Toxic Spikes (move)

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Toxic Spikes
どくびし Toxic Spikes

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

Battles

Type	Poison
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 IV
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Jam	0
The Pokémon appealing after self cannot raise its voltage that turn.

Super Contests

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

Toxic Spikes (Japanese: どくびし Toxic Spikes) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Toxic Spikes sets poisonous spikes around the target Pokémon. One layer of Toxic Spikes causes opposing Pokémon to acquire the Poison status ailment upon switching in, while two layers of Toxic Spikes causes opposing Pokémon to become badly poisoned.

Toxic Spikes has no effect against Flying-type, Poison-type, Steel-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the ability Immunity or Levitate. If a Poison-type Pokémon that is not also a Flying-type or have the ability Levitate is switched in, it will absorb Toxic Spikes and the effect of Toxic Spikes will end. Also, if a Poison-type Pokémon holding the item Iron Ball or switching in while Gravity is in effect that is also a Flying-type or has the ability Levitate is switched in, it will absorb Toxic Spikes. The moves Rapid Spin and Defog remove the effect of Toxic Spikes; Rapid Spin removes Toxic Spikes set around the Rapid Spinner while Defog removes Toxic Spikes set around the target of Defog. Toxic Spikes does not activate the ability Synchronize unless a Pokémon on the field directly causes the Synchronizing Pokémon to switch in, such as by using the moves Roar or Whirlwind.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
015	Beedrill	Bug	Poison	25
029	Nidoran♀	Poison		31
030	Nidorina	Poison		35
032	Nidoran♂	Poison		31
033	Nidorino	Poison		35
072	Tentacool	Water	Poison	15
073	Tentacruel	Water	Poison	15
091	Cloyster	Water	Ice	--
205	Forretress	Bug	Steel	--
211	Qwilfish	Water	Poison	21
315	Roselia	Grass	Poison	28
451	Skorupi	Poison	Bug	34^DP
451	Skorupi	Poison	Bug	28^Pt
452	Drapion	Poison	Dark	34^DP
452	Drapion	Poison	Dark	28^Pt
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
048	Venonat	Bug	Poison	Beedrill Spinarak, Ariados Pineco, Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
138	Omanyte	Rock	Water	Tentacool, Tentacruel Cloyster Skorupi, Drapion
167	Spinarak	Bug	Poison	Beedrill Venonat, Venomoth Pineco, Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
204	Pineco	Bug		Beedrill Venonat, Venomoth Spinarak, Ariados Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
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.