Z Moves

Making a return to your adventures throughout The Alola Region is that of Z Moves. Z Moves are especially strong attacks, usable with the harnessed power of Z Crystals and your Z Ring. Each Z Crystal is a given type - a player will obtain and find all of them throughout the game - and it provides a Z Move for the same given type of move if said Pokemon has that type of move and is holding its corresponding Z Crystal. Some Z Moves and Z Crystal are even exclusive to one given Pokemon Species.

Z Moves aren't usually set as whether or not they are a Physical or Special Attack, as well as not having a set Base Power. Instead, damage is calculated on the Base Move that is used. One example of this is Gigavolt Havoc: if used off the base move of Nuzzle, it will be a Physical Attack (like Nuzzle) with a strength of only 100; if used off the base move of Thunderbolt, it will be a Special Attack (like Thunderbolt) with a base power now of 175.

But there are a few restrictions to Z Moves, much like the concept of Mega Evolutions. To start, only one Z Move can be used by only one Pokemon per battle. Said Pokemon, aforementioned, must also know a move of the same given type of Z Crystal (you can't use Grassium Z, for example, on a Water Type Attack). Z Moves also break through the move Protect, but at the cost of 25% of the Max Damage of said move.

There Are A Grand Total of 35 Specific Z-Moves:

10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt

Typing: Electric

Category: Special Only

Z Crystal Required: Pikashunium Z

Exclusive: Event-Only Pikachu Wearing A Cap

Description: The user, Pikachu wearing a cap, powers up a jolt of electricity using its Z-Power and unleashes it. Critical hits land more easily.

Acid Downpour

Typing: Poison

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Poisonium Z

Description: The user creates a poisonous swamp using its Z-Power and sinks the target into it at full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.

All-Out Pummeling

Typing: Fighting

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Fightinium Z

Description: The user rams an energy orb created by its Z-Power into the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Black Hole Eclipse

Typing: Dark

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Darkinium Z

Description: The user gathers dark energy using its Z-Power and sucks the target into it. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Bloom Doom

Typing: Grass

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Grassium Z

Description: The user collects energy from plants using its Z-Power and attacks the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Breakneck Blitz

Typing: Normal

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Normalium Z

Description: The user builds up its momentum using its Z-Power and crashes into the target at full speed. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Catastropika

Typing: Electric

Category: Physical Only

Z Crystal Required: Pikanium Z

Exclusive: Pikachu

Description: The user, Pikachu, surrounds itself with the maximum amount of electricity using its Z-Power and pounces on its target with full force.

Clangorous Soulblaze

Typing: Dragon

Category: Special Only

Z Crystal Required: Kommonium Z

Exclusive: Kommo-o

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Kommo-o, attacks the opposing Pokemon with full force. This move boosts the user's stats.

Continental Crush

Typing: Rock

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Rockium Z

Description: The user summons a huge rock mountain using its Z-Power and drops it onto the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Corkscrew Crash

Typing: Steel

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Steelium Z

Description: The user spins very fast and rams into the target with the full force of its Z-Power. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Devastating Drake

Typing: Dragon

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Dragonium Z

Description: The user materializes its aura using its Z-Power and attacks the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Extreme Evoboost

Typing: Normal

Category: Status

Z Crystal Required: Eevium Z

Exclusive: Eevee

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Eevee, gets energy from its evolved friends and boosts its stats sharply.

Genesis Supernova

Typing: Psychic

Category: Special Only

Z Crystal Required: Menium Z

Exclusive: Mew

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Mew, attacks the target with full force. The terrain will be charged with psychic energy.

Gigavolt Havoc

Typing: Electric

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Electrium Z

Description: The user hits the target with a powerful electric current collected by its Z-Power. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Guardian of Alola

Typing: Fairy

Category: Special

Z Crystal Required: Tapunium Z

Exclusive: Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini

Description: The user, the Land Spirit Pokemon, obtains Alola's energy using its Z-Power and attacks the target with full force. This reduces the target's HP greatly.

