(Potential spoilers) Could the rest of the main cast receive Z-Crystals?

[Tuoko]

So sometime last month, these jigsaw puzzles for the anime popped up, and it showed the main cast's Pokemon using Z-Moves.

Right now it's already known that Ash and Kiawe are going to be using Z-Moves, and Team Rocket might use the Darkinium Z at some point. If the ending is anything to go by, Lillie might get Icium Z and TR might get Poisonium Z & Normalium Z.

The following puzzles are:

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• Togedemaru using Gigavolt Havoc:
  
• Popplio using Hydro Vortex:
  
• Litten using Inferno Overdrive:
  
• Rowlet using Bloom Doom:
  
• Rockruff using Continental Crush:
  
• Pikachu using Catastropika:
  
  
  
• Pikachu (with Ash's Alola hat) using 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt:
  

The ones about Litten, Rowlet, and Rockruff aren't really surprising, but the ones about Togedemaru, Popplio, and Pikachu are.

I'm guessing they might later upgrade Pikachu to his species-exclusive Z-Moves to avoid clashing with Togedemaru, and perhaps the same might happen with Rowlet and Litten to avoid clashing with Steenee and Turtonator, but that won't be for a long while.

Do you guys think Lana, Sophocles, and possibly Lillie and Mallow might join in on the Z-Moves?

 

[Wishy-Washy]

Its possible I can't say for certain if I think it will or will not happen, though I would prefer it if they got Z-Crystals.

The only reason I think it would be more likely for them to get Z-Crystals is Lana with Waterium-Z because Dewpider seems more fitting for Lana than Ash while Golisopod seems to gimmicky with its ability and it will already be shown by Guzma if he battles.

 

[Muur]

I don't see why not, they're not badges and maybe they'll tackle a few together and all get one. Plus some where in random caves like the Flying one so the Anime might do the same

 

[Sakuraa]

They should. The Trial Captains give away Z-Crystals and use Z-Moves in the games, it would be totally disappointing if they never used them in the anime.

 

[Almonds]

It would be pretty hilarious if everyone ended up getting Z-Crystals and were able to use Z-Moves. And when the time comes for the final battle against the leader of the evil team (whether it is Guzma or Lusamine, idk), they'd likely pull a Power Rangers or a magical girl anime and have everyone use Z-Moves while dancing to the Z-poses with serious expressions.

 

[Playerking]

So now with Lana's Waterium Z and Ash's Grassium Z and Rockium Z, we now just need Sophocles to get a Z-Ring and an Electrium Z and Ash to get a Firium Z and the other ones.

 

[Rath]

The puzzles though showed Rockruff using Continental Crush, but Rockruff is going to evolve before it uses it.

So they don't necessarily mean anything. Sophocles and Mallow could go the rest of the series without a Z-Ring.

They could have just put Litten and Togedemaru there for marketability.

Personally I think the Z-Crystals will be distributed like this:

Ash: Normalium, Electrium (Pikashunium), Grassium (Decidium), Rockium, Darkinium (Incium), Steelium, Dragonium

Lillie: Icium, Fairium

Kiawe: Firium

Lana: Waterium

 

[Kirby4ever]

Dragonium

None of the the Pokemon that Ash currently has with him have a dragon type move and they can't learn a dragon type move.

 

[Rath]

None of the the Pokemon that Ash currently has with him have a dragon type move and they can't learn a dragon type move.

No but he could catch one in the future, and while Litten can't learn any Dragon type moves, ones of its evolutions can, naturally.

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

I think Ash is very likely to get Firium Z, since Incinium comes too late. And Ash getting Fire Z Crystal is much more likely than him getting the dragon one.

 

[Harryghost]

No Z-Crystal for Mallow!?

The rest of the main cast receiving a Z-Crystal was never a far-fetched idea, and I am glad that this is being implemented in the episodes lately. Here's how I feel the distribution of Z-Crystals should go...

Ash - Electrium Z, Pikashunim-Z, Grassium-Z, Normalium-Z, Rockium-Z, Incinium-Z, Steelium-Z, Groundium-Z
Mallow - Grassium-Z
Kiawe - Firium-Z, Dragonium-Z
Lillie - Icium-Z, Fairium-Z
Lana - Waterium-Z, Primarium-Z
Sophocles - Electrium-Z, Buginium-Z
Jessie - Ghostium-Z, Fairium-Z
James - Darkinium-Z, Poisonium-Z

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

Ash
Firium Z>Incinium Z, Grassium Z>Decidium Z, Rockium Z, Electrium Z>Pikanium Z> Pikashunium Z, Darkinium Z, Ghostium Z, Normalium Z, Flynium Z (is it how it's spelled?)

Lana
Waterium Z, Primarium Z

Lillie
Icinium Z, Fairium Z

Kiawe
Firium Z, Groundium Z, Dragonium Z

Sophocles
Electrium Z, Steelium Z, Buginium Z

Jessie
Ghostium Z, Fairium Z or Darkinium Z

James
Fightiunium Z, Poisonium Z, Waterium Z

 

[Playerking]

The puzzles though showed Rockruff using Continental Crush, but Rockruff is going to evolve before it uses it.

So they don't necessarily mean anything. Sophocles and Mallow could go the rest of the series without a Z-Ring.

They could have just put Litten and Togedemaru there for marketability.

There was also a magazine that showed Bounsweet with Mallow, while also showing a Charjabug for Sophocles and a Type: Null for Gladion. Plus there was also that recent piece of merchandise that showed a lot of the main Pokemon in the Sun and Moon series, including Alolan Marowak before Kiawe caught one and it didn't include every important Pokemon in the series. So they probably just wanted to show Rockruff as a Rockurff, because it's cuter and because, you know, it would have spoiled the new Lycanroc Form. So yes, so far, they do seem to mean something.

 

[Playerking]

It seems like Lillie might get one soon. Why? New merchandise that will be coming out implies such to me. This site lists one of the sets as "Pokemon Z-Power Ring Suiren and Lilie Set".

ポケモン Zクリスタル Vol.03 スイレン＆リーリエセット

The next piece of evidence is these images of the merchandise for Z-Power Rings which include the anime artwork for the main characters and recurring characters with Z-Rings and Lillie is also there for some reason.

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[Nicolas721]

Nice. She'll likely get it at the same time as Ash's Z Power ring. But giving Snowy a few more battle experience and moves first would be nice...