MOTW: Heavy Slam
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Heya guys, Kenny here. First off, sorry about not posting an article last week. Anyway, enough of that. Let's get on to our Move of the Week: Heavy Slam!
Heavy Slam is a Physical-Category Steel Type move with 100% accuracy. The power, however, varies upon weight! That's right friends, for once that part of the Pokédex entry that tells you how heavy a Pokémon is actually matters! As the name might lead you to imagine, heavy Pokémon are best suited for this move. The heavier the user is than its opponent, the more damage the move does! For those who are curious, here's a breakdown of the base Power levels (courtesy of Bulbapedia):
- 120 base power, if target's weight is less than or equal to ⅕ (20%) of user's weight.
- 100 base power, if target's weight is greater than ⅕ (20%) of user's weight and less than or equal to ¼ (25%) of user's weight.
- 80 base power, if target's weight is greater than ¼ (25%) of user's weight and less than or equal to ⅓ (33.3%) of user's weight.
- 60 base power, if target's weight is greater than ⅓ (33.3%) of user's weight and less than or equal to ½ of user's weight (50%).
- 40 base power, if target's weight is greater than ½ (50%) of user's weight.
So, as you can see, weight definitely makes a huge difference with this move. If you're heavy enough, the attack can have a whopping 120 base power! Talk about a heavy hitter! Also, this is where the Ability Heavy Metal (doubles your weight) could be quite useful as it could better ensure you hitting as hard as you possibly can.
Well, that's it for this MOWT! I hope you enjoyed it!
