Low Sweep (move)

If you were looking for the move that is known as Low Kick in English, see Low Kick.

Low Sweep ローキック Low Kick

Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM47 in Generation V TM47 in Generation VI TM47 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM75 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM27 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl TM039 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet TM113 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Low Sweep (Japanese: ローキック Low Kick) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation V.

It is:

• TM47 from Generation V to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
• TM75 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• TM27 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
• TM039 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
• TM113 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

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• Effect
  • Generation V
  • Generation VI onwards
• Description
• Learnset
  • By leveling up
  • By TM
• In other games
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
  • Pokémon GO
    • Updates
  • Pokémon Masters EX
  • Pokémon Rumble Rush
  • Pokémon UNITE
  • Description
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In the manga
  • Pokémon Adventures
• In other generations
  • Core series games
  • Spin-off series games
• Trivia
• In other languages

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Effect

Generation V

Low Sweep inflicts damage and lowers the target's Speed stat by one stage.

Generation VI onwards

Low Sweep's power changed from 60 to 65.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user attacks the target's legs swiftly, reducing the target's Speed stat. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA SV The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat. ZA The user attacks targets with a swift move aimed at their legs. This also makes targets move more slowly for a short time. Champs Lowers the target's Speed stat by 1 stage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
							SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV	ZA
0056		Mankey		Field	−	−	−		−	−	16
0057		Primeape		Field	−	−	−		−	−	16
0066		Machop		Human-Like	13	13	13	12	12		−
0067		Machoke		Human-Like	13	13	13	12	12		−
0068		Machamp		Human-Like	13	13	13	12	12		−
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like	−	−	−	1	1	1
0538		Throh		Human-Like	−	−	−	−			28
0539		Sawk		Human-Like	17	17	9	20			20
0674		Pancham		Field Human-Like		−	−	16			−
0675		Pangoro		Field Human-Like		70	1, 57	16			−
0913		Quaxwell		Flying Water 1						19
0914		Quaquaval		Flying Water 1						17
0979		Annihilape		Field						−	16
0988		Slither Wing		No Eggs Discovered						28
1017		Ogerpon All forms		No Eggs Discovered						24
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Compatibility
					V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
					TM47	TM47	SMUSUM TM47	SwSh TM75	BDSP TM27	SV TM039	ZA TM113
0054		Psyduck		Water 1 Field	−	−	−	−	−	✔
0055		Golduck		Water 1 Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0056		Mankey		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0057		Primeape		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1	−	−	−	−	−	✔
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0066		Machop		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0067		Machoke		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0068		Machamp		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0096		Drowzee		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0097		Hypno		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0125		Electabuzz		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0126		Magmar		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0145		Zapdos Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered				✔		✔
0150		Mewtwo		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0185		Sudowoodo		Mineral	−	−	−	−	−	✔
0186		Politoed		Water 1	−	−	−	−	−	✔
0190		Aipom		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster Water 1				−		✔	✔
0210		Granbull		Field Fairy	−	−	−		−	✔
0215		Sneasel		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0215		Sneasel Hisuian Form		Field						✔
0236		Tyrogue		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0237		Hitmontop		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0253		Grovyle		Monster Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0254		Sceptile		Monster Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0256		Combusken		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0257		Blaziken		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0274		Nuzleaf		Field Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0275		Shiftry		Field Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0286		Breloom		Fairy Grass	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0288		Vigoroth		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0289		Slaking		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0307		Meditite		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0308		Medicham		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
