Z-Moves: Do you even use them?

[Username19]

I use them in a boss fight if I'm struggling and sometimes in a random encounter with lots of calls for help. I like them way more then Megas.

 

[Zkat]

I've only ever used the Z-crystal for Incineroar (in case I want to defeat a Pokemon quickly). I haven't been using the Z-crystals much because I like being able to hold items, but maybe I should try more of them out.

 

[Arceus the Dragon]

Most of my party has Z-crystals. Only Decidueye and Solgaleo have not got one. Decidueye is carrying Amulet Coin so I earn more money.

 

[Gengarzilla]

I'd stick to using them with status moves like Parting Shot (Alolan Persian) or Conversion (Porygon-Z) for the additional effects they grant.

 

[~ Blazing White Yang]

I use my Primarina's Z-Move a-lot for the fun of it, but for the large part I like the Z-Status Moves more than the attacks due to the array of secondary effects.

 

[Almonds]

I find them incredibly useful to get out of tedious battles by one-shotting particularly irritating pokemon (stallers such as Clefairy and Clefable and the like)

I also like using the Z-move for Decidueye because the animation for it is super awesome.

 

[Sakuraa]

I've been using them almost non-stop since I got to Akala. At first I only had a few Pokemon that were compatible with the crystals I had, meaning I was pretty much just stuck with stat Z-Moves. Since I've been making more progress and beating more Trial Captains, more of my team members now have Z-Crystals that can benefit them. Since, I'm also a bit under-leved, I tend to use them a lot against Totems and major trainers.

 

[PaulTheProtist]

I made it through a majority of the game without using them, but I was forced to use them in the E4 out of desperation. After all, when they are using them and pretty much have a guaranteed 1HKO on you, it only makes things fair.

 

[cityvillain]

I use it at least once for each crystal just to see the animation.

 

[PkmnTrainerV]

I've noticed that I use Z-Moves whenever I'm particularly irritated with one of the opponents Pokemon.

 

[Uhane]

Z moves didn't excite me at first but I ended up using them quite a lot.

 

[Lufenium]

I've used them more than what I thought I would.

Finishing a trial/boss fight with a Z move just feels so fitting, like a grand finale.

 

[Life]

Somehow I never found myself defending against Z-Moves all that often. Only in 3 Kahuna battles did they use them, and I think in 1 or 2 trainer battles they also had a Z-Ring. Even during the E4 the only one who used one against me was the Champion. I wonder if there's a certain requirement for them to use the moves?

 

[Peridorito]

I don't use them that much. The only Pokémon in my party who has a Z-Crystal is Primarina, and I only use her Z-move for Pokémon that I'm having an extremely tough time with. I'll probably need to change that hough since I still haven't battled the Elite Four.

 

[Soki]

I'm not a big fan of the Z-Moves, so those Crystals have stayed in my bag during the whole game. I hope playing competitively without them is possible too, I just really don't want to use them ^^;

 

[IncineROAR]

I really didn't use them as much as I did ME. Z-moves were only useful against the totem Pokemon and the Elite 4.

 

[TechSkylander1518]

I usually just use Stoked Sparksurfer or Oceanic Operetta to make sure I take out opponents, but I'm hoping to work up a strategy for the fun status moves.

 

[dragon_nataku]

I dont think I even tried them until somewhere in the middle of Akala. The animations prior to the move itself take waaaaay too bloody long and I think the trainer moves to use them are incredibly silly, and not in a good way. Thus, I barely use them. I much preferred mega evo since the changes applied to all of that Pokemon's moves, not just ones that match the Z-crystal being used

 

[UB-01 Kenobi]

I'm not a big fan of the Z-Moves, so those Crystals have stayed in my bag during the whole game. I hope playing competitively without them is possible too, I just really don't want to use them ^^;

don't worry about it only a handful of comp teams incorporate z-moves at all (and even then it's usually z-memento, z-conversion, or z-sandstorm or something like that, not an actual attack)

 

[Sakuraa]

Z-Moves are definitely one of my favorite features, if not my favorite features of Sun and Moon. And having beaten Sun and now in the middle of Moon, I can officially say that I'm a huge Z-Move user. All Pokemon in my party always hold Z-Crystals, whether they're temporary members or not. And just like before, I mainly use them for hard bosses like Totems, Kahunas, E4, and other major trainers. In Sun, all of my Pokemon used Z-Moves that matched their types (Torracat used Inferno Overdrive, Togedemaru used Corkscrew Crash, etc) since it was my first time using them. In Moon, I'm trying to be a bit more different and have my Pokemon use Z-Crystals that aren't their types for more diversity.