Spikes (move)

Spikes まきびし Caltrop

The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe's feet. The trap hurts foes that switch into battle.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects both foes

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Spikes on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Spikes on Eevee's Movedex

Spikes (Japanese: まきびし Caltrop) is a non-damaging Ground-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Spikes sets spikes around the target Pokémon. From Generation III onwards, Spikes can be set up to three times, each increasing the damage done to the opponent upon switching in. One layer of Spikes will damage the opponent Pokémon by 12.5% of its maximum HP, two layers will deal 18.75%, and three layers will deal 25%. The damage inflicted upon switching in will not occur on Flying-types or Pokémon with Levitate unless Gravity is used. It also does not damage Pokémon with the ability Magic Guard. The moves Rapid Spin and Defog remove the effect of Spikes; Rapid Spin removes Spikes set around the Rapid Spinner while Defog removes Spikes set around the target of Defog.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 091 Cloyster Water Ice 33C 204 Pineco Bug 43 205 Forretress Bug Steel 49 211 Qwilfish Water Poison --C 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 091 Cloyster Water Ice 33RSE 091 Cloyster Water Ice 36FRLG 204 Pineco Bug 43 205 Forretress Bug Steel 49 211 Qwilfish Water Poison -- 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 42 331 Cacnea Grass 33 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 35 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 20 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 138 Omanyte Rock Water Cloyster 315 Roselia Grass Poison Cacnea, Cacturne 361 Snorunt* Ice Roselia Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 091 Cloyster Water Ice 28 204 Pineco Bug 23DP 204 Pineco Bug 28PtHGSS 205 Forretress Bug Steel 23DP 205 Forretress Bug Steel 28PtHGSS 211 Qwilfish Water Poison -- 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 27DP 227 Skarmory Steel Flying 28PtHGSS 331 Cacnea Grass 33 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 35 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 33 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 138 Omanyte Rock Water Cloyster 315 Roselia Grass Poison Cacnea, Cacturne 361 Snorunt* Ice Roselia, Roserade 406 Budew Grass Poison Cacnea, Cacturne Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe's feet.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Pineco	Pineco spins around and purple spikes come out of its body.
Brock's Pineco	Ariados, Amigos		Debut
Forretress	Forretress spins around and glowing white spikes comes out of its body and hits the opponent.
Brock's Forretress	A Tail with a Twist		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Púas
• German: Stachler
• Italian: Punte

Variations on the move Spikes
	Spikes | Stealth Rock | Toxic Spikes

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