0326		Grumpig		Field	−	−	−		−	✔	✔
0335		Zangoose		Field	−	−	−		−	✔	✔
0386		Deoxys All forms		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0390		Chimchar		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0391		Monferno		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0392		Infernape		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0398		Staraptor		Flying	−	−	−		−	−	✔
0418		Buizel		Water 1 Field	−	−	−		−	✔
0419		Floatzel		Water 1 Field	−	−	−		−	✔
0424		Ambipom		Field	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0427		Buneary		Field Human-Like	−	−	−	✔	✔		✔
0428		Lopunny		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0447		Riolu		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0448		Lucario		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0461		Weavile		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0466		Electivire		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0467		Magmortar		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0499		Pignite		Field	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔
0500		Emboar		Field	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔
0511		Pansage		Field	✔	✔	✔				✔
0512		Simisage		Field	✔	✔	✔				✔
0513		Pansear		Field	✔	✔	✔				✔
0514		Simisear		Field	✔	✔	✔				✔
0515		Panpour		Field	✔	✔	✔				✔
0516		Simipour		Field	✔	✔	✔				✔
0532		Timburr		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0538		Throh		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔
0539		Sawk		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔			✔
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass						✔
0552		Krokorok		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0571		Zoroark		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0571		Zoroark Hisuian Form		Field						✔
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0612		Haxorus		Monster Dragon	−	−	−	−		✔
0619		Mienfoo		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0620		Mienshao		Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0622		Golett		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔			✔	✔
0650		Chespin		Field		✔	✔			−	−
0651		Quilladin		Field		✔	✔			✔	✔
0652		Chesnaught		Field		✔	✔			✔	✔
0658		Greninja All available forms		Water 1		−	−			✔	✔
0674		Pancham		Field Human-Like		✔	✔	✔			✔
0675		Pangoro		Field Human-Like		✔	✔	✔			✔
0694		Helioptile		Monster Dragon		✔	✔	✔			✔
0695		Heliolisk		Monster Dragon		✔	✔	✔			✔
0701		Hawlucha		Flying Human-Like		✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying			✔	✔		✔
0724		Decidueye Hisuian Form		Flying						✔
0727		Incineroar		Field			✔	✔		✔
0735		Gumshoos		Field			−			✔
0745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field			−	✔		✔
0749		Mudbray		Field			✔	✔		✔
0750		Mudsdale		Field			✔	✔		✔
0754		Lurantis		Grass			✔	✔		✔
0759		Stufful		Field			✔	✔
0760		Bewear		Field			✔	✔
0762		Steenee		Grass			✔	✔		✔
0763		Tsareena		Grass			✔	✔		✔
0766		Passimian		Field			✔	✔		✔
0775		Komala		Field			✔			✔
0794		Buzzwole		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔			✔
0807		Zeraora		No Eggs Discovered			✔USUM	✔			✔
0812		Rillaboom		Field Grass				−		✔
0813		Scorbunny		Field Human-Like				✔		✔
0814		Raboot		Field Human-Like				✔		✔
0815		Cinderace		Field Human-Like				✔		✔
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy Human-Like				✔		✔
0870		Falinks		Fairy Mineral				−		−	✔
0874		Stonjourner		Mineral				−		✔
0891		Kubfu		No Eggs Discovered				✔		✔
0892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered				✔		✔
0892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		No Eggs Discovered				✔		✔
0893		Zarude All forms		No Eggs Discovered				−		✔
0903		Sneasler		Field						✔
0907		Floragato		Field Grass						✔
0908		Meowscarada		Field Grass						✔
0913		Quaxwell		Flying Water 1						✔
0914		Quaquaval		Flying Water 1						✔
0920		Lokix		Bug						✔
0922		Pawmo		Field						✔
0923		Pawmot		Field						✔
0924		Tandemaus		Field Fairy						✔
0925		Maushold All forms		Field Fairy						✔
0945		Grafaiai		Field						✔	✔
0973		Flamigo		Flying						✔	✔
0979		Annihilape		Field						✔	✔
0983		Kingambit		Human-Like						✔
0988		Slither Wing		No Eggs Discovered						✔
0992		Iron Hands		No Eggs Discovered						✔
1000		Gholdengo		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
1007		Koraidon		No Eggs Discovered						✔
1014		Okidogi		No Eggs Discovered						✔
1017		Ogerpon All forms		No Eggs Discovered						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Low Sweep deals damage and reduces the enemy's Travel Speed by one stage.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDGtI 8 99 17 50 70% 98% Front Enemy No SMD 8 99 17 40 70% 98% Front Enemy No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon GO

