Toxic Spikes

どくびし Toxic Spikes

Generation:	IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A%
PP:	20*, max: ?
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

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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

Description[]

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSS	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the foe's feet. They poison foes that switch into battle.
BW B2W2	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the opponent's feet. They poison opponents that switch into battle.
XY ORAS	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the opposing team's feet. They poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA SV	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.

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[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Beedrill	bug/poison	Bug	25	25	25	29^SMUSUM	29^BDSP
	Nidoran♀	poison	Monster/Field	31	31	31	31^SMUSUM	20
	Nidorina	poison	Undiscovered	35	35	35	35^SMUSUM	21
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered					1
	Nidoran♂	poison	Monster/Field	31	31	31	31^SMUSUM	20
	Nidorino	poison	Monster/Field	35	35	35	35^SMUSUM	21
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field					1
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3	15	15	15^XY 13^ORAS	13^SMUSUM
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3	15	15	15^XY 13^ORAS	13^SMUSUM
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3	1	1	1	1^SMUSUM	1	1
	Wooper	poison/ground	Water 1/Field						12
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP	1
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2	21	21	21	21	36	36
	Qwilfish	dark/poison	Water 2						36
	Roselia	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass	28	28	28	28	20
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered					25^BDSP
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered					25^BDSP
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered					25^BDSP
	Roserade	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass					1
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3	34^DP 28^PtHGSS	28^BW 34^B2W2	34	34	15
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3	34^DP 28^PtHGSS	28^BW 34^B2W2	34	34	15
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral		7	7	7	15^SwSh
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral		1, 7	1, 7	1, 7	15^SwSh
	Mareanie	poison/water	Water 1				13	30^SwSh	30
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1				1, 13	30^SwSh	30
	Nihilego	rock/poison	Undiscovered				29	40^SwSh
	Overqwil	dark/poison	Water 2						36
	Glimmora	rock/poison	Mineral						1
	Clodsire	poison/ground	Water 1/Field						4
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
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon						TM091
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon						TM091
	Nidoran♀	poison	Monster/Field					TR54^SwSh
	Nidorina	poison	Undiscovered					TR54^SwSh
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered					TR54^SwSh
	Nidoran♂	poison	Monster/Field					TR54^SwSh
	Nidorino	poison	Monster/Field					TR54^SwSh
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field					TR54^SwSh
	Venonat	bug/poison	Bug						TM091
	Venomoth	bug/poison	Bug						TM091
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Muk	poison	Amorphous						TM091
	Shellder	water	Water 3						TM091
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous						TM091
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous						TM091
	Koffing	poison	Amorphous					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Weezing	poison	Amorphous					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Weezing	poison/fairy	Amorphous					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Omanyte	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3					TR54^SwSh
	Omastar	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3					TR54^SwSh
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Bug						TM091
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug						TM091
	Wooper	water/ground	Water 1/Field						TM091
	Wooper	poison/ground	Water 1/Field						TM091
	Quagsire	water/ground	Water 1/Field						TM091
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM091
	Pineco	bug	Bug						TM091
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug						TM091
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug						TM091
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Qwilfish	dark/poison	Water 2						TM091
	Sneasel	fighting/poison	Field						TM091
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass						TM091
	Roselia	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass					TR54^SwSh
	Gulpin	poison	Amorphous						TM091
	Swalot	poison	Amorphous						TM091
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like						TM091
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like						TM091
	Roserade	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass					TR54^SwSh
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field						TM091
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field						TM091
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3					TR54^SwSh
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3					TR54^SwSh
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug						TM091
	Venipede	bug/poison	Bug					TR54^SwSh
	Whirlipede	bug/poison	Bug					TR54^SwSh
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug					TR54^SwSh
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TR54^SwSh
	Yamask	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TR54^SwSh
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TR54^SwSh
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral					TR54^SwSh
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral					TR54^SwSh
	Shelmet	bug	Bug					TR54^SwSh
	Accelgor	bug	Bug					TR54^SwSh
	Froakie	water	Water 1						TM091
	Frogadier	water	Water 1						TM091
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1						TM091
	Skrelp	poison/water	Water 1/Dragon					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Dragalge	poison/dragon	Water 1/Dragon					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Mareanie	poison/water	Water 1					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Nihilego	rock/poison	Undiscovered					TR54^SwSh
	Poipole	poison	Undiscovered					TR54^SwSh
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TR54^SwSh
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like						TM091
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like						TM091
	Runerigus	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					TR54^SwSh
	Pincurchin	electric	Water 1/Amorphous					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Eternatus	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TR54^SwSh	TM091
	Sneasler	fighting/poison	Field						TM091
	Overqwil	dark/poison	Water 2						TM091
	Meowscarada	grass/dark	Field/Grass						TM091
	Tarountula	bug	Bug						TM091
	Spidops	bug	Bug						TM091
	Toedscool	ground/grass	Grass						TM091
	Toedscruel	ground/grass	Grass						TM091
	Varoom	steel/poison	Mineral						TM091
	Revavroom	steel/poison	Mineral						TM091
	Glimmet	rock/poison	Mineral						TM091
	Glimmora	rock/poison	Mineral						TM091
	Clodsire	poison/ground	Water 1/Field						TM091
	Iron Moth	fire/poison	Undiscovered						TM091
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

