Light Metal (Ability)

Light Metal	ライトメタル
	Light Metal
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V Halves the Pokémon's weight. Generation VI Halves the Pokémon's weight. Generation VII Halves the Pokémon's weight. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Light Metal (Japanese: ライトメタル Light Metal) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. It is exclusively obtained as a Hidden Ability. All Pokémon that have this Ability are Steel types.

Effect

In battle

The user's weight is halved. This decreases the damage taken from Low Kick and Grass Knot, increases the damage taken from Heavy Slam and Heat Crash, and also lowers user's base power of Heavy Slam and Heat Crash, due to these moves being calculated based on the target's and user's weights.

Outside of battle

Light Metal has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Light Metal

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Technician	Light Metal
0374		Beldum	Steel	Psychic	Clear Body	None	Light Metal
0375		Metang	Steel	Psychic	Clear Body	None	Light Metal
0376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic	Clear Body	None	Light Metal
0379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	Clear Body	None	Light Metal
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

• Due to the way damage is calculated for Grass Knot and Low Kick, Metagross will take the same amount of damage from these moves with or without Light Metal.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 輕金屬 Hīnggāmsuhk Mandarin 輕金屬 / 轻金属 Qīngjīnshǔ French Light Metal German Leichtmetall Italian Metalleggero Korean 라이트메탈 Light Metal Polish Lekki Metal Portuguese Metal Leve Spanish Metal Liviano* Met. Liviano*

Variations of the Ability Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal • Light Metal

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