Spikes (move)

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Spikes まきびし Caltrop

Battles Type  Ground Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Spikes (Japanese: まきびし Caltrop) is a non-damaging Ground-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Pokémon Crystal, it was the signature move of Pineco and Forretress.

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.

Generation III

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.

Generation IV

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.

Generation VI

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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Spikes creates a Spiked Tile underneath the user. Any Pokémon that steps on a Spiked Tile will lose 20 HP each. When this move is used by the player, the tile will remain hidden until a foe Pokémon steps on it; but if the move was used by a foe Pokémon, the player will be able to see it so it can be avoided at all times. However, Spiked Tile cannot be laid under one-tile ways and the entrance of a room.

Description

Games Description An attack that scatters Spikes and injures opponent Pokémon when they switch. Hurts foes when they switch out. RS 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. The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe’s feet. The trap hurts foes that switch into battle. The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team's feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
091		Cloyster	Water	Ice		33	33	36	28				28			28
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug	43			43			23		28	28			28
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	49			49			23		28	28			28
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison		--	--			--				--			--
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying				42			27		28	28			28
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass				33			33				33			33 30
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark				35			35				35			35 30
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		Psychic				20			33				33			33 25
658		Greninja	Water	Dark														28
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy														15
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
138		Omanyte	Rock	Water
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison
361		Snorunt*	Ice		Ice
406		Budew	Grass	Poison
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock
568		Trubbish*	Poison		Poison
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug
650		Chespin*	Grass		Grass
659		Bunnelby*	Normal		Normal
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0556 Maractus Grass Dream World - Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0225 Delibird Ice Flying New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Skarmory Pineco Effect Forretress
The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe's feet.
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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon Association's Forretress Janine's Forretress Carr's Forretress
The user spins its body around rapidly and releases multiple spikes onto the battlefield.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Forretress spins its body rapidly, and multiple pyramid-shaped spikes come out of its body and onto the battlefield. The spikes make the opponent's movements restricted, or Forretress shoots out spikes from the horns sticking out of its body and onto the battlefield.
The Pokémon Association's Forretress	Forretress of Solitude		Debut
Janine's Forretress	Crossing Crobat		None
Carr's Forretress	Breaking the Restraint		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Though Spikes is a Template:Ground (type), there is not a single Ground-type Pokémon which can learn Spikes by any method.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 滿地星 Mǎn​dì​xīng* 捲捲菱 Juǎnjuǎnlíng* Dutch Stekels Finnish Naulaisku (OS) Piikki-isku (AG) French Picots German Stachler Greek Καρφιά Indonesian Duri Spike Italian Punte Korean 압정뿌리기 Apjeong Ppurigi Polish Kolce Brazilian Portuguese Espinhos Serbian Šiljci Spanish Púas

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

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