Toxic Spikes

Stats

Base PowerPower PointsAccuracy
20—%
Effect ChancePriorityTarget
—%0Opposing side

Move Flags

Flavor Text

The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the opposing team’s feet. They poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.

Effect

Scatters poisoned spikes around the opposing field, which poison opposing Pokémon that enter the field. A second layer of these spikes may be laid down, in which case Pokémon will be badly poisoned instead. Pokémon immune to either Ground moves or being poisoned are immune to this effect. Pokémon otherwise immune to Ground moves are affected during Gravity.

If a Poison Pokémon not immune to Ground moves enters a field covered with poisoned spikes, the spikes are removed.

Rapid Spin will remove this effect from its user's side of the field. Defog will remove this effect from both sides of the field.

This move does not trigger Synchronize, unless the Pokémon with Synchronize was forced to enter the field by another effect such as Roar.

Pokémon entering the field due to Baton Pass are not affected by this effect.

Pokémon that learn Toxic Spikes by level (2)

TurquoiseDex Pokémon (2)

Bossorna
Bossorna
Grass Poison
Overgrow
Chlorophyll
105/115/90/70/80/75
Level 46
Seviron
Seviron
Poison
Shed Skin
Infiltrator
83/85/105/85/105/75
Level 31