Pikashunium Z

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The Pikashunium Z (Japanese: サトピカＺ Satopika Z) is a type of Z-Crystal introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. It is a Pokémon-specific Z-Crystal associated with in a cap and allows it to upgrade its into the special Z-Move .
==In the core series games==
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===Effect===
==== Bag item====
Can create Pikashunium Z held items for the player's Pokémon.
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=====In battle=====
Allows in a cap (or a Pokémon ed into a Pikachu in a cap) to upgrade its into the special Z-Move . Pikachu without a cap cannot use this move even if they meet the other requirements.
Unaffected by item negating effects (such as and ). Item manipulating effects (such as and ) cannot remove a Z-Crystal from a Pokémon.
 cannot Mega Evolve if it holds a Z-Crystal.
=====Outside of battle=====
A held Pikashunium Z is automatically removed if the Pokémon is traded between players.
===Description===
====Bag item====
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====Held item====
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===Acquisition===
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| Bundled with Pikachu in a cap (I Choose You! event)
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| Pikachu Valley (from a female after showing her a Pikachu in a cap)
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===Appearances===
This is artwork of the Pikashunium Z as seen on the official Pokémon Global Link.
Pikashunium Z
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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In 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!, 's Electrium Z abruptly turned into a Pikashunium Z as he was about to attack , the holding captive. Using the power of this new Z-Crystal, Ash and used to defeat and free Lusamine. The Pikashunium Z reverted back to Electrium Z after the move was performed.
It reappeared in A Battle Hand-Off!, where Ash used it to perform 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt once again to defeat Jessie's Mimikyu at the . Afterwards, it once again reverted back to an Electrium Z.
Ash's Electrium Z transformed into Pikashunium Z once more in From Z to Shining Z!, appearing in response to performing with . With their signature Z-Move, Ash and Pikachu were able to overpower Tapu Koko's Z-Move and defeat it. This time, however, the Pikashunium Z did not revert back into an Electrium Z afterwards.
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In Legend? Go! Friends? Go!, the Pikashunium Z was briefly seen in Ash's room in Pallet Town, along with his Z-Power Ring and his other trophies, awards, and memorabilia.
In Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!, Ash was shown to have retrieved his Z-Power Ring and Pikashunium Z in preparation for his World Coronation Series match against Volkner. At the end of the match, Ash used them to perform 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt against Volkner's , overloading its and defeating it. The Pikashunium Z also saw usage in several more battles during Pokémon Journeys: The Series, most notably during Ash's Masters Eight Tournament matches against and .
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
In ICYR1, used his Pikashunium Z to execute against 
===Pokémon Journeys===
In Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start! & Trial on a Golden Scale! (Part 2), used his Pikashunium Z with his to perform against Volkner and his in their World Coronation Series battle.
==Trivia== 
* The name of the Pikashunium Z is a portmanteau of the words and (or Satoshi for Japan), referring to the fact that it can only be used by Pikachu in a cap, which is wearing Ash's hat.
* The thunderbolt-like shape seen on the Pikashunium Z resembles a Pikachu's tail. Additionally, the left edge of the "thunderbolt" resembles a 's fingers.
==In other languages==
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==Related articles==
de:Ash-Pikachium Z
es:Ash-Pikastal Z
fr:Pikachazélite
it:Ashpikacium Z
ja:サトピカZ
zh:智皮卡Ｚ（道具）