Normal · Physical move · Gen 1
Spike Cannon
Spike Cannon is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 20 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 6 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
20
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 2-5 times in one turn. Hits two to five times. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 2–5 times
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Spike Cannon
6 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
Cloyster
Omanyte
Omastar
Corsola
Mareanie
ToxapexSpike Cannon FAQ
What does Spike Cannon do?
Spike Cannon is a Normal-type physical move with 20 power. Hits two to five times. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times.
Which Pokémon can learn Spike Cannon?
6 Pokémon and forms can learn Spike Cannon in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Cloyster, Omanyte, Omastar, Corsola, Mareanie and Toxapex.
Is Spike Cannon in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Spike Cannon in Pokémon Champions.
What is Spike Cannon super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Spike Cannon is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.