Light Metal (Ability)

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

Light Metal (Japanese: ライトメタル Light Metal) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. In Generation IX, it is the signature Ability of Scizor.

Effect

In battle

Halves the weight of the Pokémon with this Ability, rounded down to the nearest tenth (e.g., Metang, normally weighing 202.5 kg, will weigh 101.2 kg if it has Light Metal).

Autotomize is applied before other weight-modifying effects, including Light Metal. A Pokémon's weight cannot be reduced below 0.1 kg.

This has no effect on the Heavy Ball, which uses the Pokémon's species' weight rather than its current weight.

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	TechnicianGen IV+	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
0884		Duraludon	Steel	Dragon	Light Metal	Heavy Metal	Stalwart
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 maximum damage from these moves even with 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 Spanish Metal LivianoVI+ Met. LivianoV

Variations of the Ability Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal • Light Metal

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