Low Sweep

Type	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Damage	Target
Fighting	60	100%	20	0	Physical	Single non-user

Description

Deals damage and has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed by one stage.

Competitive Use

Low Sweep has little competitive use outside of Pokemon with Technician. Its Base Power is too low, and it is outclassed by stronger moves. Even so, its secondary effect is somewhat useful, especially for catching fast switch-ins and temporarily crippling them, and Fighting is an extremely good attacking type in BW. Low Sweep is a popular choice on Pokemon with Technician, such as Breloom and Ambipom. For Technician users, Low Sweep is the whole package of power, reliability, coverage and packing an excellent effect.

Related Moves

Bulldoze is a Ground-type equivalent.

Close Combat is a more powerful option that lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.

Hi Jump Kick is a more powerful option that will inflict heavy recoil should the user miss.

Pokémon	Type	Tier	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spe	BST
Aipom	Normal	LC	Run Away / Pickup / Skill Link	55	70	55	40	55	85	360
Ambipom	Normal	UU	Technician / Pickup / Skill Link	75	100	66	60	66	115	482
Bisharp	Dark / Steel	UU	Defiant / Inner Focus / Pressure	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
Blaziken	Fire / Fighting	Uber	Blaze / Speed Boost	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
Breloom	Grass / Fighting	OU	Effect Spore / Poison Heal / Technician	60	130	80	60	60	70	460
Chimchar	Fire	LC	Blaze / Iron Fist	44	58	44	58	44	61	309
Combusken	Fire / Fighting	NU	Blaze / Speed Boost	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
Conkeldurr	Fighting	OU	Guts / Sheer Force / Iron Fist	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
Croagunk	Poison / Fighting	LC	Anticipation / Dry Skin / Poison Touch	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
Deoxys	Psychic	Uber	Pressure	50	150	50	150	50	150	600
Deoxys-A	Psychic	Uber	Pressure	50	180	20	180	20	150	600
Deoxys-D	Psychic	Uber	Pressure	50	70	160	70	160	90	600
Deoxys-S	Psychic	Uber	Pressure	50	95	90	95	90	180	600
Drowzee	Psychic	LC	Insomnia / Forewarn / Inner Focus	60	48	45	43	90	42	328
Electabuzz	Electric	NU	Static / Vital Spirit	65	83	57	95	85	105	490
Electivire	Electric	RU	Motor Drive / Vital Spirit	75	123	67	95	85	95	540
Emboar	Fire / Fighting	RU	Blaze / Reckless	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
Gallade	Psychic / Fighting	RU	Steadfast / Justified	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
Golduck	Water	NU	Damp / Cloud Nine / Swift Swim	80	82	78	95	80	85	500
Golett	Ground / Ghost	LC	Iron Fist / Klutz / No Guard	59	74	50	35	50	35	303
Golurk	Ground / Ghost	NU	Iron Fist / Klutz / No Guard	89	124	80	55	80	55	483
Gothitelle	Psychic	BL	Frisk / Shadow Tag	70	55	95	95	110	65	490
Gurdurr	Fighting	NU	Guts / Sheer Force / Iron Fist	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
Hariyama	Fighting	RU	Thick Fat / Guts / Sheer Force	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
Hitmonchan	Fighting	RU	Keen Eye / Iron Fist / Inner Focus	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
Hitmonlee	Fighting	RU	Limber / Reckless / Unburden	50	120	53	35	110	87	455
Hitmontop	Fighting	UU	Intimidate / Technician / Steadfast	50	95	95	35	110	70	455
Hypno	Psychic	NU	Insomnia / Forewarn / Inner Focus	85	73	70	73	115	67	483
Infernape	Fire / Fighting	OU	Blaze / Iron Fist	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
Krookodile	Ground / Dark	UU	Intimidate / Moxie / Anger Point	95	117	70	65	70	92	509
Lopunny	Normal	NU	Cute Charm / Klutz / Limber	65	76	84	54	96	105	480
Lucario	Fighting / Steel	OU	Steadfast / Inner Focus / Justified	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
Machamp	Fighting	UU	Guts / No Guard / Steadfast	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
Machoke	Fighting	NU	Guts / No Guard / Steadfast	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
Machop	Fighting	LC	Guts / No Guard / Steadfast	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
Magmar	Fire	NU	Flame Body / Vital Spirit	65	95	57	100	85	93	495
Magmortar	Fire	RU	Flame Body / Vital Spirit	75	95	67	125	95	83	540
Makuhita	Fighting	LC	Thick Fat / Guts / Sheer Force	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
Mankey	Fighting	LC	Vital Spirit / Anger Point / Defiant	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
Medicham	Fighting / Psychic	RU	Pure Power / Telepathy	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
Meloetta	Normal / Psychic	UU	Serene Grace	100	77	77	128	128	90	600
Meloetta-P	Normal / Fighting	UU	Serene Grace	100	128	90	77	77	128	600
Mew	Psychic	UU	Synchronize	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
Mewtwo	Psychic	Uber	Pressure / Unnerve	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
Mienfoo	Fighting	LC	Inner Focus / Regenerator / Reckless	45	85	50	55	50	65	350
Mienshao	Fighting	UU	Inner Focus / Regenerator / Reckless	65	125	60	95	60	105	510
Panpour	Water	LC	Gluttony / Torrent	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
Pansage	Grass	LC	Gluttony / Overgrow	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
Pansear	Fire	LC	Gluttony / Blaze	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
Pawniard	Dark / Steel	LC	Defiant / Inner Focus / Pressure	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
Poliwrath	Water / Fighting	RU	Water Absorb / Damp / Swift Swim	90	85	95	70	90	70	500
Primeape	Fighting	NU	Vital Spirit / Anger Point / Defiant	65	105	60	60	70	95	455
Riolu	Fighting	LC	Steadfast / Inner Focus / Prankster	40	70	40	35	40	60	285
Sableye	Dark / Ghost	UU	Keen Eye / Stall / Prankster	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
Sawk	Fighting	NU	Sturdy / Inner Focus / Mold Breaker	75	125	75	30	75	85	465
Sceptile	Grass	RU	Overgrow / Unburden	70	85	65	105	85	120	530
Scrafty	Dark / Fighting	UU	Shed Skin / Moxie / Intimidate	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
Scraggy	Dark / Fighting	LC	Shed Skin / Moxie / Intimidate	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
Shiftry	Grass / Dark	NU	Chlorophyll / Early Bird / Pickpocket	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
Simipour	Water	NU	Gluttony / Torrent	75	98	63	98	63	101	498
Simisage	Grass	NU	Gluttony / Overgrow	75	98	63	98	63	101	498
Simisear	Fire	NU	Gluttony / Blaze	75	98	63	98	63	101	498
Slaking	Normal	NU	Truant	150	160	100	95	65	100	670
Sneasel	Dark / Ice	NU	Inner Focus / Keen Eye / Pickpocket	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
Throh	Fighting	NU	Guts / Inner Focus / Mold Breaker	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
Timburr	Fighting	LC	Guts / Sheer Force / Iron Fist	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
Toxicroak	Poison / Fighting	OU	Anticipation / Dry Skin / Poison Touch	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
Tyrogue	Fighting	LC	Guts / Steadfast / Vital Spirit	35	35	35	35	35	35	210
Vigoroth	Normal	NU	Vital Spirit	80	80	80	55	55	90	440
Weavile	Dark / Ice	UU	Pressure / Pickpocket	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
Zoroark	Dark	UU	Illusion	60	105	60	120	60	105	510