List of moves that cause entry hazards

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A trap (Japanese: 罠(わな)), commonly known by fans as an entry hazard, is a condition that affects a side of the field that causes any Pokémon that is sent into battle on that side of the field to be afflicted by a negative effect. Traps are created by moves, typically status moves.

In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, traps are a broader category of moves that leave lingering effects on the battlefield, which includes entry hazards, trapping moves, and moves such as Mist and Smokescreen.

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• Mechanics
• List of traps
• In animation
  • Pokémon the Series
    • Gallery
  • Pokémon Horizons: The Series
    • Gallery
• In the manga
  • Pokémon Adventures
    • Gallery
• Trivia
• In other languages
• Related articles

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Mechanics

Some moves effects can remove traps.

• Rapid Spin and Mortal Spin remove traps from the user's side of the field
• Defog removes traps from the target's side of the field (Generation IV-V) or both sides of the field (Generation VI onward)
• Tidy Up removes traps from both sides of the field
• G-Max Wind Rage removes traps from the target's side of the field
• Court Change will exchange the traps on each side of the field, along with other one-sided field conditions.

If a grounded Poison-type Pokémon enters the battle, it will remove Toxic Spikes from its side of the field.

Pokémon holding Heavy-Duty Boots are unaffected by traps, but grounded Poison-type Pokémon can still remove Toxic Spikes even if they hold it.

Traps activate before Abilities that activate upon entering battle, except Unnerve, Neutralizing Gas, and As One.

Traps do activate when a new Pokémon is summoned in an SOS Battle. Traps do not activate for Support Trainers joining the battle in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

List of traps

Debut Gen	Trap	Causes	Effect
II	Spikes	Spikes Ceaseless EdgeSV	Grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP. From Generation III onward, spikes can be set up a maximum of 3 times on the same side of the field, which causes entering Pokémon to take more damage.
IV	Pointed stones	Stealth Rock G-Max Stonesurge Stone AxeSV	Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP, based on how effective Rock-type moves are against that Pokémon's types.
IV	Poison spikes	Toxic Spikes Toxic Debris	If set up once, poisons grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field. If set up twice, badly poisons grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field.
VI	Sticky web	Sticky Web	Grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field have their Speed lowered by one stage.
VIII	Sharp steel	G-Max Steelsurge	Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP, based on how effective Steel-type moves are against that Pokémon's types.

In animation

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Similarities and differences of how traps function between the animated series compared to the games

Pokémon the Series

Entry hazard moves generally function the same as the games but there has been occurrences where the moves work differently. Paul's Drapion's Toxic Spikes in A Real Rival Rouser! was removed by Ash's Infernape using Flare Blitz to burn away the spikes. Stealth Rock has been used as a traditional trap where contact causes it to attack the target rather than solely attacking upon entering the arena when it was used by Olivia's Probopass and Levi's Steelix. Spikes has been used like in the games by Barry's Skarmory in Casting a Paul on Barry!. However, the debut of Spikes by Brock's Pineco and later, Forretress has the move be used as a damaging move rather than as a trapping move.

Gallery

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  Spikes being used by Brock's Forretress
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  Stealth Rock being used by Cynthia's Garchomp
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  G-Max Stonesurge being used by a wild Drednaw
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  Toxic Spikes being used by Paul's Drapion
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  Sticky Web being used by Viola's Surskit

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Gallery

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  Stone Axe being used by Lucius's Kleavor
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  Toxic Debris being activated by Geeta's Glimmora

In the manga

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Similarities and differences of how traps function between the manga compared to the games

Pokémon Adventures

Gallery

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  Spikes being used by the Pokémon Association's Forretress
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  Stealth Rock being used by Roark's Onix
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  G-Max Stonesurge being used by Nessa's Drednaw
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  Toxic Spikes being used by the Battle Factory's Qwilfish
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  Sticky Web being used by Viola's Surskit
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  G-Max Steelsurge being used by Rose's Copperajah

Trivia

• Only even-numbered generations have introduced new moves that set traps.
• There is no way to place sharp steel in Generation IX.
• Traps don't exist in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Instead, moves that would otherwise set traps inflict splinters on the target.
• In Pokémon Sword and Shield, it is possible for a Pokémon to faint from full HP using only traps. This can be achieved by switching in Alolan Ninetales, Amaura, Aurorus, Snom, or Frosmoth after Stealth Rock, three layers of Spikes, and sharp steel have been set.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	陷阱
	Mandarin	陷阱
French		Piège
German		Falle
Italian		Trappola
Korean		함정
Spanish		Trampa

Related articles

• Trap (Legends: Z-A)

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