Low Kick (move)

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

Low Kick
けたぐり Kick Down
Low Kick VII.png
Low Kick VII 2.png
Type  Fighting
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  Varies
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Works better the later it is used in a turn.

Low Kick (Japanese: けたぐり Kick Down) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I and II

Low Kick has a power of 50, an accuracy of 90%, and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Low Kick cannot make a target with a substitute flinch.

Generations III to VII

Low Kick now has 100% accuracy, and its power is now dependent on the weight of the target, inflicting greater damage on heavier targets. Its power is calculated as follows (note that the games use weight in kilograms instead of pounds for all the cutoffs):

Target's weight Power
metric US customary
0.1 - 9.9 kg 0.1 - 21.8 lbs.
20
10.0 - 24.9 kg 21.9 - 55.0 lbs.
40
25.0 - 49.9 kg 55.1 - 110.0 lbs.
60
50.0 - 99.9 kg 110.2 - 220.2 lbs.
80
100.0 - 199.9 kg 220.4 - 440.7 lbs.
100
200.0 kg or more 440.9 lbs. or more
120


Low Kick is no longer able to cause the target to flinch.

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Description

Games Description
Stad A Fighting-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of making the target flinch if it connects.
Stad2 A Fighting-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of making the target flinch if it hits.
GSC An attack that may cause flinching.
RSE A kick that inflicts more damage on heavier foes.
FRLG A low, tripping kick that inflicts more damage on heavier foes.
ColoXD A kick that inflicts more damage on heavier targets.
DPPtHGSSPBR A powerful low kick that makes the foe fall over. It inflicts greater damage on heavier foes.
BWB2W2 A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. It inflicts greater damage on heavier targets.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0056     Field Field 9Y 9 9RSE
6FRLG
1 1 1 1SMUSUM
21PE
0057     Field Field 1, 9Y 1, 9 1, 9RSE
1, 6FRLG
1 1 1 1SMUSUM
21PE
0060     Water 1 Water 1 26PE
0061     Water 1 Water 1 30PE
0066     Human-Like Human-Like 20 1 1 1 1 1 1
0067     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 20 1 1 1 1 1 1
0068     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 20 1 1 1 1 1 1
0125     Human-Like Human-Like 10 11BW
8B2W2
8 8SMUSUM
22PE
0126     Human-Like Human-Like 22PE
0185     Mineral Mineral 19 17 1, 9 1, 9BW
1, 8B2W2
1, 8 1, 8
0239     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 10 11BW
8B2W2
8 8
0438     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 9 9BW
8B2W2
8 8
0466     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 10 1, 11BW
1, 8B2W2
1, 8 1, 8
0505     Field Field 1 1 1
0532     Human-Like Human-Like 12 12 12
0533     Human-Like Human-Like 12 12 12
0534     Human-Like Human-Like 12 12 12
0559    
 
Field Dragon 1 1 16
0560    
 
Field Dragon 1 1 16
0795    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1
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 breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0077     Field Field
0255     Field Field
0331     Grass Human-Like
0427     Field Human-Like
0447     Field Human-Like
0511     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0619     Field Human-Like
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
0055     Water 1 Field
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0066     Human-Like Human-Like
0067     Human-Like Human-Like
0068     Human-Like Human-Like
0077     Field Field
0078     Field Field
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0103    
 
Grass Grass
103A  
Exeggutor
Alola Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0104     Monster Monster
0105     Monster Monster
105A  
Marowak
Alola Form
 
 
Monster Monster
0106     Human-Like Human-Like
0107     Human-Like Human-Like
0115     Monster Monster
0125     Human-Like Human-Like
0126     Human-Like Human-Like
0141    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0150     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0157     Field Field
0158     Monster Water 1
0159     Monster Water 1
0160     Monster Water 1
0185     Mineral Mineral
0190     Field Field
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0214    
 
Bug Bug
0215    
 
Field Field
0217     Field Field
0236     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0237     Human-Like Human-Like
0239     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0255     Field Field
0256    
 
Field Field
0257    
 
Field Field
0258     Monster Water 1
0259    
 
Monster Water 1
0260    
 
Monster Water 1
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0288     Field Field
0289     Field Field
0294     Monster Field
0295     Monster Field
0296     Human-Like Human-Like
0297     Human-Like Human-Like
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0307    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0308    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0327     Field Human-Like
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0335     Field Field
0348    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0352     Field Field
0386  
Deoxys
Normal Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
386A  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
386D  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
386S  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0419     Water 1 Field
0424     Field Field
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0438     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0447     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0448    
 
Field Human-Like
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0461    
 
Field Field
0466     Human-Like Human-Like
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0475    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0499    
 
