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Spiky Shield
ニードルガード
Needle Guard
Generation: VI
Battle Data
Type:
Category Status
Power: N/A
Accuracy: N/A
PP: 10, max: ?
Affects: Selected target
Secondary Effect:
Priority: +4
Contact: No
Contest Data
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Tough
Appeal:
Jam:

Spiky Shield (ニードルガード, Needle Guard?) is a Grass-type move introduced in Generation VI. It was Chesnaught's signature move until the release of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

Description[]

Games Description
XYORAS
SMUSUM
In addition to protecting the user from attacks, this move also damages any attacker who makes direct contact.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
In addition to protecting the user from attacks, this move also damages any attacker that makes direct contact.

Effect[]

Spiky Shield protects the defending Pokémon from any damaging effect or effect that lowers stats, as well as other negative effects imposed on the Pokémon. In addition, the attacking Pokémon takes 1/8 Hit Point damage. Much like other defending moves - like Protect - this move has an increased priority, but will fail with 30% chance each time used in succession.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
VI VII VIII IX
Cacturne Grass/Dark Grass/Human-like 32ORAS 1, Evo. 1, Evo.BDSP Evo.
Maractus Grass Grass 1ORAS 1 1
Chesnaught Grass/Fighting Field 36, 75 1, Evo. Evo.
Togedemaru Electric/Steel Field/Fairy 49 60
Glimmora Rock/Poison Mineral 1
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 breeding[]

Gallery[]

Main games

Main series