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See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs Generation IX

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield

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See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet

v · d · e List of Poison-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Acid Acid Armor Acid Spray

B	Baneful Bunker Barb Barrage Belch

C	Clear Smog Coil Corrosive Gas Cross Poison

D	Dire Claw

G	Gastro Acid Gunk Shot

M	Malignant Chain Mortal Spin

N	Noxious Torque

P	Poison Fang Poison Gas Poison Jab Poison Powder Poison Sting Poison Tail Purify

S	Shell Side Arm Sludge Sludge Bomb Sludge Wave Smog

T	Toxic Toxic Spikes Toxic Thread

V	Venom Drench Venoshock

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation IV

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Acupressure Air Slash Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Tail Assurance Attack Order Aura Sphere Avalanche

B	Brave Bird Brine Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bullet Punch

C	Captivate Charge Beam Chatter Close Combat Copycat Cross Poison Crush Grip

D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Defend Order Defog Discharge Double Hit Draco Meteor Dragon Pulse Dragon Rush Drain Punch

E	Earth Power Embargo Energy Ball

F	Feint Fire Fang Flare Blitz Flash Cannon Fling Focus Blast Force Palm

G	Gastro Acid Giga Impact Grass Knot Gravity Guard Swap Gunk Shot Gyro Ball

H	Hammer Arm Head Smash Heal Block Heal Order Healing Wish Heart Swap

I	Ice Fang Ice Shard Iron Head

J	Judgment

L	Last Resort Lava Plume Leaf Storm Lucky Chant Lunar Dance

M	Magma Storm Magnet Bomb Magnet Rise Me First Metal Burst Miracle Eye Mirror Shot Mud Bomb

N	Nasty Plot Natural Gift Night Slash

O	Ominous Wind

P	Payback Pluck Poison Jab Power Gem Power Swap Power Trick Power Whip Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Punishment

R	Roar of Time Rock Climb Rock Polish Rock Wrecker Roost

S	Seed Bomb Seed Flare Shadow Claw Shadow Force Shadow Sneak Spacial Rend Stealth Rock Stone Edge Sucker Punch Switcheroo

T	Tailwind Thunder Fang Toxic Spikes Trick Room Trump Card

U	U-turn

V	Vacuum Wave

W	Wake-Up Slap Wood Hammer Worry Seed Wring Out

X	X-Scissor

Z	Zen Headbutt

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation IV

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Toxic Spikes

Contents

Description[]

Effect[]

In Battle[]

Super Contests[]

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

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