Low Sweep (move)

Low Sweep ローキック Low Kick

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Battles Type  Fighting Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch 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

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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 as of Generation V.

Effect

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

Description

Games Description BW The user attacks the target's legs swiftly, reducing the target's Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	13			''''
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	13			''''
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	13			''''
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting	17			''''
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		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV --		V TM47		VI TM08
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔		✔
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔		✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	✔		✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	✔		✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	✔		✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	✔		✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass	✔		✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire	✔		✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water	✔		✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water	✔		✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark	✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark	✔		✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting	✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting	✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark	✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting	✔		✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost	✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost	✔		✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel	✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic	✔		✔
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 the anime

Simipour Timburr Sawk Simisage
The user quickly kicks the opponent, tripping them.
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 Japanese version only Referred 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
	Simisage kicks low and aims for the opponent's legs.
Angus's Simisage	The Clubsplosion Begins!		None
	Simpour's leg glows white and then it kicks low, tripping its opponent.
Betty's Simipour	Search for the Clubultimate!		None

Trivia

• This move's Japanese name is the same as another move's English name. Due to this, in Ash and Trip's Third Battle!, the move which was Low Sweep in the Japanese version was dubbed as Low Kick.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 低空踢 Dīkōng-tī French Balayette German Fußtritt Italian Calciobasso Korean 로킥 Low Kick Brazilian Portuguese Chute Baixo Spanish Puntapié

Variations of the move Low Sweep
Low Sweep • Bulldoze

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