Spikes (move)

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Spikes
まきびし Caltrop
Spikes V.png
Type  Ground
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

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 Pineco and Forretress.

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 1/8 (12.5%) of its maximum HP, two layers will deal 1/6 (16.67%), and three layers will deal 1/4 (25%). Any Pokémon with Levitate will also be immune to 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 by 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 and the Ability Magic Bounce.

Generation VI

Defog now removes all Spikes from play regardless of which side of the field they were placed on.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Spikes creates a Spiked Tile underneath the user. Any Pokémon that steps on a Spiked Tile will lose 20 HP each. When this move is used by the player, the tile will remain hidden until a foe Pokémon steps on it; but if the move was used by a foe Pokémon, the player will be able to see it so it can be avoided at all times. However, Spiked Tile cannot be laid under one-tile ways and the entrance of a room.

Description

Games Description
An attack that scatters Spikes and injures opponent Pokémon when they switch.
Hurts foes when they switch out.
RS Sets spikes that hurt a foe switching out.
E Sets spikes that hurt a foe switching in.
FRLG A trap of spikes is laid around the foe’s party to hurt foes switching in.
The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe’s feet. The trap hurts foes that switch into battle.

The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team's feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
091 Cloyster Cloyster Water Ice   33 33 36 28 28 28
204 Pineco Pineco Bug Bug 43 43 23 28 28 28
205 Forretress Forretress Bug Steel 49 49 23 28 28 28
211 Qwilfish Qwilfish Water Poison   -- -- -- -- --
227 Skarmory Skarmory Steel Flying   42 27 28 28 28
331 Cacnea Cacnea Grass Grass   33 33 33 33
30
332 Cacturne Cacturne Grass Dark   35 35 35 35
30
386 Deoxys Deoxys
Defense Forme
Psychic Psychic   20 33 33 33
25
658 Greninja Greninja Water Dark         28
707 Klefki Klefki Steel Fairy         15
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
138 Omanyte Omanyte Rock Water   Cloyster Cloyster Cloyster CloysterGreninja
225 Delibird Delibird Ice Flying         Greninja
315 Roselia Roselia Grass Poison   CacneaCacturne CacneaCacturne CacneaCacturne CacneaCacturne
361 Snorunt Snorunt* Ice Ice   Roselia Roselia RoseliaDwebbleFerroseed Klefki
406 Budew Budew Grass Poison     CacneaCacturne CacneaCacturne CacneaCacturne
543 Venipede Venipede Bug Poison       PinecoForretress PinecoForretress
556 Maractus Maractus Grass Grass       CacneaCacturne CacneaCacturne
557 Dwebble Dwebble Bug Rock       PinecoForretress PinecoForretressKlefki
568 Trubbish Trubbish* Poison Poison       DwebbleFerroseed Klefki
597 Ferroseed Ferroseed Grass Steel       CacneaCacturne CacneaCacturneKlefki
616 Shelmet Shelmet Bug Bug       PinecoForretress PinecoForretress
650 Chespin Chespin* Grass Grass         Delibird
659 Bunnelby Bunnelby* Normal Normal         Delibird
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0556 556 Maractus Grass Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0225 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

Barry Skarmory Spikes.png
Skarmory
Brock Pineco Spikes.png
Pineco
Barry Skarmory Spikes effect.png
Effect
Brock Forretress Spikes.png
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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Though Spikes is a Template:Ground (type), there is not a single Ground-type Pokémon which can learn Spikes by any method.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 滿地星 Mǎn​dì​xīng*
捲捲菱 Juǎnjuǎnlíng*
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Stekels
Finland Flag.png Finnish Naulaisku (OS)
Piikki-isku (AG)
France Flag.png French Picots
Germany Flag.png German Stachler
Greece Flag.png Greek Καρφιά
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Duri
Spike
Italy Flag.png Italian Punte
South Korea Flag.png Korean 압정뿌리기 Apjeong Ppurigi
Poland Flag.png Polish Kolce
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Espinhos
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Šiljci
Spain Flag.png Spanish Púas



Variations of the move Spikes
StatusIC HOME.png SpikesStealth RockToxic SpikesSticky Web


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