Field Field
0500    
 
Field Field
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0522     Field Field
0523     Field Field
0531     Fairy Fairy
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0533     Human-Like Human-Like
0534     Human-Like Human-Like
0537    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0552    
 
Field Field
0553    
 
Field Field
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0565    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0571     Field Field
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0619     Field Human-Like
0620     Field Human-Like
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0631     Field Field
0647    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0648    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0654     Field Field
0655    
 
Field Field
0657     Water 1 Water 1
0658    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0660    
 
Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0689    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0695    
 
Monster Dragon
0701    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0727    
 
Field Field
0749     Field Field
0750     Field Field
0760    
 
Field Field
0763     Grass Grass
0782     Dragon Dragon
0783    
 
Dragon Dragon
0784    
 
Dragon Dragon
0795    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0802    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0807     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0104     Monster Monster Dream World - Icy Cave
0215    
 
Field Field Dream World - Icy Cave
0335     Field Field Dream World - Dream Park
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.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0256    
 
Field Field Island Scan - Route 8USUM
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 event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0077     Field Field New York Pokémon Center
0084    
 
Flying Flying New York Pokémon Center
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.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0248    
 
Monster Monster XY&Z TyranitarXY
Kotone Yasue's Tyranitar
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 Kick has fixed base power, but the damage is multiplied by a factor based on the Pokédex weight of the Pokémon.

Target's Weight Multiplier
Less than 20 kg 153/256 (60%)
20 kg - 29.9 kg 179/256 (70%)
30 kg - 39.9 kg 204/256 (80%)
40 kg - 49.9 kg 230/256 (90%)
50 kg - 59.9 kg 256/256 (100%)
60 kg - 69.9 kg 281/256 (110%)
70 kg - 79.9 kg 307/256 (120%)
80 kg - 199 kg 332/256 (130%)
200 kg or more 358/256 (140%)


Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 90%
Effect: None
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

  Low Kick
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 6
Energy boost 6
Duration 0.6 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
      
      
      
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Low Kick had a power of 5, an energy gain of 7%, and a duration of 0.6 seconds.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Low Kick had an energy gain of 8% and a duration of 1.1 seconds.

Machop may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. The heavier the target, the greater the damage.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. The heavier the target, the greater the damage it inflicts.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あいての たいじゅうが おもいほど ダメージも おおきくなる
Conq. Unleash a powerful kick to knock the enemy off their feet.
MDGtI
SMD
It damages an enemy. The heavier the enemy, the greater the damage.


In the anime

 
Electivire
 
Sudowoodo
 
Watchog
 
Mega Kangaskhan
The user delivers a powerful low kick that makes the foe fall over.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Sudowoodo swipes its leg and trips the opponent, or Sudowoodo jumps up and one of its legs glows white, and it kicks the opponent with it.
A wild Sudowoodo Type Casting Debut
Brock's Sudowoodo Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone! None
  Watchog ducks down and swings one of its legs around, tripping the opponent.
Lenora's Watchog The Battle According to Lenora! None
  Electivire kicks the opponent with one of it legs.
Mr. Electric's Electivire A Young Royal Flame Ignites! None
  Mega Kangaskhan and her child kick the opponent with one of their legs simultatiously.
Ilima's Kangaskhan SM130 Enhanced by Parental Bond


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • The English dub of the anime episode Ash and Trip's Third Battle! mistakenly refers to Low Sweep as Low Kick, because the former is called ローキック Low Kick in Japanese versions.
  • This move is based on the sumo technique, "ketaguri," a kimarite in which the attacker leaps aside at the tachiai and sweeps his opponent's front leg from the inside while slapping the shoulder or pulling the arm.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 踢倒 Tekdóu *
下旋 Hahsyùhn *
Mandarin 踢倒 Tīdǎo *
下踢 Xiàtī *
  Czech Nízký kop
  Danish Lavt Spark
  Dutch Lage schop
  Finnish Alapotku
  French Balayage
  German Fußkick
  Greek Χαμηλή Κλωτσιά Chamilí klutsiá
  Indonesian Tendang Rendah
  Italian Colpo Basso
  Korean 안다리걸기 Andarigeolgi
잡치기 Japchigi *
  Polish Niski Kopniak
Portuguese   Brazil Rasteira (games, TCG, manga)
Chute Baixo (anime, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Rasteira
  Serbian Niski šut
Spanish   Latin America "Patada en los Cayos" (EP162)
Patada Baja
  Spain Patada Baja
  Swedish Lågspark
  Turkish Çelme Takma
  Vietnamese Đá Thấp


Variations of the move Low Kick
  Low Kick
  Grass Knot


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.