Spike Cannon (move)

Spike Cannon (Japanese: とげキャノン Spike Cannon) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I - III

Spike Cannon inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Although only the first hit can be a critical hit, each hit per use will deal the same amount of damage.

Spike Cannon will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

Generation IV

The effects are the same as the previous generations, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

In the anime

• Kasumi's Sanigo Using Spike Cannon.png

  Corsola using Spike Cannon.

Pokémon

Corsola. Corsola's whole body glows white and its points all the spikes on its body toward the opponent. It then shoots multiple white spikes at the opponent.

• Used by Prof. Elm's Corsola in Around the Whirlpool. Debut.
• Used by Misty's Corsola from A Corsola Caper! to Present.
• Used by multiple Corsola trained by Andrea in A Corsola Caper!.

Cloyster Cloyster retreats into its shell and turns purple releasing white spikes.

• Used by Kyle's Cloyster in Staging a Heroes' Welecome!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 50 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 46 0139 Omastar Rock Water 44 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 41 0139 Omastar Rock Water 40 0222 Corsola Water Rock 31 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 41 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 43 0139 Omastar Rock Water 40 0222 Corsola Water Rock 28 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 40 0139 Omastar Rock Water 40 0222 Corsola Water Rock 40 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Despite being a Normal type move, no Normal type Pokémon (besides Smeargle) can legally learn this move.
• All of the Pokémon who are capable to learning this move are Water type.

In other languages

• Spanish: Clavo Cañón
• French: Picanon
• German: Dornkanone
• Korean: 가시대포 kashidepyo
• Italian: Sparalance

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