Low Sweep
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 40 Energy cost 33 Duration 1.9 seconds Damage window 1.3 - 1.65 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 40 Energy cost 40 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Max Battles Power Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 350
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 25 → 30
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 30 → 40
  • Energy cost: 25 → 33
  • Duration: 2.25 → 1.9 seconds
  • Damage window: 2 - 2.15 → 1.3 - 1.65 seconds

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Low Sweep	Physical	2	—	30	36	100%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank.	Wally & Gallade (only before Mega Evolving) Sygna Suit May & Blaziken (before Mega Evolving) Korrina & Hawlucha Hilda & Mienfoo Scottie/Bettie & Machop/Machoke/MachampEgg (Tech role only) Scottie/Bettie & HitmontopEgg
		1								Sygna Suit May & Mega Blaziken

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Lowers the target's Speed.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Low Sweep

★★★
Attack power	15.29882
Charge time	0.5 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	2
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon UNITE

Low Sweep

Pokémon	Move Icon	Image	Level Learned	Cooldown	Description
Cinderace			1 or 3	7s	Has the user make a swift low sweep in the designated direction, dealing damage to any opposing Pokémon it hits.

Description

Games Description MDGtI It damages an enemy. It also lowers its Travel Speed. SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy. It also lowers the enemy's Travel Speed.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Simisage Mienshao Machoke Sawk
The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Timburr throws the timber it's holding into the air and jumps at the opponent. It then sweeps its legs underneath the opponent's feet, tripping it.
Trip's Timburr	Ash and Trip's Third Battle!		Debut Incorrectly referred to as Low Kick in the English dub
	Sawk kicks low and aims for the opponent's legs.
Stephan's Sawk	Climbing the Tower of Success!		English dub debut
Team Rocket's Sawk	A Close Call... Practically!		None
	Simisage kicks low and aims for the opponent's legs.
Angus's Simisage	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
	Simipour's leg glows white and then it kicks low, tripping its opponent.
Betty's Simipour	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
	Mienshao sweeps its legs at the opponent's feet, tripping its opponent.
A wild Mienshao	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
	Machoke delivers a low kick at the opponent.
Korrina's Machoke	Showdown at the Shalour Gym!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sawk Quaxwell
The user trips the opponent by kicking them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sawk sweeps his leg under the opponent, causing them to trip.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Sawk	Deduction Time		Debut
	Quaxwell swings its foot around and kicks the opponent.
Nemona's Quaxwell	PASV18		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Low Sweep appears to be inspired by various martial arts (such as Muay Thai or the MMA umbrella) that feature kicks to the opponent's legs in an effort to reduce the target's balance and mobility. The reduction of the target's speed upon a successful hit is a clear reference to the real-life aftermath of such kicks, where participants in a fight are often seen visibly hobbled while walking.
  • In contrast, Low Kick's Japanese name (けたぐり Ketaguri, meaning "pulling inside ankle sweep") refers to a sumo technique that brings down the target, which is explicitly meant to bring a target down to the ground (which brings you victory in a sumo match if successful), hence Low Kick's mechanic of dealing damage according to a target's weight.
• Low Sweep is the only Fighting-type Clever move.

In other languages

Language		Title
Catalan		Coça
Chinese	Cantonese	下盤踢 Hahpùhn Tek * 低空踢 Dāihūng Tek *
	Mandarin	下盤踢 / 下盘踢 Xiàpán Tī * 低空踢 Dīkōng Tī *
Czech		Nízký švih (X & Y series)
Dutch		Voetveeg
French		Balayette
German		Fußtritt
Hindi		लो किक Low Kick
Indonesian		Low Kick* Tendangan Rendah
Italian		Calciobasso
Korean		로킥 Rokik
Polish		Podcięcie
Portuguese	Brazil	Movimento Baixo
	Portugal	Varrer
Russian		Низкий Захват Nizkiy Zakhvat
Spanish	Latin America	Barredora (games) Barrida (animated series)
	Spain	Puntapié
Thai		เตะต่ำ Te Tam
Turkish		Yerden Tekme
Vietnamese		Cú Đá Chớp Nhoáng

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