Toxic Spikes

Toxic Spikes

どくびし Toxic Spikes

Generation:	IV

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:
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
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Toxic Spikes is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

In Battle

The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the foe's feet. They poison foes that switch into battle.

One layer of Toxic Spikes causes the opponent to get poisoned, while two layers cause the opponent to get badly poisoned.

In the Mystery Dungeon series, Toxic Spikes creates a Toxic Spikes Trap on the tile the user is on and remains revealed.

Super Contests

Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Learnset

Generation IV

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Beedrill	Bug/Poison	25
Nidoran♀	Poison	31
Nidorina	Poison	35
Nidoran♂	Poison	31
Nidorino	Poison	35
Tentacool	Water/Poison	15
Tentacruel	Water/Poison	15
Cloyster	Water/Ice	1
Forretress	Bug/Steel	1
Qwilfish	Water/Poison	21
Roselia	Grass/Poison	28
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	34 (DP)
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	28 (PtHGSS)
Drapion	Poison/Dark	34 (DP)
Drapion	Poison/Dark	28 (PtHGSS)
*Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move.

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Venonat	Bug/Poison	Beedrill Spinarak, Ariados Pineco, Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
Omanyte	Rock/Water	Tentacool, Tentacruel Cloyster Skorupi, Drapion
Spinarak	Bug/Poison	Beedrill Venonat, Venomoth Pineco, Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
Pineco	Bug	Beedrill Venonat, Venomoth Spinarak, Ariados Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up
Pokémon	type	Level
Beedrill	Bug/Poison	25
Nidoran♀	Poison	31
Nidorina	Poison	35
Nidoran♂	Poison	31
Nidorino	Poison	35
Tentacool	Water/Poison	15
Tentacruel	Water/Poison	15
Cloyster	Water/Ice	1
Forretress	Bug/Steel	1
Qwilfish	Water/Poison	21
Roselia	Grass/Poison	28
Skorupi	Poison/Bug	28
Drapion	Poison/Dark	28
Trubbish	Poison	7
Garbodor	Poison	1 or 7
*Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move.

By Breeding

By Breeding
Pokémon	type	Father
Venonat	Bug/Poison	Beedrill Spinarak, Ariados Pineco, Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
Omanyte	Rock/Water	Tentacool, Tentacruel Cloyster Skorupi, Drapion
Spinarak	Bug/Poison	Beedrill Venonat, Venomoth Pineco, Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
Pineco	Bug	Beedrill Venonat, Venomoth Spinarak, Ariados Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
Venipede	Bug/Poison	Beedrill Spinarak, Ariados Pineco, Forretress Skorupi, Drapion
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Gallery

Main games

• Toxic Spikes depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.

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Main series

• Toxic Spikes being used by Paul's Drapion.
• Toxic Spikes covering the field.
• Toxic Spikes being used by Daniela's Trubbish.

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