Spikes
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Spikes is a Ground-type, Status move.
Functionality
Spikes strews spikes throughout the battlefield, thereby precipitating an entry hazard on it. Any Pokémon that switches onto the spikes-pervaded field will sustain damage.
Up to three layers of spikes can be accumulatively set, and the damage output will successively greaten upon each layer; the one, two, and three layers of spikes will inflict 1/8th (12.5%), 1/6th (16.67%), and 1/4th (25%) of the opponent's maximal health, respectively.
Counteractants
Any damage that would have been otherwise sustained by spikes is not inflictible on Flying-type Pokémon, unless that immunity is deneutralized by the Gravity move technique.
The following moves can be used to parry off spikes and neutralize the entry hazard, completely: Rapid Spin, Magic Coat, and Defog.
Additionally, the following abilities will immunize the possessor from any damage inflictions that would have been sustained from spikes, otherwise: Levitate, Magic Bounce, Magic Guard, and Magnet Rise.
Z-Spikes: Raises the user's Defense by 1 stage, then uses Spikes.
Learnability
Level-Up/Instinctual
| No. | Pokémon | Type 1 | Type 2 | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091 |  |
Cloyster | Water | Ice | 28 |
| 204 |  |
Pineco | Bug | 28 | |
| 205 |  |
Forretress | Bug | Steel | 28 |
| 211 |  |
Qwilfish | Water | Poison | 1 |
| 227 |  |
Skarmory | Steel | Flying | 28 |
| 331 |  |
Cacnea | Grass | 30 | |
| 332 |  |
Cacturne | Grass | Dark | 30 |
| 658 |  |
Greninja | Water | Dark | 28 |
| 707 |  |
Klefki | Steel | Fairy | 15 |
Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move. |
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| No. | Pokémon | Type 1 | Type 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 |  |
Omanyte | Rock | Water | |
| 139 |  |
Omastar | Rock | Water | |
| 225 |  |
Delibird | Ice | Flying | |
| 315 |  |
Roselia | Grass | Poison | |
| 361 |  |
Snorunt | Ice | ||
| 362 |  |
Glalie | Ice | ||
| 406 |  |
Budew | Grass | Poison | |
| 407 |  |
Roserade | Grass | Poison | |
| 478 |  |
Froslass | Ice | Ghost | |
| 543 |  |
Venipede | Bug | Poison | |
| 544 |  |
Whirlipede | Bug | Poison | |
| 545 |  |
Scolipede | Bug | Poison | |
| 556 |  |
Maractus | Grass | ||
| 557 |  |
Dwebble | Bug | Rock | |
| 558 |  |
Crustle | Bug | Rock | |
| 568 |  |
Trubbish | Poison | ||
| 569 |  |
Garbodor | Poison | ||
| 597 |  |
Ferroseed | Grass | Steel | |
| 598 |  |
Ferrothorn | Grass | Steel | |
| 616 |  |
Shelmet | Bug | ||
| 617 |  |
Accelgor | Bug | ||
| 650 |  |
Chespin | Grass | ||
| 651 |  |
Quilladin | Grass | ||
| 652 |  |
Chesnaught | Grass | Fighting | |
| 659 |  |
Bunnelby | Normal | ||
| 660 |  |
Diggersby | Normal | Ground | |
Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move. |
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