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Spikes (move)

Spikes
まきびし Caltrop
Spikes IX.png
Spikes IX 2.png
Type  Ground
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all foes
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. It was TR23 in Generation VIII, and is TM090 in Generation IX.

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.

Spikes glitch

In this generation only, Pokémon fainting from Spikes will not run the regular faint checks until later, meaning that player can potentially end up with a Pokémon with 0HP on the field which hasn't fainted if the game loop doesn't do any further unrelated faint checks later. The easiest way to reproduce this is to have a Pokémon faint to Perish Song, then switch into a Pokémon who immediately faints from Spikes.

Generations III and IV

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.

The move Defog will remove Spikes around its target. Any Pokémon under the effect of the 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. Any Pokémon holding an Air Balloon will be immune to the damage.

Generation VI onwards

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

Spikes can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Circle Throw, Dragon Tail, Roar, and Whirlwind to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Groundium Z into Z-Spikes, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Generation VIII

Pokemon Sword and Shield

If a Pokémon is holding Heavy-Duty Boots, they are immune to Spikes when entering battle.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Spikes is a physical move that deals direct damage with a base power of 40. It also leaves the target with splinters for 4 turns (Strong Style), 2 turns (Agile Style), or 3 turns (otherwise).

Category  Physical
PP  20
Agile Strong
Power  40  30  50
Accuracy  100%  100%  100%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Turns  3  2  4
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Leaves the target with splinters

Generation IX

Using Ceaseless Edge will set up one layer of spikes on the target's side of the field.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 An attack that scatters Spikes and injures opponent Pokémon when they switch.
GSC Hurts foes when they switch out.
RSColo.XD 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.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe's feet. The trap hurts foes that switch into battle.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh 		The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team's feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.
LA The user lays a trap of spikes at the target's feet. The spikes left behind by this attack continue to damage the target for several turns.
SV The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0091    
  		Water 3 Water 3 33C 33RSE
36FRLG 		28 28 28 28 1SwShBDSP 1
0204     Bug Bug 43 43 23DP
28PtHGSS 		28 28 28 28BDSP 28
0205    
  		Bug Bug 49 49 23DP
28PtHGSS 		28 28 28 28BDSP 28
0211    
  		Water 2 Water 2 1C 1 1 1 1 1 20SwShBDSP 20
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 5LA 20
0227    
  		Flying Flying 42 27DP
28PtHGSS 		28 28 28 44SwShBDSP
0331     Grass Human-Like 33 33 33 33XY
30ORAS 		30 30BDSP 30
0332    
  		Grass Human-Like 35 35 35 35XY
30ORAS 		30 30BDSP 30
0386  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 20 33 33 33XY
25ORAS 		25 25BDSP
0658    
  		Water 1 Water 1 28 28 28
0707    
  		Mineral Mineral 15 15
0904    
  		Water 2 Water 2 5LA 20
1003    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
-- 		II
-- 		III
-- 		IV
-- 		V
-- 		VI
-- 		VII
-- 		VIII
TR23 		IX
TM090
0027     Field Field ✔
0028     Field Field ✔ ✔
0028  
Sandslash
Alolan Form
  
  		Field Field ✔ ✔
0090     Water 3 Water 3 ✔
0091    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0139    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔ ✔
0185     Mineral Mineral ✔
0194    
  		Water 1 Field ✔
0194  
Wooper
Paldean Form
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔
0195    
  		Water 1 Field ✔
0204     Bug Bug ✔
0205    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0207    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0211    
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0214    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔
0225    
  		Water 1 Field ✔ ✔
0227    
  		Flying Flying ✔
0315    
  		Fairy Grass ✔
0331     Grass Human-Like ✔
0332    
  		Grass Human-Like ✔
0340    
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0361     Fairy Mineral ✔ ✔
0362     Fairy Mineral ✔ ✔
0383     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0406    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0407    
  		Fairy Grass ✔
0416    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0423    
  		Water 1 Amorphous ✔
0438     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0445    
  		Monster Dragon ✔
0472    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0478    
  		Fairy Mineral ✔ ✔
0543    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0544    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0545    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0556     Grass Grass ✔
0557    
  		Bug Mineral ✔
0558    
  		Bug Mineral ✔
0568     Mineral Mineral ✔
0569     Mineral Mineral ✔
0597    
  		Grass Mineral ✔
0598    
  		Grass Mineral ✔
0616     Bug Bug ✔
0617     Bug Bug ✔
0650     Field Field ✔
0651     Field Field ✔
0652    
  		Field Field ✔
0656     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0657     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0658    
  		Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0659     Field Field ✔
0660    
  		Field Field ✔
0703    
  		Fairy Mineral ✔
0707    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔
0719    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0767    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔
0768    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔
0801    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0804    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0837     Mineral Mineral ✔
0838    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔
0839    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔
0871     Water 1 Amorphous ✔ ✔
0904    
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0908    
  		Field Grass ✔
0917     Bug Bug ✔
0918     Bug Bug ✔
0946    
  		Grass Grass ✔
0947    
  		Grass Grass ✔
0948    
  		Grass Grass ✔
0949    
  		Grass Grass ✔
0968     Field Field ✔
0969    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔
0970    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔
0980    
  		Water 1 Field ✔
0989    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0995    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
1003    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
1017     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
SwSh SwSh
EP 		BDSP LA
0211  
Qwilfish
Hisuian Form
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
0214    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0315    
  		Fairy Grass ✔
0361     Fairy Mineral ✔
0362     Fairy Mineral ✔
0406    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
0407    
  		Fairy Grass ✔
0472    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0478    
  		Fairy Mineral ✔
0724  
Decidueye
Hisuian Form
  
