Spikes (move)

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Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by TM
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Ground
Category	Status
Power	—
Accuracy	—
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 2

Machine/Record

Sword/Shield	TR23
Scarlet/Violet	TM090

Effects

Layers	Damage
1	¹⁄₈
2	¹⁄₆
3	¹⁄₄

Spikes lays a trap of thorns around the foe, which hurts Pokémon switching in to the opposing field. It can be used up to three times to inflict more damage on incoming Pokémon, equal to a fraction of the Pokémon's HP as shown in the table.

The move will not cause damage to any raised Pokémon. Raised Pokémon are any Flying types or those under the effects of Levitate, Magnet Rise or Telekinesis. Full details in glossary.

Spikes can be cleared from the field by the moves Rapid Spin (around the user) or Defog (around the target).

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Groundium Z and uses its Z-Power, Spikes turns into Z-Spikes and raises Defense one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets all Pokémon on the opposing field.

Other languages

English	Spikes
Japanese	まきびし (Makibishi)
German	Stachler
French	Picots
Italian	Punte
Spanish	Púas
Korean	압정뿌리기
Chinese (Simplified)	撒菱
Chinese (Traditional)	撒菱

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Hurts foes when they switch out.
Ruby/Sapphire	Sets spikes that hurt a foe switching out.
FireRed/LeafGreen	A trap of spikes is laid around the foe’s party to hurt foes switching in.
Emerald	Sets spikes that hurt a foe switching in.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user lays a trap of spikes at the foe’s feet. The trap hurts foes that switch into battle.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team’s feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team’s feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team’s feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team’s feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.
Scarlet/Violet	The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Spikes at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.