Spin tile

A spinner is a phrase used to describe a certain tile featured in Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. The official name for this tile, if there is one, is unknown. This tile, when stepped upon, will whisk the player in the direction of the arrows depicted on it. The player will continue to travel in that direction until they hit a wall, land on another spinner (which may send them in a different direction) or land on a Stopper, a tile only used for that purpose. The name 'spinner' comes from the fact that the player is spun around while traveling.

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Red stepping on spinners

Spinners are generally associated with that of Team Rocket, and are first found in the Rocket Hideout, where they form a complex maze that the player must work out to continue to the other levels. Other places include Viridian Gym, and the Rocket Warehouse in FireRed/LeafGreen.

They also appear in Mossdeep Gym in Ruby/Sapphire and the Trick House in Hoenn, Fuego Ironworks in Sinnoh, and Viridian City Gym in Kanto, although these locations have no association with Team Rocket (as Blue is now Gym Leader of the Viridian Gym).

Spinner and Stopper tile images

Generation	Image	Description
I	File:Spinner gen1.png	The original spinner tile from Generation I. The arrows point in the direction of travel.
	File:Stopper gen1.png	A stopper tile from Generation I. These stop the player from traveling.
III	File:Spinner gen3.png	A spinner tile from FireRed/LeafGreen. It is now green with rounded edges.
	File:Stopper gen3.png	A stopper tile from FireRed/LeafGreen. It is now colored yellow.
IV	File:Spinner Gen 4.png	A spinner tile from . It no longer has the double arrow. There are no stoppers.
	noimage	A spinner tile from . They have no singular color and the edges are black. Also the double arrow is gone.
	noimage	A stopper tile from . It is now colored black.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Yellow, when the player is spun on the tiles, the Pikachu spins with them.
• In Generation I, while the player is spinning, the arrows on the tiles move.
• In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum there are no longer stoppers, and the player will spin until he/she hits a wall. Hypothetically, if one uses a walk through walls cheat in one of these games and steps on a spinner, they'll keep spinning through solid objects and infinitely into the Mystery Zone until they either turn off the code or the game or go too far out of boundaries, causing the game to freeze.