Spikes

Spikes

まきびし Caltrop

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	20, max: 32
Affects:	All Foes
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	Yes
Magic Bounce:	Yes
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Spikes (まきびしCaltrop) is a Ground-type move introduced in Generation II.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	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.
DPPtHGSS	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.

Effect

In Battle

The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe's feet. The trap hurts foes that are switched into battle.

Starting from Generation III, Spikes can be set up to three times. One layer of spikes will damage the opponent by 12.5% of its maximum HP, two layers by 18.75, and three layers by 25%. Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with Levitate are unaffected unless Gravity is used. Pokémon with Magic Guard are also unaffected. Rapid Spin and Defog remove the effects of Spikes. Rapid Spin removes Spikes from the user's side of the field, while Defog removes Spikes from the opponent's side of the field.

In Generation V, Spikes can be Reflected with Magic Coat.

In the Mystery Dungeon series, Spikes leaves a spike Trap on the title the user is one and it remains revealed,

Contests

Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests

Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3	33C	33RSE 36FRLG	28	28	28	28	1SwShBDSP	1
	Pineco	bug	Bug	43	43	23DP 28PtHGSS	28	28	28	28BDSP	28
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug	49	49	23DP 28PtHGSS	28	28	28	28BDSP	28
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2	1C	1	1	1	1	1	20SwShBDSP	20
	Qwilfish	dark/poison	Water 2							5LA	20
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying		42	27DP 28PtHGSS	28	28	28	44SwShBDSP	44
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like		33	33	33	33XY 30ORAS	30	30BDSP	30
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like		35	35	35	35XY 30ORAS	30	30BDSP	30
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered		20	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25	25BDSP	25
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1					28	28		28
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral					15	15
	Overqwil	dark/poison	Water 2							5LA	20
	Ting-Lu	dark/ground	Undiscovered								5
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Sandshrew	ground	Field								TM090
	Sandslash	ground	Field							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Sandslash	ice/steel	Field							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Shellder	water	Water 3								TM090
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Omanyte	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3							TR23SwSh
	Omastar	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3							TR23SwSh
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral								TM090
	Wooper	water/ground	Water 1/Field								TM090
	Wooper	poison/ground	Water 1/Field								TM090
	Quagsire	water/ground	Water 1/Field								TM090
	Pineco	bug	Bug								TM090
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug								TM090
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug								TM090
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Qwilfish	dark/poison	Water 2								TM090
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Roselia	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass							TR23SwSh
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like								TM090
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like								TM090
	Whiscash	water/ground	Water 2								TM090
	Snorunt	ice	Fairy/Mineral							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Groudon	ground	Undiscovered								TM090
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered								TM090
	Budew	grass/poison	Undiscovered							TR23SwSh
	Roserade	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass							TR23SwSh
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug								TM090
	Gastrodon	water/ground	Water 1/Amorphous								TM090
	Bonsly	rock	Undiscovered								TM090
	Garchomp	dragon/ground	Monster/Dragon								TM090
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug								TM090
	Froslass	ice/ghost	Fairy/Mineral							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Venipede	bug/poison	Bug							TR23SwSh
	Whirlipede	bug/poison	Bug							TR23SwSh
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug							TR23SwSh
	Maractus	grass	Grass							TR23SwSh
	Dwebble	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral							TR23SwSh
	Crustle	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral							TR23SwSh
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral							TR23SwSh
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral							TR23SwSh
	Ferroseed	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral							TR23SwSh
	Ferrothorn	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral							TR23SwSh
	Shelmet	bug	Bug							TR23SwSh
	Accelgor	bug	Bug							TR23SwSh
	Chespin	grass	Field								TM090
	Quilladin	grass	Field								TM090
	Chesnaught	grass/fighting	Field								TM090
	Froakie	water	Water 1								TM090
	Frogadier	water	Water 1								TM090
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1								TM090
	Bunnelby	normal	Field							TR23SwSh
	Diggersby	normal/ground	Field							TR23SwSh
	Carbink	rock/fairy	Fairy/Mineral								TM090
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Diancie	rock/fairy	Undiscovered								TM090
	Wimpod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3							TR23SwSh
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3							TR23SwSh
	Magearna	steel/fairy	Undiscovered								TM090
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered							TR23SwSh
	Rolycoly	rock	Mineral							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Carkol	rock/fire	Mineral							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Coalossal	rock/fire	Mineral							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Pincurchin	electric	Water 1/Amorphous							TR23SwSh	TM090
	Overqwil	dark/poison	Water 2								TM090
	Meowscarada	grass/dark	Field/Grass								TM090
	Tarountula	bug	Bug								TM090
	Spidops	bug	Bug								TM090
	Bramblin	grass/ghost	Grass								TM090
	Brambleghast	grass/ghost	Grass								TM090
	Toedscool	ground/grass	Grass								TM090
	Toedscruel	ground/grass	Grass								TM090
	Orthworm	steel	Field								TM090
	Glimmet	rock/poison	Mineral								TM090
	Glimmora	rock/poison	Mineral								TM090
	Clodsire	poison/ground	Water 1/Field								TM090
	Sandy Shocks	electric/ground	Undiscovered								TM090
	Iron Thorns	rock/electric	Undiscovered								TM090
	Ting-Lu	dark/ground	Undiscovered								TM090
	Ogerpon	grass	Undiscovered								TM090
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Qwilfish	dark/poison	Water 2	LA
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug	LA
	Roselia	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass	LA
	Snorunt	ice	Fairy/Mineral	LA
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral	LA
	Budew	grass/poison	Undiscovered	LA
	Roserade	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass	LA
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug	LA
	Froslass	ice/ghost	Fairy/Mineral	LA
	Decidueye	grass/fighting	Flying	LA
	Overqwil	dark/poison	Water 2	LA
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• The spikes sent out during the move resemble Caltrops, a spiked weapon designed so that one spike is always facing up.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Spikes depicted in Generation II

Spikes depicted in Generation III

Spikes depicted in Generation VI

Spikes depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Spikes being used by Brock's Pineco.

Spikes being used by Brock's Forretress.

Spikes being used by Barry's Skarmory.