Low Kick (move)


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

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

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.

Low Kick cannot make a target with a 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):

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

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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.

Pokémon GO

 * 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.

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

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Trivia

 * The English dub of the anime episode Ash and Trip's Third Battle! mistakenly refers to 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
Fußkick Patada baja Balayage Colpo Basso けたぐり 踢倒（招式）