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{{move|List of moves that set traps|alt=Trap (battle)}}
A '''trap''' (Japanese: '''{{ruby|罠|わな}}'''), more commonly known by the fan term '''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, normally [[status move]]s.

Some moves effects can remove traps. 
* {{m|Rapid Spin}} and {{m|Mortal Spin}} remove traps from the user's side of the field
* {{m|Defog}} removes traps from the target's side of the field ([[Generation IV]]-{{gen|V}}) or both sides of the field ([[Generation VI]] onward)
* {{m|Tidy Up}} removes traps from both sides of the field
* {{m|G-Max Wind Rage}} removes traps from the target's side of the field
* {{m|Court Change}} will exchange the traps on each side of the field, along with other one-sided field conditions. 

If a [[grounded]] {{type|Poison}} enters the battle, it will remove {{m|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 {{cat|Abilities that activate upon entering battle}}, except {{a|Unnerve}}, {{a|Neutralizing Gas}}, and {{a|As One}}.

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

==List of traps==
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; background: #{{status color}}; border:1px solid #{{status color light}};"
! style="background-color: #{{status color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Debut Gen
! style="background-color: #{{status color light}}" | Trap
! style="background-color: #{{status color light}}" | Causes
! style="background-color: #{{status color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Effect
|-
| style="background: #{{Gen II color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen II color dark}}; text-align: center" | '''{{color2|000|Generation 2|II}}'''
| Spikes
| {{m|Spikes}}<br>{{m|Ceaseless Edge}}{{sup/9|SV}}
| [[Grounded]] Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP.<br>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.
|-
| style="background: #{{Gen IV color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen IV color dark}}; text-align: center" | '''{{color2|000|Generation 4|IV}}'''
| Pointed stones
| {{m|Stealth Rock}}<br>{{m|G-Max Stonesurge}}<br>{{m|Stone Axe}}{{sup/9|SV}}
| Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP, based on how effective {{type|Rock}} moves are against that Pokémon's [[type]]s.
|-
| style="background: #{{Gen IV color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen IV color dark}}; text-align: center" | '''{{color2|000|Generation 4|IV}}'''
| Poison spikes
| {{m|Toxic Spikes}}<br>{{a|Toxic Debris}}
| If set up once, {{status|poison}}s grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field.<br>If set up twice, badly poisons grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field.
|-
| style="background: #{{Gen VI color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen VI color dark}}; text-align: center" | '''{{color2|000|Generation 6|VI}}'''
| Sticky web
| {{m|Sticky Web}}
| Grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field have their {{stat|Speed}} lowered by one stage.
|-
| style="background: #{{Gen VIII color light}}; border: 1px solid #{{Gen VIII color dark}}; text-align: center" | '''{{color2|000|Generation 8|VIII}}'''
| Sharp steel
| {{m|G-Max Steelsurge}}
| Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP, based on how effective {{type|Steel}} moves are against that Pokémon's [[type]]s.
|}

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

==In other languages==
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|de=Falle
|fr=Piège
|it=Trappola
|es=Trampa
|ko=함정
|zh_cmn=陷阱
|zh_yue=陷阱
}}
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