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
	Scizor	Bug	Steel	Swarm	Technician	Light Metal
	Beldum	Steel	Psychic	Clear Body	None	Light Metal
	Metang	Steel	Psychic	Clear Body	None	Light Metal
	Metagross	Steel	Psychic	Clear Body	None	Light Metal
	Registeel	Steel		Steel	Clear Body	None	Light Metal
	Duraludon	Steel	Dragon	Light Metal	Heavy Metal	Stalwart
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

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 Spanish Metal LivianoVI+ Met. LivianoV

Variations of the Ability Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal • Light Metal

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