Light Metal (Ability)

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

In battle
The user's weight is halved. This may decrease the damage taken from and, increase the damage taken from  and , and lower the base power of the user's Heavy Slam and Heat Crash.

Outside of battle
Light Metal has no effect outside of battle.

Trivia

 * Due to the way damage is calculated for and,  will take the same amount of damage from these moves with or without Light Metal.

In other languages
Leichtmetall Metal liviano Light Metal Metalleggero ライトメタル 轻金属（特性）