Spikes (move)

Spikes まきびし Caltrop

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all 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. Prior to Pokémon Crystal, it was the signature move of the Pineco evolutionary line.

Effect

Generation II

Spikes sets an entry hazard around the enemy team's field. Pokémon who switch into the spike-ridden field take 12.5% of their maximum HP in damage. Flying-type Pokémon are immune to this damage. The move Rapid Spin removes Spikes around the user.

Generation III

Spikes can now 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%. Any Pokémon with Levitate will prevent the damage.

Generation IV

The move Defog will remove Spikes around its target. Any Pokémon under the effect of Magnet Rise or Magic Guard ability are unaffected to the damage. However, Flying and Levitating Pokémon are affected under Gravity, while holding Iron Ball, or if Baton Passed an Ingrain.

Generation V

Spikes can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Mystery Dungeon

Spikes creates a Spiked Tile underneath the user. Any Pokémon that steps on a Spiked Tile will lose 20 HP each. However, Spiked Tile cannot be laid under one-tile ways and the entrance of a room.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice		33	33	36	28				28
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug	43			43			23		28	28
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	49			49			23		28	28
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison		--	--			--				--
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	no			42			27		28	28
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	no			33			33				33
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	no			35			35				35
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		Psychic	no			20			33				33
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water	no
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	no
361		Snorunt*	Ice		Ice	no
406		Budew	Grass	Poison	no			no
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison	no			no			no
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no			no			no
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	no			no			no
568		Trubbish*	Poison		Poison	no			no			no
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel	no			no			no
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 225 Delibird Ice Flying New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Skarmory	Pineco	Effect	Forretress
The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe's feet.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Pineco	Pineco spins around and purple spikes come out of its body and hit the opponent.
Brock's Pineco	Ariados, Amigos		Debut
Forretress	Forretress spins around and glowing white spikes comes out of its body and hit the opponent, or Forretress fires black spikes at the opponent that surround it. When the opponent gets pricked by them, it hurts them.
Brock's Forretress	A Tail with a Twist		None
Skarmory	Skarmory spins its body rapidly and multiple glowing metallic red spikes come out of its body and fall onto the battlefield. The spikes sink into the ground when they land. When the opponent switches to another Pokémon, small explosions go off under their feet, hurting them.
Barry's Skarmory	Casting a Paul on Barry!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Forretress
The user spins its body around rapidly and releases multiple spikes onto the battlefield.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Forretress	Forretrees spins its body rapidly, and multiple pyramid-shaped spikes come out of its body and onto the battlefield. The spikes make the opponent's movements restricted, or Forretress shoots out spikes from the horns sticking out of its body and onto the battleifield.
The Pokémon Association's Forretress	Forretress of Solitude		Debut
Janine's Forretress	Crossing Crobat		None
Carr's Forretress	Breaking the Restraint		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Despite being a Ground-type move, no Ground-type Pokémon can actually learn Spikes.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 滿地星* Mǎn​dì​xīng 捲捲菱* Juǎnjuǎnlíng French Picots German Stachler Greek Καρφιά Indonesian Duri Italian Punte Korean 압정뿌리기 Apjeong Ppurigi Serbian Šiljci Spanish Púas

Variations of the move Spikes
Spikes • Stealth Rock • Toxic Spikes

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