Hydro Vortex

Typing: Water

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Waterium Z

Description: The user creates a huge whirling current using its Z-Power to swallow the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Inferno Overdrive

Typing: Fire

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Firium Z

Description: The user breathes a stream of intense fire toward the target with the full force of its Z-Power. The power varies depending on the original move.

Let's Snuggle Forever

Typing: Fairy

Category: Physical Only

Z Crystal Required: Mimikium Z

Exclusive: Mimikyu

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Mimikyu, punches the target with full force.

Light That Burns The Sky

Typing: Psychic

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Ultranecrozium Z

Exclusive: Ultra Necrozma (Dusk Mane Necrozma, Dawn Wings Necrozma)

Description: This attack inflicts Attack or Sp. Atk damamge, whichever stat is higher for the user, Necrozma. This move ignores the target's Ability.

Malicious Moonsault

Typing: Dark

Category: Physical Only

Z Crystal Required: Incinium Z

Exclusive: Incineroar

Description: The user, Incineroar, strengthens its body using its Z-Power and crashes into the target with full force.

Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom

Typing: Ghost

Category: Special Only

Z Crystal Required: Lunalium Z

Exclusive: Lunala, Dawn Wings Necrozma

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Lunala, attacks the target with full force. This move can ignore the effect of the target's Ability.

Never Ending Nightmare

Typing: Ghost

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Ghostium Z

Description: Deep-seated grudges summoned by the user's Z-Power trap the target. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Oceanic Operetta

Typing: Water

Category: Special Only

Z Crystal Required: Primarium Z

Description: The user, Primarina, summons a massive amount of water using its Z-Power and attacks the target with full force.

Pulverizing Pancake

Typing: Normal

Category: Physical Only

Z Crystal Required: Snorlium Z

Description: Z-Power brings out the true capabilities of the user, Snorlax. The Pokemon moves its enormous body energetically and attacks the target with full force.

Savage Spin Out

Typing: Bug

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Buginium Z

Description: The user binds the target with full force with threads of silk that the user spits using its Z-Power. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Searing Sunraze Smash

Typing: Steel

Category: Physical Only

Z Crystal Required: Solganium Z

Exclusive: Solgaleo, Dusk Mane Necrozma

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Solgaleo, attacks the target with full force. This move can ignore the effect of the target's Ability.

Shattered Psyche

Typing: Psychic

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Psychium Z

Description: The user Controls the target with its Z-Power and hurts the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Sinister Arrow Raid

Typing: Ghost

Category: Physical Only

Z Crystal Required: Decidium Z

Exclusive: Decidueye

Description: The user, Decidueye, creates countless arrows using its Z-Power and shoots the target with full force.

Soul Stealing 7-Star Strike

Typing: Ghost

Category: Physical Only

Z Crystal Required: Marshadium Z

Exclusive: Marshadow

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Marshadow, punches and kicks the target consecutively with full force.

Splintered Stormshards

Typing: Rock

Category: Physical Only

Z Crystal Required: Lycanium Z

Exclusive: Lycanroc

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Lycanroc, attacks the target with full force. This move negates the effect on the battlefield.

Stoked Sparksurfer

Typing: Electric

Category: Special Only

Z Crystal Required: Aloraichium Z

Exclusive: Alolan Raichu

Description: After obtaining Z-Power, the user, Alolan Raichu, attacks the target with full force. This move leaves the target with paralysis.

Subzero Slammer

Typing: Ice

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Icium Z

Description: The user dramatically drops the temperature using its Z-Power and freezes the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Supersonic Skystrike

Typing: Flying

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Flyinium Z

Description: The user soars up with its Z-Power and plummets toward the target at full speed. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Tectonic Rage

Typing: Ground

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Groundium Z

Description: The user burrows deep into the ground and slams into the target with the full force of its Z-Power. The power varies, depending on the original move.

Twinkle Tackle

Typing: Fairy

Category: Physical OR Special

Z Crystal Required: Fairium Z

Description: The user creates a very charming space using its Z-Power and totally toys with the target. The power varies, depending on the original move.