Toxic Spikes (move)

Toxic Spikes is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It however, does damage the opponent if they choose to switch out. If the move is used twice, Pokémon switching in will be badly poisoned instead.

Effect

Toxic Spikes has no effect against Template:Type2, Template:Type2, Template:Type2 Pokémon or Pokémon with the ability Immunity or Levitate. If a Poison or Steel-type Pokémon is switched in or if Rapid Spin is used, the effect of Toxic Spikes ends. This move does not activate the ability Synchronize unless there is a Pokémon directly responsible for the Synchronize Pokémon's switching in by using the moves Roar or Whirlwind. Note that the Poison-type Pokémon has to touch the Toxic Spikes in order to clear them; Pokémon with a Poison/Flying type combination and Poison-types with Levitate will not be able to clear Toxic Spikes unless Gravity is in effect when they switch in. Laying one layer of Toxic Spikes produces normal poisoning, while laying down two layers of Toxic Spikes produces bad poisoning.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 25 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 31 0030 Nidorina Poison 35 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 31 0033 Nidorino Poison 35 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 15 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 15 0091 Cloyster Water Ice -- 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison -- 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 28 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 34 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 34 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
Spinarak, Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Skorupi, Drapion |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0138 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Omanyte
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Tentacool, Tentacruel
Cloyster
Skorupi, Drapion |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
Venonat, Venomoth
Pineco, Forretress
Skorupi, Drapion |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0204 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pineco
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
Venonat, Venomoth
Spinarak, Ariados
Forretress
Skorupi, Drapion

|- | colspan="6" | 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

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

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