Toxic Spikes

In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV

Game

Pokémon Champions

PoisonStatus

Poisons grounded foes on switch-in. Max 2 layers.

Power: –
Accuracy: —
Hit chance
PP: 20
Cooldown
Wind-up
Hits: The foes’ side of the field

Properties

Reflectable

Changes over time

How Toxic Spikes changed from game to game, newest first.

Gen IX
… from the opposing side if any added: Pokémon uses Tidy Up, or if any opposing Pokémon uses ~~dropped: Rapid Spin~~ added: Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Defog successfully, is hit by …
Gen VI
… if any opposing Pokémon uses Rapid Spin added: or Defog successfully, is hit by Defog, or …
Gen V
… party from being poisoned on switch-in, ~~dropped: as well as switching in with~~ added: but a ~~dropped: substitute.~~ added: substitute does not.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

Sets up a hazard on the opposing side of the field, poisoning each opposing Pokémon that switches in, unless it is a Flying-type Pokémon or has the Levitate Ability. Can be used up to two times before failing. Opposing Pokémon become poisoned with one layer and badly poisoned with two layers. Can be removed from the opposing side if any Pokémon uses Tidy Up, or if any opposing Pokémon uses Mortal Spin, Rapid Spin, or Defog successfully, is hit by Defog, or a grounded Poison-type Pokémon switches in. Safeguard prevents the opposing party from being poisoned on switch-in, but a substitute does not.

“The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet