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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 Pokémon Sword and Shield, 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 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

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
091   Cloyster
  
  		Water 3 Water 3 33C 33RSE
36FRLG 		28 28 28 28 1SwShBDSP 1
204   Pineco
   Bug Bug 43 43 23DP
28PtHGSS 		28 28 28 28BDSP 28
205   Forretress
  
  		Bug Bug 49 49 23DP
28PtHGSS 		28 28 28 28BDSP 28
211   Qwilfish
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 1C 1 1 1 1 1 20SwShBDSP 20
211   Qwilfish
Hisuian Form 		 
  		Water 2 Water 2 5LA 20
227   Skarmory
  
  		Flying Flying 42 27DP
28PtHGSS 		28 28 28 44SwShBDSP
331   Cacnea
   Grass Human-Like 33 33 33 33XY
30ORAS 		30 30BDSP 30
332   Cacturne
  
  		Grass Human-Like 35 35 35 35XY
30ORAS 		30 30BDSP 30
386   Deoxys
Defense Forme 		  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 20 33 33 33XY
25ORAS 		25 25BDSP
658   Greninja
  
  		Water 1 Water 1 28 28 28
707   Klefki
  
  		Mineral Mineral 15 15
904   Overqwil
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 5LA 20
100   Ting-Lu
  
  		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
028   Sandslash
   Field Field ✔SwSh
028   Sandslash
Alolan Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔SwSh
090   Shellder
   Water 3 Water 3 ✔
091   Cloyster
  
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔SwSh ✔
138   Omanyte
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔SwSh
139   Omastar
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔SwSh
151   Mew
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔SwSh ✔
185   Sudowoodo
   Mineral Mineral ✔
194   Wooper
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔
194   Wooper
Paldean Form 		 
  		Water 1 Field ✔
195   Quagsire
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔
204   Pineco
   Bug Bug ✔
205   Forretress
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
211   Qwilfish
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔SwSh ✔
211   Qwilfish
Hisuian Form 		 
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
214   Heracross
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh ✔
225   Delibird
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔SwSh ✔
227   Skarmory
  
  		Flying Flying ✔SwSh
315   Roselia
  
  		Fairy Grass ✔SwSh
331   Cacnea
   Grass Human-Like ✔
332   Cacturne
  
  		Grass Human-Like ✔
340   Whiscash
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
361   Snorunt
   Fairy Mineral ✔SwSh ✔
362   Glalie
   Fairy Mineral ✔SwSh ✔
383   Groudon
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
406   Budew
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔SwSh
407   Roserade
  
  		Fairy Grass ✔SwSh
416   Vespiquen
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
423   Gastrodon
  
  		Water 1 Amorphous ✔
438   Bonsly
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
445   Garchomp
  
  		Monster Dragon ✔
478   Froslass
  
  		Fairy Mineral ✔SwSh ✔
543   Venipede
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
544   Whirlipede
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
545   Scolipede
  
  		Bug Bug ✔SwSh
556   Maractus
   Grass Grass ✔SwSh
557   Dwebble
  
  		Bug Mineral ✔SwSh
558   Crustle
  
  		Bug Mineral ✔SwSh
568   Trubbish
   Mineral Mineral ✔SwSh
569   Garbodor
   Mineral Mineral ✔SwSh
597   Ferroseed
  
  		Grass Mineral ✔SwSh
598   Ferrothorn
  
  		Grass Mineral ✔SwSh
616   Shelmet
   Bug Bug ✔SwSh
617   Accelgor
   Bug Bug ✔SwSh
650   Chespin
   Field Field ✔
651   Quilladin
   Field Field ✔
652   Chesnaught
  
  		Field Field ✔
656   Froakie
   Water 1 Water 1 ✔
657   Frogadier
   Water 1 Water 1 ✔
658   Greninja
  
  		Water 1 Water 1 ✔
659   Bunnelby
   Field Field ✔SwSh
660   Diggersby
  
  		Field Field ✔SwSh
703   Carbink
  
  		Fairy Mineral ✔
707   Klefki
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔SwSh ✔
719   Diancie
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
767   Wimpod
  
  		Bug Water 3 ✔SwSh
768   Golisopod
  
  		Bug Water 3 ✔SwSh
801   Magearna
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
804   Naganadel
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔SwSh
837   Rolycoly
   Mineral Mineral ✔SwSh
838   Carkol
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔SwSh ✔
839   Coalossal
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔SwSh ✔
871   Pincurchin
   Water 1 Amorphous ✔SwSh ✔
904   Overqwil
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
908   Meowscarada
  
  		Field Grass ✔
917   Tarountula
   Bug Bug ✔
918   Spidops
   Bug Bug ✔
946   Bramblin
  
  		Grass Grass ✔
947   Brambleghast
  
  		Grass Grass ✔
948   Toedscool
  
  		Grass Grass ✔
949   Toedscruel
  
  		Grass Grass ✔
968   Orthworm
   Field Field ✔
969   Glimmet
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔
970   Glimmora
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔
980   Clodsire
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔
989   Sandy Shocks
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
995   Iron Thorns
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
100   Ting-Lu
  
  		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
211   Qwilfish
Hisuian Form 		 
  		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
214   Heracross
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
315   Roselia
  
  		Fairy Grass ✔
361   Snorunt
   Fairy Mineral ✔
362   Glalie
   Fairy Mineral ✔
406   Budew
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
407   Roserade
  
  		Fairy Grass ✔
472   Gliscor
  
  		Bug Bug ✔
478   Froslass
  
  		Fairy Mineral ✔
724   Decidueye
Hisuian Form 		 
  		Flying Flying ✔
904   Overqwil
  
  		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
138   Omanyte
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
225   Delibird
  
  		Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
315   Roselia
  
  		Fairy Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
361   Snorunt
   Fairy Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
406   Budew
  
  		Fairy Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
543   Venipede
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
556   Maractus
   Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
557   Dwebble
  
  		Bug Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
568   Trubbish
   Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
597   Ferroseed
  
  		Grass Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
616   Shelmet
   Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
650   Chespin
   Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
656   Froakie
   Water 1 Water 1 ✔
659   Bunnelby
   Field Field ✔ ✔
767   Wimpod
  
  		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
556   Maractus
   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
652   Chesnaught
  
  		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
225   Delibird
  
  		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

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Spikes has 22PP. The user creates a Spiked Tile underneath them, as long as it's a land tile that is neither stairs nor Kecleon Shop carpet. Any Pokémon that triggers a Spiked Tile will lose 20 HP. The trap cannot be laid in hallways and the entrance of a room. This move is affected by Taunt.

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 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

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*
Atak Ukłucia*
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
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


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