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Spikes

Pokemon that switch into battle will take damage equal to 1/8 of their max HP. This damage will increase if 2 layers of Spikes are set, and again if 3 layers are set. Pokemon such as Flying types or ones with the Levitate Ability are unaffected.

Field Effect

Abilities Related to Spikes

Levitate

The Pokemon floats off the ground, making it immune to Ground-type moves, as well as the Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web statuses.

Eelevate

The Pokemon floats off the ground, making it immune to Ground-type moves, as well as the Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web statuses. When the Pokemon knocks out a target with an attack, its highest stat is boosted by 1 stage.

Items Related to Spikes

Iron Ball

Halves the holder’s Speed stat. If the holder is off the ground, it will be grounded, meaning it can be affected by Ground-type moves, as well as the Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web statuses.

Air Balloon

Causes the holder to float off the ground, making it immune to Ground-type moves, as well as the Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web statuses. Disappears for the duration of the battle if the holder takes damage from a move.

Moves Related to Spikes

Move Type Category Target Power Acc PP Prio Description
Ceaseless EdgeDarkPhysicalSingle6590160Gives the opponent’s side the Spikes status.
DefogFlyingStatusSingle—∞160Lowers the target’s evasiveness by 1 stage. Removes statuses such as Reflect, Spikes, and Safeguard, as well as any terrain.
Mortal SpinPoisonPhysicalAll Foes30100160Removes the Bound and Leech Seeded statuses from the user and removes the Sticky Web, Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes statuses from the user’s side. Poisons targets.
Rapid SpinNormalPhysicalSingle50100200Removes the Bound and Leech Seeded statuses from the user and removes the Sticky Web, Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes statuses from the user’s side. Boosts the user’s Speed stat by 1 stage.
SpikesGroundStatusFoe Side—∞200Gives the opponent’s side the Spikes status.
Tidy UpNormalStatusSelf—∞120Removes the Sticky Web, Stealth Rock, Substitute, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes statuses from the entire field. Boosts the user’s Attack and Speed stats by 1 stage.