Low Sweep
FightingLow Sweep is a Fighting-type physical attack. It has 65 base power, 100% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
Technical data
- Type
- Fighting
- Category
- physical
- Power
- 65
- Accuracy
- 100
- PP
- 20
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- Yes
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up15 Pokémon
Quaquaval
Machamp Gmax
Machamp
Pangoro
TM / HM184 Pokémon
Incineroar
Blaziken Mega
Hawlucha Mega
Greninja Ash
Greninja Mega
Kingambit
Chesnaught Mega
Gallade Mega
Sceptile Mega
Gholdengo
Emboar Mega
Lucario Mega Z
Lucario Mega
Scrafty Mega
Infernape
Lopunny Mega
Golurk Mega
Zoroark
Quaquaval
Decidueye Hisui
Machamp Gmax
Machamp
Greninja Battle Bond
Grimmsnarl Gmax
Blaziken
Greninja
Meowscarada
Tsareena
Simipour
Lycanroc Midnight
Weavile
Simisear
Sceptile
Politoed
Grimmsnarl
Slowking Galar
Heliolisk
Passimian
Simisage
Conkeldurr
Zoroark Hisui
Chesnaught
Krookodile
Emboar
Scrafty
Decidueye
Gallade
Sneasler
Lucario
Sableye Mega
Annihilape
Toxicroak
Hawlucha
Medicham Mega
Mudsdale
Lopunny
Pangoro
Golurk
Maushold Family Of Three
Maushold Family Of Four
Medicham
Sableye
Pokémon that use this move
184 Pokémon, sorted by usage
Incineroar
Blaziken Mega
Hawlucha Mega
Greninja Ash
Greninja Mega
Kingambit
Chesnaught Mega
Gallade Mega
Sceptile Mega
Gholdengo
Emboar Mega
Lucario Mega Z
Lucario Mega
Scrafty Mega
Infernape
Lopunny Mega
Golurk Mega
Zoroark
Quaquaval
Decidueye Hisui
Machamp Gmax
Machamp
Greninja Battle Bond
Grimmsnarl Gmax
Blaziken
Greninja
Meowscarada
Tsareena
Simipour
Lycanroc Midnight
Weavile
Simisear
Sceptile
Politoed
Grimmsnarl
Slowking Galar
Heliolisk
Passimian
Simisage
Conkeldurr
Zoroark Hisui
Chesnaught
Krookodile
Emboar
Scrafty
Decidueye
Gallade
Sneasler
Lucario
Sableye Mega
Annihilape
Toxicroak
Hawlucha
Medicham Mega
Mudsdale
Lopunny
Pangoro
Golurk
Maushold Family Of Three
Maushold Family Of Four
Medicham
Sableye
What this move does
Low Sweep is a Fighting-type physical attack. It has 65 base power, 100% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for abilities and items that trigger on contact. Low Sweep is a Fighting-type physical attack. It has 65 base power, 100% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider Low Sweep when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Low Sweep is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with Low Sweep include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Low Sweep in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).
Frequently asked questions
+Is Low Sweep good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
+Is Low Sweep blocked by Protect?
Yes, Low Sweep is blocked by Protect and Detect.