Rank-Up

Rank-Up (ランクアップ Rankuappu) is a method that uses an Xyz Monster to Summon another Xyz Monster of a higher Rank in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V animes. It was first used by Shun Kurosaki in the Duel against Sora Shiun'in.

Rank-Up Xyz Change
Rank-Up Xyz Change (Japanese: ランクアップ・エクシーズ・チェンジ Rankuappu Ekushīzu Chenji), also known as Rank-Up Xyz Evolution in English, is the evolved form of Rank-Up Xyz Summoning. Like Chaos Xyz Change in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime, through this method Xyz Monsters are used as Xyz Material to perform the Summon. Through this method of summoning, the original Xyz Monster and its Xyz Materials become the new Xyz Monster's Xyz Material. However, unlike Chaos Xyz Change, this method does not use the power of Chaos. It is only possible through Rank-Up and cannot be performed simply by using a certain monster as Xyz Material. It also differs in the way that all Rank-Up Xyz Change counterparts need the same number of materials to be summoned (If not Summoned via Rank-Up), while Chaos Xyz Change counterparts need 1 more material.

This type of Summoning also appears in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, with Shun Kurosaki using "Rank-Up-Magic" cards to evolve his "Raid Raptors - Rise Falcon" into "Raid Raptors - Blaze Falcon" then "Raid Raptors - Revolution Falcon" next "Raid Raptors - Satellite Cannon Falcon" and finally "Raid Raptors - Ultimate Falcon", Yūto using "Rank-Up-Magic Phantom Knights Launch" evolve his "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" into "Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon" and Kaito Tenjō using "Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension" evolve his "Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon into "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon".