List of moves that cause entry hazards

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A trap (Japanese: 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 moves.

Some moves effects can remove traps.

• Rapid Spin and Mortal Spin remove traps from the user's side of the field
• Defog removes traps from the target's side of the field (Generation IV-V) or both sides of the field (Generation VI onward)
• Tidy Up removes traps from both sides of the field
• G-Max Wind Rage removes traps from the target's side of the field
• Court Change will exchange the traps on each side of the field, along with other one-sided field conditions.

If a grounded Poison-type enters the battle, it will remove 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 Abilities that activate upon entering battle, except Unnerve, Neutralizing Gas, and As One.

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

List of traps

Debut Gen	Trap	Causes	Effect
II	Spikes	Spikes Ceaseless EdgeSV	Grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP. 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.
IV	Pointed stones	Stealth Rock G-Max Stonesurge Stone AxeSV	Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP, based on how effective Rock-type moves are against that Pokémon's types.
IV	Poison spikes	Toxic Spikes Toxic Debris	If set up once, poisons grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field. If set up twice, badly poisons grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field.
VI	Sticky web	Sticky Web	Grounded Pokémon entering that side of the field have their Speed lowered by one stage.
VIII	Sharp steel	G-Max Steelsurge	Pokémon entering that side of the field take damage proportional to their maximum HP, based on how effective Steel-type moves are against that Pokémon's types.

Trivia

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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 陷阱 Mandarin 陷阱 French Piège German Falle Italian Trappola Korean 함정 Spanish Trampa

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