Heavy Metal (Ability)

Heavy Metal ヘヴィメタル
Heavy Metal
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Generation V
Doubles the Pokémon's weight.
Generation VI
Doubles the Pokémon's weight.
Generation VII
Doubles the Pokémon's weight.
Generation VIII
Doubles the Pokémon's weight.
Generation IX
Doubles the Pokémon's weight.

Heavy Metal (Japanese: ヘヴィメタル Heavy Metal) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

Doubles the weight of the Pokémon with this Ability.

Autotomize is applied before other weight-modifying effects, including Heavy Metal. Heavy Metal is the only effect that can cause a Pokémon's weight to exceed 999.9 kg.

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

Outside of battle

Heavy Metal has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Heavy Metal

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0304   Aron
Steel Rock Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal
0305   Lairon
Steel Rock Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal
0306   Aggron
Steel Rock Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal
0436   Bronzor
Steel Psychic Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal
0437   Bronzong
Steel Psychic Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal
0878   Cufant
Steel Steel Sheer Force None Heavy Metal
0879   Copperajah
Steel Steel Sheer Force None Heavy 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.

In other games

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Heavy Metal is Duraludon's Ability. It prevents the user from being thrown or shoved by the first attempt to throw or shove them.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 重金屬 Chúhnggāmsuhk
Mandarin 重金屬 / 重金属 Zhòngjīnshǔ
  French Heavy Metal
  German Schwermetall
  Italian Metalpesante
  Korean 헤비메탈 Heavy Metal
  Brazilian Portuguese Metal Pesado
  Spanish Metal PesadoVI+
Met. PesadoV


Variations of the Ability Heavy Metal
Heavy MetalLight Metal


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