Low Kick
Pokémon Champions
More power the heavier the target.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
- On Showdown
- 3.3% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
Changes over time
How Low Kick changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen III
Power 50 → – Nerfed
Accuracy 90% → 100% Buffed
Before: Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Now: 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.
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
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.
- Makes contact
“A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Its power changes with the situation; How it works gives the rule.
Who runs Low Kick on Showdown
Kingambit53.2% of its sets
Mega Tyranitar69.0% of its sets
Tyranitar61.1% of its sets
Tsareena49.7% of its sets
Dragonite33.5% of its sets
Meowscarada19.6% of its sets
Weavile19.9% of its sets
Mega Kangaskhan22.2% of its sets
Mega Abomasnow16.1% of its sets
Cinderace13.1% of its sets
Mudsdale2.6% of its sets
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Low Kick among their most used moves.
Who learns Low Kick
87 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
Show all 87 in Champions
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