Spikes

Effect

Hurts grounded foes on switch-in. Max 3 layers. Sets up a hazard on the opposing side of the field, damaging each opposing Pokemon that switches in, unless it is a Flying-type Pokemon or has the Levitate Ability. Can be used up to three times before failing. Opponents lose 1/8 of their maximum HP with one layer, 1/6 of their maximum HP with two layers, and 1/4 of their maximum HP with three layers, all rounded down. Can be removed from the opposing side if any Pokemon uses Tidy Up, or if any opposing Pokemon uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Defog successfully, or is hit by Defog.

Targets

The opposing side of the field

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (61 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (22 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Usable (43 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Spikes

91 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.

All (91)Champions (22)S/V (61)Z-A (43)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Sandshrew	Ground		✓		9
Sandslash	Ground		✓		8–9
Alolan Sandslash	Ice/Steel		✓		8–9
Meowth	Normal			✓
Alolan Meowth	Dark			✓
Galarian Meowth	Steel			✓
Persian	Normal			✓
Alolan Persian	Dark			✓
Shellder	Water		✓		9
Cloyster	Water/Ice		✓		3–9
Omanyte	Rock/Water				3–8
Omastar	Rock/Water				3–8
Mew	Psychic		✓		8–9
Sudowoodo	Rock		✓		9
Wooper	Water/Ground		✓		9
Paldean Wooper	Poison/Ground		✓		9
Quagsire	Water/Ground		✓		9
Pineco	Bug		✓		3–7, 9
Forretress	Bug/Steel	✓	✓		3–7, 9
Gligar	Ground/Flying		✓		9
Qwilfish	Water/Poison	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Hisuian Qwilfish	Dark/Poison		✓	✓	9
Heracross	Bug/Fighting	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Delibird	Ice/Flying		✓	✓	6–9
Skarmory	Steel/Flying	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Roselia	Grass/Poison			✓	3–8
Cacnea	Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Cacturne	Grass/Dark		✓		3–7, 9
Whiscash	Water/Ground		✓		9
Snorunt	Ice		✓	✓	3–9
Glalie	Ice	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Groudon	Ground		✓	✓	9
Deoxys	Psychic		✓		3–7, 9
Budew	Grass/Poison			✓	4–8
Roserade	Grass/Poison	✓		✓	3–8
Vespiquen	Bug/Flying		✓		9
Gastrodon	Water/Ground		✓		9
Bonsly	Rock		✓		9
Gabite	Dragon/Ground			✓
Garchomp	Dragon/Ground	✓	✓	✓	9
Gliscor	Ground/Flying	✓	✓		9
Froslass	Ice/Ghost	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Venipede	Bug/Poison			✓	5–8
Whirlipede	Bug/Poison			✓	5–8
Scolipede	Bug/Poison	✓		✓	5–8
Maractus	Grass				5–8
Dwebble	Bug/Rock				5–8
Crustle	Bug/Rock				5–8
Trubbish	Poison			✓	5–8
Garbodor	Poison	✓		✓	5–8
Ferroseed	Grass/Steel				5–8
Ferrothorn	Grass/Steel				5–8
Shelmet	Bug				5–8
Accelgor	Bug				5–8
Chespin	Grass		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Quilladin	Grass		✓	✓	6–7, 9
Chesnaught	Grass/Fighting	✓	✓	✓	6–7, 9
Froakie	Water		✓	✓	9
Frogadier	Water		✓	✓	9
Greninja	Water/Dark	✓	✓	✓	6–7, 9
Bunnelby	Normal			✓	6–8
Diggersby	Normal/Ground	✓		✓	6–8
Meowstic	Psychic			✓
Carbink	Rock/Fairy		✓	✓	9
Klefki	Steel/Fairy	✓	✓	✓	6–9
Diancie	Rock/Fairy		✓	✓	9
Wimpod	Bug/Water			✓	7–8
Golisopod	Bug/Water	✓		✓	7–8
Magearna	Steel/Fairy		✓	✓	9
Naganadel	Poison/Dragon				8
Rolycoly	Rock		✓		8–9
Carkol	Rock/Fire		✓		8–9
Coalossal	Rock/Fire		✓		8–9
Perrserker	Steel	✓		✓
Pincurchin	Electric	✓	✓		8–9
Overqwil	Dark/Poison	✓	✓	✓	9
Meowscarada	Grass/Dark	✓	✓		9
Tarountula	Bug		✓		9
Spidops	Bug		✓		9
Bramblin	Grass/Ghost		✓		9
Brambleghast	Grass/Ghost		✓		9
Toedscool	Ground/Grass		✓		9
Toedscruel	Ground/Grass		✓		9
Orthworm	Steel	✓	✓		9
Glimmet	Rock/Poison		✓	✓	9
Glimmora	Rock/Poison	✓	✓	✓	9
Clodsire	Poison/Ground		✓		9
Sandy Shocks	Electric/Ground		✓		9
Iron Thorns	Rock/Electric		✓		9
Ting-Lu	Dark/Ground		✓		9
Ogerpon	Grass		✓		9