Spikes

Spikes

まきびし Caltrop

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	--
Accuracy:	--%
PP:	20*
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.

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
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3	33C	33RSE 36FRLG	28	28	28	28	1
	Pineco	bug	Bug	43	43	23DP 28PtHGSS	28	28	28
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug	49	49	23DP 28PtHGSS	28	28	28
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2	1C	1	1	1	1	1	20
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying		42	27DP 28PtHGSS	28	28	28	44
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like		33	33	33	33XY 30ORAS	30
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like		35	35	35	35XY 30ORAS	30
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered		20	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1					28	28
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral					15	15
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 TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Sandslash	ground	Field							TR23
	Sandslash	ice/steel	Field							TR23
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3							TR23
	Omanyte	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3							TR23
	Omastar	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3							TR23
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered							TR23
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2							TR23
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug							TR23
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field							TR23
	Skarmory	steel/flying	Flying							TR23
	Roselia	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass							TR23
	Snorunt	ice	Fairy/Mineral							TR23
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral							TR23
	Budew	grass/poison	Undiscovered							TR23
	Roserade	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass							TR23
	Froslass	ice/ghost	Fairy/Mineral							TR23
	Venipede	bug/poison	Bug							TR23
	Whirlipede	bug/poison	Bug							TR23
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug							TR23
	Maractus	grass	Grass							TR23
	Dwebble	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral							TR23
	Crustle	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral							TR23
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral							TR23
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral							TR23
	Ferroseed	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral							TR23
	Ferrothorn	grass/steel	Grass/Mineral							TR23
	Shelmet	bug	Bug							TR23
	Accelgor	bug	Bug							TR23
	Bunnelby	normal	Field							TR23
	Diggersby	normal/ground	Field							TR23
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral							TR23
	Wimpod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3							TR23
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3							TR23
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered							TR23
	Rolycoly	rock	Mineral							TR23
	Carkol	rock/fire	Mineral							TR23
	Coalossal	rock/fire	Mineral							TR23
	Pincurchin	electric	Water 1/Amorphous							TR23
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates 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.

1/3

Main series

• Spikes being used by Brock's Pineco.
• Spikes being used by Brock's Forretress.
• Spikes being used by Barry's Skarmory.

1/3