Fighting · Physical move · Gen 1
Low Kick
Low Kick is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has variable or fixed damage and 100% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 226 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Fighting
Category
Physical
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
More power the heavier the target. This move's power is 20 if the target weighs less than 10 kg, 40 if less than 25 kg, 60 if less than 50 kg, 80 if less than 100 kg, 100 if less than 200 kg, and 120 if greater than or equal to 200 kg.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (179 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (64 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Fighting attack
2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel
½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Low Kick
226 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Ground | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fighting | 6–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Electric/Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 |
Low Kick FAQ
What does Low Kick do?
Low Kick is a Fighting-type physical move. This move's power is 20 if the target weighs less than 10 kg, 40 if less than 25 kg, 60 if less than 50 kg, 80 if less than 100 kg, 100 if less than 200 kg, and 120 if greater than or equal to 200 kg.
Which Pokémon can learn Low Kick?
226 Pokémon and forms can learn Low Kick in at least one game: 179 in Scarlet & Violet, 64 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew, Sandslash, Alolan Sandslash, Psyduck and Golduck.
Is Low Kick in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 64 Pokémon can use Low Kick in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Low Kick super effective against?
As a Fighting-type attack, Low Kick is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.