One of the many things trainers can do in Pokémon Sun and Moon is collect Z-Cells and Cores to create and customize their own Zygarde. Of course, Zygarde is one of the legendary Pokémon of Kalos, but it made its way to the Alola Region and you can collect the Z-Cells and Cores to assemble your own Zygarde.
Zygarde, unlike in Pokémon X and Y , comes in three different forms in Sun and Moon . Zygarde 10% is the form that looks like a dog. Zygarde 50% is the same snake-like Pokémon from X and Y and the giant Pokémon is Zygarde Complete Form.
Here, we will explain how the Z-Cells work and where you can find all 100 Z-Cells and Cores.
HOW IT WORKS
You’ll meet Dexio and Lina during your Sun and Moon adventure and they will explain how Z-Cells are scattered all over Alola. They will give you a Zygarde Cube to collect them and then it’ll be up to you to go and find them.
There are two types of Zygardes to collect: Z-Cells which shine green and Z-Cores that shine red. There are 100 Z-Cells in Alola and you can assemble your own Zygarde when you have 10, 50 and 100 Z-Cells.
When you reach those milestones, Lina will contact you through your Rotom Dex so you’ll know exactly when you can perform the assembly.
Head over to Route 16 and go inside the trailer to the right of the PokeCenter. Once there, you can assemble or separate your Zygarde Cells. You can Assemble your Z-Cells to make Zygarde 10% and separate them to create a stronger Zygarde later.
There are two types of assembly, one to take a Zygarde in your party and add cells from the Zygarde Cube. The other is to assemble cells to form a whole new Zygarde.
Z-Cores you find allow you to teach your Zygarde a new move.
LOCATIONS
Zygarde Cores
Melemele Island - Your room
Melemele Island - Iki Town, Hala's house
Akala Island - Konikoni City, Olivia's room
Ula'Ula Island - Po Town, police department
Poni Island - Ancient Poni Path, Hapu's Room
Melemele Island
Iki Town, entrance to Trial (night)
Trainer's School first floor, next to the A-Meowth (night)
Hau'oli City, night next to the second PokeCenter's door (night)
Kala'e Bay, requires Lapras
Right outside Professor's Lab (day)
Route 1, after the first patch of grass
Route 1, after the rocks blocking the path
Route 3, Outside Melemele Meadow
Route 3, Near Berry Tree
Verdant Cavern
Route 2, near houses
Hau'oli Cemetery (night)
Illima's house (day)
Akala Island
Tide Song Hotel, at the top
Route 4, near Pokemon Breeder
Outside Paniola Ranch
Outside Paniola Ranch (night)
Route 6
Royal Avenue's Parking lot
Royal Avenue, to the right of the PokeCenter (night)
Route 7, near shore
Volcano Trial, left side
Route 5, from Route 8
Route 8, Outside Aether's building
Digglet Tunnel, up the stairs and to the right
Akala Outskirts
Hano Beach, under watch tower
Hano Beach, under parasol
Dimensional Research Lab, right outside (night)
KoniKoni City, near Lighthouse point (night)
Lush Jungle, inside a cave; from Miracle Seed room, use Machamp Ride to move the boulder and enter the cave, it's near the entrance wall up from the first boulder
Ula’ula Island
Malie Garden, top left
To the left of PokeCenter, between two ambulances
Recycling Plant, near truck
Route 10, behind Trainer Tips sign
Route 12, rock past the first rocky path
Route 12, right beside Punk double battle
Secluded Shore
Secluded Shore, near policeman (night)
Route 13, south from the fountain
Tapu Village, just outside PokeCenter
Route 14, far right to the trial entrance
Blush Mountain, near sign
Route 11, to the left of Martial Artist (night)
Route 13, near Mudsdale (night)
Route 14, near Fisherman (night)
Malie Community Center, far right (night)
Route 15, down the first ramp
Aether House, left room
Route 16, to the left of PokeCenter
Ula'ula Meadow, wooden planks, exactly right of the PokeFinder spot
Haina Desert, check the stones near an exit: 2 > 1, next to the plant in the middle
Ruins Of Abundance, from the desert check the stones near an exit: 2 > 1 > Up > 4 > Left > 3 (Ruins)
Ula'ula Meadow, near exit to Lake of the Sunne
Route 17, down the ramps and near a Team Skull Member
Route 17, outer corner of Po City
Po Town, top right corner, by the yellow car
Po Town, top left corner, by the red car (night)
Mount Hokulani, Hokulani Observatory, by the left side of corridor with lots of boxes, next to Magnemite (night)
Aether Paradise
B2F:Lab Area, all the way to the right of corridor, next to Secret Lab B's door
Aether Paradise - Entrance Area, pass the gate, to the right and up the stairs, right in the middle of a square space
Entrance Area, past the bridge, to the left side of the building
Entrance Area, first room inside the building, under the lamp on the right
Entrance Area, go down from the elevator and outside, to the left side near water (night)
Poni Island
Seafolk Village, Wailord Boar, under the leftmost table
Seafolk Village, empty lot to the right of PokeCenter
Poni Wilds, in the beach, between a Max Repel and two boulders
Poni Wilds, ramp to the right of entrance, between two rocks
Poni Wilds, to the right of entrance beside the Trainer Tips sign (night)
Poni Island - Ancient Poni Path, near the well in the corner of Hapu's house (night)
Ancient Poni Path, to the right of Vast Poni Canyon entrance, under the statue
Poni Breaker Coast, near map transition to Ruins of Hope, between a totem statue and three boulders
Poni Breaker Coast, to the right of the first geyser (day)
Ruins of Hope, at the end of the stairs leading down into the entrance door
Ancient Poni Path, outer walls of Hapu's house, you should see a Machamp and the well on your left side of the screen (day)
Vast Poni Canyon, second level of the canyon, in the first room with rocky terrain, near the stone at the entrance
Vast Poni Canyon, going past the wooden bridge and into the cave, among the holes near the left wall
Vast Poni Canyon, going past the wooden bridge and into the cave, move all three boulders and continue south outside the cave, it should be on the left side
But wait, there’s more! Check out our full list of Pokémon Sun And Moon Guides below:
How To Catch Every Legendary In Alola
Munchlax Distribution: How To Download Special Snorlax With Z-Crystal
Ash-Greninja Transfer: How To Bring Special Pokémon Over From Demo
Z-Crystal Locations: Where To Find What You Need To Unleash Unstoppable Attacks
Ability List: Every New Skill In The Game
Attacks List: Every New Move And Who Can Learn Them
Mega Stone List And Locations: When Can You Get Mega Evolution In Alola?
EV Training Guide: Ally Chaining And Hyper Training Explained
Breeding Guide: Everything You Need To Customize Your Perfect Pokémon
TM Locations: Every Move And Where To Find Them In Alola
Affection Guide: How To Raise Affection And Boost XP Gain With Pokémon Refresh
Ultra Beasts: Everything You Need To Know
Battle Tree: Rules, Scouting And Everything You Need To Know
