Spikes (move)

Spikes
まきびし Caltrop

Battles

Type	Ground
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Does not affect any Pokémon*

Availability

Introduced	[[Generation {{{gen}}}]]
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
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Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Smart
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:
- Generation IX

Spikes is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. It can be increased twice by using Spikes again (up to two times) after the initial Spikes was used. The damage inflicted by switching out will not occur on Template:Type2s or Pokémon with Levitate. In a double battle, Spikes affects all Pokémon in play. The only way to get rid of Spikes is to use Rapid Spin.

Effect

Spikes sets spikes around the target Pokémon. If the target is switched out, the Pokémon switching in will receive damage unless it is a Template:Type2 or a Pokémon with Levitate.