Toxic Spikes (move)

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Toxic Spikes on Eevee's Movedex

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, Levitate or Magic Guard. 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 34DP 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 28PtHGSS 452 Drapion Poison Dark 34DP 452 Drapion Poison Dark 28PtHGSS 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.

In other languages

• Spanish: Púas Tóxicas
• German: Giftspitzen
• Italian: Fielepunte

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

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