during an exhibition match against each other. Hala stepped in to stop both Pokémon before either could successfully use their moves.

During his battle against Gladion in an Iki Town festival tournament, Sun inadvertently used a Z-Move with his Dollar, allowing it to defeat Gladion's Type: Null with an incomplete version of Inferno Overdrive. Due to not knowing how to use Z-Moves at the time, Sun received Z-Power from a nearby Ultra Wormhole instead of building it up with a pose. Later, he was taught how to properly perform Z-Moves by Kiawe in order to battle Gladion a second time. With his newly obtained Z-Ring, Sun and Dollar successfully used Inferno Overdrive properly.

At Mount Lanakila, Ilima, Lana, Kiawe, Mallow, Sophocles, Molayne, Mina, and Hapu were attacked by a group of Aether Foundation Employees and their Ultra Beasts. With the power of their barrage of Z-Moves, the Ultra Beasts were defeated one by one.

List of Z-Moves used

	Trainer	Z-Move	Debut
Dollar	Sun	Inferno Overdrive	The Final Match and a Surprising Finale!
Dollar	Sun	Inferno Overdrive	A Photoshoot and the Abandoned Thrifty Megamart
Gumshoos	Ilima	Breakneck Blitz	Destroy!! Results of the Training!
Ribombee	Mina	Twinkle Tackle	Destroy!! Results of the Training!
Araquanid	Lana	Hydro Vortex	Destroy!! Results of the Training!
Mudsdale	Hapu	Tectonic Rage	Destroy!! Results of the Training!
Alolan Dugtrio	Molayne	Corkscrew Crash	Destroy!! Results of the Training!
Togedemaru	Sophocles	Gigavolt Havoc	Destroy!! Results of the Training!
Alolan Marowak	Kiawe	Inferno Overdrive	Destroy!! Results of the Training!
Tsareena	Mallow	Bloom Doom	Destroy!! Results of the Training!

Movie adaptations

Pikachu using the Z-Move 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt in I Choose You! Remix

Pikachu using the Z-Move 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt in Pokémon Journeys: The Series manga

Ash and his Pikachu performed the 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt Z-Move in ICYR1 during a battle against a Totem Kommo-o.

Marshadow and Ken performed the Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike Z-Move in ICYR2 in order to defeat Borosue.

Pokémon Horizon

Pokémon Journeys

Ash and his Pikachu performed the Z-Move, 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt in Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start! & Trial on a Golden Scale! (Part 2) during a World Coronation Series battle against Volkner's Electivire.

Gallery

Artwork

Game art


Artwork of Gigavolt Havoc for Pokémon Sun and Moon	Artwork of Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike for Pokémon Sun and Moon

Artwork of 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt for Pokémon Sun and Moon	Promotional artwork for Pokémon Center of Psyduck using a Z-Move

Artwork of Pulverizing Pancake for Pokémon Sun and Moon	Artwork of Searing Sunraze Smash and Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Concept art

Concept art of Z-Moves and Z-Power for Pokémon Sun and Moon

Trivia

Roster -Behind the Scene- #2 GAME FREAK, a video focusing on the sound and music design of Sun and Moon, show cases an early build from 2015. In this build, another symbol is used rather than the usual Z-Power symbol used in the final version.
Some animations and effects when using a Z-Move bear similarities to Spectacular Talent animations used in Pokémon Contest Spectaculars from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
No NPC Trainer has a Pokémon holding a Z-Crystal for an exclusive Z-Move.
No Pokémon with an exclusive Z-Move is capable of Mega Evolution.
Electric and Ghost have the most Z-Moves out of any type, with both having four.
- Before the release of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Electric had the most amount of Z-Moves, with four.
Overall, six Z-Moves haven't appeared in the animated series: Acid Downpour, Shattered Psyche, Twinkle Tackle, Stoked Sparksurfer, Genesis Supernova, and Light That Burns the Sky.
- Clangorous Soulblaze is the only Z-Move to have debuted outside of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.
Despite Z-Moves being unusable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Iono briefly mentions 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt, the exclusive move for Pikachu in a cap.^[5]
- In Iono's dialogue, the Z-Move's name is misspelled as 10,000,000-volt Thunderbolt, with hyphen and a lowercase "v" instead of a separate title-case word.
Z-Moves may be based on Hula, a traditional dance native to Hawaii (which the Alola region is based on), where each hand movement represents a given concept, similar to how each Z-move pose represents a specific Pokémon type. It may also pull from Haka, a ceremonial Polynesian dance, most well known for its war dance variant (peruperu).
In Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, Marshadow is capable of using its exclusive Z-Move Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike without the need of a Z-Crystal or Trainer.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	Ｚ招式 Z-Jīusīk
Chinese	Mandarin	Ｚ招式 Z-Zhāoshì
Czech		Z-Move* Z-útok*
Danish		Z-træk
Dutch		Z-move* Z-aanval*
Finnish		Z-liike
French		Capacité Z
German		Z-Attacke
Hungarian		Z-támadás* Z-Mozdulat*
Indonesian		Jurus Z* Gerakan Z
Italian		Mossa Z
Korean		Z기술 Z-Gisul
Malaysian		Gerakan Z Serangan Z
Norwegian		Z-trekk
Polish		Ruch-Z
Portuguese	Brazil	Movimento Z
Portuguese	Portugal	Técnica Z
Russian		Атака-Z Ataka-Z
Spanish		Movimiento Z
Swedish		Z-Move* Z-attack* Z-move*
Thai		ไม้ตาย-Z
Turkish		Z-Hamlesi
Vietnamese		Tuyệt Kĩ Z

References

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↑ Professor Kukui, Pokémon Sun and Moon:"Burnet and I are looking into them and we think they might have some connection to the energy that pours outta those Ultra Wormholes."
↑ Dulse, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: "These...auras...must have been particularly strong at the trial locations. And the Z-Power for the Z-Moves... It is also similar to the auras of the Totem Pokémon. Both came to Alola as Necrozma's light!"
↑ Pokémon Champions | The Omni Ring—A Battle Essential! "Other special features may be added to the Omni Ring in the future! Research is being conducted to make the Omni Ring capable of drawing out a variety of Pokémon capabilities."
↑ Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: "You’re as flashy and bright as a 10,000,000-volt Thunderbolt, friendo!"