  		Flying Flying ✔
0904    
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0225    
  		Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0315    
  		Fairy Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0361     Fairy Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0406    
  		Fairy Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0543    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0556     Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
0557    
  		Bug Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0568     Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0597    
  		Grass Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0616     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0650     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
0656     Water 1 Water 1 ✔
0659     Field Field ✔ ✔
0767    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0556     Grass Grass Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0652    
  		Field Field Island Scan - Exeggutor IslandUSUM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0225    
  		Water 1 Field New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Spikes causes the user to create a Spikes trap (Spiked Tile prior to Super Mystery Dungeon) underneath them, as long as it is a land tile that is neither stairs nor Kecleon Shop carpet. The trap also cannot be laid in hallways and the entrance of a room. Any Pokémon that triggers a Spikes trap will lose 15RB / 20TDS / 30SMD HP.

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 22 - —% - Tile below user Floor -
MDTDS - - 22 - —% - Tile below user Floor -
BSL - - 22 - —% - Tile below user Floor -
SMD - - 17 40 —% - Tile below user Floor -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Spikes
★★★
Attack power 47.82716
Charge time 0.82 seconds
Range type Circular (ranged)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB The user places spikes underfoot. The Spiked Tile inflicts damage on foes that step on it.
MDTDS Turns the user's tile into a Spiked Tile trap. A Spiked Tile trap inflicts damage on enemies that step on it.
BSL あしもとに わな『まきびし』を つくる わな『まきびし』を ふんだ てきポケモンは ダメージをうける
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD It turns your tile into a Spikes trap. A Spikes trap damages Pokémon that step on it.


In the anime

 
Skarmory
 
Pineco
 
Effect
 
Forretress
The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team's feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Pineco spins around and purple spikes come out of its body and hit the opponent.
Brock's Pineco Ariados, Amigos Debut
  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 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

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Try Adventure


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
       
 
Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Legends: Arceus

Side series games

       
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

   
MD: Red and Blue SMD

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 撒菱 Saatlìhng *
Mandarin 撒菱 Sālíng *
滿地星 Mǎndìxīng *
捲捲菱 Juǎnjuǎnlíng *
  Czech Ostny
  Dutch Spikes
  Finnish Naulaisku (OS)
Piikki-isku (AG)
  French Picots
  German Stachler
  Greek Καρφιά
  Indonesian Duri
Spike
  Italian Punte
  Korean 압정뿌리기 Apjeong Ppurigi
  Polish Kolce
Portuguese   Brazil Tachinhas (PS136-present)
Espinhos (early anime, PS115)
  Portugal Farpas
  Serbian Šiljci
Spanish   Latin America Púas (DP184-present)
Picos (EP176)
Espinas (AG008)
Agujas (AG156)
  Spain Púas
  Vietnamese Rải Đinh



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


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39
40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59
60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79
80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20
21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40
41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60
61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80
81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19
20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39
40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59
60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79
80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
Generation IX TMs
SV
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114
115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133
134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152
153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172 • 173 • 174 • 175 • 176 • 177 • 178 • 179 • 180 • 181 • 182 • 183 • 184 • 185 • 186
187 • 188 • 189 • 190 • 191 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 195 • 196 • 197 • 198 • 199 • 200 • 201


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